Judo tycoon gets to grips with trout farming16 May 2019With Russia’s domestic fish market getting back on its feet, a martial-arts billionaire is throwing his weight behind RAS trout production.
The godfather of shrimp probiotics14 May 2019How a pioneering Australian scientist teamed up with one of the world’s most advanced aquaculture nutrition companies to defy conventional academic wisdom and develop a range of probiotics that has en…
Cell-based seafood and the future of food: part II10 May 2019Mike Selden, CEO of Finless Foods, explains how cell-based seafood can complement conventional aquaculture in helping to feed the planet without destroying ocean life.
Catalysing the blue revolution: how investors can turn the tide on aquaculture8 May 2019Why those looking to make ethical investments in aquaculture should concentrate on systems relating to seaweed and bivalves, land-based finfish facilities and offshore finfish production.
Volta tilapia tragedy continues19 May 2019Tilapia producers on Lake Volta are calling for urgent action by the Ghanaian government to deal with the very high level of fish mortalities, which they believe have been caused by the operations of …
F3 Fish Oil Challenge prize money doubles17 May 2019Veramaris remains in lead at halfway point of global aquaculture feed competition
FAO to focus on seaweed farming biosecurity16 May 2019Governments from around the world are considering how best to safeguard the rapidly expanding global seaweed industry, following advice from researchers at the Scottish Association for Marine Science …
Mitsui & Co invests in Vietnamese shrimp integrator Minh Phu16 May 2019Mitsui has acquired significant equity interest in Minh Phu Seafood as part of a medium-term management plan.
Seafish CEO highlights key opportunities for UK shellfish15 May 2019Global seafood consumption trends, ensuring traceable products and tackling the spectre of plastic pollution were highlighted as the key elements that the UK’s shellfish supply chain need to be aware …
Aquaculture’s Global Outlook: agenda released28 Mar 2019Further details of the forthcoming seminar, Aquaculture’s Global Outlook: Embracing Internationality - which is taking place in Edinburgh on 29 May - have been released today.
A post-Brexit outlook for aquaculture27 Mar 2019A seminar focusing on the opportunities for trade and knowledge exchange between the UK aquaculture sector and the world beyond Europe, is being hosted by The Fish Site in Edinburgh in May.
Aquaculture companies urged to enter environmental awards31 Mar 2019Scottish aquaculture businesses are being encouraged to become world leaders in sustainability and embrace the economic opportunities that environmental changes can bring.
Aquaculture 2019 in numbers and pictures10 Mar 2019A selection of images from this week's Aquaculture 2019 event in New Orleans, which attracted a record 3,500 participants from 85 countries, 205 trade stands, 104 sessions, 1,350 speakers and 225 post…
High hopes for Ghana's first soldier fly facility12 Apr 2019Cycle Farms, a French-owned biotechnology company, has opened its first insect meal production facility in Ghana.
Is the tide turning in favour of alternative protein producers?8 Apr 2019Despite struggling to achieve bulk production volumes and compete with global commodities such as fishmeal and soy, opportunities for alternative protein producers in aquafeed sector are only going to…
Insect meal offers hope for East African fish farmers18 Mar 2019Aquaculture producers in east Africa are set to benefit from using more insect meal in their fish feeds, according to the results of new research.
Why insect farming for aquafeed is still at the larval stage4 Mar 2019Dr Richard Newton, one of the UK’s preeminent insect farming experts, explains why the sector has a long way to go before it can produce protein capable of competing with the commodities that are the …
Fish health from the front line22 Apr 2019Mowi farm technician Clara McGhee discusses the main fish health challenges facing Scottish salmon farmers, the range of methods used to resolve them and some of the gross misconceptions surrounding t…
Why climate change could mean more disease for marine aquaculture15 Apr 2019Extreme weather events and changing ocean conditions are creating unpredictable outcomes for aquaculture. One area where research is offering some insight into what to expect, though, is the increasin…
New aquaculture pharmaceutical firm launched4 Apr 2019The Spanish company CZ Vaccines and Irish firm Marrinovak Ltd have today launched the new aquaculture-focused pharmaceutical venture Aquatreck Animal Health.
A multilingual approach to improving farmed fish welfare10 Apr 2019A film aimed at improving the welfare of farmed fish at slaughter has been translated into nine languages.
New cage concept aims to take salmon sector by storm23 Apr 2019Mowi has applied for 36 development licences for an unmanned, undersea “AquaStorm” salmon pen concept.
Fujitsu sets sights on remote control aquaculture18 Apr 2019A plan to establish a sea urchin and sea cucumber farm that is not dependent on human labour has been announced by Fujitsu Ltd.
Australia earmarks $329 million for offshore aquaculture developments18 Apr 2019A new cooperative research centre (CRC), that aims to develop offshore aquaculture facilities in conjunction with renewable energy production schemes has been launched today.
Notes from “the world's largest" aquaponics system20 Mar 2019Superior Fresh’s aquaponics facilty in Wisconsin is both the world’s largest aquaponics system and “the ultimate IMTA”, according to Dr Steve Summerfelt.
AE2019 welcomes Women in Aquaculture event18 Apr 2019A seminar looking at ways to ensure greater gender diversity at all levels of the aquaculture sector is scheduled to take place in Berlin on 9 October, as part of this year’s Aquaculture Europe (AE201…
Women in Aquaculture: Yukiko Furukawa21 Jan 2019Seaweed aquaculture is prominent across Japan, but in the southern prefecture of Saga it has a particularly successful history. Home to seaweed farming for more than a century, Saga faces the Ariake …
Women in aquaculture: Marie-Aude Danguy16 Jan 2019Originally from Brittany, Marie-Aude Danguy has been living and working in Ireland since the 1990s. She began working with a group of local shellfish farmers before establishing her own company, Trisk…
Women in aquaculture: Professor Felicity Huntingford7 Jan 2019The emeritus professor of functional ecology at the University of Glasgow, who is one of the world’s preeminent experts on fish behaviour, discusses salmon welfare, nesting sticklebacks… and a near de…
There's more to methonine than growth24 Apr 2019SponsoredMethionine is not only one of the most important amino acids for fish growth, but it is also plays a vital role in maintaining the health and welfare of a wide variety of farmed fish species.
ADM feed market report April 201923 Apr 2019SponsoredADM's report gives you insights in the current prices and trends throughout the world.
Who's in the running for the 2019 Aquaculture Awards?3 Apr 2019An impressive range of companies and individuals from around the world have made the shortlists for the eight categories of the 2019 Aquaculture Awards.
New ADM Animal Nutrition facility uses industry-leading technology to meet customer needs for livestock feed5 Apr 2019SponsoredArcher Daniels Midland Company (ADM) celebrated the opening of its new high-tech livestock feed facility in Quincy, Illinois on 3 April.
