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European Investment Bank backs Oceanloop with €35 million investment

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has granted a €35 million loan to German start-up Oceanloop, a company at the forefront of sustainable aquaculture technology. This funding, under the European Union ...
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Mowi releases 2024 Integrated Annual Report: A year of growth, sustainability and innovation

Mowi ASA, a global frontrunner in aquaculture and a trailblazer in Atlantic salmon production, has published its 2024 Integrated Annual Report. This document outlines the group’s financial performance ...
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BioMar, Innovafeed and Auchan Launch Sustainable Shrimp Feed Model

Aquafeed giant BioMar, French agri-tech firm Innovafeed, and European retail heavyweight Auchan have joined forces to integrate insect protein – derived from black soldier fly larvae – into shrimp ...
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Farmed Atlantic salmon safer to eat, but now contains less omega-3, long-term study finds

Farmed Atlantic salmon may be safer on the plate today than it was 15 years ago, but its nutritional profile has changed — notably, with lower levels of beneficial omega-3 fatty acids, according to a ...
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ShrimpNet: A Cutting-edge AI Model for Accurate, Automatic Counting of Shrimp Larvae

A team of researchers from Taiwan and Norway has developed ShrimNet, a state-of-the-art artificial intelligence tool designed to detect and count shrimp larvae with remarkable accuracy in dynamic ...
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How Generative AI is Transforming Disease Management in Aquaculture

Artificial Intelligence is proving to be a game-changing tool, reshaping how health challenges are managed in aquaculture farms by enabling more precise, efficient, and sustainable disease control.
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European eel: the species trapped in a market-driven race to extinction

The European eel (Anguilla anguilla) is vanishing before our eyes. Its numbers have plummeted since the late 1970s, yet fishing pressure has not eased. On the contrary: the scarcer the eel becomes, ...
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The Great Cormorant: A growing threat to aquaculture and biodiversity in Europe

The soaring population of Great Cororants (Phalacrocorax carbo carbo and Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis) has become a pressing challenge for European aquaculture and aquatic biodiversity. Over the past ...
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Trout production rebounds by 13% in 2024 and marks two consecutive years of stability

In 2024, Spain’s production of rainbow trout reached 16,693 tonnes, representing a 13.1% increase compared with the previous year. This turnup breaks the recent trend of stagnation and points to a ...
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Choosing an aquafeed is strategic decision that defines the business model

For many years, feed in Mediterranean gilthead seabream and European seabass aquaculture was treated as a technical variable to be optimised: a combination of proteins, lipids and energy whose primary ...
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Attractant in Aquaculture: Understanding their types and uses to enhance productivity

Attractants are chemical compounds, either natural or synthetic, designed to stimulate the sensory responses of fish and crustaceans, thereby enhancing the efficiency of feed utilization. These ...
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Tunisia pioneers innovative model to identify priority aquaculture zones in Monastir Bay

Planning aquaculture development in coastal areas facing user pressure remains one of the Mediterranean’s greatest challenges. A team of Tunisian researchers has taken a decisive step forward by ...