Aquaculture

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

Thorsteinn Már Baldvinsson, CEO of Samherji hf, has written a letter to all Samherji employees, informing them of his decision to vacate the role as of June 2025, after serving in the…

26th May 2025

Samherji’s CEO steps down

26th May 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Lagos has begun construction work on a new initiative to enhance food security and fish production across the state.

21st May 2025

Lagos builds aquaculture excellence centre

21st May 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) has launched a 30-day public consultation on the inclusion of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) within the ASC certification and labelling programme.

21st May 2025

ASC consulting on farmed species extension to Atlantic cod

21st May 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The new trade package between the United Kingdom and European Union has been welcomed by trade body Salmon Scotland, with the expectation that the deal will reduce the costly delays and red…

20th May 2025

Salmon sector welcomes new UK-EU trade package

20th May 2025

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

While more pigments are being used in salmon feeds than before, the colour of the fillet has become paler. In a recently concluded project, researchers found that stress reduces the colour intensity…

20th May 2025

Study: Stressed salmon become paler

20th May 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

A major force in aquaculture services has emerged as Trident Aqua Services, which unites three industry leaders under one name.

20th May 2025

Trident looks to set new aquaculture standard

20th May 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

S2G Investments and Ocean 14 Capital Fund I have announced a joint investment in Enthos Circular Feed Technologies, a company turning organic waste into insect-based protein and oils.

14th May 2025

Insect protein startup gains investment

14th May 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Scottish salmon farm Loch Duart Salmon has launched the new Loch Duart Standard, a bespoke assessment process that has been carefully designed to reflect the unique way Loch Duart raises its salmon…

13th May 2025

Loch Duart introduces new salmon farming welfare standard

13th May 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Soil Association, which sets standards for certified organic salmon, has warned it will withdraw from the sector if “meaningful progress” is not delivered in the next year.

13th May 2025

Soil Association insists reforms needed for farmed salmon, sets out timeline for change

13th May 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) has launched its new certification standard for farmed seafood.

13th May 2025

ASC launches new Farm Standard

13th May 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Thai Union Group, the world’s leading seafood producer, has secured a landmark US$ 150 million Blue Loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) – a first-of-its-kind financing in Thailand’s seafood industry.

9th May 2025

Thai Union secures Blue Loan

9th May 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC), Labeyrie Fine Foods and Ecuadorian shrimp producer Omarsa are joining forces to restore 10 hectares of mangroves in Ecuador.

8th May 2025

Partnership launches Ecuador mangrove restoration

8th May 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Stolt Sea Farm (SSF) has made aquaculture history by becoming the world’s only turbot producer to achieve full Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) certification across all its farms.

7th May 2025

Turbot producer in historic full ASC certification

7th May 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Seawork, Europe’s largest on-water commercial marine and workboat exhibition and conference, held annually in Southampton, UK, will this year launch the Aquaculture Trail – a dedicated showcase highlighting the innovations, products and…

2nd May 2025

New Aquaculture Trail featuring at Seawork 2025

2nd May 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Ace Aquatec has successfully closed a £10 million investment round to accelerate the development of AI-powered fish farming solutions and create 15 new jobs across its offices in Scotland and Chile.

2nd May 2025

Ace Aquatec secures £10m funding

2nd May 2025

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

The 10th Our Ocean Conference (28-30 April 2025) in Busan, South Korea, came to a close with the confirmation that 277 new commitments to sustainable ocean action have been mobilised, equivalent to US$…

1st May 2025

Our Ocean mobilises $9.1 billion of sustainability commitments

1st May 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

South Korea has opened its first land-based Atlantic salmon farm, marking a significant milestone in domestic aquaculture.

1st May 2025

Korea opens land-based salmon farm

1st May 2025

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Animal welfare environmental organisation Compassion in World Farming has launched a new Salmon Retailer Spotlight, with the aim to shine a light on the transparency and robustness of UK retailers’ animal welfare…

29th April 2025

Compassion launches UK salmon retailer spotlight

29th April 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Salmon has retained its position as the UK’s favourite fish, with new figures revealing sales soared to GBP 1.5 billion last year amid continued strong demand.

29th April 2025

UK salmon sales soar to £1.5bn

29th April 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

A group of Scottish Highland secondary pupils will get a first-hand look at the variety of opportunities that the salmon farming sector offers thanks to part of a programme designed to show…

29th April 2025

Scottish students explore salmon farming careers

29th April 2025