Aquaculture

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

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Finnish retailer S Group has made a significant step forward in responsible seafood sourcing.

25th April 2025

S Group commits to sustainability

25th April 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Fisheries certified to standards benchmarked against the Global Sustainable Seafood Initiative’s (GSSI) Global Benchmark Tool Version 2.0, Section D will now automatically meet the fishery assessment pre-requisite under MarinTrust’s Whole Fish Fisheries…

23rd April 2025

MarinTrust aligns with GSSI standards

23rd April 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Canada’s new government must prioritise sustainable aquaculture development as a key economic and environmental opportunity.

23rd April 2025

Canada urged to boost aquaculture

23rd April 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The boards of Wilsgård AS, SalMar Farming AS, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SalMar, and SalMar have approved a plan for a triangular merger, with SalMar Farming as the acquiring company, Wilsgård as…

23rd April 2025

SalMar to merge with Wilsgård

23rd April 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Scottish based aquaculture genetics company Xelect is marking ten years of business success having established over 30 breeding programmes across 20 species around the world.

22nd April 2025

Marking ten years in aquaculture genetics

22nd April 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Norwegian Minister of Fisheries and the Oceans Marianne Sivertsen Næss has announced a new white paper titled “Future aquaculture – sustainable growth and food for the world”, which outlines steps the government…

16th April 2025

Norway sets out new aquaculture strategy

16th April 2025

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

The Marine Conservation Society (MCS) has issued the 2025 spring update to its Good Fish Guide, which has seen Northeast Atlantic mackerel caught by midwater trawl move from a 3 to a 4 rating,…

10th April 2025

MCS: Don’t source North Atlantic mackerel

10th April 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The University of Southampton, UK is spearheading a new £3 million research project to enhance the sustainability of mollusc farming in Asia – the world’s top producer of oysters, mussels and clams.

10th April 2025

UK university leads Asian mollusc research

10th April 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

While the new tariffs implemented by the United States on 9 April 2025 will impact major seafood-exporting regions with duties of 20% on EU salmon, 15% on Norwegian salmon and 10% on…

10th April 2025

Kontali: US tariffs ‘not severe’ for salmon

10th April 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

With the recent expansion of its products certified to the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) standard, Italian frozen food brand Findus’ entire range of seafood products is now certified by either the ASC…

10th April 2025

Findus extends ASC-certified product offering

10th April 2025

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Aquaculture production in the European Union stood at almost 1.1 million tonnes in 2023, valued at €4.8 billion, according to new figures published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the EU.

8th April 2025

Eurostat: EU aquaculture production static at 1.1m tonnes

8th April 2025

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Norway exported seafood worth a record NOK 44 billion in the first-quarter of this year, representing an increase of NOK 3.5 billion or 9% on the same period of 2024.

8th April 2025

Best first-quarter for Norwegian seafood exports

8th April 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

A new publication is providing much-needed guidance to fish farmers in the Great Lakes region, helping them navigate the complex permits, policies and regulations governing their industry.

7th April 2025

Guidance on Great Lakes fish farming compliance

7th April 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Paras Aqua has unveiled its groundbreaking Precision hybrid flow-through system (HFS) technology at the Fish Forum, the premier event in the Finnish aquaculture industry.

3rd April 2025

Paras Aqua unveils Precision HFS technology

3rd April 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Stolt Sea Farm (SSF) has marked the 10th anniversary of its warm seawater operations in Iceland, a model for sustainable seafood production that is gaining recognition worldwide.

2nd April 2025

Stolt Sea Farm celebrates 10 years

2nd April 2025