Marine Harvest, BioMar tell Scottish report that RAS is not a viable salmon farming plan
The companies agreed that much more research needs to be done before land-based aquaculture to harvest is viable; committee backs calls for incentivized research into tech
Appeals court blocks another US gov’t effort to overcome Mexico gillnet import ban
The decision prolongs a US requirement for Mexican seafood to be certified as having been sourced in a way that did not involve the use of gillnets in the Gulf of California
Indonesia fisheries minister: Widodo’s ‘Industry 4.0’ is a challenge for aquaculture
'Industry 4.0 is certainly a new arena and a challenge for the aquaculture sub-sector' -- Slamet Soebjakto, Indonesia's Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries
Atlantic Sapphire puts first 400,000 salmon eggs into Miami RAS facility
An additional 400,000 eggs are scheduled for next week, the company said
XpertSea promotes new AI-powered shrimp, fish management tool at Singapore conference
The Canadian company's platform is currently deployed in more than 250 sites in Ecuador, Mexico, the United Kingdom and Vietnam
AKVA to supply Norwegian smolt project with land-based tech
The aquaculture technology provider won the €15.6m contract to supply Aenes Inkubator, which in turn will supply smolt to owners Eide Fjordbruk and Lingslaks
As spat with US continues, China continues to strengthen trade with India
Chinese sugar refiners are considering the purchase of unprecedented amounts of Indian raw sugar, with a non-basmati rice deal already in place
UK commits £5.1m to aquaculture research
The money from government and industry will go towards 12 projects, from research into vaccines made using algae to innovation in genetics and breeding
Local gov’t ban on groundwater use in aquaculture ‘demonstrates China’s need for RAS’
Last month Tianjin Binhai -- a local district in the municipality of Tianjin -- announced a ban on aquaculture farmers in the jurisdiction using groundwater
US salmon RAS company Whole Oceans hires consultant Robinson
Gary Robinson has been focused for the last 10 years on land-based salmon farming, including work done for Canada's 300 metric ton per year Kuterra operation