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Anti-sea lice ‘snorkel cage’ patented in Norway, enters commercial stage
Aquaculture equipment manufacturer Egersund Net patents the 'TubeNet', which withstood the recent bad weather that hit Norway Continue reading
Spain-based insect meal startup to reach full potential by 2016
With plants in Spain, Peru and Tunisia, the company has developed a cost-effective system for insect meal production Continue reading
Improved salmon ISA vaccine expected to be launched by 2016
New vaccine has been tested by a multinational veterinarian company and license options are now being assessed Continue reading
Indiana tilapia aquaponics project begins expansion plans
Indiana-based aquaponics operation Blue Lotus has begun initial steps towards operations, and has ambitious plans for further down the line backed by commitments to buy from Caito Foods, Blue Fin Seafood Continue reading
Chilean farm seeks $7.5m for large-scale halibut production
Skysal is looking for private investors that can provide initial funds to start producing halibut on a commercial scale Continue reading
Fish drying venture likely to launch new US seafood cluster
A fish drying firm, a collaborative effort between the Iceland and Maine seafood 'silicon valley' models, is likely to be the first business in the New England cluster Continue reading
Marine Harvest leads Chile’s FCR progress as gap with Norway narrows
Chilean salmon farmers are closing the gap with Norway on their FCR levels, a key efficiency improvement trend led by Marine Harvest's experimental farm in Huenqullahue, Puerto Montt Continue reading
Marine Harvest discovers ‘cleaner fish’ candidate for Chile’s sea lice fight
The wrasse “cleaner fish” known to save Norwegian salmon farms from sea lice manifestations has never been able to work on Chilean salmon farms, but Marine Harvest Chile may have discovered Chile’s own workable solution — robalo Continue reading
Alltech seeks partners to produce algae oil on large scale
Animal nutrition specialist wants to increase algae oil production to 240,000t a year, to expand supply and reduce costs Continue reading