Seaweed farmer Ocean Rainforest snags $6.2m in series A funding
Company plans to expand operations in Faroes, hasten product development
ADB to fund Australis’ barramundi, seaweed farms in Vietnam
The Asian Development Bank has agreed to provide an equity investment of up to $15m to Vietnam-based Australis to finance its climate-smart barramundi and seaweed aquaculture project
UK livestock research center backs four aquaculture projects
The UK's Centre for Innovation Excellence in Livestock has launched its first aquaculture-related seed funding initiative, backing research into seaweed
NZ partnership to turn microalgae protein research into business
New Zealand's Cawthron Institute and NewFish have signed a strategic agreement to develop and commercialize high-quality non-animal proteins from microalgae
Norwegian seaweed producer brings in former Mowi exec, raises $4.7m
Seaweed Solutions is now positioned for growth, it said, having named Ole Christian Norvik its new CEO and taken investment from a number of private investors, as well as WWF
Chile’s seafood exports grew 25% in 2022 with sales to US, China, Japan soaring
Chilean fish and seafood exports amounted to over $8.8bn in 2022, up by 24.7% y-o-y
Seaweed, tuna boost South Korea’s exports to new record in 2022
On Dec. 9, South Korea's seafood exports had already surpassed the oceans ministry's goal of $3bn thanks to greater seaweed and tuna sales to Southeast Asia
Big money influence scares some in Maine’s upstart seaweed farming industry
Some of the state's aquaculture industry insiders believe that Maine's seaweed farming is well-regulated
Plant-based TUN-AH lands placement in 157 restaurants
TU-NAH will be available for dine-in or takeaway at L’Osteria restaurants in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, England and the Czech Republic
Japan’s first ASC-MSC certified wakame, kelp now available in local shops
A group of 19 producers, the Jusanhama Gyokyo Youth Association, has been the first to achieve the ASC and the MSC certification for sustainable wakame and kelp production in Japan