Rabobank issues report on hybrid flow-through salmon aquaculture systems 

Hybrid flow-through can be a game changer for the salmon industry, but capital and supporting legislation are needed, according to Rabobank. Gorjan Nikolik really makes the case for using this technology to increase salmon supply, pointing out the symbiotic relationship between environment and welfare. Great to see some Spheric Research data contributing to this research note. Read Rabobank’s article…

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New research to enhance understanding of global shrimp consumption

The Global Shrimp Forum Foundation has announced funding for a new research project to be conducted by Spheric Consumer. This builds on proprietary data from Spheric Consumer’s recent US market report, which examines the emotional and psychological associations consumers have with seafood, as discussed by the authors in the podcast below. The report commissioned by the Global Shrimp Forum Foundation…

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Our Day 4 installment of ‘5 Days of Insights’ from Spheric Research’s Land-based Aquaculture Report 2024 focuses on industry suppliers

Spheric Research has assembled a database of 174 companies that make products and that specifically serve the land-based aquaculture industry. Anecdotally, we know that many companies have recently targeted land-based aquaculture, coming from other industries like oil and gas. Norway leads the list of suppliers, with 34 companies. Denmark, which is credited as the birthplace of the modern recirculating…

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Article: Protein from gas and bugs are making waves as COP 27 discussed food systems

Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt — Calysta, a company whose origins can be traced to the utopian vision of a 1960s oil executive, started making protein from methane on a commercial scale in October in China. France’s Innovafeed is building a giant insect protein factory in the US, bringing bug protein fed from the corn belt to pet food suppliers. Both breakthroughs mark a…

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Op-ed piece: Climate change makes case for RAS salmon farms

Matt Craze’s op-ed piece about climate change makes a case for salmon RAS. Since publication, there have been Q1 reports of big fish losses in Chile and New Zealand. New Zealand King Salmon CEO Grant Rosewarne last week called salmon farming the “canary in the coalmine” for climate change. Read the full piece at: Undercurrent News

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