Skretting Middle East and Africa has chosen Oman’s International Fish Feed Company (IFFC) to represent its brand and make its products readily available in the Omani market.
The initial application of the company’s RNA platform is against White Spot Virus (WSSV), which causes an annual loss of around $3bn and a 15% reduction in global shrimp production.
Veramaris and Manolin say data collected from over 232 million fish and 99 farms shows meaningful benefits of higher dietary EPA & DHA levels on biological performance and harvest quality.
Hamburg, Germany based Berg + Schmidt - Animal Nutrition is expanding its footprint, with it recently announcing that it has opened a new subsidiary in Dubai.
Nasekomo, the Bulgarian bio-technology company that utilizes the Black Soldier Fly (BSF), is looking to scale up production after the launch of operations at its Insect Center of Excellence (NICE).
Eat & Beyond Global Holdings Inc, an investment company focused on the plant-based and alternative protein sector has completed the acquisition of 50% of the shares and 100% of outstanding capital warrants in Canadian BSFL producer, Goldbloom Enterprises...
The second half of 2023 is expected to be the most challenging period for global aquaculture since the peak of the pandemic in 2020 as factors such as demand softening and El Niño are driving fishmeal prices higher, finds a global aquaculture update from...
CropEnergies AG, the German biofuels manufacturer, is to invest around £90m (US$116.8m) in projects at the biorefinery of its UK based company, Ensus Ltd.
A new method of growing algae in Scotland could offer a sustainable boost for the aquaculture and agriculture sectors, by providing locally sourced, alternative protein sources and ingredients for feeds.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Australis have signed a $15m convertible note to promote ocean-based barramundi and seaweed aquaculture in Vietnam.
The aquaculture industry’s progress on sustainability relies on diversifying the types of ingredients it uses in its feed formulations but the drive to extend the raw material basket with novel inputs such as insect meals, single cell proteins and algal...
In March this year, Nordic Halibut signed a three-year contract with feed supplier, Skretting. The two companies will collaborate on the next generation of halibut feed.
Green Plains sold 52,000 tons of its feed ingredient, Ultra-High Protein, in the first quarter of the year, an increase of 40,000 tons over the same period in 2022, according to its Q1 2023 financial results.
Protein innovator, Arbiom, says aquaculture is still a target market for the company, as it releases the results of a new scientific study evaluating the effectiveness of its alt protein ingredient, SylPro, in pet food.
The prevalence of infectious diseases in the aquaculture industry requires a multi-pronged approach to control; the experts agree there is no one silver bullet in terms of managing health and welfare in fish and shrimp farming.
Danish aqua feed producer, BioMar, and France based biotech, Agronutris, have signed a long-term partnership to develop the 'next generation' of black soldier fly (BSF) derived protein, one that addresses the specific needs of the aquaculture...
Deep Branch, a single cell protein producer, announced that it has fully commissioned its mobile pilot unit (MPU) using CO2 produced in the Port of Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
The Silicon Valley based company says its carbon capture technology offers a competitive advantage – it can produce high-quality natural carotenoids that will sell near synthetic price levels.
The Saudi Industrial Investment Group (SIIG), one of the first privately owned petrochemical companies in Saudi Arabia, is ploughing around US$70m into Unibio.
Japanese company, Marubeni, has signed an agreement with French insect producer, Ÿnsect, to collaborate on ways to integrate its insect protein into feed for farmed fish in Japan.
EY has released the seventh edition of its annual Norwegian Aquaculture Analysis. It looks at the trends shaping the Norwegian aquaculture industry in 2023.
Raisio has sold its fish feed business to a subsidiary of Finnforel Oy. The other shareholders of the new company are Alltech and the Finnish Heino Group.
Evonik has modernized and expanded probiotics production at its site in León, Spain, and it says the upgrade lays the foundations for further growth in that business.
The Ocean 14 Capital fund, focusing exclusively on the multi-trillion-dollar ‘blue economy’, has received an investment of €30m (US$32.1m) from Ingka Investments, one of the three core businesses of Ingka Group, the largest owner and operator of IKEA...
Danish algae-based carbon capture and utilization startup, Algiecel, has raised €1.3m in seed funding from Denmark’s Export and Investment Fund, a UK-based family fund and private individuals.
Animal protein companies face strategic challenges of sustainability, animal health and market volatility.They must pivot in 2023 to secure their future, according to Rabobank’s Global Animal Protein Outlook 2023.
Singapore-based impact investor, Silverstrand Capital, has ploughed an additional €15m into Netherlands-based aquaculture investment fund, Aqua-Spark, bringing its total investment to €25m (US$25.8m).
Cargill says it is raising the bar to accelerate sustainable ingredient sourcing, prioritize animal health and welfare, and drive innovation so farmed fish producers can do more with less.
UK based Ocean 14 Capital has invested in excess of €10m (US$9.7m) to finance the entirety of Brazil based Tilabras’ growth plan - to expand production, continue its vertical integration and increase employment.
Version 3.0 of the MarinTrust standard, a tool to enable producers of raw materials in the fishmeal and fish oil industry to demonstrate responsible practice, is expected to launch next year.
A University of Saskatchewan (USask) research team is partnering with a raft of industry groups to set up a facility on campus to develop and test plant- and insect-derived proteins to replace the fishmeal in feed for aquaculture.
Rabobank remains optimistic about the long-term prospects for the shrimp industry, but the analysts expect challenges for the sector in the short term.
BioMar Group and Síldarvinnslan, a processor of fishmeal and fish oil, have signed a memorandum of understanding to build a high-tech aquafeed production facility in Iceland.
Fish feed producers are working to reduce their carbon emissions as raw materials have been proven to contribute the highest greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
