Oyster farmers pan Alaska bill to add farmed seafood to ASMI portfolio
'I am not fishing for oysters; I am harvesting my crop, just as if I grew peas or potatoes ... which the state of Alaska is not currently promoting' -- Seawan Gehlbach, Simpson Bay Oyster Company
Seaweed firm named finalist in $100m XPRIZE carbon removal competition
The four-year global contest, one of the largest incentive prizes in history, challenges innovators to create solutions that extract carbon dioxide directly from the atmosphere or oceans and sequester it
EU also launches image-improvement campaign for aquaculture
The campaign, announced the same week as a similar effort in Norway, will focus on mussels, trout, clams, seabream, oysters, carp, salmon, meagre and seaweed
Alaska governor’s bill could add farm-raised seafood to ASMI portfolio
'These are new industries – they have a lot of opportunity' -- Jeremy Woodrow, Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute
Trump’s cut to US Sea Grant funding singles out Maine
'We have several scallop farms in the state of Maine that we probably would not have had if it wasn't for the work that SeaGrant had done' - Sebastian Belle, executive director of the Maine Aquaculture Association
UK seaweed startup BioMara secures funds for expansion
In addition to boosting production, the funding will support clinical research to further substantiate the health benefits of BioMara's fucoidan, known for its immune support
Ocean Rainforest buys 60% stake in Mexican seaweed producer Algamar
Ocean Rainforest has acquired a controlling stake in Alamarsa, the owner of the Algamar range of kelp products
Canada not out of woods: $314m feed trade at risk from tariff threat
Crucial feed and raw material exports to the US remain at risk as the tariff dispute is still not settled
Rising global demand for seaweed prompts Indonesia to boost production
Indonesia's ministry of marine affairs and fisheries has identified seaweed as one of its five flagship products to meet growing global demand
Red tape is costing US aquaculture nearly $900m in lost opportunities, NOAA-funded study suggests
A new study provides the first comprehensive update in three decades, offering a clearer picture of the industry's current economic role and the constraints holding it back