GOAL survey expects major farmed finfish species to smash 40m metric tons in 2020
Almost all major farmed species saw production gains of 2-5% in 2019, GOAL's survey showed, while billions of dollars went into land-based and offshore projects
Israeli specialist predicts explosive growth in offshore aquaculture
Stormy Mediterranean weather has been written about in history, from Homer’s Odyssey to Shakespeare’s Othello and the Tempest. Offshore aquaculture has now tamed it
Offshore researcher: Seven years of data support study’s finding of fish farm’s low footprint
'You want to monitor both the sediment and the water column to make sure that you’re not releasing more nutrients than the ecosystem can handle' -- Aaron Welch
University study finds low impact from offshore aquaculture
The study led by Aaron Welch, who conducted it while a graduate student at the University of Miami, found that the offshore farm studied had a low pollution footprint
Cuna Del Mar’s investments advancing ‘farm of the future’
All of Cuna del Mar's investments fit into the fund's broader vision of where it sees aquaculture going and its role in feeding the planet's projected 9.5 billion people by 2050
US R&D firm head bullish on acquisition, genetics, DNA vaccines
The San Diego, California-headquartered research firm the Center for Aquaculture Technologies was acquired by the investment fund Cuna del Mar in April
Open Blue plans to take cobia global in 2019
The Panama-based cobia farmer made its first shipments to Europe last December, and plans to export its first value-added products to China in November
Murillo sees chance to help InnovaSea grow land-based hatchery business
Francisco Murillo brings 20 years of aquaculture experience to InnovaSea, the last two as chief operating officer for Open Blue Sea Farms
Whole Foods reviewing aquaculture feed standards, could challenge RAS suppliers
Whole Foods is reviewing its aquaculture feed standards, meaning its rules for genetically engineered grains, feather meal and fish in/fish out ratios all could be in play
India opens cross-species aquaculture complex for black tiger, groundfish
The facility was opened on Dec. 8 at the new nine-acre site in Kochi, on India's south-western shores