Coast 4C has secured a US $2.5 million seed funding round to scale its platform, which empowers smallholder seaweed farmers to increase productivity and helps global processors secure a consistent…
Non-profit organisation Ocean Visions announced the launch of its Seaweed-Based Products for Decarbonization road map, a first-of-its-kind digital resource designed to help guide the responsible…
Two young seaweed specialists at Greenwave Aotearoa are helping to connect kelp restoration, hatchery science and higher-value product development, as New Zealand’s emerging seaweed sector looks for…
The European Commission activated the crisis mechanism of the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF), allowing Member States to provide financial compensation to fishers,…
Startups from across Sub-Saharan Africa have gathered in Dar Es Salaam for Women in Ocean Food Africa, an equity-free program helping founders scale sustainable aquaculture, marine biotechnology,…
SeaDyes, an innovative startup developing seaweed-based fabric dyes, has entered the company creation phase of Scottish Enterprise’s High Growth Spinout Programme after securing £200,000 in funding.
Atlantic Canada wants to be a global hub for aquaculture tech – and a new, government-backed studio launching in St John’s this July is designed to help founders get there.
Drawing on new research into seaweed aquaculture and blue-carbon markets, Dr Ravi has created a regional framework to assess where seaweed farming could one day earn carbon credits and what is still…
The production of natural algal astaxanthin – at a scale and price that make it an affordable aquafeed ingredient – is tantalisingly close, according to Claude Kaplan, CEO of Kuehnle Agro Systems…
In a sector where no two farms look alike, Wittaya’s modelling tools promise a common language for benchmarking performance, from shrimp ponds to salmon cages.
A new roadmap from The Nature Conservancy Chile and Mayma argues that community-based seaweed farming could ease pressure on wild stocks, curb salmon farming impacts and create more resilient…
Now in its fifth edition, the Women in Ocean Food Innovation Studio brings together women-led ocean food ventures from across Latin America for a ten day in-person programme that launches a 12-month,…
Shamim Nyanda, community manager for the forthcoming Women in Ocean Food Africa venture studio, explains her dedication to empowering the continent’s female blue food entrepreneurs.
Symbrosia is turning Asparagopsis from a climate concept into a performance feed additive that pays for itself on farms and ranches, while also committing to the research and restoration needed to…
In the Eastern Caribbean, seaweed farming has emerged as a promising livelihood for coastal communities – with St Lucia, St Vincent, and Grenada leading the way – yet hurricanes, sargassum blooms and…
Norway’s reTyre has raised €7 million to scale its patented injection-moulding technology for low-carbon, fully recyclable bicycle tyres – including materials derived from invasive sargassum and…
Responding to Pokkali farmers’ requests to permit year-round fish farming, India’s union agriculture minister has called for a comprehensive scientific and socio-economic study before any change to…
A number of aquaculture entrepreneurs took part in the recent One Ocean Expedition, sparking real aquaculture collaborations and early seaweed initiatives in Baja California Sur.
The early life stages of marine finfish are notoriously tricky to replicate in hatcheries but, according to Planktonic, replacing Artemia and rotifers with the nauplii of one of the world’s most…
A Norwegian-led company is convinced it can help Namibia become a salmon producer of international significance – thanks to the cool waters of the Benguela Current, a stable and supportive government…
The UK could miss out on its share of the burgeoning £6 billion global seaweed industry, as red tape and slow decision-making hold back development, according to a new report.
Egypt’s Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, Alaa Farouk, has signed an agreement to renew the country's hosting of WorldFish for another 25 years.
Three major European aquaculture organisations met European Commissioner Costas Kadis on December 7 to demand urgent policy reform aimed at reversing the sector’s long-term production decline.
Seawan Gelhbach, founder of the Simpson Bay Oyster Company, sees bivalve farming as a way of cultivating seafood, building a community and carving a sustainable living out of the waters of Prince…
After two decades in aquaculture Josef Melchner, CEO and co-founder of GoSmart, aims to bring clear, affordable data-driven insights to those parts of the industry that are still largely operating on…
The tenth edition of the FISH4ACP virtual tour will assess the return on investment from its nearly five years spent upgrading fisheries and aquaculture value chains in Africa, the Caribbean and the…
Two Able Seafarer Modern Apprentices, the first in Bakkafrost Scotland’s history, have embarked on their journey to gain the skills required for a career at sea.
Kelp and bivalve farming are key components for reviving Indigenous sovereignty and sustainable ocean-based economies in Alaska, according to Dune Lankard, founder of the Native Conservancy.
Having recently landed investments of €24 million, Seaentia aims to become the first company in Europe to farm commercial volumes of corvina in recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS).
While better known for its prolific salmon runs and historic fishing fleet, Cordova is now also becoming a hub of innovation in mariculture, with seaweed at the centre of a growing green economy.
SeaCrop, the Israeli startup pioneering the harvesting of marine microalgae for aquafeed, is in the process of raising funding, after making steady progress on both the technological and commercial…
The World Aquaculture Society (WAS) was honored with a prestigious award from the FAO on 15 October for its significant role in sustainable aquatic food systems.
The Government of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire and WorldFish have signed a Host Country Agreement to establish WorldFish’s regional innovation hub for West Africa.
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