Aquaculture

“Inaugurating two factories in two months is exceptional,” said Hans Erik Bylling, Group President for Aller Aqua Group. “We have had a few busy years leading up to the inaugurations and now…

Oysters and scallops are the latest species to be represented in the Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) third-party aquaculture certification programme.

The first mussel spat reared at the Scottish Shellfish Hatchery Stepping Stone project in Shetland is to be transferred to on-growing sites at sea.

BioMar Group’s Karmøy production facility in Norway has opened Line 3 to increase its output by approximately 70%.

A hairy crab farm has been certified by an international sustainability programme the world’s first crab farm to earn the distinction.

Sixty South, the premium salmon raised in the icy cold waters of the Antarctic, has been recognised as ‘Good Alternative’ by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch programme.

A new study shows that krill derived ingredients may have health benefits as it reduces atherosclerosis in mice.

The British public is being urged to ‘mussel up’ by seafood producers and organisations who have come together to launch the first ever National Mussel Day.

Developments in fighting parasitic disease affecting aquaculture were discussed at the first ParaFishControl Industry Forum.

Aller Aqua will inaugurate its fifth factory in Zambia an important milestone for the fish feed producer to further strengthen its foothold in the African market.

Loch Fyne Oysters Ltd has become the first company to achieve the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) Bivalve Standard Certification for responsible farming of blue mussels.

BioMar has completed its acquisition of Alimentsa, positioning the group amongst major shrimp feed producers in Latin America.

Skaginn 3X has sold its fifth SUB-CHILLING system this year, with a package for salmon producer Búlandstindur.

A startup which uses black soldier flies to produce fish feed and fertiliser has won a $10,000 prize for development.

BMT has been assigned to a project to determine the environmental carrying capacity of three new aquaculture sites off the coast of Dalma Island in the Arabian Gulf.

The barges being built by Gael Force Group for Marine Harvest Scotland will be equipped with complete state-of-the-art SeaFeed Offshore Feeding Systems.“As a direct consequence of the success of Scottish Salmon we…

Therese Log Bergjord has been appointed managing director of Skretting Global Salmon & Fish Feed Southern Europe.

A Turkish bream and bass producer has started production at its Dominican Republic aquafarm with the first fish produced due to enter the North and South America markets in 2018.