NZ university receives first commercial seaweed farming license
The University of Waikato has received a license for growing out kelp on a commercial scale, with the promise of further licenses to come as the project grows
Ireland puts up €20m to fund ‘sustainable’ aquaculture projects, such as RAS
The Irish government is making €20m available to part-fund "sustainable" aquaculture projects, with the focus on seaweed, RAS and IMTA projects
Aqua-Spark doubles down on portfolio ‘synergies’ in 2022
The Dutch firm has now invested in 24 separate aquaculture companies, and commands nearly €300m in assets under management as of the end of 2021
Rising salmon, trout sales to US, Brazil, Thailand boost Chile’s April seafood exports
Chilean fish and seafood exports increased to $722m in April, up by 25.5% year-on-year and the highest value this year
The Seaweed Company acquires fellow Dutch farmer
Zeewaar, founded in 2013, is an integrated business with its own farm and processing facility, producing seaweed for human consumption
Pescanova, GlobeXplore win top product awards at Barcelona show
The two firms were chosen out of some 38 finalists
Kelp, cranberry farmers work together on ‘superfood’ product
Ocean Spray Cranberries, a cooperative of some 700 farmers, is providing the fruit for the product
Japanese aquatech, oil firms to begin joint research on blue carbon, circular economy
Japanese aquatech firm Umitron has launched a capital and business alliance with the country's top oil company ENEOS Holdings to do research on blue carbon in aquaculture
Swedish seaweed farmer raises over $2m for growth
Swedish foodtech company Nordic SeaFarm has raised SEK 20 million in its aim to become Europe's largest seaweed company in the next five years
Maine groups partner to preserve 12 acres of ‘working waterfront’
The land will be preserved for boatyards already on site and to allow for fishermen and kelp harvesters to unload their catches