Aquafeeds
Israeli soldier fly startup accelerates growth plans with $2m raise
Entoprotech, which uses black soldier flies to process organic waste, announced that Granot is leading its latest funding round.
Responsibility
‘Do more and do better’ – Sustainability manager discusses Skretting’s ambitious agenda
Aquafeed giant Skretting recently appointed Jorge Diaz as its sustainability manager to advance its ambitious sustainability agenda.
Innovation & Investment
Aqua-Spark report: Tilapia aquaculture key to food security across sub-Saharan Africa
A new Aqua Insights Report from Aqua-Spark finds that tilapia aquaculture is key to food security across sub-Saharan Africa.
Intelligence
BlueTrace wins $500K NOAA grant for traceability and marketing system
BlueTrace won a $500K grant from the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration to develop an innovative Tide to Table Traceability and Marketing System.
Health & Welfare
Cermaq wins fish welfare award
At the Aqua Nor conference in Norway, Cermaq received the Fish Welfare Prize, recognizing its efforts to improve the quality and survival of its juvenile salmon.
Responsibility
Experts discuss climate change threats to aquaculture
How will climate change impact the aquaculture sector? Expert panelists discuss impacts to insurance and how data is driving decision-making.
Responsibility
GOAL 2021: Climate change and the ‘dilemma’ of food systems
The latest virtual GOAL conference session dissected the role of seafood production systems and how they perform in a changing climate.
Innovation & Investment
Manolin begins automated disease alert system for salmon farmers
Norway-based software and data analytics firm Manolin launched a service to automatically alert farmers about nearby non-notifiable diseases.
Responsibility
WHOI, WWF team up on seaweed farming research
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and the World Wildlife Fund will test sugar kelp strains and measure the yield and quality of new strains.
Innovation & Investment
XpertSea raises $20 million to grow its data-driven marketplace and financial services
Canadian aquaculture technology company XpertSea secures Series B funding to expand the reach of its data-driven marketplace and financial services.
Innovation & Investment
Proteon Pharmaceuticals poised to grow its bacteriophage products for aquaculture
Bacteriophage producer nets €21 million to accelerate the commercialization of its products, which aim to reduce antibiotic usage in aquaculture.
Responsibility
PEI Aquaculture Alliance swaps 87,000 Styrofoam buoys with more sustainable option
Concerned with pollution, the PEI Aquaculture Alliance swaps 87,000 Styrofoam buoys with a more sustainable option to curb shoreline waste.
Intelligence
Poll: Americans want local seafood, stronger protections
U.S. NGO Environmental Defense Fund polls registered voters and finds that 84 percent would support a well-regulated aquaculture industry.
Intelligence
American Unagi breaks ground on land-based eel farm in Maine
Eel producer American Unagi has broken ground on a 27,000-square-foot recirculating aquaculture system near the coast of Maine.
Aquafeeds
NovoNutrients secures funding to scale up microbial meal production
NovoNutrients, a microbial meal producer using industrial waste as an energy source, has secured $9 million in equity to scale production.