AKVA group and Observe Technologies have partnered to bring a new, intelligent feeding assistant with pellet recognition to the market.

The Soft Commodities Forum (SCF) members, a global platform for leading soft commodities companies convened by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), have committed to a common framework for reporting and monitoring progress on transparent and traceable supply chains for soy in Brazil’s Cerrado region.

Kampachi Farms are stocking a feed trial with Nenue, a Hawaiian herbivorous reef fish, to test their growth on a formulated diet without fishmeal or fish oil. The farm is also exploring the use of Nenue gut microbiome in seaweed biodigesters.

Veramaris algal oil was recently recognized by a non-GMO standards in Germany.

BioMar Denmark and Skretting Chile gathered farmers to be updated on current industry trends, specially focused on economic and sustainable future of fish farm.

AquaLeap is a research collaboration between academic and industry scientists that aims to boost selective breeding of stocks of vital UK aquaculture species. The project will identify DNA markers that are linked to economically important traits, such as disease resistance or growth rate.

Atle Kvist will join Mowi Feed on March 1 to take on the position as Managing Director.

Twenty-five percent of the omega-3 content in Lerøy's salmon feed comes from microalgae. BioMar is the main feed supplier.

Startup Agriloops is the first experimental aquaponic saltwater shrimp farm in France.

BioMar EMEA has updated the source of mineral additives in all our feeds. Optimal health and performance at minimal environmental impact are of key importance for BioMar.

Hendrix Genetics, in partnership with Nutreco and Ecuacultivos, will invest in Ecuador to establish a state-of-the-art shrimp hatchery. The new joint venture will take over the existing Macrobio hatchery and will focus on providing local shrimp production with the most advanced genetics and breeding technologies, nutritional solutions from the world leader in aquaculture feed supply, Skretting, combined with the best farming practices.

Fieldcraft is the agrifood platform streamlining discovery and sourcing of all plant and plant-derived ingredients. The platform is available for businesses in the United States and Canada. Suppliers on Fieldcraft include farms, cooperatives, importers, millers, processors and ingredient manufacturers and technology companies.

Many aquafeed manufacturers already have the data, sensors and controls, but why do they need the noise of IoT?

Cargill and Skretting will collaborate on transport of fish feed in Norway, under the name “Fjordfrende”. Cargill’s EWOS and Skretting feed will be shipped by the same vessels. This will limit shipping traffic and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by one fifth for the fish feed transport.

Nutreco and Skretting have been presented with the edie award 2019 in the category of Sustainability Product Innovation of the Year for Skretting’s MicroBalance FLX, a feed for salmon containing zero fishmeal.

The American Soybean Association in partnership with Kansas State University officially launched the Commercialization of Aquaculture for Sustainable Trade Cambodia project (CAST). The project will connect trade and development by accelerating the production of high-demand fish species for the Cambodian market and developing a lasting aquaculture industry that recognizes the value of soybean protein in feed.

ETH Zürich and EPFL, in cooperation with their longstanding Swiss industry partners Bühler, Givaudan and Nestlé, are launching the Future Food Initiative. The initiative promotes innovative research approaches for sustainable food production. A select group of talented individuals will receive financial support made possible by CHF 4.1 million in donations from industry partners.

AquaIMPACT is a European project that integrates the fields of fish breeding and nutrition to increase the competiveness of EU\'s aquaculture of Atlantic salmon, rainbow trout, gilthead seabream and European seabass, to ensure food and nutrition security and to satisfy consumer demands for high-quality seafood with limited environmental impact.

Algae, plankton, insects and carbon dioxide-eating bacteria are among the solutions to ensure future aquaculture growth.

Salmon benefits from being prepped with zinc and omega-3 before they are transferred to seawater. The same may also apply before they are treated for lice, moved to cold water or other stressful event that it is a challenge for skin health.