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US Senators Reed and Whitehouse have teamed up with Roger Williams University to deliver $1.6 million in funding to help Rhode Island's shellfish aquaculture industry expand sustainably.

A recent hiring round at the Sustainable Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) has seen Jillian Cuoto-Phoenix and Janina Costa take leading roles in career development and aquaculture innovation.

Students with the Conservation Corps of the Forgotten Coast are taking part in a hands-on oyster aquaculture demonstration with local experts.

Conservation International (CI) and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) are co-leading the launch of the Science Based Targets Network (SBTN) Ocean Hub to help companies adopt a roadmap for integrated action on nature and clim…

A new Modern Apprenticeship scheme in specialist food processing is now being offered by Mowi Scotland.

32-year-old Kenechukwu Anthony Nwobodo set up and runs a catfish farming company, DieuMerci , in Lagos, Nigeria.

Plans to develop a $45 million mussel hatchery in New Zealand are gaining momentum, thanks to a collaborative training project that's taking place between Cawthron Institute researchers and Te-Whānau-ā-Apanui.

Phileo by Lesaffre has unveiled a functional nutrition programme for tilapia farming, increasing its footprint in aquaculture.

The Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) has advertised two vacancies – one for an aquaculture innovation officer and another for the skills and talent division – and will accept applications until mid-April.

Sailesh Chudasama believes that biofloc production – of species including shrimp, tilapia and catfish – can create well-paid jobs and improve food security, both in Ghana and beyond.

AltaSea, a Los Angeles-based non-profit focused on climate change and job creation, has secured a $600,000 grant for hands-on blue economy and aquaculture educational programmes.

With the help of the Binh Dinh Agriculture Extension Centre, Vietnam’s shrimp farmers are seeing the benefits of semi-biofloc technology first hand, allowing them to achieve high production volumes while reducing their d…

Alaa and Medhat Elokda are producing tilapia and mullet in a high-density RAS facility which they have designed and built themselves.

The aquaponics training programme at the University of Hawai’i Maui College has received a $500,000 boost from the US Agriculture Department’s Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA).

The Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI) has received a $500,000 grant from the USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) to establish a comprehensive aquaculture workforce training system to support th…

Oladejo Olanrewaju Olumide is the chairman of Ikorodu Fish Farm Estate and second vice-president of the Lagos State Catfish and Allied Farmers Association (LASCAFAN) – the umbrella body of all catfish farmers in Lagos St…

26-year-old Wilfred Agbi runs Weija Farms, a catfish hatchery and an “aquaculture evangelism” agency in Ghana that aims to train up young people who are looking to establish their own fish farms.

The UK government has pledged £407,000 to fund a new Seaweed Academy – the UK’s first dedicated seaweed industry facility, offering advice to start-ups, training workers and sharing the latest research to help businesses…

Israel Yusuf, who is also known as "Dr Fish", is a 41-year-old fish farmer, farm reform advocate, agribusiness development consultant and aquaculture service provider in Nigeria.