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Marine-tech: A New Wave of Ventures for InLab in California

Admin — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 19:14:04 +0000

InLab’s regional focus spans the coastline from San Diego, to Los Angeles and the Bay Area to Seattle. As a result, Inlab Ventures has decided to form a new sector of ventures that we will pursue for our portfolio: marine ventures. This will include technology applications in the areas of port and intercoastal security, anti-terrorism and anti-piracy, drug enforcement, marine biotech, desalination and water supply technologies, navigation and tracking systems, and marine energy.

With Inlab’s proximity to world-class universities such as Scripps and other California universities with research programs in marine science, as well as some of the largest ports in the country, it makes perfect sense to leverage the resources in this region. InLab has connections with the U.S. Coast Guard, the local port authorities, the National Science Foundation, and the Department of Homeland Security.

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Brunei Joint-venture aims to breed 2,000 tons of live red grouper yearly for export

Admin — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 20:54:54 +0000

Bruneian company Myinvesco Hi-Q Biotech Sdn Bhd has set up a $3.4 million grouper breeding business, using technology from Taiwan to meet strong demand from China.

The company yesterday signed a joint-venture deal with Taiwanese firm Planet Hi-Q Marine Biotech to build Brunei’s first indoor pond that grows red groupers to be marketed live to China.

The indoor fish farm, which will use a patented Ecological Recirculating Aquaculture System (Eras) technology, will have a yearly production capacity of 50 tonnes and will be built on a two-hectare site allocated by the Fisheries Department in Kg Serdang, Jln Kota Batu.

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Moi Farm Seeks Expansion

Admin — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 20:47:48 +0000

Hawaii’s first commercial open-ocean fish farm is seeking to quadruple the size of its operation raising moi off Ewa Beach. Grove Farm Fish & Poi LLC, previously known as Cates International, is seeking to expand its state ocean lease from 28 acres to 61 acres, and quadruple the volume of its submerged pens to boost annual fish production from 1.2 million pounds to 5 million pounds.

The plan, if realized, would be a dramatic expansion in an industry that has huge potential but remains constrained despite Hawai’i being one of the pioneers for raising fish in offshore cages.

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