Aquaculture

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Four new landing utility vessels (LUVs) are under construction for Damen Shipyards with the group convinced that these particular boats are ideal for servicing Europe’s sea-based aquaculture sector and that buyers will…

12th April 2022

New aquaculture quartet

12th April 2022

LAND-BASED FARMING

LAND-BASED FARMING

2021 brought a rapid growth in Iceland’s farmed fish production and sector earnings, confirms new data compiled by Statistics Iceland.

5th April 2022

Iceland aquaculture growth

5th April 2022

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

A global net supplier has been awarded a global sustainability standard

29th March 2022

Egersund nets sustainability standard

29th March 2022

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Returning to Aviemore, Scotland, in early May, the Aquaculture UK conference comprises a line-up of speakers that will not only reflect the scope of the industry but also its capacity to adapt,…

17th March 2022

UK aqua innovation talks

17th March 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

If Turkish aquaculture integrates the latest advanced technologies and establishes new product segments, it could drive up its total output up to a level beyond 1 million tonnes per year by 2030…

16th March 2022

Turkish aquaculture boom

16th March 2022

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

UK feed additive manufacturer Anpario has appointed Dr Lawrence Brown as its Senior Technical and Account Manager for Aquaculture.

15th March 2022

Anpario aquaculture hire

15th March 2022

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

SHV and Nutreco, the respective owner and sister company of global aquaculture feed company Skretting, have advised that no new investments, no new projects and no new exports to Russia will be…

7th March 2022

Aquafeed conflict response

7th March 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Aquafeed giant BioMar Group has ceased all commercial trade activities within Russia in response to the Ukraine invasion.

7th March 2022

BioMar: No Russia trade

7th March 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 14, which focuses on life below water, has to-date attracted the lowest level of investment of all the SDG targets, but there are a number of…

2nd March 2022

UN: 2022 – a defining year

2nd March 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

A new national organisation that has been formed to promote the small and medium enterprises that stock and equip Canada’s growing aquaculture sector is calling on federal government to support the industry…

28th February 2022

Canadian aquaculture lift

28th February 2022

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Two hybrid aquaculture services vessels have been ordered by Inverlussa Marine Services that will see the Scottish company’s fleet reach 20 vessels later this year.

25th February 2022

Inverlussa orders hybrids

25th February 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Projects funded by the Sustainable Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) could deliver an additional turnover of £50 million per annum for the companies involved by 2026 and create 600 full-time jobs in the…

23rd February 2022

Aquaculture turnover boost

23rd February 2022

NEW HORIZONS

NEW HORIZONS

Iran’s new government has rolled out ambitious plans to boost domestic farmed fish production from last year’s level of 560,000 tonnes to 1.6 million tonnes by the end of the decade through…

21st February 2022

Iran’s aqua growth plans

21st February 2022

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

Genetic scientists from North America’s Center for Aquaculture Technologies (CAT) are partnering with open ocean aquaculture producer Earth Ocean Farms (EOF) in Baja Mexico to unpack the genetic unknowns of Pacific red…

18th February 2022

Improved snapper genetics

18th February 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Roxanne Nanninga has taken up the role of Chief Sustainability Officer at XpertSea, a Canadian tech company focused on new seafood farming and trading solutions.

17th February 2022

XpertSea appoints CSO

17th February 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Boston, Massachusetts-headquartered aquaculture and fish tracking company Innovasea has appointed Marc Turano as vice president and general manager of its land-based aquaculture group. 

15th February 2022

Innovasea hire

15th February 2022

NEWS

NEWS

Scottish salmon exports have recovered to near-record figures in 2021

15th February 2022

Scottish salmon recovery

15th February 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Indoor aquaculture company Noray Seafood has raised €16 million in new funding which will be used to support the Spanish company’s growth plans.

14th February 2022

Spanish shrimp funding

14th February 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Skretting Aquaculture Research Centre (ARC), the aquafeed giant’s global fish and shrimp R&D division, has been renamed and restructured into a multi-functional unit incorporating the global marketing, sustainability and digital teams, the…

14th February 2022

Skretting ARC renamed

14th February 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Fish care and vaccination company Aqualife has appointed Scott Foster as its new Territory Manager for the Nordic area, covering Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Russia and Iceland. 

11th February 2022

Nordic manager for Aqualife

11th February 2022