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INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

A new environmental-DNA (e-DNA) approach for monitoring the seabed conditions around marine fish farms has been developed, with the hope it can significantly speed up the assessment of sediment samples and subsequently…

15th October 2024

DNA modelling breakthrough for farm site seabed sampling

15th October 2024

LAND-BASED FARMING

LAND-BASED FARMING

Land-based aquaculture company Stolt Sea Farm (SSF) has broken ground on the construction of RAS II, its new recirculation facility in Tocha, Portugal, for the production of sole.

15th October 2024

Stolt Sea Farm starts construction of new Portuguese facility

15th October 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Scientists at the University of Stirling in Scotland have been awarded over £770,000 to support the roll out of a new vaccine that could deliver major benefits to the aquaculture industry.

14th October 2024

University vaccine work tackles resistance

14th October 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Tilapia Welfare Egypt Project has marked a significant achievement by enhancing the welfare of over 260 million fish, impacting 10% of Egypt’s Nile tilapia.

14th October 2024

Tilapia welfare project reaps rewards

14th October 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Five new draft Fisheries Management Plans (FMPs) designed to improve the long-term sustainability of UK fish stocks have been opened for consultation.

14th October 2024

UK consulting on new fisheries management plans

14th October 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A landmark report from Project UK has highlighted significant strides toward sustainable fisheries management in the UK.

11th October 2024

Project UK boosts sustainable fisheries

11th October 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Trade body Seafood Industry Australia (SIA) has welcomed the agreement of a timetable to resume trade of live Australian lobster back into the mainland China market and has extended its gratitude to ministers and officials…

11th October 2024

Australia to resume live lobster trade with China

11th October 2024

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

He’s only just stepped ashore – temporarily – from freezer trawler Reval Viking, one of the fleet of trawlers operated by Icelandic-owned Estonian company Reyktal. Now he’s facing a new challenge to…

10th October 2024

Shining a new light on shrimp trawling

10th October 2024

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

A new draft South East Marine Parks Management Plan has been unveiled by Tanya Plibersek MP, Minister for the Environment and Water. But while it has been designed to bolster marine biodiversity…

10th October 2024

Triumph for Australian tuna

10th October 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Cflow has won a deal with Salmon Evolution, the world’s largest land-based fish farming facility, for its second phase build-out at Indre Harøy, Norway.

10th October 2024

Cflow wins Indre Harøy deal

10th October 2024