Other Chilean salmon farmers activate contingencies for algae bloom
Chile's Sernapesca has noted that nine of 13 salmon farming centers in the Aysen region have activated their contingency plans
Revised ‘sustainability cookbook’ touts MSC catches
Ocean Cookbook 2022 is a collaboration between 17 award-winning chefs and the harvesters -- also the centerpiece of an MSC marketing campaign for the new year
Indonesian gov’t plans network of ‘aquaculture villages’
The initiative is an effort to rapidly grow Indonesia's production of shrimp, lobster, crab and seaweed in a bid to speed up post-pandemic recovery
UN backs Urchinomics as Japanese farm begins full-scale ops
The UN has named Urchinomics as one of only three commercial ventures in the world at this time to be formally endorsed as an 'Ocean Decade action'
Russian Fishery aims to drop H&G pollock with PBO prices tipped to hit $4,500/t
Russian Fishery aims to stop H&G pollock production later this year with prices for PBO fillets expected to soar to $4,500/t and surimi demand also strong
US mussel grower seeks more acreage to overcome green crab problem
'In essence, we can no longer count on historical patterns for seed recruitment, so we have to look to catch the seed in the water column where the green crab can't reach it ...' -- Alex de Koning
Iceland Ocean Cluster plans ‘eco-industrial park’ for land-based farming ops
Sjavarklasinn plans to develop a second collaborative space in a 30,000-square-meter building that was to be used for an aluminum plant in Helguvik, not far from Reykjavik
Chinese authorities warn shrimp farmers in Jiangsu over water pollution
Levels of inorganic nitrogen in water samples from farms were found to be over 15 times the limit in Rudong county, Jiangsu province
RAS salmon producer Atlantic Sapphire reports 400t biomass gain in December
'At this point I would say the farm is relatively reliable' -- Johan Andreassen, Atlantic Sapphire
BlueNalu adds well-traveled food industry exec Wagner to board
Mary K. Wagner has served in senior executive roles at Starbucks, Yum! Brands, Mars, Gallo Winery, General Mills and Gorton's Seafood
