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The only way is up
Vertical Oceans’ modular stacking RAS system for shrimp will work anywhere, say the company’s founders. Robert Outram reports.
Read MoreUrchin aquaculture company forges new alliances
A company dedicated to restorative aquaculture through “ranching” sea urchins has announced deals with a major capital investor and the owners of one of Japan’s leading sushi chains.
Read MoreInverlussa takes on its first wellboat
Aquaculture services business Inverlussa has acquired its first wellboat. The vessel, which has been renamed Isaac McKinnon, will be working with salmon producer Mowi on the west coast of Scotland.
Read MoreOff the hook
As Vince McDonagh reports, a study by Norway’s Institute of Marine Research has added to the evidence that farmed salmon are not spreading diseases to their wild counterparts.
Read MoreKingfish Company sees sales up 36% in Q2
Land-based fish farmer The Kingfish Company saw its sales volume leap by more than a third, year on year, in the second quarter of this year.
Read MoreOysters galore – in France
I love oysters, and really miss having oyster farmers for neighbours! In my local fishmongers, No 3 oysters are sold for £1.50 each, making them an expensive treat. In restaurants, they are even more expensive because someone else is doing the work of opening them.
Read MoreLerøy Seafood invests in US biotech company
The Lerøy Seafood Group has announced a strategic investment in the US biotech company Salmonics.
The terms of the investment remain undisclosed, but the announcement said it will support Salmonics’ continued growth and cutting edge biotechnology, which uses fish blood to create healthcare products.
Read MoreSon of SalMar founder comes in from cold
Gustav Magnar Witzøe, son of the founder of the salmon giant SalMar, has joined the board of family-owned group Kvarv.
It had previously been reported that he wanted to remain outside active business and had considered moving to Switzerland at one point last year.
Far out, man
Iceland has joined the list of countries looking at whether fish farming could expand into more challenging ocean locations, as Vince McDonagh reports.
Read MoreAker BioMarine revenues up 6%
The Atlantic krill harvesting company Aker Biomarine has unveiled a 6% increase in its second quarter revenues to US $94 million (£73m).
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