Aquaculture

Bionetix International aims to tackle organic waste, pollution and toxicity through a new all-natural bioaugmentation treatment.

Sustained investment in jobs and skills within remote and rural communities has helped salmon farmer Scottish Sea Farms (SSF) earn Investors in People (IIP) Platinum accreditation.

Canada and the US plan to collaborate on environmental management of marine net pen aquaculture to help secure a sustainable future for seafood farming.

Steve Bracken, business support manager at Marine Harvest Scotland has retired after 41 years’ service to Scottish salmon farming.

Huon Aquaculture has become the first Australian seafood producer to join the RSPCA’s Approved Farming Scheme meaning it is now able to supply the country’s only range of RSPCA-approved salmon.

Control Union Peru (CUP) has become an independent third-party certification body (CB) with Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP).

The fishmeal and fish oil industry doesn’t hinder sourcing for human consumption, the technical director of IFFO - The Marine Ingredients Organisation has insisted.

The Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) is asking the industry to support development of a new working group which aims to encourage more women into aquaculture, and support those already working in…

To boost the competitiveness of Ecuadorian shrimp and increase exports to European countries, the investment fund of the European Union is ready to allocate resources to the Sustainable Shrimp Partnership (SSP), through…

Fishery and feed bodies have stressed the pivotal role that aquaculture plays in global food security at an event organised by IFFO the Marine Ingredients Organisation and partners.

Nutreco has announced an investment in Israeli startup ViAqua as part of its focus on combatting disease in the aquaculture industry. ViAqua is developing the first orally-administered treatment for shrimp that improves…

With the first half of 2018 behind it, the Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) has announced that the number of Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP)-certified facilities is up 14.3% this year.

The first shrimp verified by the Asian Seafood Improvement Collaborative (ASIC) is hitting US markets.

Farmed sea bass and sea bream from Corfu Sea Farm S.A. has been confirmed as Friend of the Sea (FoS) certified and compliant with its standard for seafood from sustainable aquaculture.

DESS Aquaculture will install Optimarin ballast water management systems (BWMS) on four of its newbuild 3,500m3 capacity wellboats.

AKVA will acquire 100% of the shares in Egersund Net from Egersund Group with the deal expected to be completed around 31 August.

M&S has named Scottish Sea Farms’ team at Wyre, Orkney, as its Outstanding Producer of the year in its Farming for the Future Awards 2018.

Scottish Sea Farms’ longest serving employee Geoff Kidd has celebrated 40 years of service including more than three decades as farm manager of Loch Spelve on Mull.

IFFO, The Marine Ingredients Organisation has appointed Petter Martin Johannessen as director general.