Taste of BC Aquafarms achieves its first batch of Chinook salmon

In the second quarter of 2022, Taste of BC Aquafarms, a wholly-owned RAS subsidiary by Blue Star Foods Corp., has hatched its first batch of Chinook Salmon. According to Blue Star Foods, the fish are performing well in growth trials with good FCR, growth, and very low mortality. Further, the plan is to raise them…

ByRocio Álvarez JiménezJuly 29, 20220Comments

Frontal view of the future marine RAS facility of Viking Aqua in Skipavika, Norway. Photo: Viking Aqua.

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Viking Aqua announces partnership with AquaBioTech to become the company’s RAS supplier

The Norwegian company Viking Aqua has announced they have signed a partnership agreement with AquaBioTech Group (ABTG) to become its RAS supplier for the land-based salmon farm that is to be built in Skipavika, Gulen. This agreement adds to three others the company has already signed in its goal to be the world's leading center…

ByMarta NegreteJuly 1, 20220Comments

Panoramic view of Nyuzen, Toyama Prefecture, Japan.

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Mitsubishi and Maruha Nichiro join to launch a new land-based salmon farm in Japan

Mitsubishi Corporation and Maruha Nichiro Corporation announced today that they are joining forces to launch a new project for a land-based salmon farm using recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS). The new company, named ATLAND Corporation, will be located in Nyuzen City, Toyama Prefecture, and is awaited to start operations from October 2022. With an expected initial…

ByMarta NegreteJune 30, 20220Comments

Noray, the sustainable shrimp. Photo: Noray.

In Depth

Circular Economy: the future of the seafood industry

Closely related to sustainability, the circular economy seeks to keep the value of products, materials, and resources such as water and energy, within the economic circle for as long as possible, while minimizing waste generation. In a very short definition, we can say that the circular economy is an economic model that seeks to stimulate…

ByMarta NegreteJune 17, 20220Comments

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Aquapurna and Billund Aquaculture to promote a more sustainable shrimp industry

Aquapurna and Billund Aquaculture have partnered to promote a more sustainable and respectful shrimp industry. Through an automated production model driven by state-of-the-art technology. Both companies have worked together during two years. Billund Aquaculture is a global company that specializes in land-based aquaculture technology and recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS). This partnership hopes to develop existing…

ByRocio Álvarez JiménezJune 16, 20220Comments

Shane A. Hunter, CEO at AquaBioTech Group. Photo: AquaBioTech Group.

Talent view

Talent View: Shane Hunter

Imagine a child gazing with spellbound eyes at a fish tank. Now imagine that same child a few decades later, also gazing into a fish tank, just bigger and equipped with RAS. Shane A. Hunter was that child. He has studied and learned many things about fish and fish tanks over the years, but the…

ByMarta NegreteMay 10, 20220Comments

Events News

RASTECH 2022 is finally celebrated this week

Between March 30-31 RASTECH 2022 is an international technical conference and trade show serving owners and operators of Recirculating Aquaculture Systems (RAS). The event is taking place March 30-31 at the Westin Hilton Head in South Carolina. A total of 300 professionals from the RAS industry will attend. Among them are…

ByRocio Álvarez JiménezMarch 28, 20220Comments

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