Responsibility
Switch to steelhead has Cooke on a new path in Puget Sound
Cooke Aquaculture Pacific is awaiting approval to farm a species native to Washington at Puget Sound sites where it previously produced Atlantic salmon.
Health & Welfare
Marketplace to industry, governments: Solve shrimp diseases
The international seafood marketplace is pleading with the farmed shrimp supply chain to control diseases that wreak havoc on the global supply chain.
Aquafeeds
Innovadores suecos crean múltiples flujos de ingresos a partir de efluentes
Algica, un producto a base de algas creado a partir de nutrientes que salen de los sistemas de recirculación acuícola, tiene a la compañía preparada para aumentar la producción.
Intelligence
With executive order in hand, will USA get in the aquaculture game?
An executive order has prioritized marine aquaculture development in U.S. waters, leaving members of the seafood industry feeling hopeful for the future.
Aquafeeds
Swedish innovators create multiple revenue streams from effluent
Algica, an algae-based product created from nutrients exiting recirculating aquaculture systems, has the company poised to upscale production.
Intelligence
COVID-19 has the West Coast shellfish sector on hold
The impacts of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on the industry are vast. In the Pacific Northwest, some producers are faring better than others.
Intelligence
From the Hollywood Hills to the raceways of Riverence
Six-year-old Riverence Holdings, founded by a cattle rancher and a Hollywood TV producer, is now the largest land-based trout producer in the Americas.
Innovation & Investment
Las granjas RAS más pequeñas dicen que el tamaño no lo es todo
Los inversionistas están invirtiendo millones en los sistemas de recirculación acuícola, pero las granjas RAS más pequeñas ya están penetrando en el mercado, y algunas están a punto de expandirse.
Innovation & Investment
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.
Intelligence
Burbot conservation effort spawns commercial aspirations
There’s a lot of promise for farming the freshwater species burbot (Lota lota), but more research is needed to determine economic viability.
Responsibility
British Columbia salmon farmers wary of Liberal government’s aquaculture plans
The Canadian Liberal Government’s announcement of Aquaculture Act left the industry feeling anxious while some stakeholders say they were completely left out of the process.
Innovation & Investment
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.
Responsibility
Fortaleciendo la producción de algas marinas para reverdecer la carne vacuna
Josh Goldman está en una misión para reproducir Asparagopsis, un alga tropical que podría tener un impacto significativo en las emisiones globales de gases de efecto invernadero.
Responsibility
Beefing up seaweed production to green up beef
Josh Goldman is on a mission to reproduce asparagopsis, a tropical seaweed that could have a significant impact on global greenhouse gas emissions.
Innovation & Investment
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.
Intelligence
Newcomer Murray Cod makes Australia’s most-wanted list
Though relatively new to the worldwide market, the perch species farmed by Aquna Sustainable Murray Cod in Australia is in high demand.