The Immanuel Sheefeni Fish Farm project, that will be located in Outapi, in the Omusati region, is expected to produce over 39,000 tons per year of shrimp and over 100,000 tons of tilapia.
Aquasoja developed ATIVIA that contains 100% natural-based functional ingredients that act synergistically and through multiple mechanisms on external and internal barriers like skin, gills and gastrointestinal tract.
HATCH appointed former Seafood Innovation Cluster director and founder, Tanja Hoel, as innovation manager.
The association said that, as a direct result of the lack of agreement on long-term management strategies and quota shares, several of the North East Atlantic stocks are now in immediate risk of losing their MSC and IFFO RS certifications.
Officials believe a small explosion caused the fire to spread and engulf the entire mill, but the cause is still unknown.
Alltech, together with Norwegian researchers, found that S. limacinum biomass is a good alternative source of marine omega-3 fatty acids for Atlantic salmon particularly during stressful conditions.
The Canadian government will support the project with a repayable loan of $4 million from the PEI Century Fund.
French retail group Auchan is introducing a trout raised on a novel feed by Skretting enriched with algal oil from Veramaris and insect meal from InnovaFeed.
A Norwegian court ordered BioMar to compensate STIM (formerly Europharma) for patent infringement and breaching the business code of conduct. The company faces a total bill in excess of NOK 23 million after the Oslo District Court ruled that both patents protecting the SuperSmolt technology are fully valid.
Aquasoja performed a study that showed that the production of feed ingredients from poultry byproducts has relatively low environmental impact and they could be used as environmentally sustainable ingredients.
The decision comes after similar moves by a number of other European supermarkets, including Supermarché Match in France which has recently introduced algae-fed salmon and trout.
Researchers found that the incorporation of 10% pre-extruded Nannochloropsis oceanica in plant-based commercial-like feeds did not affect the growth, feed utilization and whole-body proximate composition of salmon.
The company is working on algal extracts and processed animal byproducts as new sustainable ingredients for aquafeeds. This research is part of Aquasoja supported SANFEED Doctoral Program.
The Animal Feed Manufacturers Association (AFMA) has entered into a joint venture with the University of Pretoria (UP) to launch Africa’s first research and training feed mill at the UP’s Miertjie le Roux Experimental Farm in South Africa.
The company is performing trials on a variety of species that will give the company the opportunity to be much more than a salmon feed mill.
The two organizations are developing a comparative study of new technologies related to the stability of the lipid component in fishmeal through the use of oxygen bomb methodology-based equipment.
Mallison has accepted a new role as strategic advisor to GAA’s executive committee. Wally Stevens will act as GAA’s CEO until a replacement is found.
Skretting and Veramaris help Supermarché Match drive sustainable seafood category with trout launch, after 12% growth success in salmon.
Aller Aqua developed a new functional feed concept that includes a series of aquafeeds based on a blend of functional ingredients that promote growth and survival in fish, as well as disease resistance and prevention.
The aquaculture VC, HATCH has successfully closed its first $8M Fund at $8.4. The money will be further invested in its own portfolio and to recruit a fourth cohort for their accelerator program, which started accepting applications again on February 12.
