£1 million fund for small scale fisheries29 Oct 2018The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has announced a £1 million fund and initiative to support small scale fisheries, and those in the Southern Hemisphere, become more sustainable.
Turning small fry into big business26 Oct 2018One of the oldest marine finfish hatcheries in Europe has also become one of the most innovative, following a change of ownership in 2016.
Women in aquaculture: Patricia Barrera25 Oct 2018Patricia Barrera swapped a career in pharmaceuticals to follow her passion for aquaculture, establishing Trout Managers SAS in Colombia, which she now runs.
EU green lights aquaculture imports from Myanmar24 Oct 2018The EU has approved the import of aquaculture products from Myanmar, in a move that has been welcomed by aquaculture producers in the Southeast Asian country.
Fish farmers accused of “exceptionally short” memories24 Oct 2018Too many fish farmers are failing to learn from past mistakes and the health and welfare of salmon post-smolts is too often prioritised below the pressure to meet construction and commercial targets, …
Novel production systems in the spotlight23 Oct 2018The relative merits of conventional, land-based, offshore and closed-containment production systems dominated discussions during the first day of the Fifth Conference on Recirculating Aquaculture, whi…
Norwegian salmon hegemony under threat?23 Oct 2018A leading Norwegian salmon farmer took a swipe at the government’s development licence initiative today, as it was prompting firms to design systems that could remove the country’s natural salmon prod…
Fantastic Mr SkyFox23 Oct 2018Across West Africa, smart solutions are beginning to unlock the enormous potential for domestic, sustainable fish farming at a local level. One ingenious project is SkyFox – which integrates catfish f…
Fears over mass tilapia mortality incident23 Oct 2018Tilapia farming was a hot topic in Ghana last week after photos and videos of large numbers of dead tilapia at the Asutsuare farm of a Chinese company, China Fujian, went viral on social media.
Krill fishery lands highest sustainability ranking22 Oct 2018The largest krill fishery in the world, which is a key supplier of omega-3 ingredients for the aquaculture feed industry, has received the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership’s highest sustainability ra…
Study challenges farmed shrimp concerns22 Oct 2018Scientists at the University of Stirling have challenged concerns around the consumption of imported farmed shrimp - with new research indicating that it is as safe as any other seafood product.
Feed efficiency system lands VC funding22 Oct 2018Aqua-Spark, the pioneer investment fund focused exclusively on sustainable aquaculture, today announced its investment in the Norwegian technology company CageEye. With the funds, CageEye will invest …
Glimmer of hope for Fundy salmon recovery22 Oct 2018Fundy Salmon Recovery (FSR) released over 600 wild endangered inner Bay of Fundy (iBoF) Atlantic salmon into the Upper Salmon River in Fundy National Park on Friday as part of its ground-breaking reco…
New salmon HealthPortal aims to drive well-informed action17 Oct 2018SponsorediWise HealthPortal, recently launched in Norway, is a collaborative tool aimed at improving the management of fish health in the Salmon industry. The system has been developed by Benchmark in close pa…
Major Spanish tuna farmer once again implicated in illegal trade17 Oct 2018Two weeks ago Spanish newspaper El Confidencial released a major story on a large investigation by the Guardia Civil, targeting Spain’s largest tuna farmer Richardo Fuentes y Hijos and several process…
A slice of genius17 Oct 2018A Brazilian aquaculture technology firm has unveiled an innovative production system for farming tilapia - in Brazil and beyond.
Women in aquaculture: Marie Tan16 Oct 2018After several years conducting fish health checks in aquariums, Marie Tan switched to aquaculture to help minimise fish losses from disease and develop health strategies to respond quickly to disease …
A new candidate for commercial aquaculture?15 Oct 2018A project seeking to close the breeding cycle of the European spiny lobster is showing promising results and may help both to support coastal diversification opportunities and encourage restoration of…
RAS workshop high on LACQUA2018 agenda15 Oct 2018A comprehensive workshop on recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) that’s taking place in Bogota on 22-23 October is being eagerly anticipated.
Salmon farmers take fast track to success13 Oct 2018The first graduates of a unique fast-track training programme have taken up their new positions as salmon farm managers.
