Investors upbeat despite eFishery debacle hitting aquatech valuations
The demise of the Indonesian aquaculture tech 'unicorn' has seen some funding rounds halved and others even quartered, according to Yield Lab Asia-Pacific's Claire Pribula
Vertical Oceans installs robotic gantry to land-based Singapore shrimp facility
Singapore-based Vertical Oceans has installed its AkuaTower and a robotic gantry system in a new commercial-scale shrimp farming facility as it looks to grow its operations
South African seafood firm invests $1.5m in Hatch Blue’s innovation fund
South Africa-based seafood and fishing company Oceana says the investment offers access to emerging seafood technologies, international expertise and future partnership opportunities
Recap day 2 from Blue Food Innovation Summit
The Undercurrent News team reported from the Blue Food Innovation Summit, held April 8 and 9 in London, the UK
Recap day 1 from Blue Food Innovation Summit
The Undercurrent News team is reporting live from the Blue Food Innovation Summit, held April 8 and 9 in London, the UK
AI tech startup founder hired as senior NOAA advisor
'NOAA’s role is critical to key businesses, protecting against natural disasters, and ensuring marine resources, and this role leverages my lifelong passion of applying AI to important world challenges' -- Bryton Shang, founder of Aquatech
Blue Food Summit: ‘A lot of retailers don’t know where their seafood comes from’
Undercurrent News reported from the London, UK event, where some 300 delegates discussed the landscape for investment in innovative seafood
Benchmark completes sales of genetics division to Danish investor
Benchmark Genetics is now formally part of Danish science investor Novo Holdings, as well as full owner of its salmon breeding facility in Salten, Norway
Experimental gear floated to reduce chum bycatch in Bering Sea pollock B season
'When salmon are in the marine phase of their life cycle, they can occupy areas where the pollock aggregate, leading to the incidental catch' -- Caitlin Yeager, At-Sea Processors Association
Norway at least a year from offshore aquaculture license allocations
'I can only speak to the minister of fisheries' target, which is to begin the process for that this year, and I would say we're optimistic that will be possible' -- Marius Dalen of Norway's Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries