Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Researchers from Israel have found that ulvan, a natural substance extracted from marine algae, prevents infection of cells with the coronavirus.

The new dates for the inaugural meeting of the World Aquaculture Society’s African Chapter, which was due to take place in Alexandria this month, have been released today.

José Antonio Camposano, executive president of Ecuador’s national chamber of aquaculture (CNA), provides the country’s latest shrimp production figures, thoughts on sustainability and reflections on the chamber’s new par…

Indonesia’s aquafeed producers – be they industrial players or farmers who produce feed independently – are increasingly looking towards the use of local and sustainable alternatives to fish meal and soy.

New reporting from SingStat shows that Singapore’s fish production fell to 3,960 tonnes – its lowest level since 2014 – due to lacklustre consumer demand stemming from Covid-19 lockdowns and border restrictions.

The lack of policy support for small-scale fisheries and aquaculture is undermining food security for millions, say researchers with the Blue Food Assessment.

After a summer of scorching temperatures, mussel farmers across the Aegean Sea are finding more empty shells, telling Reuters that the crop, “boiled in their own environment”.

Ocean Grown Abalone has recorded a $1.68 million loss for the 2020-21 financial year, despite record annual sales.

A project that aims to compare the commercial production of market-sized yellow perch fish in flow-through and recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS), is due to launch in Minnesota in September.

A group of fish farmers from a marginalised community in Kerala has reported a profitable year, thanks to a bumper harvest of pearl spot (E.suratensis) from their cage fish farming venture.

Jon Parker, development lead for Aquaculture Industry Wales (AIW), explains how the organisation - which is backed by a growing number of startups - aims to improve the industry’s reputation among the public and politici…

Indonesia’s eel farming industry has huge potential – as long as all stakeholders can make a supportive ecosystem – according to Angga Kurniawan, general manager of one of the country’s pioneering eel farms.

According to Jeff Cheng, recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) don’t need to be used for high value species or purely by large corporations, but are well within the grasp of relatively small aquaculture players, produc…

Stolt Sea Farm (SSF) has reported revenues of $21.4 million in Q2, up from $13.6 million in the same quarter last year, when the demand for SSF’s products was significantly impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Newly published statistics demonstrate that Scotland’s shellfish aquaculture sector has - as suspected - been hit hard by the drop in demand caused by Covid-19.

Andreas von Scholten, CEO of Barramundi Group, talks about the future of aquaculture, the importance of vaccines and building the company’s ground-breaking operations in Brunei.

UK seafood businesses are being invited to share their experiences of coping with the Covid-19 pandemic, as a team of researchers seeks to find out how resilient the sector will be to future challenges.

The 32-year-old is the head of Dunamis Golden Farms, located at the Akuse end of the Volta Lake, in eastern Ghana, as well as a distributor of fish feed, and a provider of technical services to young fish farms.

Bangladesh’s finfish aquaculture industry must make key financial and technological investments following the Covid-19 pandemic in order to re-establish its growth trajectory.

One of Australia’s leading oyster producers has announced plans to double production, following a substantial investment from a rural fund manager.