Aquaculture

The first round of the global Aquaculture Innovation Challenge (AIC) has ended with 17 of the initial 56 applications moving on to the second round.

A new diet aimed at helping tuna farmers avoid the biosecurity risks and sustainability issues associated with baitfish diets has been launched by Skretting.

2019 marks the 10-year anniversary of Cermaq’s sustainability report, highlighting the company’s support for sustainable development and increased transparency in the salmon aquaculture industry.

The shortlists for the 2019 Aquaculture Awards, held on 29 May at Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh, have been announced.

Faroese salmon farming company Bakkafrost has become a participant in the Ocean Disclosure Project (ODP), Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) has confirmed.

One of the largest insect meal producers in Europe, French company InnovaFeed has achieved Friend of the Sea and Friend of the Earth certification.

Arctic waters are proving beneficial to salmon farmers as the intense cold means the fish grows more slowly, resulting in qualities that are attractive to consumers.

Egypt has seen a “dramatic rise” in the number of smallholder farmers starting new Nile tilapia-focused aquaculture ventures driven by the country’s high population growth and an increasingly active agriculture sector.

Ecuador’s Sustainable Shrimp Partnership (SSP) has signed off its first batch of SSP-approved premium quality farmed shrimp.