Aquaculture

Robert Fields of Sam’s Club has joined the board of directors of the Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA).

The USDA has expanded eligibility for crop disaster assistance to include additional aquaculture species and cultivation methods.

Scottish company Johnson Marine is undergoing significant expansion after securing £3.2 million funding from bank RBS.

Researchers at Iowa State University are turning the state’s agricultural commodities into fish food, an initiative that could help farmers find new revenue streams and provide a boost to US fish production.

The BC Salmon Farmers Association (BCSFA) is investing $1.5m over the next five years to learn more about BC’s coastal environment, particularly concerning wild and farmed salmon interaction.

The first Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) certified shrimp products have been launched to the market in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Denmark and Sweden - just in time for Christmas.

Ocean Grown Abalone has been granted approval to expand its abalone aquaculture operations in Flinders Bay, off Augusta, Western Australia.

Preparations are being made for an EU-funded trial that will test the feasibility of producing renewable energy from aquaculture and agriculture waste.

Tasmanian salmon producer Tassal has achieved Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) certification for all of its salmon farming operations.

A new report says that fish farming will likely grow more than expected in the coming decade, offering a chance for improved nutrition for millions of people.

The Scottish Salmon Company (SSC) has added a new landing craft to its fleet of vessels.

Adding unsaturated fatty acids to feed may make farmed pike perch hardier and better able to cope with stress, according to new DTU research.

Fish pens at Marine Harvest’s new ‘open-sea’ salmon farm on the Isle of Muck, Scotland, are reported to be performing well.

Marine Harvest Canada staff and the Walkus family gathered in Vancouver last month to celebrate the launch of a new harvest vessel, the MS ‘Amarissa Joye’.

Two agreements that will promote aquaculture as a means to improve nutrition and reduce poverty were signed in Timor-Leste as part of a celebration of World Food Day on 16 October.

The first Offshore Mariculture Conference to be held in the Americas will take place in Baja California, Mexico on 9-11 June 2015.