Aquaculture

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A new £1.97m project has been launched to develop and apply new molecular biology techniques to reduce the impact of major diseases in aquaculture for the improvement of the livelihood of small-scale…

6th January 2016

Project to reduce major aquaculture diseases

6th January 2016

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Researchers have found that adding krill to fish feed can reduce dark melanin spots in fish fillets.

5th January 2016

Adding krill to fish feed can reduce dark spots in fillets

5th January 2016

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

UAE Minister of Environment and Water, H.E. Dr. Rashid Ahmed Bin Fahad, and Minister of Agriculture, Palestinian Authority, H.E. Dr. Sufian Sultan Al-Tamimi, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in the…

23rd December 2015

UAE and Palestine sign MoU

23rd December 2015

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

A special workshop for the Scottish salmon farming industry has heard that cleanerfish are delivering exciting opportunities for Scottish salmon farmers as they confront sea lice as part of the industry’s multimillion…

23rd December 2015

Cleanerfish initiative delivering sustainable solutions

23rd December 2015

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Cultivos Yadran, a Chilean aquaculture company specialised in the cultivation and trading of Atlantic salmon, can now use the Friend of the Sea logo on its products in combination with the GLOBALG.A.P.…

23rd December 2015

Chilean salmon producer certified

23rd December 2015

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The company was found compliant with GLOBALG.A.P. IFA Aquaculture Version 4, including the four criteria defined in the Friend of the Sea Add-on. .

23rd December 2015

Turkish aquaculture producer certified

23rd December 2015

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Global Aquaculture Alliance’s Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) third-party certification program has surpassed its 1,000 certified facility milestone, 12 years after the first set of BAP standards were introduced.

16th December 2015

BAP reaches 1,000th certified facility milestone

16th December 2015

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Global Aquaculture Alliance’s Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) is prohibiting BAP-certified processing plants from outsourcing the processing of shrimp to third-party entities.

15th December 2015

BAP bans outsourcing of shrimp processing

15th December 2015

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Plastsveis AS, a subsidiary of AKVA group ASA, entered into a contract to build a new facility for post-smolt for Sisomar AS at the end of November.

15th December 2015

Plastsveis AS to build a new post-smolt facility

15th December 2015

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Marine Harvest has announced that it will be building a new greenfield feed factory in Scotland.

15th December 2015

Marine Harvest to build new feed factory in Scotland

15th December 2015

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Bidvest Australia and Bidvest Fresh/Direct Seafoods UK have been added to the growing list of wholesale, retail and foodservice companies worldwide partnering with the Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) third-party certification program.

10th December 2015

Bidvest partners with BAP

10th December 2015

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

NERC (the Natural Environment Research Council) has unveiled a £6m scheme to help ensure the UKs fish farming industry develops healthily, safely and sustainably.

10th December 2015

UK Aquaculture Initiative launched

10th December 2015

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

ParaFishControl is a new €8.1 million EU Horizon 2020-funded research project that aims to improve understanding of fish-parasite interactions and develop innovative solutions and tools to prevent, control and mitigate harmful parasites…

19th November 2015

New project for parasite control in farmed fish

19th November 2015

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) and Highlands and Islands Enterprise have announced a trial to test the commercial viability of a mussel hatchery in Scotland.

19th November 2015

Scottish shellfish hatchery trial

19th November 2015

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Russian salmon industry is on the verge of serious crisis, reports Eugene Gerden, as several leading local salmon producers have announced plans to declare bankruptcy in the coming weeks, due to…

18th November 2015

Financial crisis may lead to bankruptcy

18th November 2015

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

In 2015 SUBflex became a SME (Small-Medium Enterprise) Instrument of the EU Commission’s programme Horizon 2020 and, in October, passed on to Phase 2 of the programme, receiving significant funding for its…

17th November 2015

Innovating offshore fish farming

17th November 2015

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Catalina Sea Ranch is the developer of the first offshore aquaculture facility in federally regulated waters of the United States.

17th November 2015

Ocean Internet of Things™ Platform

17th November 2015

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

New aquaculture regulations released by the Nova Scotia government are set to provide a more responsible and transparent approach to aquaculture development, and greater clarity for industry.

29th October 2015

New Nova Scotia aquaculture regulations

29th October 2015

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

A new testing and learning environment for recirculating aquaculture has been opened at the Laukaa fish farm operated by the Natural Resources Institute of Finland (Luke).

22nd October 2015

Recirculating aquaculture development in Finland

22nd October 2015

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

A new committee is providing advice on regulating aquaculture in Nova Scotia.

22nd October 2015

Regulating aquaculture in Nova Scotia

22nd October 2015