Aquaculture

United States Congressman Don Young has introduced the Keep Finfish Free Act which places a moratorium on commercial permitting of marine finfish aquaculture facilities in federally controlled areas of the ocean.

The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) and Fair Trade USA have joined forces to drive improvements in the aquaculture sector in Indonesia, the second biggest producer of farmed fish in the world.

The Global Sustainable Seafood Initiative (GSSI) has announced that BluGlacier has joined the GSSI Global Partnership as a funding partner.

A bird deterrent device that takes advantage of the fear reflex birds have for green light has been successful in helping protect fish farms from bird attacks and disease.

BioMar has completed the testing of insect meal in feeds for aquaculture and believe it shows promise as an alternative protein source.

Norwegian shipbuilder Aas Mekaniske Verksted has awarded pump and liquid handling specialist PG Flow Solutions a contract to deliver pump systems to a wellboat the shipyard is building for Brønnbåt Nord AS.

The Southern Hemisphere’s largest reef restoration project has reached an important milestone with the seeding of more than 50,000 endangered Australian flat oysters.

Denmark-based Landia is providing its fourth BioChop unit to Faroe Islands-based P/F Luna, increasing the salmon producer’s biosecurity.

The first round of the global Aquaculture Innovation Challenge (AIC) has ended with 17 of the initial 56 applications moving on to the second round.

A new diet aimed at helping tuna farmers avoid the biosecurity risks and sustainability issues associated with baitfish diets has been launched by Skretting.

2019 marks the 10-year anniversary of Cermaq’s sustainability report, highlighting the company’s support for sustainable development and increased transparency in the salmon aquaculture industry.

The shortlists for the 2019 Aquaculture Awards, held on 29 May at Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh, have been announced.

Faroese salmon farming company Bakkafrost has become a participant in the Ocean Disclosure Project (ODP), Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) has confirmed.

One of the largest insect meal producers in Europe, French company InnovaFeed has achieved Friend of the Sea and Friend of the Earth certification.

Arctic waters are proving beneficial to salmon farmers as the intense cold means the fish grows more slowly, resulting in qualities that are attractive to consumers.

Egypt has seen a “dramatic rise” in the number of smallholder farmers starting new Nile tilapia-focused aquaculture ventures driven by the country’s high population growth and an increasingly active agriculture sector.

Ecuador’s Sustainable Shrimp Partnership (SSP) has signed off its first batch of SSP-approved premium quality farmed shrimp.

Norwegian technology company Multi Pump Innovation (MPI) will supply net cleaning units for Shetland-based Ocean Farm Services’ (OFS) first service vessel.

Seed hatchery and oyster grower, Hoopers Island Oyster Co, has unveiled the first high-speed, laser-guided oyster processing system designed and built in the United States.