Fish Farming

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

European Investment Fund is providing €20 million to help drive innovation and sustainability in the aquaculture industry.

13th March 2024

EU pledges €20m for sustainable aquaculture

13th March 2024

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

A project to design a lightweight, robust and cost-effective pen to help fish farming move from inshore areas to deeper waters has been led by the University of Queensland (Brisbane, Australia).

4th March 2024

New lightweight fish pens offer deeper sea opportunities

4th March 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Scottish Sea Farms and Mowi are trialling a new farm consent process aimed at bringing swifter decisions with greater community engagement.

2nd February 2024

New planning process trialled in Scotland

2nd February 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

A new study reveals for the first time substantial benefits for Zambian farmers from adopting smallholder aquaculture. The research, published in Agriculture & Food Security, provides evidence of how fish farming diversifies livelihoods and improves…

2nd February 2024

Zambian farmers benefiting from smallholder aquaculture

2nd February 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A new undercover investigation by Compassion in World Farming reveals footage of shocking and widespread cruelty taking place at Polish trout farms.

31st October 2023

VIDEO: Shocking cruelty uncovered in EU fish farms

31st October 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Plans to increase the productivity of Scotland’s aquaculture sector and help reduce its impact on the environment are drawn up in a new strategy by the Scottish government.

25th July 2023

Scotland’s vision for sustainable aquaculture

25th July 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Winners of the 2023 Icelandic Fisheries Bursary Awards have been announced at a ceremony held at the Brúin in the Iceland Ocean Cluster, Reykjavik.

14th April 2023

Icelandic Fisheries Bursary Award winners named

14th April 2023

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

Nutreco’s aquafeed division, Skretting, has set up a new production facility for shrimp and fish feeds in Mangrol, Surat, explaining that the high-end facility is part of its commitment towards Indian aquaculture…

14th February 2023

Skretting opens in India

14th February 2023

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

China-based fish-farming ship Conson No. 1 has become the first large yellow croaker (Larimichthys croceus) farm to achieve the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) certification. 

9th February 2023

Smart aqua-ship gets ASC

9th February 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

A study has found that farming multiple species in one system can increase yield from seasonal capture fisheries and be a useful aid in tilapia production.

17th January 2023

Aqua meeting food security

17th January 2023