Aquaculture

Diversified Communications has acquired Aquaculture UK – the trade show dedicated to the growing aquaculture sector.

Alternative protein producer Calysta has appointed a new chief operating officer to lead global operations and corporate development activities.

The ASC’s Shrimp Standard has been recognised by the Global Sustainable Seafood Initiative (GSSI) benchmark based on FAO guidelines for the ecolabelling of seafood, which aims to give clarity on seafood certification…

Sustainability, competitiveness and innovation were among the topics of a two-day seminar for members of Ireland’s oyster farming sector.

Plans by Icelandic aquaculture producer Arnarlax to increase production have been successful as a number of vessels have been made available for slaughtering and collection of morts at the Westfjords facilities.

Andfjord Salmon has entered into an agreement with Fjell Technology Group on the supply of recycling technology whereby all biomass will be recycled.

Aller Aqua is phasing out the use of South American soya to focus on purchasing from European markets where its factories are based.

The Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) has bolstered its Independent Scientific Panel (SISP) by recruiting five industry experts to join the board, which provides objective scientific opinion to inform the innovation centre’s…

A new project is set to develop durable and fit-for-purpose biobased ropes that biodegrade in a shorter time than other ropes and can be sustainably managed by local composting facilities.

Damen Shiprepair Amsterdam (DSAm) is converting a platform supply vessel (PSV) into a fish feed carrier for fish feed distributor Eidsvaag.

Cermaq’s chief financial officer, Thomas Palm, is leaving after nearly ten years at the company.

The Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) third-party certification programme has grown by more than 15 per cent in 2019, ending the year with 2,681 BAP-certified facilities in 39 countries.

A new campaign has been launched to encourage young people in Scotland to take up careers in the thriving aquaculture sector.

Pure Salmon is building a new 10,000 tonnes per annum recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) facility at Boulogne-Sur-Mer in northern France.

Damen Maaskant Shipyards Stellendam is heading up a research project to investigate the application of hybrid and fully electric propulsion in the Dutch mussel farming sector.

Aller Aqua has opened a new factory in Serbia, focusing on the countrys main aquaculture species, carp.

iFarm monitors each salmon using machine vision, establishing a health record for each individual, and can select out any fish needing attention.

In a world first for rope grown oysters, Maruto Suisan has achieved Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification for its fishery in the Seto Inland Sea.

A new collaboration has expanded the Danish Fish quality mark to fish from the aquaculture sector, in addition to wild-caught fish.