Education & academia

A new pilot training programme that aims to improve the performance of aquaculture practitioners in Southeast Asia was launched in Malaysia last week.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has made an additional $5 million in funding available for researchers exploring the economics of aquaculture in the US.

The Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) has strengthened its Independent Scientific Panel (SISP) by including five industry experts on the board, providing objective scientific opinion when consulting on the in…

On the day that Aquaculture Businesses: a practical guide to economics and marketing, is published, Dr Carole Engle, one the world’s preeminent authorities on the economics of aquaculture, explains the motivation behind …

A new online course on antimicrobial stewardship in the food chain aims to educate the livestock industry – including the aquaculture sector – on how to implement a more responsible approach to using antibiotics.

The pigments that colour the skin of squids and other invertebrates, called ommochromes, could be used in the food and health sectors for their antioxidant and antimicrobial properties.

A new study has found that contagious cancers can rapidly, and widely, spread through shellfish species, including mussels.

The National Marine Fisheries Service SeaGrant Fellowship is welcoming applications for its 2020 research fellowship.

An intitaitive designed to promote diversity in aquaculture is set to benefit from £50,000 in funding from the Scottish Government and industry partners, to help boost career opportunities for women in Scotland’s thrivin…

A number of projects to enhance the performance of marine aquaculture in sub-Saharan Africa have been launched in the last month as part of a new collaborative aquaculture initiative.

Aquaculture Europe 2019, which took place in Berlin last week, has been hailed as “one of the best ever”.

Auburn University’s Aquaculture and Fisheries Business Institute will hold a Commercial Aquaponics Workshop in Auburn, Alabama from 11-13 November.

A Scottish researcher has been awarded £1.2 million to investigate the use of sea cucumbers to recycle food production waste.

A new programme to train fish farmers in Iceland’s burgeoning aquaculture sector has been established by Arnarlax Ltd and the Icelandic College of Fisheries.

“Aquaculture is crucial to addressing major economic problems in Africa today,” according to Henk Stander, researcher at the Aquaculture Division of the Department of Sciences at the University of Stellenbosch. “Whilst f…

How to improve and increase aquaculture production in Africa was the subject of a recent workshop jointly run by South African and Ghanaian partners.

Professor Selina Stead, who was appointed director of Stirling’s Institute of Aquaculture at the beginning of March, discusses why it’s a great time to be involved in aquaculture – regardless of your gender.

The use of open net pen farms has been questioned in a new paper looking into their impacts on wild fish populations.

A new study has shown that lumpfish who have habituated to their surroundings will consume more sea lice and exhibit less biological stress.

Seeing the opportunities in commercial fish farming, investors and government representatives from Sierra Leone have been learning about best practice from friends and colleagues in Ghana – and are ready to transform the…