Land-based Farming

LAND-BASED FARMING

LAND-BASED FARMING

At the end of November 2022, kelp restoration and sea urchin aquaculture venture Urchinomics opened a commercial ranching site in Nagato, Japan, with seafood processor Maruyama Suisan. In attendance were guests including…

25th January 2023

Scaling up

25th January 2023

LAND-BASED FARMING

LAND-BASED FARMING

Alternative asset investment firm Cadman Capital Group has taken a strategic equity stake in Urchinomics, an aquaculture venture that turns ecologically-destructive sea urchins into high-valued seafood, which in turn helps restore dwindling kelp forests.

20th January 2023

Cadman buys into urchins

20th January 2023

LAND-BASED FARMING

LAND-BASED FARMING

Land-based aquaculture business The Kingfish Company has selected Vincent Erenst as its new Chief Executive Officer and is looking to make the appointment effective on 6 February 2023.

4th January 2023

Kingfish chooses new CEO

4th January 2023

LAND-BASED FARMING

LAND-BASED FARMING

Aker ASA has confirmed that Aker Capital AS is participating in an equity financing round in the post-smolt salmon producer Gaia Salmon Holding AS.

4th January 2023

Aker invests in post-smolt

4th January 2023

LAND-BASED FARMING

LAND-BASED FARMING

Land-based aquaculture business The Kingfish Company has confirmed the town of Jonesport, Maine, has finalised Kingfish Maine’s building permit application.

2nd December 2022

US green light for Kingfish

2nd December 2022

LAND-BASED FARMING

LAND-BASED FARMING

Norwegian aquaculture company Andfjord Salmon has reported continued good biological conditions in its first land-based pool at Kvalnes, Andøya, with its fish continuing to “grow well” and the survival rate remaining “industry leading”.

2nd December 2022

High survival for Andfjord

2nd December 2022

LAND-BASED FARMING

LAND-BASED FARMING

With the understanding that good lighting can stimulate growth and keep farmed salmon healthy, Philips aquaculture LED lighting has been installed at Havlandet’s newly-built, land-based recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) pilot plant in…

29th November 2022

Illuminating RAS pilot

29th November 2022

LAND-BASED FARMING

LAND-BASED FARMING

Norwegian land-based salmon farming company Salmon Evolution ASA has confirmed that it successfully completed the first harvest from its first batch of fish on 7 November 2022.

8th November 2022

Salmon Evolution – first fish

8th November 2022

LAND-BASED FARMING

LAND-BASED FARMING

Land-based salmon farming company Gigante Salmon Rødøy AS has entered into an agreement to purchase intake pumps from Xylem Water Solutions Norge AS.

8th November 2022

Gigante contract for Xylem

8th November 2022

LAND-BASED FARMING

LAND-BASED FARMING

Norwegian land-based salmon farmer Andfjord Salmon AS has confirmed the average weight of the salmon in its first pool at its Kvalnessite, on the island of Andøya, has now reached 1kg.

1st November 2022

Andfjord’s fish reach 1kg

1st November 2022

LAND-BASED FARMING

LAND-BASED FARMING

Land-based yellowtail kingfish farming business The Kingfish Company has announced that founder Ohad Maiman is to step down from his role as CEO and will take up an advisory position with the…

1st November 2022

Kingfish CEO change

1st November 2022

LAND-BASED FARMING

LAND-BASED FARMING

A prototype for New Zealand’s first sustainable, land-based salmon farm is in the early stages of development, after securing government funding.

31st October 2022

NZ’s first land-based farm

31st October 2022

LAND-BASED FARMING

LAND-BASED FARMING

Norwegian land-based salmon farming company Salmon Evolution ASA has confirmed that CEO Håkon André Berg has resigned from his position. 

28th October 2022

Salmon Evolution change

28th October 2022

LAND-BASED FARMING

LAND-BASED FARMING

Land-based aquaculture business The Kingfish Company has received approval from the town of Jonesport, Maine, for its Kingfish Maine building permit application. 

26th October 2022

Kingfish lands US approval

26th October 2022

LAND-BASED FARMING

LAND-BASED FARMING

Tilapia breeding and distribution company GenoMar Genetics Group has recruited Rodrigo Zanolo to the position of Commercial Director. 

20th October 2022

GenoMar exec appointment

20th October 2022

LAND-BASED FARMING

LAND-BASED FARMING

UK-based Ocean 14 Capital has invested €10 million to finance the entirety of a leading producer of sustainable tilapia in Brazil.

11th October 2022

Sustainable tilapia funding

11th October 2022

LAND-BASED FARMING

LAND-BASED FARMING

Norwegian land-based salmon farming company Salmon Evolution ASA has confirmed the strong biological performance that it saw in the second-quarter of this year has continued for the remainder of Q3 and that it should…

4th October 2022

Salmon Evolution harvest

4th October 2022

LAND-BASED FARMING

LAND-BASED FARMING

Norwegian aquaculture services and equipment provider AKVA Group has secured a contract with Icelandic Land Farmed Salmon (ILFS) for the delivery of a new smolt facility to be built in Vestmannaeyjar, the most southern…

4th October 2022

Smolt contract win for AKVA

4th October 2022

LAND-BASED FARMING

LAND-BASED FARMING

Bluefront Equity has increased its share of aquaculture technology firm, Redox, to 82%.

21st September 2022

Bluefront ups Redox stake

21st September 2022

LAND-BASED FARMING

LAND-BASED FARMING

Netherlands-based yellowtail kingfish producer Kingfish Zeeland has become the first company in Europe to successfully complete a pilot of Global Seafood Alliance’s (GSA) Raised Without Antibiotics Standard.

8th August 2022

European antibiotics first

8th August 2022