Nicovita launches $80m Ecuador shrimp feed plant plans
The planned plant, which will be built near Guayaquil, Ecuador, builds on the $35m that the company, owned by Peru's Alicorp, spent on investments in 2021
Norway’s Pelagia snaps up 100% of fishmeal, oil group
The Austevoll Seafood JV purchased Norsk Fiskeindustri Invest, which itself owns stakes in two further producers
Skretting exec leaves company after 12 years to join agri-tech firm
Skretting executive Charlie Granfelt leaves his role as global commercial and marketing manager for closed aquaculture systems, a position he was promoted to six months before
Colruyt Group invests in Dutch firm The Seaweed Company
With the funds, the sustainable aquaculture company can realize the expansion of its seaweed farms and bring more products to the European market, it said
New EU report addresses lack of clear circularity indicators in aquaculture
The report addresses the need for measurements of circularity, both as an incentive for the industry to report them, and to help market circular products to consumers
Salmon Evolution partners with Canadian startup in feed automation
ReelData, which is based in Nova Scotia, said Salmon Evolution will use its ReelAppetite solution to automate feeding
Chinese aquafeed giant calls for tax parity with pork, poultry
Tongwei Group, China's largest producer of aquafeed and photovoltaics, has urged the Chinese government to cut taxes for aquaculture companies
Walmart supplier Fishin’ Company plans $130m India tilapia project
According to Undercurrent News sources familiar with Fishin', the project will offer vertically integrated supply for the likes of Walmart, in the North American market
BioMar to pay ‘SuperSmolt’ patent holder $4m after legal wrangle
A Norwegian appeals court ruled that BioMar had developed its smolt product 'in a way that was not widely accepted in the industry', the firm STIM said
Skretting’s new sustainability policy gives NE Atlantic blue whiting the all-clear
Under its new responsible sourcing policy, Nutreco and Skretting are happy to accept blue whiting's inclusion in the MarinTrust Improvers Programme