Robins McIntosh: Florida RAS shrimp farm the first of many
CP Foods’ Robins McIntosh is turning a 40-acre site in Florida into a next-generation shrimp farm, producing 1,000 tons annually with zero waste.
Fish sorting technology firm aims to modernize farms
With a novel in-water sorting technology in the works, Agam says automating labor-intensive tasks on fish farms can improve accuracy and harvest yield.
The coronavirus pandemic’s influence on aquaculture priorities
There are lessons to be learned for aquaculture amid the coronavirus pandemic that's impacting life and business at every level. We explore a few perspectives.
A salmon farm in Dubai, because of course
Last year Dubai-based Fish Farm LLC sold the first batch of salmon to be born and bred in the United Arab Emirates. More are certainly coming.
Smaller RAS farms say size isn’t everything
Investors are pouring millions into recirculating aquaculture systems, but smaller RAS farms are already penetrating the market, with some poised to expand.
Making algae can get expensive. Innovations aim to bring costs down.
Microalgae play a key nutritional role in larval shellfish culture. Photobioreactors may be a simplified, cost-effective form of algae production.
In Australia, aquaculture is looking up – and ahead
Pathogen-resistant crawfish and microencapsulated aquafeed supplements are two examples of how Australia’s aquaculture industry is always innovating.
Electrochemical treatment of RAS water
Study evaluates electrochemical oxidation as a means to improve water quality in RAS systems and shows it’s possible to remove total ammonia nitrogen.
Can aquaculture go all-in on AI?
Progressive aquaculture companies are harnessing the power of artificial intelligence (AI) from firms like Umitron and Aquaconnect to improve operations.
Farmers deploy new high-tech tools against sea lice
Salmon farmers in Norway are trialing two new technologies, including one from Silicon Valley, in their ongoing battle with the persistent sea lice.
AquaMaof cultivating a ‘new generation’ of fish farmers
Israel-based AquaMaof has seen its RAS technology rolled out to 10 facilities around the world, with more still in the pipeline.
Exit stage right: Fish 2.0 offers final set of winning innovators
Nearly 40 entrepreneurs took the stage to pitch their seafood industry-changing innovations in front of a room full of discriminating investors.
Global Aquaculture Innovation Award 2019 finalist: Pegasus Science
Global Aquaculture Innovation Award finalist Pegasus Science aims to simplify mycotoxin measuring in aquafeeds with near infrared (NIR) spectroscopy.
Global Aquaculture Innovation Award 2019 finalist: Ace Aquatec
Global Aquaculture Innovation Award finalist Ace Aquatec’s Humane Stunner Universal easily renders fish unconscious for a more humane slaughter process.
Global Aquaculture Innovation Award 2019 finalist: Arbiom
Global Aquaculture Innovation Award finalist Arbiom is steadily proving the efficacy of its alternative feed ingredient SylPro, made from woody biomass.
Plastic 2.Ocean: Seafood packaging, made from shellfish
A new type of chitosan-based bioplastic, made from shellfish shells, emerges as a potential solution for global food waste and marine plastic pollution.