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FISHING TECHNOLOGY

FISHING TECHNOLOGY

SeafoodAI has secured a major investment from NEC X to advance AI biometrics and improve seafood sustainability in global crab fisheries.

16th April 2025

AI biometrics for improved seafood sustainability

16th April 2025

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Fujitsu Limited and Sonofai Inc, Ishida Tec Co Ltd and Tokai University are set to introduce an automated inspection device that determines the fat content of frozen albacore tuna in a non-destructive…

15th April 2025

Sonofai to ‘revolutionise’ frozen tuna inspection

15th April 2025

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

The seafood industry landscape is changing exponentially, which makes it increasingly crucial that processing equipment and solutions providers and their customers focus on introducing those innovations that will enable the blue economy…

1st April 2025

Innovation-centricity – the catalyst for a brighter future

1st April 2025

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Processing, sorting and categorising fish are essential steps in the seafood industry, helping to ensure that fish are sorted in a way that maximises their economic value, and that only the best…

29th March 2025

Frozen fish sorting – 3D sensor technology leads the way

29th March 2025

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Norwegian start-up Catchwise has raised NOK 14.5 million (€1.25M) in its pre-seed funding round. The round was led by Dreamcraft Ventures, joined by Sondo, Ocean Impact and angel investors from tech companies…

25th March 2025

Catchwise backed to ‘revolutionise’ fisheries with satellite tracking, AI

25th March 2025

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

A project led by University of the West of Scotland (UWS) scientists is looking to transform shrimp farming in Southeast Asia by developing low-cost, early-warning monitoring systems to improve sustainability in one…

25th March 2025

Sustainability boost for Southeast Asia shrimp farming

25th March 2025

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

The progression of intelligent automation in manufacturing and supply chain management has been nothing short of groundbreaking. From the early days of the Industrial Revolution to today’s era of smart factories and…

21st February 2025

Opinion: From predictive to prescriptive – how agentic AI is reshaping manufacturing operations for seafood businesses

21st February 2025

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Almost three decades of experience in specialised systems have gone into Zunibal’s tuna buoy operation and management system, making it an essential item in any tuna seiner’s wheelhouse.

7th February 2025

Machine learning digests data for optimal fishing

7th February 2025

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Seafood is critical to global nutrition and food security, and its consumption is rising each year. However, increasing amounts also end up uneaten. A new report from the World Economic Forum (WEF)…

29th January 2025

Revolutionising fishing – the valorisation of waste and by-products

29th January 2025

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Economic conditions, geopolitics and supply availability will significantly influence global animal protein markets in 2025, but while demand remains uncertain due to macroeconomic fluctuations and policy changes, seafood is poised to surpass…

29th January 2025

Seafood to dethrone poultry as main driver of global protein supply growth

29th January 2025

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Aquaculture technology company Innovasea has partnered with water quality predictions provider BiOceanOr to add oxygen forecasting to its environmental monitoring solution.

25th November 2024

Aquaculture partnership delivers oxygen forecasts

25th November 2024

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Recognising that optimising fuel efficiency is no longer just a best practice, it’s a necessity for the survival of many fishing businesses, the Intelligent Marine Assistance System (IMAS) developed by Hefring Marine is helping…

31st October 2024

Hefring’s onboard AI helping fishers reduce fuel, increase profitability

31st October 2024

NEW HORIZONS

NEW HORIZONS

Artificial intelligence – or AI – is perfectly aligned with the seafood industry’s ambition to help sustainably feed a global population hurtling towards 10 billion people by 2050, and only those ventures…

25th October 2024

‘AI will transform seafood’

25th October 2024

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Aquaculture and biotech company Watershed AC and computational biology firm Evogene Ltd have announced that they have successfully bred the first gene-edited giant freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii). 

9th October 2024

Giant freshwater prawn farming first

9th October 2024

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

Dundee, Scotland-based aquaculture technology company Ace Aquatec has expanded the presence of its products into Oceania, with New Zealand-based king salmon producer Mount Cook Alpine Salmon seeing great benefits from the award-winning…

18th September 2024

Ace Aquatec extends biomass technology to New Zealand

18th September 2024

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Investment company Blue Future Holding has acquired the remaining 67.2% of the shares in GreenFox Marine AS, with the goal to expand into new markets and reach further growth. Previously, Blue Future…

16th September 2024

GreenFox Marine acquired by Blue Future Holding

16th September 2024

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Spanish fisheries science and technology centre AZTI has developed an AI application designed to enhance the management and sustainability of commercial fisheries.

11th September 2024

AI developed to optimise fish school identification

11th September 2024

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Having unveiled its A-Biomass camera in Europe last year, aquaculture technology specialists Ace Aquatec has now launched the device in the Japanese market, with its debut made at this year’s Japan International…

21st August 2024

Ace Aquatec sends camera system to Japan

21st August 2024

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Oyster farming has long been touted for its benefits, such as improving water quality and not requiring any feed, freshwater or fertiliser. However, outdated technology and tools that prevent high volume production…

31st July 2024

Oyster farming innovations on the rise

31st July 2024

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Although innovative tech company Marelec has expanded in recent years into sophisticated weighing and processing systems, the company’s roots lie in deck and winch systems for fishing vessels – and it hasn’t…

8th July 2024

Ready to revolutionise beam trawling with AI

8th July 2024