Innovation & Technology

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Norwegian cod farming company Purecod AS has received a permit to farm Atlantic cod in closed pens in Røneset, Storfjorden, with the County Municipality of Møre and Romsdal granting a maximum standing biomass allowance…

15th March 2022

First cod farming permit

15th March 2022

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Boston, US-headquartered aquaculture tech company Innovasea has begun installing a complete real-time environmental monitoring system at Grieg Seafood’s new remote Red Island salmon farming site in Newfoundland on Canada’s Placentia Bay.

11th March 2022

Real-time farm monitoring

11th March 2022

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

The first fish harvested from an innovative smart farm have made their way to markets around Europe and Asia.

10th February 2022

Smart fish farms

10th February 2022

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Plans for Scotland’s first semi-closed containment marine finfish farm have taken a further step forward, after the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) granted an environmental permit for the farm.

31st January 2022

Plans submitted for Scottish semi-closed farm

31st January 2022

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

A contract for a new carrier has been placed by Norwegian live fish transport and services company Rostein AS.

5th January 2022

Rostein orders new live fish carrier

5th January 2022

NEWS

NEWS

To help uphold Mowi’s production capability and market position, the Norwegian-headquartered salmon farming company has started working with Blue Unit Solutions, a Danish company that produces data and visualisation technologies to improve…

4th January 2022

Salmon farmer brings in Denmark’s Blue Unit to help with water quality

4th January 2022

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

To further enhance quality assessments of its Mowi brand smoked salmon, Mowi Consumer Products UK has implemented new Maritech Eye to provide real-time hyperspectral scanning of its fillets.

4th January 2022

Latest Maritech fish quality scanner introduced by Mowi UK

4th January 2022

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

NOK 45 million (US$ 5 million) has been committed to the International Fund for Agricultural Fund (IFAD) by the Norwegian Agency of Development Cooperation (Norad) to increase the incomes and build the…

22nd December 2021

Norway commits millions to lift aquaculture communities out of poverty, lower malnutrition

22nd December 2021

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

The majority shareholders at Ice Fish Farm AS and Laxar Fiskeldi ehf have agreed to the former’s acquisition of Laxar and its subsidiaries and the merger of the two Icelandic salmon farming…

20th December 2021

Ice Fish Farm edges closer to owning Laxar

20th December 2021

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Breeding fish where it was not thought possible and in a sustainable way is now possible thanks to an antifouling technology developed by the Chilean company EcoSea.

16th December 2021

EcoSea technology used in Chilean offshore aquaculture prototype

16th December 2021

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

A popular subject of discussion in the maritime sector for some time now, artificial intelligence is gradually establishing itself in fish farming. Sunderland Marine Aquaculture Manager Duncan Perrin and risk management surveyors…

10th December 2021

Artificial intelligence in aquaculture

10th December 2021

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Classification society, RINA has awarded approval in principle to a new-concept offshore fish-farming vessel.

26th November 2021

Oceangoing aquaculture vessel gains RINA approval

26th November 2021

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Mowi Chile has successfully evaluated fabric developed by Garware as a mechanical barrier against Caligus larvae. 

24th November 2021

Fabric barrier against sea lice

24th November 2021

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

A New Zealand company that developed a semi-automated method for turning oyster-growing cages over with minimal human effort is the winner of the Global Seafood Alliance’s ninth annual Global Aquaculture Innovation Award.

23rd November 2021

FlipFarm Systems nabs 2021 Global Aquaculture Innovation Award

23rd November 2021

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

A smart farm which uses AI and machine learning to improve fish welfare is entering its second phase, fully testing the concept and technology.

18th November 2021

Smart salmon farm enters second phase

18th November 2021

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Start-ups from a range of industries including engineering, IT and farming have taken part in a programme aimed at promoting innovation in Irish aquaculture.

4th November 2021

Harnessing the power of start-ups in Irish aquaculture

4th November 2021

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

A new data-driven marketplace developed by XpertSea is helping the shrimp industry unlock growth and seal better trade deals, reports Bonnie Waycott. 

21st October 2021

Connecting shrimp farmers and buyers

21st October 2021

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Pump manufacturer Framo, part of the Alfa Laval group, has acquired equipment supplier LiftUP strengthening the company’s focus on sustainable aquaculture.

4th October 2021

Framo strengthens sustainable focus

4th October 2021

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

By launching its first ever online dashboard, Iceland is shining a light on its fish farming sector and taking new steps to share as much information as possible.

1st September 2021

Making aquaculture more transparent

1st September 2021

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Algae can both reduce emissions and be an alternative raw material in feed. Some of the nutrients released from salmon cages are water-soluble and can be used to fertilise the algae and…

27th August 2021

Integrated salmon and kelp farming

27th August 2021