The Seafood Business for Ocean Stewardship is a joint initiative between the world’s largest commercial seafood companies and science to strengthen sustainable practices within the seafood industry.

BioMar announced Discover, the latest tool from their BioSustain program, in the launch of their 2018 Sustainability Report. The report showcases the company’s continuous focus on driving sustainable initiatives across the aquaculture industry and throughout the value chain and now right into the hands of the consumer.

Evy Vikene will focus on customer needs throughout the business and finding solutions through co-creation with customers.

The Tropical Futures Institute (TFI) at the Singapore campus of James Cook University (JCU) will work with the National University of Singapore (NUS) to expand collaboration in the field of aquaculture technology.

Water connectivity, legislation and environmental and socioeconomic benefits are some of the factors that underpin the definition of integrated multi-trophic aquaculture.

The AIC will focus on nutrition, health and diseases and genetics.

The company is committed to exceeding 75% of marine ingredients from sustainable fisheries or in processes of improvement as raw material for its Nicovita and Salmofood brands in 2020.

Mexican researchers are developing dietary formulas from agri-food waste to improve the immune system of aquatic species.

The companies have entered into a strategic partnership to bring sustainable and innovative feed options to the animal nutrition industry and to collaborate to jointly market fish feed which includes insect protein, enabling both partners to support the growth of sustainable aquaculture.

The two-year partnership will harness the power of global development and diplomacy to advance America’s leadership in the world economy.

Deep Branch Biotechnology, a UK leading tech start-up, will place a pilot plant within Drax’s Carbon Capture Usage and Storage (CCUS) Incubation Area to extract flue gases to feed microbes which can make single cell proteins for use in aquafeed.

A cooperation agreement was signed with the largest trout farmer in China to supply a significantly lower environmental footprint of fish feed. The proceeding was witnessed by a Chinese government delegation who travel to Denmark from the Qinghai Province.

Geelen Counterflow and Prarie Aquatech were the 2019 winners of the Aquafeed Innovation Awards, for Technology and Ingredients respectively. Judges were most impressed with the cost savings afforded by the electric dryer from Geelen Counterflow and Prairie Aquactech's ME-PRO - one of the few alternative proteins to be commercially available. The awards were presented during Victam International, the feed industry trade show, taking place June 12-14, 2019.

Pentair is looking to focus its Aquatic Systems segment on its core competencies in the residential and commercial pool segments

His Majesty King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands officially opened the world's largest insect farm at Protix in Bergen op Zoom, the Netherlands on June 11, 2019. The occasion was marked by a deal with Skretting that could see up to 5.5 million salmon servings per year brought to market with insect meal incorporated into the feed.

US Funding Opportunity: NOAA Fisheries has announced the 2020 Saltonstall-Kennedy Grant competition is now open. The Saltonstall-Kennedy Program will award up to $300,000 for projects that encourage the development of environmentally- and economically-sound marine aquaculture as well as relieve fishing pressure and improve market availability of U.S. seafood products.  

Ribbon cutting took place on a $2.6 million aquaculture research facility at the University of Idaho in Moscow early June.Research will focus on salmon, tilapia, burbot, shrimp and other marine species. ARI is moving all its non-trout research done at the Hagerman Fish Culture Experiment Station to Moscow, he said.

Students are now able to complete the Master of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences degree entirely online and “off-book” with tuition set at near in-state levels, even for international applicants.

SRAC’s Board of Directors has authorized up to $300,000 for a 3-year project to address reducing the need for Artemia in larval diets.

CP Foods will replace fuel source for steam boiler system from coal to biomass in four strategic plants, including Nong Kae's Aquaculture Feed Mill and Mahachai’s Aquaculture Feed Mill.