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The species and geographies set to spearhead the growth of global aquaculture

28 Oct 2020

Fresh insights into which species of finfish – and in which regions – are poised for the greatest growth rates in the coming years was the topic of a discussion between The Fish Site and Rabobank’s Gorjan Nikoli…

Five ways for fish farmers to survive Covid-19

23 Oct 2020

The Fish Site presents five tips to help aquaculture operators stay afloat in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic – an era of changing demand, complex shipping restrictions and feeding unsold farm inventory.

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Meet Germany's pioneering shrimp producer

19 Oct 2020

India, Ecuador… or Bavaria? The third location might not seem like the obvious place to source vannamei shrimp from but Crusta Nova, a German agtech and seafood company, is producing 30 tonnes of them a year, from an RAS…

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Unlikely champions of aquaculture: Alexandra Cousteau

14 Oct 2020

The scion of the Cousteau dynasty discusses the benefits of restorative aquaculture, the importance of connecting consumers with aquatic farmers and her new initiative, Oceans 2050.

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News

Is lack of governance stunting Latin American aquaculture?

29 Oct 2020

Though Latin American aquaculture hosts major aquaculture exporters, like Ecuador and Chile, industry leaders fear that the lack of regional governance and fit-for-purpose regulations could hinder the sector’s sustainable expansion.…

What needs to be done to scale up aquaculture operations in the Near East and North Africa?

27 Oct 2020

Countries in the Near East and North Africa (NENA) must be more focused on the profitability of the entire aquaculture value chain if they are to achieve their – often lofty – ambitions to grow the sector.

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Ireland to bale out struggling bivalve farmers

26 Oct 2020

Ireland’s mussel and oyster farmers have been promised compensation to make up for drastic declines in sales since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Why floating closed containment aquaculture could be dead in the water

21 Oct 2020

The dream of operating floating closed containment aquaculture systems at sea is at risk of becoming “a dead case” in Norway, due to regulatory constraints.

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An aquaculture deal with geopolitical significance

20 Oct 2020

Aqua Bridge has announced plans to build an aquaculture equipment factory in UAE as a joint venture with Aqua Green Israel.

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More news

Women in aquaculture

The rising star of Nigeria's catfish sector

12 Oct 2020

Funke Olatunde Kechicha is a catfish producer at Imoran Farms and PhD student at the University of Ibadan in Nigeria. Sh…

Female trout and oyster farmers star in seafood film prize

5 Sep 2019

Female oyster farmers in India and trout farmers in Peru won two of the top three prizes awarded in this year’s Women in…

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Taking action on behalf of women in aquaculture

30 Aug 2019

In order to follow up on the interest generated by our Women in Aquaculture series with some proactive steps towards enc…

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Women in Aquaculture: Sam Macdonald

24 Jul 2019

As The Fish Site builds up to the launch of a Women in Aquaculture print publication at Aqua Nor and a seminar on the sa…

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Meet the author: Largemouth Bass Aquaculture

17 Apr 2019

Jim Tidwell, author of the book Largemouth Bass Aquaculture, which is published by 5m books in April, explains the appea…

Proud to be a woman, but happy to be “one of the boys”

8 Mar 2019

On International Women's Day, Mowi fish farm technician Clara McGhee describes the rewards of working on a salmon farm -…

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Why insect farming for aquafeed is still at the larval stage

4 Mar 2019

Dr Richard Newton, one of the UK’s preeminent insect farming experts, explains why the sector has a long way to go befor…

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Scotland's gene genius

14 Feb 2019

In a two-part feature, Professor Ross Houston, one of the world’s foremost aquaculture genetics experts, explains how a …

Events & awards

Seaweed superpower set for Jeju event

24 Apr 2019

Indonesia, the world’s largest tropical seaweed producer, is looking to use this year’s International Seaweed Symposium …

AE2019 welcomes Women in Aquaculture event

18 Apr 2019

A seminar looking at ways to ensure greater gender diversity at all levels of the aquaculture sector is scheduled to tak…

Ten products to whet the appetite for Seafood Expo North America

15 Mar 2019

With Seafood Expo North America on the horizon, it’s time for a delicious deep dive into the latest – and often novel – …

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Job vacancies and employment news

BioMar appoints new MD in Australia

23 Apr 2019

BioMar has announced the appointment of David Whyte as managing director of their new fish feed manufacturing plant in T…

Mowi appoints sustainability lead

5 Apr 2019

Mowi has appointed Catarina Martins as its first ever chief sustainability officer “to strengthen and implement Mowi's s…

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Cermaq Chile appoints Steven Rafferty as new MD

26 Mar 2019

Steven Rafferty brings broad global industry experience to Cermaq Chile, the second largest farming company in Chile

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How to get ahead in aquaculture

9 Mar 2019

Networking, hard graft, volunteering and being prepared to leave one’s comfort zone are among the key attributes needed …

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