Japan to fund $3.17m fisheries research center in Solomon Islands
The support will help with construction costs and aims to promote the Solomon Islands' self-sufficiency
Barramundi Group subsidiary develops first vaccine for scale drop virus
UVAXX and a government-run R&D agency have developed a vaccine for dealing with scale drop disease virus, an infection that affects both farmed Asian sea bass and barramundi
Clearwater part of CAD 15.9m project to explore fish waste reduction
The project, which has a budget of CAD 15.9 million over six years, also includes research partners in Canada, Japan, Ireland, Italy and Australia
Japanese finished surimi producer launches simulated pollock roe
Ichimasa Kamaboko Co., Japan's second-largest finished surimi producer by revenue, has launched a simulated spicy marinated pollock roe product for foodservice
Scottish Sea Farms trials ‘virtual taxonomist’ to protect salmon from algae
The Imaging FlowCytobot scans phytoplankton in the water, species of which can reproduce, or bloom, in a manner that's life-threatening to surrounding salmon
Singapore’s SyAqua acquires US SPF shrimp broodstock specialist
SyAqua said the acquisition was a 'significant leap forward in our mission to enhance and diversify the genetic resources and market reach of our company.'
NovoNutrients raises $18m to ferment CO2 into feed
San Francisco, US-based startup NovoNutrients has raised $18m to build a pilot plant that will grow carbon dioxide-eating microbes
Ambitious Norwegian land-based salmon farmer completes first harvest
Bue Salmon has entered a strategic partnership with DNB for further financing as it takes the first step on its plan to eventually harvest 60,000t
Mysterious disease threatens US East Coast oyster farms
Scientists and oyster farmers are perplexed about the disease they are calling 'sudden unexplained mortality syndrome'
Canadian researchers aim to rebuild seaweed forests
About 95% of seaweed forests have disappeared off North America's west coast over the past seven years