Aquafeeds
Dutch companies keen on new shrimp feed that includes more insects and algae
Skretting Ecuador will produce a new shrimp feed that will partly replace two ingredients – fishmeal and fish oil – with insects and algae.
Health & Welfare
FAI launches innovative online training series on tilapia welfare
FAI Farms launches a free online training series that focuses on integrating best tilapia welfare practices in aquaculture.
Intelligence
Startup awarded $1 million to create a ‘digital twin’ of the North Pacific Ocean
PolArctic is using AI to create a "digital twin" of the North Pacific to understand and prepare for the impacts of climate change.
Health & Welfare
Study outlines ways to improve welfare and production of five farmed fish species in Europe
The Aquaculture Advisory Council released a report on how to improve the welfare and production of sea bass, sea bream, salmon, trout and carp.
Responsibility
Hottest ocean temperature record set in 2022 for seventh consecutive year
Research says a record-high ocean temperature combined with greater salinity could create inhospitable ocean conditions for marine life.
Innovation & Investment
Faroe Islands fish farmer adds hybrid well boat to its fleet
Bakkafrost adds one of the largest hybrid well boats in the global aquaculture industry to its fleet, the 109-meter Bakkafossur.
Responsibility
SFP: Shrimp farming can help restore mangroves and mitigate climate change
Sustainable Fisheries Partnership says shrimp farming can help restore mangroves, and in turn, help combat the effects of climate change.
Intelligence
Ocean warming has decimated fish parasites. Why that’s actually bad news.
A study shows fish parasites plummeted from 1880 to 2019 due to ocean warming, which University of Washington researchers say is bad for ecosystems.
Responsibility
Mowi Scotland ships record volume of farmed salmon in bespoke reusable containers
Mowi Scotland reports that in 2022 it shipped a record volume of farmed salmon in reusable containers called S-BINs.
Fisheries
MarinTrust launches multispecies fishery assessment framework
Complex multispecies fisheries, like many in Southeast Asia, are difficult to manage and require an unconventional approach to certification.
Intelligence
Nofima develops fast tests for fatty-acid composition in salmon fillets
Norwegian research institute Nofima has developed methods for the rapid measurement of omega-3 fatty acids EPA and DHA in salmon fillets.
Responsibility
TNC evaluation confirms offshore aquaculture company’s low carbon footprint
The Nature Conservancy assessment confirms the low carbon footprint and ocean-floor impact of offshore aquaculture company Forever Oceans.
Fisheries
New study outlines recommendations for improving climate change resilience in U.S. fisheries
A new study has outlined recommendations for helping U.S. fisheries and fishing communities adapt to the effects of climate change.
Fisheries
EU reaches agreement on shared fisheries management of key stocks in 2023
The EU reached an agreement with northeast Atlantic coastal states, UK and Norway on the shared fisheries management of key stocks in 2023.
Health & Welfare
Scientists develop genomic selection tool to boost farmed cod production
Scientists have developed a genomic selection tool that can lift cod breeding from family to individual selection, increasing genetic gain.
Health & Welfare
Breakthrough in fish mucosal immune system research could transform aquaculture vaccines
The discovery of an immune structure in the nasal cavities of rainbow trout could improve understanding of the efficacy of aquaculture vaccines.