With the funds, the sustainable aquaculture company can realize the expansion of its seaweed farms and bring more products to the European market, it said Continue reading
Tag Archives: Seafood entrepreneurs
New Singapore RAS targets 3,000t of salmon
The company, named Singapore RAS, has signed a 'technology, skills capacity-building and investment' letter of intent deal with OFS/ONTEC of Maloy, Norway Continue reading
€4.9m raised for France’s first land-based shrimp farm
Lisaqua plans to build a 2,000-square-meter facility near Nantes to produce 10t of shrimp per year from spring 2022 Continue reading
Norwegian tech firm raises €30m for sustainable Arctic scallop harvesting
Tau Tech has been awarded the first fishing permit for Arctic scallops in Norway, and a total of €30m will now be invested to start seabed harvesting Continue reading
Indonesian aquatech firm raises $90m for vast expansion
Indonesian aquatech startup eFishery has successfully closed a $90m in series C funding, the largest fundraise made by an aquaculture technology startup in the world Continue reading
Finnish rainbow trout farmer invests €45m to scale up to 3,000t
Finnforel aims to construct new production facilities -- first in Finland, then in other countries -- and to build a first selective breeding center for rainbow trout in Finland Continue reading
Pollock trader Ernst Kratzenstein to close doors after ‘record year’
Ernst Kratzenstein has long been acting as the sales agent for the pin-bone out blocks of Russian fishing giant Okeanrybflot, but the two decided to part ways this year Continue reading
Fungi-based seafood alternative firm raises $2.1m in re-seed round
The company is reportedly testing non-GMO fermentation-based alternatives to tuna fillets, whitefish, popcorn shrimp, calamari and scallops Continue reading
Asia-focused challenge aims to spur aquaculture innovation with $1.6m in prizes
With 60% of the world's population and some 400 million of the world's 500m estimated small agricultural operations, it makes sense to focus on the region, Larry Taylor said Continue reading
Cell-cultivated protein firms are Leo DiCaprio’s latest sustainable food investment
The actor and environmental activist has backed Aleph Farms -- in which Thai Union is also invested -- and Mosa Meat, where he joins Nutreco as a supporter Continue reading