Aquaculture

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Non-profit trade association Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) has announced the official release of its Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) Salmon Farm Standard (SFS) Issue 3.0. The standard will become effective on 5 August 2026,…

6th August 2025

GSA releases new salmon farm standard

6th August 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

US Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss) and Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) have introduced the Marine Aquaculture Research for America (MARA) Act of 2025 to advance the development of open ocean aquaculture in federal waters.

6th August 2025

US senators champion open ocean aquaculture

6th August 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

In a bid to transform the future of global aquaculture, the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) and the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) have released a new roadmap for landscape-level improvements in aquaculture.

6th August 2025

ASC, SFP launch aquaculture reform roadmap

6th August 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Turkey’s seafood exports have reached record levels thanks to rapid growth in the country’s fish farming activities. According to Sinan Kızıltan, Chairman of the Turkish Fisheries Exporters’ Association, the country’s recent success…

6th August 2025

Aquaculture success sees Turkish seafood trade soar

6th August 2025

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

The European Commission has issued a proposal to simplify the collection and compilation of statistics on European fisheries and aquaculture.

4th August 2025

Brussels to simplify EU fisheries and aquaculture statistics

4th August 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Seafood lovers may not realise it, but what ends up on their plates is increasingly influenced by decisions being made on the global finance stage.

1st August 2025

Investors hooked on sustainable seafood

1st August 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) has launched its new Programme Centre – a new digital hub that promises to transform how certificate holders and auditors access and interact with certification documentation.

31st July 2025

ASC launches certification hub platform

31st July 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Scottish government has launched a new initiative to tackle the environmental challenges posed by marine pen fish farms (MPFF), as part of Round 11 of the CivTech Scotland Accelerator programme.

30th July 2025

Scotland launches fish farm challenge

30th July 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Eighteen fish feed mills have achieved ASC Feed Certification in 2025, marking a major step forward for sustainability and responsible sourcing in aquaculture.

29th July 2025

Global surge in ASC Feed certification

29th July 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Shrimp farmers in southern Vietnam are adopting a groundbreaking method of raising shrimp within mangrove forests to both protect their livelihoods and help combat climate change.

28th July 2025

Shrimp farmers embrace mangrove sustainability

28th July 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

China imported 429,687 tonnes of shrimp in the first-half of 2025, with the total representing a 4% decrease on the corresponding period of last year – largely due to a sharp contraction…

24th July 2025

China importing more shrimp after weak start to 2025

24th July 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

By global standards, aquaculture across Central Asia is growing at a very slow pace, with the progress far more drawn-out than forecasted. There is, according to local players, a plethora of factors…

24th July 2025

Central Asian aquaculture struggling to get a firm footing

24th July 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) is inviting applications for two new members to join its Board of Trustees – one with a focus on NGO and social impact, and the other on…

24th July 2025

ASC seeks new board members and appoints technical advisors

24th July 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

With operations along the entire Norwegian coast, Abyss is a leading supplier of maritime services to the aquaculture sector. It has ordered a pair of new hybrid vessels to be built at…

22nd July 2025

Ultra-modern fish farm tenders for Norwegian fleet

22nd July 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Oyster Restoration Company (TORC) is working with leading offshore windfarm developers to reintroduce native oysters to the North Sea after centuries of overfishing.

22nd July 2025

Windfarms help boost oyster reef recovery

22nd July 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The European Union imported 40,547 tonnes of raw frozen and value-added warmwater shrimp in May 2025, registering a 27% increase year-on-year and the highest May volume ever recorded, confirms new industry analysis…

22nd July 2025

EU market importing more warmwater shrimp

22nd July 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Following the sale of its operations in Finnmark (Norway) and Canada, Grieg Seafood ASA has said that going forward, the salmon farming company will develop based on its Rogaland region in Western…

22nd July 2025

Grieg Seafood to focus production, resources on Western Norway

22nd July 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute’s (CMFRI) seed production technology for giant trevally has been named one of the top five fisheries innovations in the country by the Indian Council of Agricultural…

21st July 2025

CMFRI trevally tech wins honour

21st July 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Mowi CP of Americas has launched Mowi Signature, a new initiative designed to expand access to Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) certified Atlantic salmon across the US foodservice industry.

18th July 2025

Mowi launches salmon line into US foodservice

18th July 2025

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

“We are very pleased to announce that Cermaq has entered into an agreement with Grieg Seafood ASA to acquire their operations in Finnmark in Norway and British Columbia and Newfoundland in Canada.…

17th July 2025

Cermaq acquires Grieg’s operations in Finnmark, British Columbia and Newfoundland

17th July 2025