Aquaculture UK rescheduled for 2022 27 Jan 2021 Aquaculture UK – the UK’s most important aquaculture exhibition and conference – has been rescheduled from May 2021 to May 2022.
Mowi Scotland achieves ASC certification for five seawater sites 27 Jan 2021 Mowi Scotland has earned certification from the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) for four seawater salmon farms in January, brining the total number of ASC certified farms in its portfolio to eight.
Could Pacific bonito be a viable species to farm? 27 Jan 2021 The aquaculture industry could soon be producing Pacific bonito, a small tuna species, after wild-caught specimens were able to successfully spawn in an RAS.
The future of tilapia aquaculture: an insider's perspective 27 Jan 2021 Adam Taylor, founder of the largest tilapia producer in Africa, sees huge scope for improvements in the sector - in particular driven by advances in nutrition and genetics.
Filipino advocacy groups petition for more aquaculture sites 26 Jan 2021 Tugon Kabuhayan, an advocacy group based in the Philippines, is calling for the government to ease permitting restrictions for aquaculture sites to spur development.
Ÿnsect startup joins the World Economic Forum's Global Innovators Community 26 Jan 2021 Agtech startup Ÿnsect, a leading insect protein and fertiliser producer, has joined the invitation-only World Economic Forum's Global Innovators Community.
Skretting’s aquafeed portfolio receives carbon-neutral certification 25 Jan 2021 Skretting Italy can now provide extensive carbon footprint figures for each aquafeed in its nutrition portfolio, allowing producers to take decisive action on sustainability pledges.
The economics and ethics of improving the welfare of farmed fish 25 Jan 2021 Marco Cerqueira, author of Fish Welfare Initiative’s new report on global aquaculture, explains why carp welfare in India is a key focus area for the startup and how this can be improved.
Four themes that will shape aquaculture in 2021 23 Jan 2021 Sarah Riddle, director of business engagement at the Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC), looks at four key areas where the sector is likely to evolve during the next 12 months.
Helping small-scale shrimp farmers gain sustainability recognition 22 Jan 2021 A new initiative to promote promote both social and environmental sustainability in small-scale shrimp farms in Southeast Asia has been launched this week.
Why live tanks are the future of oyster storage 22 Jan 2021 Keeping oysters in live tanks rather than in the water where they’re grown helps reduce double-handling, ensures quality and opens up potential new markets.
BlueNalu lands $60 million funding 21 Jan 2021 Cell-based seafood producer BlueNalu has closed a $60 million funding round – the largest financing to date in the cell-based seafood industry worldwide.
Why urban aquaponics could help the Philippines weather Covid-19 21 Jan 2021 With pandemic-related lockdowns and ageing farmers putting pressure on the Philippines’ food system, researchers at BFAR are embracing urban aquaponics to shore up the islands’ food security.
Grieg hedges bets with landmark foray into land-based salmon production 20 Jan 2021 Grieg Seafood has become the first mainstream salmon producer to invest in an RAS site that will grow salmon to market size on land.
Why Europe should be taking seaweed aquaculture seriously 20 Jan 2021 How and why seaweed aquaculture should be promoted in Europe is the subject of a new recommendation from the EU’s Aquaculture Advisory Council.
Women in aquaculture: Lara Barazi 20 Jan 2021 Lara Barazi has been CEO of Kefalonia for 22 years, in the process growing production volumes of certified organic seabass and sea bream from 300 to 5,000 tonnes a year.
Shedding fresh light on tilapia evolution 19 Jan 2021 Genetic rewiring could have driven an evolutionary explosion in the shapes, sizes and adaptations of cichlid fish, in a breakthrough that could be significant for tilapia breeding programmes in aquaculture.
Initiative launched to develop Lake Victoria's aquaculture sector 19 Jan 2021 In a move to guide the development of sustainable aquaculture in East Africa, WorldFish has strengthened its research partnership with the Lake Victoria Fishing Organization (LVFO).
Mangrove aquaculture to be supported by state-of-the-art environmental monitoring 19 Jan 2021 A new environmental monitoring initiative that aims to support shrimp and crab aquaculture in mangrove forests has officially been launched in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta province.
The mutant plankton that could improve juvenile farmed finfish survival 18 Jan 2021 The survival rate of juvenile marine finfish in aquaculture hatcheries could be on the cusp of improvement following a new research breakthrough.