Intelligence
Mariculture interest is rising in Alaska, but connecting to markets is another matter
NOAA Fisheries’ State of Alaska Aquaculture Report paints a promising picture, but local producers face a raft of post-harvest challenges.
Aquafeeds
New U.S. black soldier fly innovation facility is Innovafeed’s first step into North America
Performance at the $10 million black soldier fly innovation and research center in Illinois will help Innovafeed determine direction on a new continent.
Health & Welfare
¿Puede el suministro gratuito de aturdidores eléctricos cambiar las prácticas de bienestar del camarón?
El Shrimp Welfare Project, con sede en el Reino Unido, ofrece aturdidores eléctricos gratuitos a los productores que califiquen como parte de una nueva iniciativa de bienestar del camarón.
Health & Welfare
Can providing free electrical stunners move the needle on shrimp welfare practices?
The UK-based Shrimp Welfare Project is offering free electrical stunners to qualifying producers as part of new shrimp welfare initiative.
Responsibility
Researchers look to help Florida clam farmers safely repel predatory whitespotted eagle rays
Florida Atlantic University researchers investigate ways to help the state’s clam farmers repel a predatory species cutting into their profits.
Intelligence
Can floating fish freezers improve the quality and value of Alaska salmon?
Northline Seafood and Circle Seafoods each aim to increase efficiencies, lower costs and improve market quality by freezing fish at sea.
Innovation & Investment
Norway banned scallop harvesting in the Barents Sea. Responsible Seafood Innovation Award finalist Ava Ocean delivered a tech solution.
Ava Ocean proves scallop harvesting in the Barents Sea can be done responsibly using its selective “shellfish picker" technology.
Innovation & Investment
Kenyan entrepreneur aims to set fish farmers up for success
Aquarech tackles challenges in feed, market access and financing for fish farming in Kenya, driving growth and profitability in the sector.
Intelligence
Maine seaweed farming company secures a kelp dryer and promptly decides to share it
Oceans Balance in Maine secured an industrial kelp dryer from South Africa that has the capacity to process other local seaweed farming producers’ plants.
Intelligence
‘No one knows what the risks are,’ say New England fishermen about pending offshore wind farm project
The New England fishing industry is worried that the approval process for a massive offshore wind farm off the coast of Rhode Island is moving too fast.
Responsibility
Brand new bag: Maine oyster farmers offer compostable bags made from beechwood
Ocean Farm Supply says compostable bags made from beechwood cellulose fiber are a more responsible alternative to plastics used for harvesting.
Innovation & Investment
Is ‘technology-verified storytelling’ the new way to sell responsibly sourced shrimp?
Canadian company xpertSea’s latest data-driven service is for retailers that want to add sustainability commitments to their private label brands.
Intelligence
‘Away from the coast’: Latest Maine RAS venture chooses forest over seas
Land-based salmon farm Katahdin Salmon will be built far from the shoreline to where operational costs and conditions might lead to success sooner.
Innovation & Investment
‘We want change’: How a seafood database aims to influence seafood investment decisions
Planet Tracker’s seafood database evaluates seafood companies’ exposure to sustainability risks like overfishing and IUU fishing.
Through the tubes: Using pneumatic tubes to transport fish, this company’s fish passage is in demand
Innovation & Investment
Through the tubes: Using pneumatic tubes to transport fish, this company’s fish passage is in demand
Whooshh Innovations uses pneumatic tubes to transport fish in wild and farmed environments, greatly reducing stress and improving product quality.
Health & Welfare
‘The right thing to do’: How aquaculture is innovating to reduce fish stress and improve animal welfare
With research showing that stress can damage meat quality, fish and shrimp farmers are weighing the latest animal welfare solutions.