Fish Welfare

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Researchers at Universitat Jaume I in Spain have developed a bio-inspired robotic fish designed to improve monitoring in aquaculture systems while reducing stress on farmed fish.

6th May 2026

Robotic fish aids aquaculture monitoring

6th May 2026

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Productivity in the aquaculture industry is still limited due to early-life bottlenecks, with high mortality rates caused by disease outbreaks, environmental changes and stress.

11th March 2026

WATCH: Automation leads the charge in aquaculture

11th March 2026

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Innovation investment in Scotland’s salmon farming sector has climbed to almost £200 million over the past eight years, underlining the scale of technological change underway across the industry, according to a new…

24th February 2026

Scottish salmon farming innovation drive nears £200m

24th February 2026

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Compassion in World Farming has published its first-ever Sea Bass and Sea Bream Welfare Scorecard, putting a spotlight on welfare policies and transparency across a sector where public commitments have historically been…

11th February 2026

Compassion launches first welfare scorecard for farmed seabass and seabream

11th February 2026

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Center for Responsible Seafood (TCRS) has received a two-year grant of US$1.1 million from Coefficient Giving to support research on fish welfare. The grant will allow TCRS to continue work that was…

13th January 2026

TCRS receives grant for fish welfare research

13th January 2026

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Welfare specialists FAI and food and agriculture consultancy Fresh Studio have launched a new partnership to develop Vietnam’s first welfare assessment protocol for pangasius, as the country’s influence over the global market…

7th January 2026

FAI and Fresh Studio target pangasius welfare with Vietnam-first assessment protocol

7th January 2026

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

METRO AG has introduced sweeping new animal-welfare requirements for its worldwide seafood supply chain, mandating humane stunning for all fish and crustaceans used in its own-brand products across 21 countries.

4th December 2025

METRO rolls out mandatory humane stunning across global seafood supply chain

4th December 2025

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

The Center for Aquaculture Technologies (CAT) has signed an exclusive licensing agreement with the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) to commercialise two patents covering Morpholino-based sterility induction in finfish — a…

25th November 2025

CAT, UMBC strike exclusive deal to advance sterility technology for finfish

25th November 2025

FISHING TECHNOLOGY

FISHING TECHNOLOGY

A prototype machine that could reshape working conditions and animal-welfare standards in the UK nephrops fishery has won the inaugural Catch Welfare Innovation Award, with Norway-based Optimar recognised as the key technological…

20th November 2025

Optimar nephrops machine wins award

20th November 2025

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Aquaculture research specialist Onda has expanded its disease challenge platform with two new models targeting Tenacibaculum dicentrarchi and Tenacibaculum finnmarkense – bacterial strains causing serious losses in salmon farming hubs across Chile,…

7th October 2025

Onda expands Tenacibaculum study models to bolster aquaculture health research

7th October 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

A call from the CARE Salmon Collective – representing nearly 20% of French salmon imports and nearly half of its retail market share — for higher animal welfare standards has been welcomed…

16th September 2025

French retailers push for salmon welfare — ASC says its new standard delivers

16th September 2025

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

MSD Animal Health, a division of North American company Merck & Co Inc, has launched a new generation of its Falcon vision technology to help optimise fish health and biomass production through…

20th August 2025

MSD Animal Health unveils next-gen Falcon

20th August 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The University of Stirling has secured over GBP 2 million in funding to lead a major international project aimed at improving the welfare of farmed fish in Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam.

11th August 2025

Stirling leads fish welfare project

11th August 2025

LAND-BASED FARMING

LAND-BASED FARMING

Norway’s MMC First Process has secured a contract with Samherji Fiskeldi for the delivery of a complete fish logistics system to new land-based aquaculture facility Eldisgarður (Salmon Garden), currently under construction in…

10th July 2025

MMC First Process lands Samherji salmon farm contract

10th July 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Norway has struck a cross-party deal to support sustainable aquaculture, aligning fish welfare, environmental priorities and long-term economic growth.

24th June 2025

Norway agrees sustainable aquaculture deal

24th June 2025

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Aquaculture technology company Innovasea has confirmed the launch of new project, the Enhanced Aquaculture Technology for Marine Health Project, sponsored by Canada’s Ocean Supercluster (OSC), and conducted in partnership with Grieg Seafood Newfoundland.…

27th May 2025

Innovasea, Grieg Seafood partner on new project for Canada’s Ocean Supercluster

27th May 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

A major force in aquaculture services has emerged as Trident Aqua Services, which unites three industry leaders under one name.

20th May 2025

Trident looks to set new aquaculture standard

20th May 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Scottish salmon farm Loch Duart Salmon has launched the new Loch Duart Standard, a bespoke assessment process that has been carefully designed to reflect the unique way Loch Duart raises its salmon…

13th May 2025

Loch Duart introduces new salmon farming welfare standard

13th May 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Soil Association, which sets standards for certified organic salmon, has warned it will withdraw from the sector if “meaningful progress” is not delivered in the next year.

13th May 2025

Soil Association insists reforms needed for farmed salmon, sets out timeline for change

13th May 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Norwegian Minister of Fisheries and the Oceans Marianne Sivertsen Næss has announced a new white paper titled “Future aquaculture – sustainable growth and food for the world”, which outlines steps the government…

16th April 2025

Norway sets out new aquaculture strategy

16th April 2025