Education & academia

A project to advance aquaculture technology for high-value marine fish such as tuna and hirame (Japanese flounder) has received $1.5 million in funding.

Overviews of the use of cleanerfish in Scotland, Norway, Iceland, the Faroes and Ireland made for a fascinating first afternoon of the inaugural International Cleaner Fish Summit, which kicked off in …

WorldFish hopes that its Africa Aquaculture Research and Training Center in Egypt will help ensure that 40 percent of the total fish consumed on the continent will be met by aquaculture by 2025.

A trial that aims to help to create one of the UK's first seaweed farms, near Oban, is now underway.

A program designed to train and inspire the next generation of Australian seafood supremos is now underway.

The Marine Alliance for Science and Technology for Scotland (MASTS) has been awarded 5 million from the Scottish Funding Council this week.

Some fish can pool their experience to solve problems collectively, according to new research from scientists at the University of St Andrews.

Scotlands salmon farming sector generated more money than the entire UK fishing industry for the first time ever last year.

The aquaculture industry has a key role in the regeneration of Myanmar after more than 50 years of isolation and economic stagnation, according to Ben Belton.

New plans to pull funding from Alaska Sea Grant a year earlier than previously announced, have inspired director, Paula Cullenberg, to issue an impassioned plea to fellow Alaskans to help save the mar…

Innovative ways to manage salmon behaviour so they are less likely to be infected by sea lice was the subject of a fascinating talk by Dr Frode Oppedal at last weeks Fish Vet Society conference in Edi…

The wide range of jobs available in the aquaculture industry both in Scotland and abroad will be the subject of a careers event at Stirling University on April 18th.

Anaesthesia protocols and a debate on possible refinements of routine procedures with ornamental, farm, wild and laboratory fish are the key themes for this weeks Laboratory Animal Science Association…

GLOBAL - Across the worlds oceans, sea urchins are on the march and thats not a good thing. Reports on how a new system of population management can stem a damaging swell in numbers while meeting a g…

GLOBAL - As aquaculture continues to expand, more high quality feed is required to sustain the industry, but this is putting further strain on limited available ingredients such as fishmeal. Bonnie Wa…

GLOBAL - A new report on the innovation needs of the Scottish aquaculture sector has been launched at the first meeting of the Industry Leadership Group (ILG) in Inverness, attended by Fergus Ewing MS…

GLOBAL - After almost four decades, an elusive, eyeless catfish measuring less than an inch now has a name and a detailed description, thanks to two scientists from the Academy of Natural Sciences of …

CHILE - Benchmarks Fish Vet Group in Chile has announced they will join the list of official fish health laboratories recognised by the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Service (Sernapesca).

US - Puppy Love will soon be putting more people to work in Seldovia, a town of less than 300 people at the tip of the Kenai Peninsula.

There is little doubt that education and training are vital to maintaining a competent aquaculture workforce, and that in turn a competent workforce is essential for the aquaculture industry to prospe…