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📢 New #TalentView! Don't miss WeAreAquaculture's exclusive #interview with Chris Ninnes, CEO of the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC), as he begins what looks set to be a #milestone year for the organisation. 💡🐟🦐 The ASC is poised to release its new #FarmStandard, the latest of a series of ambitious initiatives to support #responsibleaquaculture and drive transformative change within the sector, including the updated #FeedStandard and key projects such as the #ImproverProgramme by ASC. 🌊 💪 But there’s still plenty of work to do, Chris told us, in a wide-ranging discussion which delves into his background and #career, the role of #certification in driving change, and his outlook on the #future of #seafood and #aquaculture worldwide. 💬 “When I joined the ASC, there were only three of us. Now, the ASC has grown to a team of 135, covering over 2,500 #farms in 52 countries and certifying more than 50 species. The #growth is a positive sign, but when you look at the overall #industry, we’re still only engaging with a single-digit percentage of #global aquaculture,” he explains. ✨ Read the full interview here ➡️ https://lnkd.in/dN4rRHKZ

🇳🇴 #Norway's #government coalition has split over a dispute over the implementation of #EU energy laws - but lack of cooperation with Europe could impact #Norwegian #seafood sector, warns #industry association 🗣️ Geir Ove Ystmark, the CEO of Norwegian seafood federation Sjømat Norge, has warned that close cooperation with the #EuropeanUnion is essential to ensure continued #marketaccess for #NorwegianSeafood. 📊 The EU is Norway's largest #exportmarket, with seafood the second largest category after energy. In 2021-2023, Norway exported an average of 1.3 million tonnes of #fishery and #aquaculture products to the EU, valued at EUR 7.8 billion, according to the Market Advisory Council figures. ✨ Read more details here ➡️ https://lnkd.in/dYpHzhhr

The Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance calls to stop what it described as "self-inflicted damage to #Canada's aquaculture sector" caused by the Trudeau Government's policies and embark on a positive path to strength through #sustainable #growth. 🇨🇦🌊🐟❗ 🎯 Key highlights of Statistics Canada | Statistique Canada about #aquaculture #production and #trade data for 2023:  🔹 #Volume down: 145,985 tonnes in 2023, 27% less than the peak production level reached in 2016 (200,804 tonnes).  🔹 #Value down: CAD 1.26 billion (EUR 836 million / USD 868.9 million), a 25.3% drop in real terms from its peak value of CAD 1.69 billion (EUR 1.12 billion / USD 1.16 billion) in 2018. 🔹 #Exports fell: CAD 882.8 million (EUR 586.2 million / USD 609.2 million), a 24.5% decrease from the peak export value of CAD 1.17 billion (EUR 776.7 million / USD 807.2 million) in 2019. 🗣️ "Especially in the face of #US #tariffs that would, if implemented, brutalize coastal communities, it is time to stop all damaging actions and policies that undermine the strength and vitality of our sector," said #CAIA President and CEO, Tim Kennedy. "It is time to begin on a new and innovative pathway toward #food #security, #job creation and new #economic and #community opportunity through #seafood #farming." 🟣🔵 More info 👉 https://lnkd.in/d45DeMww *Image: Adobe Stock.

The #UK's largest #salmon producer, Mowi Scotland, has partnered with experts from the Roslin Institute in a large-scale study aimed at increasing the #productivity of farmed salmon by improving their #welfare. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🧑🔬🐟🤝 🎯 Specifically, they team up in search of a solution to limit the impact and cost of #chronic #diseases associated with the sector. 🎯 The collaboration will last five years and has a budget of GBP 8.5 million (EUR 10.1 million / USD 10.5 million). 🗣️ "We seek to advance the fundamental understanding of #fish #health and robustness at multiple levels across the salmon life cycle, a proposal only possible through such a large-scale partnership with industry," Dr Nick Wade, the Roslin Institute. 🗣️ "The scientific objectives outlined are highly strategically relevant and deliver immediate translational opportunities to salmon production benefit the Scottish, UK and global salmon farming sectors, further increasing animal welfare, #profitability, #sustainability, and societal acceptance," Professor Herve Migaud, Health, Welfare and Biology Director at Mowi Scotland. 🟣🔵 More info 👉 https://lnkd.in/dQZtGdaX *Photo: Landcatch Natural Selection.

🔬 The Universidad Austral de Chile has presented the study 'In vitro Evaluation of Pretreated and Untreated Brewer's Bagasse Flour Enzymatically, with Potential Application in Functional Fish Diets' to improve farmed salmonids #health. 🥼 Researchers have developed a pretreatment to analyze the possible #toxic, pro-inflammatory, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant effects of brewer's bagasse flour when used as a supplement in #salmonid #fish #diets. 👩⚕️ Dr. María Cristina Ravanal, a faculty member at the Institute of Science and Technology of Food: "We have studied how to extract bioactive #compounds from brewer's bagasse. This allowed us to efficiently obtain phenolic acids and prebiotics." 💡 In conclusion, Ravanal explains that the extract stimulates the immune response and modulates genes related to oxidative #stress, while also showing #antimicrobial effects against Piscirickettsia salmonis, a significant #pathogen in #aquaculture. https://lnkd.in/de2TMV9t

🤝 French insect #protein producer Innovafeed has partnered with Agryco, which specializes in fertilizer and seed sale, to commercialize the natural, high-performance #organic #fertilizer Hilucia™ 'Frass for plants'. 🐛 👩🔬 👨🔬 For its part, Innovafeed brings its expertise in producing #sustainable #ingredients from insect #breeding, while Agryco offers a platform for accessing high-performance #natural inputs. ♻️ Innovafeed produces ingredients with a lower #carbon #footprint - claiming a reduction of 80% compared to other #companies without industrial symbiosis - and also reduces carbon #emissions across the #valuechain. https://lnkd.in/drQgJtue

🦐 #German partnership harnesses #AI tech for better #animalwelfare in #shrimpfarming 💡 The #ShrimpWiz project, led by the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research in partnership with Oceanloop, uses #machinevision to automatically examine and care for #shrimp cultivated in indoor #RAS facilities. 💬 "The use of #computervision software to measure shrimp enables accurate and non-invasive monitoring of animal welfare and productivity in shrimp farming - 24 hours a day, 7 days a week," said AWI project coordinator, Dr Stephan Ende. 💬 "Non-invasive, real-time monitoring of key farming parameters such as growth, #feedconversion, survival and stress will make a crucial contribution to a better understanding of shrimp farming," said Dr Bert Wecker, CTO of Oceanloop. ✨ Read more details here ➡️ https://lnkd.in/dJMzesTi

👊 The Kangamiut Group A/S has announced its intention to merge its three subsidiaries, Kangamiut Seafood A/S, DanSea Nordic A/S, and Northcoast Seafoods DK A/S, and operate under the name Kangamiut Seafood A/S. 🐟 💡 This generational transition aims to meet regulatory and customer demands, adapt to the changing global landscape, and foster future partnerships in the seafood industry. 📍 The new company will continue to operate from Dronninglund (Head Office) and Farum (home office of the current DanSea Nordic), Denmark, and will be led by CEO Rasmus Grønborg Bak. https://lnkd.in/dMWhYiPb

The Scientific Research Vessel 'Humboldt' set sail as part of the #jumbo #flying #squid #research #cruise off Peru's coast conducted by Peru's Ministry of Production (Ministerio de la Producción del Perú - #Produce) through the Peruvian Institute of the Sea (Instituto del Mar del Perú- #Imarpe). 🇵🇪🦑🚢🧑🔬 🎯 The results will contribute to the analysis of #fishing #projections for this species - the second most important commercial fishery in #Peru - for 2025 and its #fisheries #management measures. 🗣️ "This research is key to guarantee the #sustainability of the jumbo flying squid, a fundamental resource for the country's artisanal and industrial fisheries," Jesús Eloy Barrientos Ruiz, Peru's Vice-Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture. 🗣️ "Evaluating the status of the jumbo flying squid will allow us to make important informed decisions for the responsible management of this important hydrobiological resource, always taking care of #marine #ecosystems," Sergio González Guerero, Peru's Minister of Production. 🟣🔵 More info 👉 https://lnkd.in/dUEVSSWa *Photo: Produce.

🐟 💙 Bluefront Equity has announced an investment in the venture capital firm Builders Vision, founded by Lukas Walton, to promote solutions that foster long-term #sustainability in the global #seafood #industry. 💰 This investment is part of the Bluefront Capital II #fund, which aims to develop #sustainable #solutions for the global seafood industry. In its first round, $62 million was raised in 2021. Bluefront Capital II has already surpassed that amount and will continue #fundraising until next summer. 🤲 Bluefront supports companies that develop #products, #services, #software, and #technology, specifically those working to improve #oceanhealth, promote #fishwelfare, and enhance resource efficiency. 🗣️ Kjetil Haga, partner and CEO at Bluefront: "From the moment we met with Builders Vision and learned about their focus on advancing the #blueeconomy and transforming #food systems, we saw strong synergies between our goals and approach." https://lnkd.in/dudYagix