Scottish microalgae startup raises £1m in funding round
A Scottish startup that relies on by-products from whiskey distilling to feed micro-algae that are then used as an omega-3-rich fish oil alternative has raised £1m in capital
Fish food: Feed, fishmeal sectors saw innovation, volatility in 2019
The aquafeed sector saw rapid innovation in 2019 as entrepreneurs and established players sought to cash in on new developments and traditional fishmeal fisheries had a rocky year
Asia needs innovative aquafeed ingredients for 2030 targets
Aquafeed ingredients developed using insects and algae as well as medium and low-tech aquaculture will have an important role in meeting Asia's protein demand for 2030
A ‘breakthrough year’ for algae omega-3
Omega-3 fatty acids EPA and DHA from marine algae now a 'viable alternative' to fish oil, the fishmeal and fish oil industry was told at IFFO's annual conference
Verlasso, online grocer Peapod team up on meal-kits
Premium Chilean salmon brand Verlasso has teamed up with the US online grocery delivery service Peapod to launch a series of meal-kits in the Chicago area beginning in 2020
Skretting to commit $2m to alternative aquafeed ingredient development
The company hopes to have its first few novel raw material sources achieve commercial scale in 2020
Salmon Group commitment means algae now used in over 25% of Norwegian feed
Algae omega-3 producer Corbion has confirmed that it has been supplying the Salmon Group collective as part of its partnership with Danish feed giant BioMar
Rabobank: Aquafeed industry should change strategy to win competition, offset overcapacity
The bank argues that the aquafeed industry should take new 'out-of-the-box options' to offset overcapacity, stronger competitiveness and slower aquaculture growth
Major retail, salmon farm partners lined up for algal oil producer Veramaris
After Tesco's decision to prioritize algal fed-salmon, Veramaris is in discussion with other global retailers and 'a major Norwegian salmon farmer' to grow the public presence of algal feed
Nordic salmon network embraces algal feed
The collaborative Salmon Group will begin producing fish using BioMar's alternative feed from Q4