The Group achieved good growth in revenues and underlying earnings and made substantial progress in implementing its strategy.

Biorizon Biotech, a Spanish company, is building a microalgae farm which will be the largest of Europe supported by the SABANA European project.

Japanese farm, euglena Co., whose microalgae products have applications ranging from health food and cosmetics to biofuels has become the first in the world to attain certification to the new ASC-MSC Seaweed (Algae) Standard.

Cargill has been developing for the last 2 years the Meat Q project in Chile. The objective is to improve the salmon fillet quality through nutrition and data analysis.

Charoen Pokphand Foods (CP Foods) wants all fishmeal suppliers meet the standards to improve sustainability and traceability.

Since January 1st IVS Dosing Technology is affiliated with Triott Group which should result in a larger and broader range of products and services for the compound feed and other industries. The objective is to increase internationalization in the future.

Prima Protein, Norwegian company, take over processing plant to produce fishmeal and fish oil based on pelagic raw material.

More than a hundred feed mills are among the 2,287 BAP-certified facilities by the end of 2018.

Chilean conglomerate Agrosuper announced on Sunday it has acquired 99.71% of Empresas AquaChile.

During their first year in Mexico Nicovita, Vitapro brand name, achieved excellent productive results both in long cycle and short cycle, helping its clients to increase profitability of their production. The company opted for Mexico as part of its expansion plan.

Four contestants have officially joined the race to replace the “fish” in fish oil. The global competitor who sells the most “fish-free” fish oil for aquaculture that meets the challenge criteria by August 31, 2019 will win the US$100,000 grand prize. Veramaris is currently in the lead with the most oil sold.

China environmental protection policy will continue this year with special focus on aquaculture farms bringing on production to decline.

Anchovy landings of the 2018 second fishing season in the North Central zone of Peru have exceeded by 63% the average of the last three years, with a total of 2,050,000 tons. The National Fisheries Society (SNP) established last November global quota of anchovy for this zone and this season in 2.1 million tons, after having estimated in 7,160,000 of tons the level of the biomass, 22% above the average of the last years.

An award-winning marine biologist – who serves as a Chief Scientific Advisor to the UK Government – is set to take on a principal role with the University of Stirling’s Institute of Aquaculture

The UK Government is urged to remove the threat of a no-deal Brexit to avoid potential disaster for industries like aquaculture.

US exports of DDG to Thailand has been stopped due to new fumigation requirements.

With effect from January 15th, BioMar Group welcomes new executive management in the Salmon Division, Patrick Campbell as new VP of the Salmon Division and Håvard Jørgensen as new Managing Director in Norway. The company promotes two internal profiles with strong track records within BioMar and the industry.

The joint-venture between Skretting and West Coast Group and its new aquafeed plant will support the country’s growing need for sustainable shrimp and fish feeds.

Recognizing the growth in Recirculating Aquaculture Systems (RAS), Aller Aqua’s research and development department has created a series of posts on their Facebook page about the development of RAS feed.

On 23 January, at DoubleTree by Hilton in Jakarta, Indonesia,will kick off the Aquaculture Innovation Challenge (AIC) Indonesia, with the aim of finding bright minds, with great ideas for creating positive environmental and social impact on the aquaculture industry, and help them achieve their ambitions.