Aquaculture

Italian aquaculture business Compagnie Ittiche Riunite Società Agricola (CIR), has been found compliant with Friend of the Seas sustainability requirements for European seabass and gilthead seabream.

Skretting’s parent company Nutreco has assumed 100% ownership of Skretting Nigeria in a deal focussed on developing innovative fish feed products and growth.

The Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) third-party certification programme has surpassed the 2,000-facility mark, with certified processing plants, farms, hatcheries and feed mills in 33 countries and six continents.

New Zealand King Salmon is now eligible to offer four-star Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) salmon following the certification of its largest feed supplier, Skretting.

The addition of shrimp to the US Seafood Import Monitoring Program (SIMP) is a significant milestone in empowering consumers to choose shrimp grown to the highest standards, the Ecuadorian shrimp industry has…

Wet weather gear brand Stormline has designed a new range of waterproof workwear including glove-friendly zips for people working in the aquaculture and fish farming sectors.

Danish suppliers are set to explore the Scottish aquaculture industry at Aquaculture UK following a networking meeting in Denmark attended by Scottish aquaculture industry representatives to share growth plans.

Renewables developer SINN Power has signed an agreement with a local aquaculture firm to begin the company’s first commercial wave energy project in Cape Verde.

The final programme for Offshore Mariculture Asia has now been released, systematically covering the multiple stages involved in the process of moving your operations offshore.

Aquaculture sector small to medium enterprises (SMEs) in the Scottish Highlands and Islands are being encouraged to apply for the GB£1m Accelerated Aquaculture Innovation (AAI) fund.

Homes and businesses on the remote peninsula of Knoydart and Loch Nevis on Scotland’s west coast can now enjoy the benefits of superfast broadband, thanks to a collaboration between Scottish Sea Farms…

Italian company Acipenser Srl has been found compliant with Friend of the Seas standard for several species of farmed sturgeon.

Loch Duart has reduced sea lice treatments significantly and recorded salmon growth on all its sites following efforts to source sustainable wrasse for use as cleaner fish.

BioMar Group’s revenue was up 12% in 2017, boosted by significant capacity expansion in Norway and the acquisition of Ecuador-based shrimp feed producer Alimentsa.

Skretting has held its first global tilapia conference to help stimulate ideas around advancing production systems.

AquaGen has appointed Robert Murray as technical advisor to its Scotland team.

A project aiming to improve responsible sourcing by gaining more understanding of South East Asia fisheries that supply raw material for fishmeal production has completed its first six months of data gathering.

Europharma’s new analytical services manager is Dr Anna Kintner, who will be focusing on q16 and SuperSmolt.

An Australian oyster fishery crippled by a shortage of stock is investing in a series of hatcheries to take control of its future and become a global leader in spat production, reports…