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Dordrecht, Netherlands-based aquaculture technology firm Pan Ocean Aquaculture (POA) is in talks with authorities in Malta to construct a 4,000-metric-ton seriola farm using its semi-submersible fish farm (SSFF) design.
POA Co-Founder and Director Philip Schreven told SeafoodSource that since its inception, his company has given considerable thought and time toward developing a cost-effective fish farm and mooring design suitable for high-energy
… Read MoreNorwegian aquaculture company Baring has begun the first construction phase on its land-based salmon farm in the southern municipality of Farsund.
Baring obtained a license to build a land-based facility for post-smolt and harvest-ready fish in 2022.
Now, the company said it plans to introduce 100-gram smolts to the facility in the second quarter of 2025 and produce 1,200 metric tons (MT) of 800- to 1,000-gram post-smolt fish within a
… Read MoreAfter becoming a public limited company and completing its third funding round, food-tech company Big Akwa is inching toward achieving its ambitious plan to develop a 6,000-metric-ton (MT) land-based trout farm in central Sweden.
Big Akwa aims to revolutionize land-based aquaculture by sharing the farm with a processing industry partner, forming an effective symbiotic relationship, according to Big Akwa Co-Founder and CEO Elena Petukhovskaya.
… Read MoreA fresh initiative in the U.K. making fish sticks, or fish fingers, out of underutilized species is underway, aiming to support local fishing communities and encourage consumption of local seafood, especially in the primary and secondary school systems.
The Plymouth Fish Finger initiative was born out of a series of workshops held by the Food Systems Equality (FoodSEqual) project’s team in Plymouth, U.K.
Led by Clare Pettinger, an
… Read MoreCompanies, government officials, NGOs, and even some protestors all converged on London, England, to discuss what innovations are needed to maximize the potential of the blue economy.
The 2024 Blue Food Innovation Summit, which ran from 21 to 22 May in London, brought together global seafood industry stakeholders to share knowledge and brainstorm how to scale blue food production sustainably.
During the conference, art collective Ocean
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