Aquaculture

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Mowi has been ranked the most sustainable animal protein producer by Coller FAIRR for the fifth year running.

9th November 2023

Mowi wins sustainability award for fifth year running

9th November 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Mowi has reported another record-breaking quarter in Q3 2023 with revenues of €1.36 billion, thanks to the high demand and prices for salmon.

8th November 2023

Mowi enjoys record-breaking quarter

8th November 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Bakkafrost is to build a new recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) smolt hatchery in Skálavík, Faroe Islands.

8th November 2023

Bakkafrost plans new RAS smolt hatchery

8th November 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Following a consultation period, Scottish government has confirmed it will not be introducing Highly Protected Marine Areas (HPMAs) to 10% of the country’s seas.

7th November 2023

Scottish salmon industry relieved as HPMA plan is scrapped

7th November 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Third-party certification programme Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) has had its presence strengthened in Southeast Asia with the addition of Japfa as a BAP endorser in Indonesia. This is the first company with…

7th November 2023

Indonesia’s Japfa endorses BAP certification

7th November 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Salmon farming companies in Scotland have dramatically reduced antibiotic medicine use by more than half in the space of a year, according to a new UK government report. 

6th November 2023

Scotland’s salmon farmers slash antibiotics usage

6th November 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The aquaculture sector needs more effective governance to be sustainable, according to new research from a team of international experts.

1st November 2023

Aquaculture needs more governance to be sustainable

1st November 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Biden-Harris Administration is investing US$60 million for NOAA Fisheries to address tribal priorities and tackle the impacts of climate change on Pacific salmon.

1st November 2023

US funds salmon fisheries climate change adaptations

1st November 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Farmed wolffish could start appearing on fish counters – offering consumers a new variety of tasty whitefish – but it does require somewhat different farming conditions from that of salmon, finds a new thesis from the University of…

31st October 2023

Farmed wolffish – a future alternative to salmon?

31st October 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Marine Ingredients Organisation (IFFO) has appointed a new president and vice president.

27th October 2023

IFFO makes board changes

27th October 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Two conservation and community groups have submitted a complaint to the Competition and Markets Authority over claims made by Salmon Scotland.

26th October 2023

Salmon Scotland to face sustainability claim challenge

26th October 2023

NEW HORIZONS

NEW HORIZONS

As a key source of high-quality protein and other nutrients, seafood is an essential part of the human diet, and with the global population continuing to rise, demand is likely to increase…

23rd October 2023

Tuna side-streams – for a circular fish farming industry

23rd October 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Bergen, Norway-headquartered Mowi achieved a company-wide salmon harvest of 135,000 tonnes in the third-quarter of this year, representing a volume increase of 1,000 tonnes compared with the corresponding period of 2022.

18th October 2023

Mowi’s Q3 harvest edges up, earnings drop

18th October 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

NOAA has pledged funding worth US$20.1 million for research into and monitoring of harmful algal bloom (HAB) throughout US coastal and Great Lakes waters.

16th October 2023

NOAA pledges algal bloom research funding

16th October 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Hendrix Genetics has opened a new shrimp breeding multiplication centre (BMC) in the Andhra Pradesh region of India.

12th October 2023

Hendrix opens shrimp breeding centre in India

12th October 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Researchers in Scotland are exploring using holographic 3D imaging and artificial intelligence to detect microscopic sea lice larvae in the sea.

11th October 2023

Smart camera helps detect sea lice

11th October 2023

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

Improving the sustainability, efficiency, productivity and growth of players in the blue food space, particularly in the aquaculture sector, through the application of digital technologies such as AI and data analytics is…

11th October 2023

Transforming blue food through connectivity and integration

11th October 2023

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Built for Bakkafrost Scotland, the 24-metre Turas A ’Bhradain is the first of a tailor-made pair of vessels designed to carry out a range of tasks from carrying general cargo to conducting…

10th October 2023

Macduff delivers aquaculture workboat

10th October 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

To mark World Octopus Day (8 October 2023), 76 NGOs, scientific experts and public figures around the world have united to call on the Canary Islands government to reject plans to build…

6th October 2023

Canary Islands urged to reject first octopus farm

6th October 2023

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

New work in the Mediterranean in the fields of fishing technology and aquaculture research and in the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing were recognised at an awards ceremony, held…

5th October 2023

Fisheries and aquaculture innovators receive MedFish4Ever awards

5th October 2023