Aquaculture

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…

Scottish MP Brendan O’Hara has visited Fusion Marine’s new office to learn about the role of aquaculture supply chain companies.

Nordlaks has signed an agreement with Chinese yard CIMC Raffles to build a 430m long, 54m wide aquaculture ship.

New research has found Scottish salmon farming by-product value output could be improved by 803% (£23.7m), adding 5.5% value to the industry.

Lab testing seeking an environmentally-friendly solution to control sea lice in open finfish production could see an ultrasound solution developed.

Kiliç Deniz has become the Aegean Exporters Unions biggest aquaculture and animal products exporter.

An article which discusses the use of insect-based salmon feed has been criticised by IFFO director general Andrew Mallison.

The European Commission is calling on all EU countries to embrace aquaculture as a recovering industry and a valuable source of healthy food.

A new project aims to train up to 5000 fishermen in open sea cage farming in Indian waters.

Abstract submissions for oral and poster presentations at the International Symposium on Aquatic Animal Health (ISAAH 2018) are being sought.

The regional industry in Southeast Asia is looking to adopt different approaches, recognising the strong potential of finfish production in Southeast Asia. For example, the Singapore government has announced their plan for…

Cargill has opened its first dedicated fish feed plant in India as it develops its aqua feed business across Asia.

The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) has inaugrally awarded its Seriola and Cobia Standard for responsible aquaculture to Japanese Seriola producers.

The Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) has appointed David Gregory as chairperson from 1 March.