Aiming to facilitate socially and environmentally responsible practices, a US-based NGO has published a set of guidelines and resources to help the seafood industry towards sustainability.
Uttar Pradesh, an Indian state with a population larger than Pakistan, is home to an increasing number of fish farmers, thanks to various initiatives by the state government to boost fish production…
A new project to enhance the aquaculture potential of snapper through selective breeding has been approved, and will move on to the next research stage.
Aiming to lead the alternative seafood industry, food tech company AQUA Cultured Foods has partnered with Ginkgo Bioworks - a biotech company specialising in cell programming.
While the market for UK seaweed products is growing, the industry currently relies on wild harvests to meet the majority of its demand, preventing the sector from realising its potential.
In a strategic move to support Omani aquaculture goals, Blue Aqua Gulf - an aquaculture producer and solutions specialist - has appointed Dr Antonio Garza de Yta as chief operating officer.
Crawfish farming is one of the most lucrative and sustainable forms of aquaculture in the US, but recent droughts in its southern heartlands are putting livelihoods at risk.
Pacific Harvest - a producer of seaweed food products - has been awarded the prestigious B Corp certification, in recognition of its high standards for social and environmental impact.
Aiming to establish the world's first commercial-scale seaweed farm situated within an offshore windfarm, the blue economy developer Simply Blue Group has joined the North Sea Farm 1 Project.
Dr Ahmed Nasr Allah and Mahmoud Rashad discuss how WorldFish’s Empowering Women Fish Retailers in Egypt (EWFIRE) project has overcome challenges to help improve the livelihoods of female fish…
Scientists have found that farmed salmon production leads to an overall loss of essential dietary nutrients and that forage fish such as sardines, which are often converted into aquafeeds, should be…
The Aquaculture Roundtable Series (TARS) will return to Thailand In August 2024, for its 13th edition, focussing on the finfish aquaculture industry in Asia.
A new study, which assesses alternative protein sources for aquafeeds, has been published in a leading fisheries and aquaculture journal, as traditional feed ingredients become increasingly unviable.
A recently published report, compiled with support from the Moore Foundation by Hatch Blue, takes a deep dive into nine of the most promising protein-rich aquafeed ingredients.
Sharing practical tips for small-scale aquaculture operators, particularly those based in the tropics, to adapt and become more resilient to the changing climate and extreme weather events.
A new partnership to protect and restore Scottish seagrass meadows has been given over £2 million in funding from one of the countries leading electricity suppliers, in what is believed to be the…
Innovo, which grows algae in bioreactors fed by fossil fuel emissions, believes that buy-in from the aquafeed sector can help them scale up their concept, while they - in turn - can help improve the…
GoNaturePositive! - an innovative international research project - is set to investigate the benefits and trade-offs of a holistic, nature-conscious bioeconomy.
Pioneering the production of seaweed-based bacon alternatives, Berkeley-based Umaro Foods reports a successful second funding round, and is looking to move its products into retail markets.
In the face of rising mortality rates caused by warming sea temperatures, Saumon de France - Europe's most southernly net pen salmon producer - has had to significantly modify its production cycle,…
Marking an important step towards the mass cultivation of seaweeds, Sea6 Energy has launched the world’s largest mechanised tropical seaweed farm off the coast of Lombok, Indonesia.
Brilliant Planet’s unique idea to capture carbon by creating – and then burying – algal blooms in coastal deserts shows great promise, but it will take hundreds millions of dollars of investment…
Set to return to London in May, 2024, the Blue Food Innovation Summit will bring together over 350 ocean and blue food pioneers to showcase ground-breaking developments in marine food production.
In its largest North American activation to date, the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) is poised to take part in the global food conversation as it hosts a series of events at 2024’s South by…
The third edition of the Saudi International Marine Exhibition (SIMEC), which concluded yesterday, attracted more than 15,000 visitors and led to the signing of nine major aquaculture agreements.
Despite scepticism from some parts of the mainstream aquaculture sector, aquaponics can make a meaningful contribution to global food security, as well as a flourishing business, according to Dr…
Sea cucumbers, which are known as jongoo bahari in Swahili, are considered an endangered species and have been protected in Tanzania since 2003. However, illegal fishing, collection and trading of…
AquaLoop, which is developing a pioneering submersible offshore salmon farm system called the Big Dipper, has released its first environmental social governance (ESG) report.
Moses Njoku Uwa is the founder and managing director of St Mosco FeedNation, the largest fish farming company in southeast Nigeria, which produces 560 tonnes of African catfish from 100 earth ponds…
Seaqua, a startup digitising Bangladesh's fisheries and aquaculture industry, has successfully raised a six-figure foreign direct investment (FDI) from Middle Eastern investors.
While 2023 might have resulted in a number of impressive achievements for Hatch, its co-founder has been underwhelmed by the pace at which the aquaculture industry has been adopting innovation and…
The Global Salmon Initiative (GSI) and Futurefish recently hosted a first-of-its kind leadership roundtable for the African aquaculture sector, focused on identifying opportunities to mobilise…
Libyan-based Dr Jamila Rizgalla, head of the Department of Aquaculture at the University of Tripoli, talks about her journey into the aquaculture sector and how she is working to progress aquaculture…
Southeast Asia’s leading aquaculture startup, eFishery, has announced the completion of a commercial pilot in India, marking a significant milestone in its plans for global expansion.
The German federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) has committed €15 million to a new fund which Aqua-Spark aims to use to empower the African aquaculture industry.
The joint venture, Aqua Bridge Kuwait has stated it is poised to decarbonise Kuwait's food supply chains whilst reinforcing resource resilience of aquaculture and fisheries sectors.
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