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Editor's Note 
 
There are mixed reactions to President Trump's announcement of the executive order to boost the United States' seafood industry. Read more about it in this newsletter.
- Seyitan Moritiwon, Associate editor
 
THIS WEEK 
 
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KOA Biotech secures €2M to advance waterborne infection detection in aquaculture

KOA Biotech, a Barcelona-based biotech company, has secured a €2 million (US$ 2.1 million) investment round led by Swanlaab Innvierte Agrifood-Tech, together with Fund F and Faber.


P.E.I. aquaculture leaders turn to Virginia for help fighting MSX outbreak

Aquaculture leaders from Atlantic Canada have turned to Virginia’s experts for help fighting MSX. In late 2024, the PEI Aquaculture Alliance requested to visit William & Mary’s Batten School & Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS), a report from the school states.


Trump unveils executive order to boost U.S. seafood industry

The Trump administration has released an executive order to restore American seafood competitiveness. The order, released on April 17, states that the U.S imports nearly 90 percent of seafood and has a seafood trade deficit that stands at over $20 billion.


 
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Viewpoint: Tariffs are more than just economics in the oyster industry

Oyster farmers tend to call them “The Suits” — politicians in far-off big cities. On March 4, 2025, their worlds collided in an unusual way with the imposition of 25 percent tariffs by the United States on Canadian imports. Canada reciprocated before Washington paused them again on March 6. » Read More...
 
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Ask the Expert: Novel raw materials in 2025 - are we in or out

They say pressure creates diamonds – we can absolutely say that about how far our industry has come from the days of all-marine-based aquafeeds. Farmed fish of today grow well despite using less and less marine ingredients per tonne of feed. Yet, depletion of wild stock fisheries remains a global threat and fuels the endless hunger for innovation, in turn powering the search for novel ingredients. » Read More...
 
 
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This exciting new book provides practical guidance & advice for individuals who are seeking to manage and develop a successful aquaculture business. Starting with an overview of the types of challenges faced by managers of aquaculture businesses, the book then presents and contrasts the differences in challenges faced by new, start-up businesses and those that have been in business for many years. » Shop Now
 
Regulations 
 

Adolfo Alvial: Creating community around Chilean salmon

Adolfo Alvial is the executive director of Club Innovación Acuicola – Chile. He has a long career in the private, public, and academic sectors of the salmon farming industry in Chile. He provides a short history of how the sector grew and offers insight into what British Columbia can learn from Chile’s experience. » Read more

Viewpoint: The True North strong and free

The Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance (CAIA) is the national association that speaks for Canada’s seafood farmers, representing their interests in Ottawa and internationally to regulators, policymakers and political leaders. » Read more

 
MORE HEADLINES 
 

B.C. Supreme Court allows salmon farmers’ damage claims to proceed

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National Aquaculture Association welcomes new executive director

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Onda awarded funding to advance fish health monitoring in aquaculture

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Kurt Grinnell Foundation names latest scholarship recipients

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Generation Aqua: My mission as a young leader in aquaculture

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Events 
 

42nd Annual Salmonid Restoration Conference

April 29-May 2, 2025
Santa Cruz, California
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International Seaweed Symposium 2025

May 4-9, 2025
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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Marine Finfish Aquaculture Summit

May 21-22, 2025
Fort Pierce, FL, USA
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