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
Ex-CEO of algal oil producer Veramaris takes role as director of parent firm DSM
Karim Kurmaly has taken up a new post as the director of Royal DSM's 'smart protein' division this month
Daily recap, Oct. 26: Latest from IFFO; Norway gov’t open to salmon tax change; Russia hikes pollock TAC
Undercurrent News reporter Dan Gibson rounds up the biggest seafood news stories from Wednesday
IFFO 2022: Chinese demand for omega-3 may pressure supply; Cargill on novel oils
Undercurrent News is reporting live from this year's IFFO conference for the global marine ingredients industry, the first major gathering of the sector since 2019's event in Shanghai
UK seaweed additive company eyes €10bn feed market opening
'The seaweed additive makes up only about 0.25 to 0.5% of the total feed ingredient mix... if everyone included at least 0.25%, we could sell €10bn worth of additives' -- Mark Williams, CEO of Ocean Harvest Technology
CH4 plans more seaweed facilities in south Australia
Seaweed company CH4 Global plans to add four new 'aquaculture and production facilities' in the next 12 months through its subsidiary CH4 Australia
Onshore algae farms could raise food output by 50%, feed 10 billion people by 2050
Growing algae onshore could close 'a projected gap' in society's future nutritional demands while improving environmental sustainability, according to a US report
Canadian seaweed producer gets CAD 4.3m to further develop products
The money will be used to help it further develop its seaweed-based agriculture feed supplement that can reduce livestock methane emissions among other things
Hatch Blue ready to invest in novel aquafeeds, high-value species
Hatch Blue's second fund, the 'Blue Revolution Fund', has closed its first funding round and hopes to bring third-party verified impact investing to the aquaculture sector
Norwegian salmon farmer looks to UK ‘regenerative’ wheat in CO2 reduction drive
One Norwegian salmon farmer is using wheat grown in the UK by 'regenerative' farming to further reduce its CO2 footprint, which it said is already the lowest of any seafood globally