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Ghost fishing occurs when lost or abandoned gear remains active on the seabed, trapping and killing fish and crustaceans for many years.

Norwegian project to pilot deposit scheme for old fishing gear in fight against ghost fishing

The project is examining how a financial incentives can help tackle marine litter and abandoned fishing gear, and may result in creating a national deposit scheme.

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Aerial view of the Forever Young Aquaponics facility in Atlanta, Georgia.

Innovasea partners with Andrew J. Young Foundation to develop two new aquaponics facilities in the US

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Katelijne Bekers, MicroHarvest co-founder and CEO.

TalentView: Katelijne Bekers, MicroHarvest

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University of Bergen's Professor Ivar Rønnestad and researcher Sergei Budaev, who are developing FishMet in collaboration with Vestlandets Innovasjonsselskap (VIS).

Researchers develop “virtual fish” to optimise aquaculture feeding

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Aerial view of Tropo Farms tilapia ponds on the shore of Lake Volta, Ghana.

Tropo Farms partners with Esox Biologics on new tilapia pathogen detection project

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Anders Fossøy, General Manager of Tidal Norway.

Tidal unveils autonomous AI sea lice control system

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Pictured: first seaweed harvest underway at North Sea Farm 1 located within the Hollandse Kust Zuid offshore wind park.

First seaweed harvest completed at North Sea farm located among wind turbines

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Ohad Maiman and Thue Holm, co-founders and Managing Partners of AquaFounders Capital.

Aquafounders Capital's modular land-based farming system gets key funding for next step

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Aerial view of Bakkafrost's Applecross facility in Wester Ross.

Bakkafrost launches £2.5m aquaculture waste-to-fertiliser project

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Hailia co-founders, CEO Michaela Lindström and CTO Otto Kaukonen.

Finnish seafood byproducts tech firm Hailia embarks on international expansion

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Fishing nets at a harbour in Galicia, Spain.

Spanish fishing sector launches pioneering project to recover and recycle discarded fishing gear

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Eide Fjordbruk CEO Sondre Eide, pictured with Minister of Fisheries Marianne Sivertsen Næss and Eide Lead Engineer, Maria Danielsen.

Norway's Eide to launch Watermoon 2.0 sea-based closed aquaculture facility

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NatureMetrics uses environmental DNA (eDNA) technology and data analytics to provide site-specific biodiversity data.

eDNA specialist NatureMetrics secures $25m Series B funding

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Pictured from left to right: Áine Byrne, Norfish, Michael Gallagher, Innovation Manager, BIM, John Kenny, Atlantis, Frédéric Mens, Upcyclink, Richard Donnelly, Development and Innovation Director, BIM.

Ireland to trial Finnish technology to make better use of seafood co-products

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Aerial view of the Marine Donut in Romsdal Fjord.

Marine Donut's first full-scale test shows "promising results"

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Simulation of the Hydra, Nordlaks' semi closed-containment design

Nordlaks' semi-closed containment project Hydra takes another step forward

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"This is one of the most exciting growth plans we have been working on since the fund inception," said Piers Lakin of Ocean 14 Capital.

Ocean 14 Capital Fund invests in aquaculture software firm aquaManager

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The Kingfish Company's land-based farming site in Zeeland, Netherlands.

ReelData partners with The Kingfish Company to trial AI biomass camera

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The Innovators

The Innovators

Norwegian project to pilot deposit scheme for old fishing gear in fight against ghost fishing

Innovasea partners with Andrew J. Young Foundation to develop two new aquaponics facilities in the US

TalentView: Katelijne Bekers, MicroHarvest

Researchers develop “virtual fish” to optimise aquaculture feeding

Tropo Farms partners with Esox Biologics on new tilapia pathogen detection project

Tidal unveils autonomous AI sea lice control system

First seaweed harvest completed at North Sea farm located among wind turbines

Aquafounders Capital's modular land-based farming system gets key funding for next step

Bakkafrost launches £2.5m aquaculture waste-to-fertiliser project

Finnish seafood byproducts tech firm Hailia embarks on international expansion

Spanish fishing sector launches pioneering project to recover and recycle discarded fishing gear

Norway's Eide to launch Watermoon 2.0 sea-based closed aquaculture facility

eDNA specialist NatureMetrics secures $25m Series B funding

Ireland to trial Finnish technology to make better use of seafood co-products

Marine Donut's first full-scale test shows "promising results"

Nordlaks' semi-closed containment project Hydra takes another step forward

Ocean 14 Capital Fund invests in aquaculture software firm aquaManager

ReelData partners with The Kingfish Company to trial AI biomass camera

Germany's Oceanloop hooks €35 million investment for indoor shrimp farming

Portuguese offshore aquaculture project achieves penultimate permit milestone

Scotland's new National Aquaculture and Innovation Hub will "boost productivity, create jobs and improve sustainability"

Interview with AquaFounders Capital: from Black Cod to Farm in a Box

Farm in a Box and ReelData AI announced strategic partnership

Offshore aquaculture pilot aims to revitalize bluefin tuna fishing in Cantabrian Sea