Innovation & Technology

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Svolvær, Norway, -based supplier of refrigerant solutions to the aquaculture and fisheries industries Proff Kulde AS has extended its footprint in northern Norway with a new facility in Tromsø. The company has…

1st September 2023

Aquaculture supplier expands to Tromsø and rebrands

1st September 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Scottish Sea Farms is opening a new inhouse incubation unit to help safeguard egg supply and fish survival.

31st August 2023

Scottish Sea Farms opens inhouse incubator

31st August 2023

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Boston-based aquaculture tech company Innovasea has extended its AI-driven biomass estimation tool BiomassPro for use with Atlantic salmon.

23rd August 2023

Innovasea adds Atlantic salmon algorithm to biomass solution

23rd August 2023

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Bluefront Equity-owned software companies Naviaq and Seacloud have confirmed they have merged in order to provide aquaculture industry customers with a broader and more cost-efficient data-driven service offering. 

23rd August 2023

Naviaq and Seacloud in digital seafood merger

23rd August 2023

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Norwegian-based maritime system supplier Brunvoll has secured a contract with Fitjar Mekaniske Verksted AS (FMV) for the delivery of a propulsion and manoeuvring package for a new stun and bleed vessel, being built…

22nd August 2023

Brunvoll scoops aqua newbuild propulsion contract

22nd August 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Brimmond is offering a full 360 degree manufacture, rental and support package for net cleaning pumps, reportedly the first company in the UK to do so.

16th August 2023

First UK turnkey net-cleaning service

16th August 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Loch Long Salmon is running a number of events giving the local community an opportunity to comment on a proposed new semi-closed salmon farm on Loch Linnhe, in the west of Scotland.

14th August 2023

Scottish salmon farm consultations

14th August 2023

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Fish containment solutions provider Badinotti Group has confirmed the acquisition of Pacific Netting Products (PNP), a Seattle-based company specialising in the sale of nets and other containment structures. 

8th August 2023

Badinotti expands US operations with PNP purchase

8th August 2023

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

San Diego-based genetic services provider Center for Aquaculture Technologies (CAT) has recruited Simon Hill as its new Chief Business Development Officer. In the role, Hill will spearhead strategic growth initiatives, expanding market reach,…

2nd August 2023

CAT appoints business development leader

2nd August 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Center for Aquaculture Technologies (CAT) has opened a new facility dedicated to shrimp genome research.

24th July 2023

CAT opens shrimp genetics research centre

24th July 2023

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

International research organisation WorldFish has embarked on an initiative with Norway aimed at refining, testing and scaling innovative renewable energy solutions for the aquaculture sector in Egypt. 

11th July 2023

WorldFish, Norway target Egyptian aqua growth

11th July 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

A second batch of solar-grown oysters has been released to help restore the reef in the Patapsco River, south of Baltimore, US.

3rd July 2023

Second batch of solar-grown oysters released

3rd July 2023

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

After receiving a total 29 applications for this year’s Aqua Nor Innovation Award, a jury has now evaluated all the applications and nominated three finalists: Marin X Inc (Sensor Globe), EVONTA-Technology and…

3rd July 2023

Aqua Nor award finalists announced

3rd July 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

A new ‘genetic chip’ is set to guarantee the authenticity of the Galician mussel and help in its sustainable production.

30th June 2023

Genetic chip guarantees mussel authenticity

30th June 2023

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Scottish Sea Farms has scooped a farming award for its pioneering seaweed scheme.

26th June 2023

Seaweed salmon health scheme wins innovation award

26th June 2023

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

New treatment vessel Eloise Eslea has entered into service for Scotland’s second biggest salmon farmer, Scottish Sea Farms, following final fit-out and successful sea trials in Shetland.

21st June 2023

Next-gen farming vessel gets to work

21st June 2023

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

US-headquartered multinational information technology services and consulting company Cognizant has begun a collaborative project with Tidal, a project inside X, Alphabet’s Moonshot Factory, to make Tidal’s ocean information platform widely available to the aquaculture…

15th June 2023

Tech partners target aqua decarbonisation

15th June 2023

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Dundee, Scotland, -based aquaculture technology company Ace Aquatec has secured an investment from cleantech investor Earth Capital Limited (ECL) to grow its portfolio of products and markets. ECL joins existing investors Aqua-Spark and…

7th June 2023

Ace Aquatec lands new backers for growth plans

7th June 2023

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

A new and upgraded live fish transfer system has been delivered to SalMar Aker Ocean’s fish farm, Offshore Farm 1.

5th June 2023

Offshore farm’s fish transfer system delivered

5th June 2023

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Scottish-based fishing and aquaculture equipment supplier Gael Force Group has progressed plans to deliver its integrated SeaQureFarm in 2024 by establishing a partnership with Cunningham Covers of Northern Ireland for the prototyping…

31st May 2023

Gael Force advances new fish farming system

31st May 2023