Spotlight: Offshore farming

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Offshore wind development one step closer for Oregon

The US government announced this week a proposed auction for offshore wind projects in two coastal areas of the US state

Norway firm secures offshore license for salmon farming in Namibia

Norwegian aquaculture must rise to challenges of negative perception

Aquaculture Stewardship Council gears up to unveil unified global farm standard

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China launches a new offshore pen in Guangdong Province

NZ King Salmon gets 10,000t approval for ‘world first’ offshore farm

Aquaculture America 2024 sees younger crowd, gives much attention to offshore issues, regulatory frameworks

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Dinosaur-age mineral is sticky problem for US East Coast windfarms

A crushable green mineral in seafloors that dates back to the age of the dinosaurs may prove to be one of the biggest challenges yet for the offshore wind industry

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aquaculture

Norway’s would-be offshore farmers tick over awaiting clarity on regulations, tax

Price tag for Canadian research vessel increases tenfold

Bluegreen Canada plans to start marine donut build in 2024

prices

Kontali: Norway salmon tax to push consolidation, modernization elsewhere

Expect Pacific halibut prices to stay high on West Coast this year, Tradex predicts

Alaska sockeye price down 7% since start of 2022

companies

Family-owned salmon farmer posts $100m profit ahead of up to three-fold tax hike

SalMar’s Witzoe: No offshore aquaculture until Norway clarifies taxes

Norway salmon industry finds consensus on closed containment systems, pen innovation

people

Former Mowi exec Gaskill joins BC-based Poseidon Ocean Systems as CEO

AKVA appoints new COO for sea-based division

NOAA hires former Environmental Defense Fund advocate as senior wind projects advisor

m&a

Aqua Nor 2023: Flow-through salmon farms fall into tax ‘grey area’; AquaMaof lets numbers do talking

Vietnam tech platform Tepbac raises $2.25m in pre-series A funding round

Froy snaps up majority stake in Norwegian robotics firm

retail

Lusamerica uses dock, Noah’s Ark to support California fisheries resurrection

Iceland’s Samherji rebrands Aquanor as part of fresh, frozen US sales expansion

Alaska fisheries face ‘crisis’ due to species collapse, Murkowski says

processing

Northline hopes to revolutionize Bristol Bay salmon harvesting with new boat

SBA loans available for businesses hit by Alaska snow, red king crab fisheries

US Homeland Security urges promoting domestic aquaculture to mitigate national security risks

fishing

High prices to drive NZ’s export revenue up 8% despite volume drop

Maine politicians push back on offshore wind development off US state’s coast

Fabrication begins for new wind farm off US Atlantic coast