How aquaponics can spare Ugandan farmers from drought15 Jan 2019Aquaponics is helping to keep farmers in drought-ravaged parts of Uganda alive, according to Dr Aisha Nalwoga, a fisheries officer with the Water Governance Institute.
Bringing bivalve aquaculture out of its shell10 Jan 2019The true value of cultured bivalves such as mussels and oysters is chronically underestimated, according to a new report.
Cutting aquaponics costs is more than pot luck30 Dec 2018Supplying cannabis for medical use in Canada – which is legal for licenced producers – is a competitive business. Based in Hamilton, Ontario, Green Relief Inc uses fish in an innovative aquaponics sys…
A game-changer for Ghanaian women26 Dec 2018As West African countries look to aquaculture to plug the gap left by diminishing fisheries landings, brand new opportunities are opening up for women.
Global leaders back 2019 Aquaculture Awards17 Feb 2019Some of the most influential companies and organisations in global aquaculture have rallied to support the 2019 Aquaculture Awards.
Maltese minister suspended over tuna allegations15 Feb 2019The Federation of Maltese Aquaculture Producers (FMAP) has demanded the continued suspension of Malta’s fisheries director, Andreina Fenech Farrugia, following allegations that she helped illegally-ca…
A nuclear solution to fish farming14 Feb 2019AKVA has appointed Espen Fredrik Staubo, who has a PhD in nuclear physics and extensive experience of the aquaculture sector as its new chief technical officer (CTO).
Cambodia faces hefty hike in seafood export tariffs13 Feb 2019Cambodia’s trade in farmed aquatic species - such as shrimp, pangasius and tilapia - is under threat after the EU announced it might suspend the Southeast Asian country’s preferential trade access agr…
Hendrix genetics partners with Nutreco to deliver sustainable shrimp in Ecuador13 Feb 2019Hendrix Genetics, in partnership with Nutreco and Ecuacultivos, will invest in Ecuador to establish a state-of-the-art shrimp hatchery.
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…
Women in aquaculture: Dr Jesse Trushenski20 Dec 2018Dr Jesse Trushenski, director of science at Riverence and its sister company, Evaqua Farms, president of the American Fisheries Society and author of Understanding Aquaculture, describes her perfect j…
Nutriad invests in aquaculture team in India31 Oct 2018SponsoredNutirad, the multinational feed additives producer and pioneer in species-specific health and nutrition solutions for aquaculture producers, has announced the appointment of Goud Dhanunjaya as its reg…
Job opportunity: Commercial Director, Benchmark Genetics11 Jun 2018SponsoredBenchmark, the fish health and aquaculture genetics specialists, are currently looking to appoint a new commercial director for their genetics division.
Merck to fund next generation of food animal veterinarians3 Oct 2017Sponsored$5,000 scholarships for students pursuing careers in food animal production have been put up for grabs by Merck Animal Health.
New generation takes over at Gael Force31 Jul 2017SponsoredAfter some 17 years of intense work and dedication, Managing Director of Gael Force Engineering John Offord has retired.
Exciting times for AKVA Scotland 27 Sep 2017Jason Cleaversmith has been appointed General Manager of AKVA group Scotland, at a time when their Scottish operations are being given an important international role.
Perrin lands top job in aquaculture insurance25 Jul 2017Sunderland Marine has appointed Duncan Perrin as aquaculture manager at the company’s head office in Newcastle.
Shellfish growers poised for lagoon show21 Apr 2017Prospects for cultivating mussels, oysters, scallops, clams, cockles and seaweed in the proposed Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon (TLSB) are promising, according to a new report from Seafish.
Plan to create 160,000 coastal jobs 17 Nov 2016The New Economics Foundation has launched an ambitious action plan to revitalise the UK's coast.
Aquaculture on San Fran tech agenda12 Feb 2019The latest developments in aquaculture technology are set to take a prominent place at the first ever Animal AgTech Innovation Summit.
Benchmark proud to sponsor 2019 Aquaculture Awards Animal Welfare Category7 Feb 2019The Animal Welfare Category will recognise initiatives that have improved the welfare of farmed or wild animals.
Reykjavík to host third Fish Waste for Profit Conference29 Jan 2019The conference will explore opportunities for increasing profits by finding innovative uses for processing by-products, which would otherwise be discarded.
Mississippi to host aquaculture investment and innovation event17 Jan 2019The next opportunity for aquaculture innovators to link up with investors as part of the Fish 2.0 programme is scheduled to take place in Mississippi on 13 February.
