According to new research co-authored by an expert at the University of Stirling, the aquaculture sector needs more effective governance to be sustainable.
The business support initiative offers cyber security workshops and one-to-one consultations to SMEs and startups with an interest in adopting IoT technologies.
The fund invested in UK-based WellFish Tech which developed aquaculture-diagnostics using blood biomarkers and AI to determine the health status of fish.
The project aims to develop a device that will act as a point-of-care diagnostic test for diseases in fisheries and aquaculture.
The team is developing low-cost, highly sensitive, field-deployable tests that can detect tiny quantities of viruses and other pathogens in less than one hour.
New activities will prioritize work on climate-smart aquatic system innovations, nutrition and food systems and inclusive access to improved inputs, such as fish feed and seed.
Genetic technique makes breeding healthy animals more accessible to small and medium-scale fish farming producers.
Improved strains are expected to help meet the government target to produce 8.6 million tons of fish per year by 2041.
The project will employ AI for an oyster hatchery, with a system using algae and oysters for water filtration, where algae nourish the oysters.
Kingfish Maine operations manager, Megan Sorby, is initiating a new land-based RAS project to grow red drum.
SFP will initiate two new projects within its aquaculture programs, one to support more sustainable aquafeed and the other to improve farmed shrimp in Andhra Pradesh.
Shrimp farmers on approximately 42,000 hectares in Ecuador will have access to energy in the provinces of Esmeraldas, Manabí, Guayas, El Oro and Santa Elena.
It is the first sturgeon breeding farm with a focus on caviar production to receive BAP certification.
The company plans another harvest of Dutch yellowtail from Maine.
The plan follows a report revealing that a third have never been visited by the supervisory authorities.
SalMar will utilize the waste heat from Nippon Gases' production process to heat its farm.
The unit will help ensure the security of the egg supply and improve fish survival.
Swiss Blue Salmon (SBS) has selected VAQ as the RAS designer for its salmon grow-out farm.
Seabass and seabream are the most commonly farmed species in the Mediterranean Sea. Despite being a consolidated industry, there is still room for improvement.
The new contract aims to provide 320,000 smolts to a ”major” aquaculture player.
