Aquaculture

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

With climate change increases raising the risk of harmful algal blooms (HABs) in Scottish waters, aquaculture experts are advocating the region’s uptake of technologies that support collaborative efforts to protect farmed fish…

1st June 2022

Raised HAB concerns

1st June 2022

INSIGHT

INSIGHT

With four major goals in place, Maine’s new 10-year plan for aquaculture shows how the industry will continue to support livelihoods and bolster the state’s blue economy. 

1st June 2022

Maine’s aqua roadmap

1st June 2022

INSIGHT

INSIGHT

It is hoped the transfer of genetically improved farmed tilapia (GIFT) fry will kickstart a new domestic industry, leading to improved livelihoods and food and nutrition security

30th May 2022

Nigerian aquaculture boost

30th May 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) has launched a Chain of Custody (CoC) module that aims to strengthen its current assurance system and address emergent issues such as seafood fraud and mislabelling, food…

30th May 2022

ASC strengthens CoC

30th May 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

A Notice of Intent in the Federal Register announcing the preparation of the Southern California Aquaculture Opportunity Area Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement has been published by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration…

24th May 2022

California farming prospect

24th May 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Barramundi Group Australia (BGA) has announced plans to expand its barramundi operation off the West Kimberley Coast.

23rd May 2022

Barramundis growth plans

23rd May 2022

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

The EU-27’s total organic aquaculture production reached a level of around 74,032 tonnes in 2020 and accounted for 6.4% of the region’s total farmed output, according to a new report from the European…

20th May 2022

EU organic aqua growth

20th May 2022

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Global solar energy company Lightsource bp is expanding into East Asia and will work with Green Rock Energy to co-develop a 150-megawatt solar plant in Budai, Taiwan, alongside fish farming operations.

20th May 2022

Aqua-solar farm for Taiwan

20th May 2022

INSIGHT

INSIGHT

Struggling to bolster food security, countries in this vast region have set their sights on aquaculture growth. But while ambitious plans are being laid out, fish farmers still find themselves undermined by…

19th May 2022

Central Asias aqua hopes

19th May 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Total seafood production in Vietnam in the first four months of this year is estimated at 2.6 million tonnes, representing an increase of 2.6% over the same period of 2021, according to…

17th May 2022

Vietnam production climbs

17th May 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

To strengthen its position within closed aquaculture systems, ozone and oxygen specialist Redox AS has acquired fellow Norwegian company Norluft AS.

11th May 2022

Redox acquires Norluft

11th May 2022

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Feed barge builder Gael Force Group has revealed a series of 2022 Sea Safe features and enhancements on its extended SeaFeed barge range, encompassing modernised concrete and steel designs.

4th May 2022

Feed barge upgrades

4th May 2022

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Mairi Gougeon, Scotland’s Rural Affairs Secretary has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to reform the country’s aquaculture sector.

3rd May 2022

Scottish aquaculture reform

3rd May 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Board of Avramar Seafood Group has confirmed that the seabass and seabream company’s current Chair, Thor Talseth, has been appointed as group CEO, effective 1 May 2022. He will be replaced…

29th April 2022

Avramar names new chief

29th April 2022

INSIGHT

INSIGHT

As production gathers pace worldwide, one UK firm has launched a new buoy to help farms better monitor and cultivate their crops.

25th April 2022

Seaweed farming up close

25th April 2022

LAND-BASED FARMING

LAND-BASED FARMING

Land-based salmon producer AquaBounty has broken ground on the construction of its first 10,000-tonne Atlantic salmon farm in Pioneer, Ohio. 

22nd April 2022

Ohio salmon farm underway

22nd April 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The Global Sustainable Seafood Initiative (GSSI) has confirmed that South Africa-headquartered Woolworths has joined as a Funding Partner and is the first African retailer to become a member of the public-private partnership.

21st April 2022

Woolworths joins GSSI

21st April 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

With new technologies and artificial intelligence attracting increasing attention from the aquaculture space, leading Japanese sushi chain Kura Sushi has elected to support the country’s fish farming progress through its new subsidiary…

20th April 2022

Serving up AI-raised fish

20th April 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Forty-four commitments to protect the ocean valued at close to €1 billion have been announced by the EU for the period 2020-2022 at the seventh Our Ocean Conference (OOC) in Palau.

20th April 2022

€1bn ocean protection

20th April 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The joint US-Canada Center for Aquaculture Technologies (CAT) has added three leading scientists to its breeding team, with Dr Peter Kube, Carlos Pulgarin and Jeffrey Prochaska appointed to contribute to the expansion of…

18th April 2022

CAT adds to breeding team

18th April 2022