Saving Seafood

Aquafeed producers stress importance of shift toward sustainable supply chain

October 12, 2020 — Major aquaculture operations and retail companies are setting high targets in the next decade to push the industry’s boundaries on sustainability as it relates to novel feed ingredients, energy efficiency and the reduction of carbon emissions, and worker voice and social equity.

In a virtual Global Outlook for Aquaculture Leadership (GOAL) conference panel on Wednesday, sustainability heads from several companies came together to explain their guidelines, goals, and reasons for focusing on increasing sustainable practices in these key areas.

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Aquaculture leaders see tech advances as key to future growth

October 8, 2020 — While aquaculture companies around the globe have different approaches to raising seafood –building land-based RAS facilities or pushing for offshore development, which species are most profitable, choice in feed varieties, etc. – there are common threads that bring different production systems together: the need for increased control across the board and the industrialization and automation of day-to-day operations.

In a Global Aquaculture Alliance presentation focused on paradigm shifts in aquaculture production systems – which took place at its virtual Global Outlook for Aquaculture Leadership (GOAL) conference – representatives from aquaculture projects came together to talk about challenges faced in their own operations, and where they see a need for innovation in aquaculture production.

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