Atlantic Salmon

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Germ Cell Transfer (GCT) is emerging as a promising technology for aquaculture breeding programmes, offering producers new opportunities to improve productivity, profitability and sustainability beyond traditional selective breeding.

26th June 2026

Breeding technology drives aquaculture progress

26th June 2026

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

New research has revealed that an early immune response is the key to natural sea lice resistance in some Pacific salmon species, offering fresh hope for combatting one of aquaculture’s most persistent challenges.

18th June 2025

Pacific salmon outsmart sea lice

18th June 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Scottish based aquaculture genetics company Xelect is marking ten years of business success having established over 30 breeding programmes across 20 species around the world.

22nd April 2025

Marking ten years in aquaculture genetics

22nd April 2025

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

In recognition of the decline of Atlantic salmon and its importance to indigenous communities, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Diane Lebouthillier has announced Canada’s first ever conservation strategy…

18th March 2025

Canada launches wild salmon conservation effort

18th March 2025

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

With US lawmakers considering legislation that would develop open ocean aquaculture, a new report from the international non-profit Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) offers insights into species that may be optimal for farming…

30th September 2024

Candidates identified for US open ocean aquaculture

30th September 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Proximar has signed Japan’s ‘first’ blue-sustainability loan which will fund the development of its land-based recirculating aquaculture system for Atlantic salmon.

18th April 2023

Blue sustainability loan for Japanese farmed salmon

18th April 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

New Brunswick’s first land-based atlantic salmon aquaculture facility has been given a green light to proceed by local government.

11th April 2023

Green light for Canadian land-based facility

11th April 2023

NEWS

NEWS

With little known about the migration routes of wild Atlantic salmon as they leave rivers, a project using the latest technologies has received GBP 400,000 funding from the Scottish government, helping to…

30th December 2021

Tracking project seeks to reveal the secret lives of wild Atlantic salmon

30th December 2021