Newfoundland processors not budging on sea cuke weighing issue
'There is no more to give on price at this stage' -- Derek Butler, Association of Seafood Producers
Newfoundland processors’ sea cukes weighing policy keeps harvesters tied up
'DFO does not measure for water loss. So why do processors?' -- Ryan Cleary, SEA-NL
Newfoundland harvesters call for transparency in wake of sea cucumber price battle
'Ill-informed decisions by the panel go beyond issues of price per pound' -- Keith Sullivan, Fish Food & Allied Workers
Newfoundland harvesters, processors compromise on sea cucumber price
Harvesters in the Canadian province have informed their union that they will begin fishing for sea cucumbers this week
Study promotes regenerative attributes of mussel, oyster, seaweed farming
The study, funded by The Nature Conservancy and The Builder's Initiative, sheds a positive light on commercial bivalve and seaweed aquaculture
Mexican gov’t announces start of fishing season, expects 5% production growth
Mexico's authorities have announced the start of the fishing season for species such as tilapia, catfish and spiny lobster
Philanthropist donates towards Urchinomics’ $300,000 project in Norway
The project, led by the Norwegian Institute for Water Research, is working on scalable urchin removal and kelp restoration
Urchinomics hopes to tempt Norwegian land-based players with ‘blue carbon’ promise
The firm's CEO and founder said the blue carbon credit system could see the unleashing of an 'unfathomable amount of capital pent up in the corporate world'
Urchinomics raises $5.7m for commercial-scale projects in Japan, North America, Norway
Japanese energy and metal conglomerate ENEOS and a 'North American family office' participated in the fundraise, while Cornelis Vrolijk has been revealed as a longtime backer
Urchinomics signs R&D deal with Japanese tech giant NTT
It is Nippon Telegraph and Telephone's first foray into aquaculture AI, and the tech firm believes the outcomes will be applicable to all land-based projects in the future