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"Entosystem plans to divert 40,000 tons of organic materials per year, produce 5 tons of flour and 7 tons of organic fertiliser per day, as well as create over 20 new employment opportunities in the Estrie region."
Canadian insect protein producer Entosystem lands CAD $58 million investment
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The funding, from investors Idealist Capital, Sanimax, and Fondaction, aims to accelerate Entosystem's growth and support the development of a second commercial plant.
Grieg Seafood's harvest for Q3 improves 45% compared with last year
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EU launches €5.7 million blue economy funding, to include regenerative ocean farming and seaweed projects
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Chewing gum ingredients help survival of tilapia in cold water - study
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"In this current funding call, our sharper focus aligns us even more closely with the sector’s key priorities, fostering collaboration to tackle critical health, welfare, and survivability challenges in fish farming," said Sarah Riddle, SAIC’s Director of Innovation and Engagement.

Fish health innovations in Scottish aquaculture receive £1.6m backing

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The Sustainable Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) has contributed £600,000 of this total in support of projects tackling detection of jellyfish and harmful algal blooms, gill health, and management ...
Lerøy Seafood at Seafood Expo Global in Barcelona, 2023.
Quota restrictions bite into Lerøy Seafood's performance in Q3
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Third quarter trading update by the Norwegian seafood giant shows a slight decline in salmon and trout aquaculture harvest volumes, but a notable drop in wild catch of cod.
Bakkafrost sees strong Q3 growth with harvest up almost 30% year-on-year
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Trading update from the Faroese salmon farming giant reports gains in both its Faroe Islands and Scotland operations, with harvest volumes and feed sales up significantly compared with last year.
Norway's seafood exports reach record high in third quarter of 2024
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New CEO for leading land-based aquaculture supplier Artec Aqua
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Mowi's subsea "Aquastorm" project blocked by Norwegian authorities
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"Farmed cod should not spawn in pens"
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Aquaculture

"In this current funding call, our sharper focus aligns us even more closely with the sector’s key priorities, fostering collaboration to tackle critical health, welfare, and survivability challenges in fish farming," said Sarah Riddle, SAIC’s Director of Innovation and Engagement.

Fish health innovations in Scottish aquaculture receive £1.6m backing

The Sustainable Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) has contributed £600,000 of this total in support of projects tackling detection of jellyfish and harmful algal blooms, gill health, and management ...
2 min read
Workers in a pen at Grieg Seafood's salmon farm in Placentia Bay, Newfoundland, Canada.
Seaweed is a growing industry in the EU and worldwide.
Tilapia generally need warm water between 26°C and 30°C to thrive.
Frederik Langehaug, new CEO of Artec Aqua.
“The largest development project we have ever planned,” said Mowi’s project leader, Henrik Trengereid, in 2019.

Seafood

Conxemar exhibition floor, Vigo, Galicia, Spain.

Conxemar 2024 kicks off today

A meeting point for the processing sector, the International Frozen Seafood Exhibition held in Vigo, Galicia, Spain, celebrates its 25th edition.
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WeAreAquaculture rounds up the top aquaculture, seafood and blue economy events taking place globally during October 2024.
In March, it became known that Norway's Seafood Council has signed a cooperation agreement with Erling Haaland. Now the first big campaign is underway.
Participants at the Globefish 40th Anniversary Event, FAO headquarters, Rome, Italy.
“Seafood companies need a strong and reliable workforce, and looking at corporate policies through an equity lens shows that a company values its employees’ contributions," said SAGE founder, Julie Kuchepatov.
"We share a common ambition to become a global and responsible leader in high-value-added seafood products, while deepening the group’s ESG commitment and implementing an ambitious external growth strategy," said Roland Hillion of Hivest Capital.

Fisheries

Europe's big ambitions for fisheries and oceans

Europe's big ambitions for fisheries and oceans

From a fresh look at the Common Fisheries Policy to launching the European Oceans Pact, what are the key objectives for Europe's new Commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans over the next five years?
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Landing anchovy in Peru.
Research trip on mackerel stocks in 2020.
2024 also marks 50 years since the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), was adopted.
Pictured: Catch unloaded at Peterhead Harbour, Scotland, UK.
CEO of Norway's Seafood Companies, Robert H. Eriksson.

Environment

The Blue Revolution Center is undertaking its first stage of research on fish welfare in exposed aquaculture environments at Mowi’s Kveitskjæret facility, a site known for its exposure to strong ocean currents, and location of the recent fish escape.

13,500 salmon escape from Norwegian "exposed aquaculture" research project operated by Mowi

Recapture efforts are underway after the fish escaped from a Mowi farming site known for its exposure to strong ocean currents, part of the Blue Revolution Center co-owned by Mowi, SINTEF and the Norw ...
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Pictured: Catch unloaded at Peterhead Harbour, Scotland, UK.
"Temperatures this summer are 4-5 degrees above normal. It has created an extraordinary situation that we are very concerned about... temperature changes are coming faster than we have predicted," said Sjømat Norge CEO, Geir Ove Ystmark.
A close-up of sea lice parasites attached to fish skin. "The production of salmon lice has never been higher in the north than it is now," says marine scientist Anne Sandvik.
"Ocean observations provide critical data and information that we rely on — like weather forecasts and water quality information. Maritime industries, like this aquaculture farm, need timely, high-quality ocean, coastal and Great Lakes data for informed decision making," says NOAA.
The Propagule Collection Project brings together two companies with a shared mission to strengthen coastal ecosystems through innovative, sustainable practices. Pictured: Pine Island Redfish CEO Megan Sorby with some of the mangrove seedlings.

Feed

"Entosystem plans to divert 40,000 tons of organic materials per year, produce 5 tons of flour and 7 tons of organic fertiliser per day, as well as create over 20 new employment opportunities in the Estrie region."

Canadian insect protein producer Entosystem lands CAD $58 million investment

The funding, from investors Idealist Capital, Sanimax, and Fondaction, aims to accelerate Entosystem's growth and support the development of a second commercial plant.
2 min read
Bakkafrost salmon farm in Funningsfjørður, Faroe Islands.
Landing anchovy in Peru.
Melanin spots on salmon fillets.
MiAlgae founder and CEO Douglas Martin.
Bart Boomsma, Business Development Manager for Animal Nutrition at Corbion.