BBC award for protein that will feed the world
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by Matt Scott
3y ago
Insect protein pioneer wins broadcaster’s first international food and farming award 20 September 2017 AGRIPROTEIN has won fresh acclaim in the quest for a new source of protein to feed the planet’s burgeoning population. The waste-to-nutrient pioneer was today (20 September 2017) named the BBC Food Chain Global Champion for its flagship product which is helping secure the future of food while delivering significant environmental benefits. An animal feed ingredient made from fly larvae reared on food waste, MagMeal™ is a protein substitute for fishmeal widely used in aquaculture, agriculture a ..read more
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Fishing for better food solutions
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by Matt Scott
3y ago
The following was radio interview originally published on ABC Australia’s Future Tense on September 17, 2017. http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/rn/podcast/2017/09/fte_20170917.mp3   It’s estimated the global fish catch has dropped by 25% over the past quarter century. That’s coincided with a massive growth in fish farming. But has aqua-cultural contributed to the demise of wild fish stocks? In this program we look at future trends and we highlight several innovative projects designed to help build fish farming systems that are green, clean and more efficient. Guests Brian Von Herzen ..read more
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EnerGaia, Aquacelerator Fellow, debuts company news update
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by Matt Scott
3y ago
EnerGaia, a Fellow in the Blue Economy Challenge’s Aquacelerator, recently released their first company newsletter, recapping some of their Blue Economy ongoings and other activites from January 2017 to July 2017. Read below and, if you want to subscribe, send an email to info@energaia.com ..read more
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World Oceans Week: 5 Ways to Support
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by Matt Scott
3y ago
June 8, 2017 is World Oceans Day, a global celebration in recognition of the power and necessity of our oceans. June 8 is also the day the InnovationXchange and SecondMuse conclude the Aquacelerator, helping accelerator ten sustainable aquaculture solutions. We want you to be part of the festivities! Here are five ways you can support and be part of the Aquacelerator’s World Oceans Week Celebration. Click for the interactive PDF of the “5 Ways to Support” poster. Be part of Aquacelerator World Oceans Week! Follow SecondMuse on Facebook and Twitter and stay tuned for videos celebrating the Aq ..read more
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Startup Stories: MicroSynbiotiX (Interview with the Life Science Network)
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by Matt Scott
3y ago
This month, the Life Science Network — a forum for life science executives, scientists, entrepreneurs, investors and media professionals to foster communication, connections, and collaboration — interviewed MicroSynbiotiX CEO and co-founder, Simon Porphy. Click here to read the original interview.   MicroSynbiotiX, an early-stage biotech company based in Ireland, is developing oral vaccines to prevent infectious diseases in farmed fish. We spoke with CEO and co-founder, Simon Porphy, about his transgenic microalgae technology and his startup journey. What does MicroSynbiotiX do? We a ..read more
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A Photo Diary: EnerGaia’s Work with Local Women Entrepreneurs, Farmers, and Fishermen
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by Matt Scott
3y ago
Following the kickoff of the Aquacelerator, EnerGaia, partnering with land, building, and factory owners to utilize excess space for the cultivation of spirulina, has been hard at work facilitating impact in the Indian Ocean region. Today’s blog provides a recap and photo diary of their journey they have undertaken, supporting economic empowerment for local women entrepreneurs and local farmers and fishermen overall to prevent overfishing and bring sustainable algae products into the fold in innovative ways. Madurai Visit by Saumil Shah, Bonnie Hobbs and Maddie Hobbs of Ene ..read more
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Innovations in Tanzanian Aquaculture
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by Matt Scott
3y ago
Women seaweed farmers from Zanzibar holding the tubular nets they have designed with SeaPower, a Blue Economy Challenge winner, that will allow them to grow higher valued seaweed in deeper waters. Photo Credit: Brett Garling, Cut Canvas Creative Key players from across Tanzania’s aquaculture industry will gather in Dar es Salaam on April 27, to think about ways to support and scale local innovators whose game-changing innovations could advance the future of aquaculture. “Aquaculture investments enrich our food systems, create new economic opportunities, and protect our ocean’s health,” explain ..read more
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IOT and Ocean Farmers training turns local community members into aquaculture field technicians
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by Matt Scott
3y ago
Written by Thibault Giulioli (Indian Ocean Trepang) & Fred Pascal (Ocean Farmers) Industrial fishing methods are putting at stake our oceans health, depleting fish stocks and depriving coastal fishing communities of some of their natural fishing grounds, forcing them to put more pressure onto the lagoon ecosystems. Poverty and over-fishing are the Madagascar South-West region’s main challenges. Its population median age is 19 years; in 12 years from now it will have grown by 50% and it is facing migrants leaving the island plateau due to deforestation and looking for a better livelihood on ..read more
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Breakthrough fish feed solution holds promise for smallholders
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by Matt Scott
3y ago
In December 2016, following his attendance at the Aquacelerator kickoff, Dr. Nigel Preston published an article via WorldFish. With more than 25 years of experience, he has authored more than 85 scientific publications on coral reef ecology, fisheries ecology, aquaculture biology, genetics, nutrition and environmental management. In this article, Dr. Preston shares more about Novacq. Currently, around 17 million metric tons of fish, one fifth of the global fish catch, is used to produce fish feeds for aquaculture. But a breakthrough innovation developed by CSIRO scientists in Australia in ..read more
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Why We Innovate: Aquaculture Innovators Share Their Stories
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by Matt Scott
3y ago
From Australia to South Africa, and from Thailand to Tanzania, since late 2016, ten game-changing companies have set out on a journey to reengineer aquaculture with their own sustainable solutions. In a new video series, each of these Aquacelerator Fellows sheds light on their innovations and what drove them to pursue the impact they are working toward. One of those Fellows is Jonathen Arul. Arul is the co-founder of Mawio Farms and partnering with Matthew Haden, founder of The Recycler, which is harnessing the power of Black Soldier Flies to turn biowaste into fish feed in Dar es Salaam, Tanz ..read more
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