Aquaculture

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Northern Australia officially has its own brand of tropical rock oysters following the addition of the native blacklip rock oyster (Saccostrea echinata) to the Australian fish names database. 

9th February 2022

Rock oyster rebrand

9th February 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The UK’s new All-Party Parliamentary Group for Shellfish Aquaculture has hosted its inaugural meeting.

9th February 2022

Shellfish aquaculture APPG

9th February 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Norwegian land-based salmon farmer Salmon Evolution AS has entered into a Heads of Terms with Artec Aqua for the planning of the phase 2 build-out at its Indre Harøy facility on the…

8th February 2022

Salmon Evolution phase 2

8th February 2022

NEWS

NEWS

Loch Duart has become the first salmon farmer in Scotland to introduce a low carbon emissions hybrid feed storage barge at its site in Oldany.

7th February 2022

Sustainable power at sea

7th February 2022

NEWS

NEWS

Aquaculture giants have joined forces to reduce the fish oil content in salmon feed as part of plans to eliminate the use of marine-derived feed ingredients by 2025.

7th February 2022

Fish oil alternative

7th February 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Putting an end to a 10-year dispute, the trade of live, raw and processed molluscan shellfish – including oysters, mussels, scallops and clams – can resume between the EU and the United…

7th February 2022

EU-US shellfish return

7th February 2022

NEWS

NEWS

The total fishmeal production of the countries analysed in the Marine Ingredients Organisation’s (IFFO) reports is estimated at 2.443 million tonnes in 2021, against the 2.359 million tonnes reported in 2020.

4th February 2022

Marine ingredients production

4th February 2022

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

The Marine Ingredients Organisation (IFFO) has made a number of strategic changes to its management board.

2nd February 2022

Board changes at IFFO

2nd February 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Cooke Aquaculture subsidiary Kelly Cove Salmon Ltd has received approval from the Nova Scotia Aquaculture Review Board (ARB) for boundary adjustments for Farm AQ1039 located off Rattling Beach in the Annapolis Basin.

1st February 2022

NS farm authorisation

1st February 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Pangasius products valued at more than US$1.6 billion were sold to overseas markets by Vietnamese exporters in 2021, an increase of 8.4% on the previous year, with the Vietnam Association of Seafood…

31st January 2022

Pangasius earnings rise

31st January 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Despite supply chain disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, Vietnam exported US$4 billion worth of shrimp in 2021, an increase of 4% on the previous year, official data compiled by Vietnam Customs…

26th January 2022

Vietnam’s shrimp exports climb to $4 billion

26th January 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Norwegian aquaculture company Norcod will continue the commercial harvest of its first batch of farmed cod through to April this year and is on course to achieving its target volume of 5,000…

25th January 2022

Norcod lands Spanish supply contract, increases future harvest forecast

25th January 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Mowi’s harvest volumes in Q4 2021 are down nearly 10% compared with the same period in the previous year.

17th January 2022

Sales down at Mowi in Q4 2021

17th January 2022

NEWS

NEWS

Cermaq Chile has appointed a new managing director.

14th January 2022

Leadership changes at Cermaq Chile

14th January 2022

NEWS

NEWS

An integrated aquaculture company in Sub Saharan Africa has attracted sustainable aquaculture fund, Aqua-Spark as a new cornerstone investor.

13th January 2022

Investing in tilapia in Africa

13th January 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

NRS Farming, a subsidiary of Norway Royal Salmon, has acquired 100% of SalmoNor creating the world’s sixth largest salmon farmer.

12th January 2022

Norway Royal Salmon and SalmoNor to merge

12th January 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Kingfish Company has doubled sales and output in 2021 and increased average sales prices.

10th January 2022

Kingfish Company doubles sales in 2021

10th January 2022

NEWS

NEWS

Vietnam is expected to have earned around US$3.9 billion from its shrimp exports last year, an increase of 4% on 2020, thanks largely to strong growth rates in the industry’s sales to…

10th January 2022

VASEP: 2021 – a good year for Vietnam’s shrimp trade

10th January 2022

NEWS

NEWS

Dr Alexandra Leeper has joined the Iceland Ocean Cluster team as its new head of research and innovation. In the role, she will be seeking out innovative projects and opportunities both domestically…

4th January 2022

New head of research and development arrives at Iceland Ocean Cluster

4th January 2022

NEWS

NEWS

Wally Stevens, who has held various leadership roles with the Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) for the past 14 years and is currently chief executive officer (CEO), is retiring at the end of…

21st December 2021

Global Seafood Alliance CEO Wally Stevens retires, Brian Perkins takes up position

21st December 2021