The U.S. Department of Agriculture has provided a USD 175,000 (EUR 165,000) grant to the Gloucester Marine Genomics Institute (GMGI) and Sherlock Biosciences to aid their research into diagnostic tools for pathogens that affect aquaculture, with an initial focus on white spot syndrome.
The grant, made through the USDA’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, is part of the phase-one awards of USD 12.5 million (EUR 11.8
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Norway’s seafood exports once again increased year over year in Q3 2023, but a significant portion of that increase was related to a weaker krone.
According to statistics collected by the Norwegian Seafood Council (NSC), the country exported seafood worth NOK 42.1 billion (USD 3.8 billion, EUR 3.6 billion) in Q3 2023, an increase of NOK 3.7 billion (USD 336 million, EUR 320 million), or 10 percent, compared to the same period of
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The recently released Scottish Fish Farm Production Survey has found the country's salmon-farming sector had lower production in 2022 compared to 2021.
The survey, released 4 October, found the Scottish salmon industry farmed 169,194 metric tons (MT) of salmon in 2022. That total is a decrease of 36,199 MT, or 18 percent, compared to 2021. However, 2021 was also a record-breaking year for the country’s salmon farmers with 205,393 MT
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Just one day before a high-profile civil trial was scheduled to start, Credit Suisse and Mozambique agreed to a settlement over the “tuna bond” scandal that anti-corruption experts called “the most egregious corruption offense of the decade.”
Credit Suisse’s new owner, UBS, which completed its acquisition of the bank in June 2023, announced on Sunday, 1 October, it had come to an out-of-court settlement with
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San Diego, California, U.S.A.-based BlueNalu has signed new agreements with the Mitsubishi Corporation, Thai Union, and Pulmuone.
The cell-cultured seafood specialist announced it has signed new independent memorandums of understanding (MoU) with each company. The new MoUs expand on earlier agreements that the company signed in 2021 with Mitsubishi and Thai Union and an agreement signed with Pulmuone in 2020.
"We are honored to deepen our
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Ode – formerly known as the Gadus Group – has been granted approval for a sixth farm site, increasing the company’s potential yearly production capacity to more than 25,000 metric tons (MT) of farmed cod.
The Ålesund, Norway-based company said the site has a maximum allowed biomass of 3,500 MT. The increased capacity will help it meet its “ambitious growth plan," the company said.
“We already serve our
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Cermaq Norway is adding machine-vision powered, sea-lice killing lasers to its repertoire of sea lice prevention solutions after a number of trials proved the technology is effective.
The company announced it plans to install laser delousers in facilities in Finnmark and at Ballangen in Nordland in an attempt to keep sea lice counts down. The new laser system is being sourced from Stingray Marine Solutions, which specializes in salmon lice
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The Tla’amin Nation in British Columbia, Canada, along with the qathet Regional District, are pushing for a defunct paper mill to potentially be used for land-based aquaculture.
The Catalyst Paper Tiskwat paper mill, owned by Paper Excellence, is located in B.C. and was shut down in November 2021. The mill sat unused until Paper Excellence decided in August 2023 to sell the property.
In response to Paper Excellence putting the mill
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Land-based salmon farming companies Proximar and Salmon Evolution both released production updates on 2 October indicating operations are meeting, or exceeding, expectations.
Proximar, which operates a land-based salmon recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) facility in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, announced in its first production update on the Oslo Børs that its growth rates are currently above its expectations. The company has a
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