https://weareaquaculture.com/news/finance/plant-based-shrimp-producer-bayou-best-foods-acquires-seaweed-company-bettafsh https://media.assettype.com/weareaquaculture/2026-07-17/zmm0vd15/20260717Kelli-WilsonandDeniz-FiciciogluBayouBestFoods.jpg Bayou Best Foods CEO Kelli Wilson (left) and BettaF!sh founder and CEO Deniz Ficicioglu (right). weareaquaculture en 2026-07-17T12:00:11.362Z Plant-based shrimp producer Bayou Best Foods acquires seaweed company BettaF!sh Bayou Best Foods, BettaF!sh, acquisition , plant-based, plant-based seafood products, plant-based seafood, plant-based shrimp, shrimp, tuna, salmon, seaweed, seaweed company, ingredients, seafood, food, foodservice, Kelli Wilson, Deniz Ficicioglu https://weareaquaculture.com/news/environment/smart-buoys-to-protect-spains-mediterranean-coast https://media.assettype.com/weareaquaculture/2025-09-29/5nx2ktuj/upcycling-the-oceans-de-fundacion-ecoalf-y-ecoembes-y-santander-for-the-seas-logran-recoger-225-toneladas-del-mar-con-boyas-inteligentes-satlink-90e1d759.jpg Thanks to the Upcycling the Oceans initiative, 225 tons of floating marine waste have been collected over two years. weareaquaculture en 2026-07-17T10:30:00.000Z Smart buoys to protect Spain's Mediterranean coast Spain, Satlink, smart buoys, technology, seabed, coastal regeneration, environment https://weareaquaculture.com/news/aquaculture/new-england-seafood-engine-secures-15m-nsf-award https://media.assettype.com/weareaquaculture/2026-07-16/6i4z2bmu/2024-GMRI-RedsBest-137.2e16d0ba.fill-850x483.jpg The Seafood Engine will receive $15 million over its first two years and could qualify for as much as $160 million over a decade, according to GMRI. weareaquaculture en 2026-07-17T09:44:37.842Z New England "seafood engine" secures $15m NSF award nsf seafood engine, neracoos, fishing and aquaculture, aquaculture industries, seafood engine, new england seafood, ocean monitoring, blue technology https://weareaquaculture.com/regions/asia/captain-fresh-seeks-approval-to-acquire-polish-seafood-supplier-morex https://media.assettype.com/weareaquaculture/2026-03-10/uqadar20/Utham-Gowda-Chairman-Managing-Director-and-Group-Chief-Executive-Officer-Captain-Fresh.JPG Utham Gowda, Founder and CEO of Captain Fresh. https://media.assettype.com/weareaquaculture/2026-03-04/6jcyy9yb/Frime-Processing-Facility.jpg Captain Fresh acquired Spanish tuna processor Frime in March 2026. weareaquaculture en 2026-07-17T06:00:00.000Z Captain Fresh seeks approval to acquire Polish seafood supplier Morex captain fresh, seafood industry, Utham Gowda, morex, poland, infifresh, polish seafood https://weareaquaculture.com/markets/farewell-to-33-tariff-on-scottish-salmon-exports-to-india https://media.assettype.com/weareaquaculture/2026-07-16/gvmsguef/20260716EventcelebratingUK–IndiaFreeTradeAgreementSalmon-ScotlandLK-page.jpg Salmon Scotland's Chair, Atholl Duncan, attended the event at Lancaster House, in London, celebrating the new UK–India Free Trade Agreement coming into force. https://media.assettype.com/weareaquaculture/2026-07-16/h0ck2zm4/20260716Atholl-DuncanSiddharth-MalikIan-LaisterNick-Mailer-PhotographyBakkafrost-Scotland.jpg Left to right, Atholl Duncan, Chair of Salmon Scotland; Siddharth Malik, Consul General of India; and Ian Laister, Managing Director of Bakkafrost Scotland, during the visit the India's representative paid to Bakkafrost Scotland's Stronachullin farm at Loch Fyne, Argyll. weareaquaculture en 2026-07-16T18:03:22.312Z Farewell to 33% tariff on Scottish salmon exports to India Scottish salmon, exports, salmon exports, Scottish salmon exports, salmon, India, UK, Salmon Scotland, market, markets, free trade agreement, agreement, Indian market, growing market, the world's third-largest fish market, free trade, trade, FTA, premium, seafood, supply chains https://weareaquaculture.com/news/processing/uks-fresh-and-frozen-fish-wholesaler-fastnet-fish-acquires-family-firm-seafish-uk https://media.assettype.com/weareaquaculture/2026-07-16/7wez111a/20260716Seafish-UKfacilities01SeafishUK.jpg Spanning over 85,000 square feet, Seafish UK's processing plant in Hull has three production lines that allow it to produce 3 tons of packed retail products per hour. https://media.assettype.com/weareaquaculture/2026-07-16/0hbgx09n/20260716BobCarterandhischildrenSeafishUK.jpg Bob Carter with his daughter Emma and sons Andrew and Robert outside the Seafish UK headquarters in Hull, England. weareaquaculture en 2026-07-16T12:00:00.000Z UK's fresh and frozen fish wholesaler Fastnet Fish acquires family firm Seafish UK Seafish UK, Fastnet Fish, AMI Group, Andrew Marr International, seafood, fresh and frozen fish , wholesaler, value-added seafood products, value-added, seafood products, acquisition, retirement, Bob Carter, Hull, England, UK, shareholder https://weareaquaculture.com/news/aquaculture/ecuadors-aquaculture-sector-moves-toward-energy-transition https://media.assettype.com/weareaquaculture/2026-07-16/vxfw5s5p/IMG0315-2048x1535.jpg According to data from the CNA, less than 10% of Ecuador's shrimp farming sector operates on electricity. weareaquaculture en 2026-07-16T11:01:40.299Z Ecuador's aquaculture sector moves toward energy transition Ecuador, The National Chamber of Aquaculture (CNA), shrimp, aquaculture, energy, energy transition https://weareaquaculture.com/news/aquaculture/ocean-era-wins-final-permit-for-offshore-aquaculture-trial-off-florida https://media.assettype.com/weareaquaculture/2026-07-16/jy9kqh8m/Rick-shooting-Aquapod-uw.jpg Ocean Era’s prior Velella Beta-test demonstration project pioneered the permit process for aquaculture in Federal waters, offshore of Kona, Hawai`i. https://media.assettype.com/weareaquaculture/2026-07-16/lwz5buvx/Kona-Kampach-in-Sea-Station-raised-to-the-surface.jpg Kanpachi fish in an earlier Velella trial. weareaquaculture en 2026-07-16T09:06:54.723Z Ocean Era wins final permit for offshore aquaculture trial off Florida ocean era, gulfstream aquaculture, offshore fish farming, offshore aquaculture, florida, red drum, velella epsilon, hawaii, seafood https://weareaquaculture.com/people/us-handy-seafood-has-a-new-cco https://media.assettype.com/weareaquaculture/2026-07-15/phn0shb3/Artboard-1-1536x864.jpg Doug Santschi has two decades of experience in multi-channel business unit leadership within the consumer goods industry. weareaquaculture en 2026-07-16T07:15:00.000Z US Handy Seafood has a new CCO Handy Seafood, people, employment branding, seafood, crab, US, CCO https://weareaquaculture.com/news/finance/mowi-posts-record-second-quarter-harvest-as-earnings-rise-23 https://media.assettype.com/weareaquaculture/2025-02-12/wipzmaix/20240212MowiworkerinafarmMowi.jpg Mowi's harvest volume for the quarter increased by 13% compared with the previous year. weareaquaculture en 2026-07-16T06:11:33.512Z Mowi posts record second-quarter harvest as earnings rise 23% mowi, salmon farming, atlantic salmon, norway, q2, cooke, canada, skretting