Responsibility
EU Commission eyes fisheries and aquaculture improvements to stop biodiversity loss
New measures aim to improve the fisheries and aquaculture sector, but some question their value in achieving COP15 biodiversity goals.
Fisheries
Research explores how international policy can best impact cephalopods
A new study identified how international policy can increase the sustainability of the global cephalopod food system.
Intelligence
Aquaculture sector reacts to Canadian government’s ‘devastating decision’ to close Discovery Islands salmon farms
A salmon producers' association and a coalition of First Nations say the move ignores scientific evidence and Indigenous rights and title.
Responsibility
Study: Aquaculture can be ‘part of the solution’ to marine ecosystem restoration
A new study has identified 12 potential ecological benefits of aquaculture, which can help marine ecosystem restoration.
Responsibility
New analysis and online tool shows value of aquatic foods in addressing global food challenges
A new interactive online tool and analysis shows how leveraging aquatic foods can help policymakers address multiple global challenges.
Aquafeeds
Calysta’s dried fermented protein, FeedKind, earns FDA GRAS status for aquafeeds
Calysta's dried fermented biomass FeedKind® has won generally recognized as safe status with the FDA, making it available for salmonid feeds.
Intelligence
Seafood traceability company BlueTrace nets additional funding for growth
Maine-based BlueTrace has raised more than $4 million to modernize seafood operations and traceability efforts.
Intelligence
Report: Moving BC salmon farms to land may not be economically viable
Regulatory uncertainty, high capital cost, low ROI and few incentives were identified as hurdles to moving BC salmon farms onto land.
Innovation & Investment
Canadian ‘climate action’ company to test its green gravel for kelp forest restoration
Cascadia Seaweed, a British Columbia-based climate-action company, will test its kelp forest-restoration technology this summer off the coast of Nova Scotia.
Responsibility
Running Tide invites an independent review of its carbon removal technology
Running Tide is teaming up with Deloitte to conduct an independent review of its carbon removal technology.
Health & Welfare
Grant to fund training for tackling harmful algal blooms
A new training program is being developed to help UK seafood producers detect and report harmful algal blooms in open coastal waters.
Fisheries
Study: Marine protected areas unlikely to restore marine ecosystems
A new study has found that marine protected areas are limited in restoring food webs after intensive fishing.
Fisheries
DNA testing identifies juvenile coastal cod in Sweden thought to be extinct
Using DNA testing, a new study has found that there is still a cod population that spends all its life off the west coast of Sweden.
Innovation & Investment
Alaska Ocean Cluster merges with AFDF and rebrands as a startup accelerator
The Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation will now oversee the Alaska Ocean Cluster, which has a new name: the AFDF Startup Accelerator.
Health & Welfare
Single genetic test can now identify all strains of fish virus ISKNV
Scientists developed a new genetic test for infectious spleen and kidney necrosis virus (ISKNV) that is a threat to barramundi aquaculture.
Innovation & Investment
FISH4ACP and The Gambia strike 10-year agreement to transform mangrove oyster production
The plan for the sustainable growth of mangrove oyster production in The Gambia will benefit women producers and stabilize oyster stocks.