Environment

Governments from around the world are considering how best to safeguard the rapidly expanding global seaweed industry, following advice from researchers at the Scottish Association for Marine Science …

Mike Selden, CEO of Finless Foods, explains how cell-based seafood can complement conventional aquaculture in helping to feed the planet without destroying ocean life.

Why those looking to make ethical investments in aquaculture should concentrate on systems relating to seaweed and bivalves, land-based finfish facilities and offshore finfish production.

The world’s main salmon producers have halved the amount of medical treatments used against sea lice over the course of the last six years.

New research reveals that farmed male salmon are less attractive to females than their wild cousins, due to the fact that the farmed versions have smaller kypes.

Cooke Aquaculture has agreed to pay $332,000 in fines after the collapse of pens at its Cyress Island facility in Washington state in 2017 led to the escape of 250,000 non-native Atlantic salmon into …

In this two-part feature, The Fish Site and Mike Selden, CEO of the cell-based fish company Finless Foods, discuss the background of lab-grown fish and the origins of Finless Foods bluefin tuna.

An integrated approach to improving the sustainability of reduction fisheries that engages industry, national governments and international organisations, has been advised, "given the diverse and disp…

Scottish angling and environmental interests are deeply concerned after government statistics published this week reveal last year’s catches are the lowest on record.

Five fish-based research projects in developing countries, including three with direct aquaculture links, have each been awarded grants of $100,000.

Plans to establish two submersible salmon farms in the Kattegat, off western Sweden, have come under fire from fishermen’s representatives.

The Nature Conservancy (TNC) has announced details of ambitious $40 million initiative to promote ocean conservation.

Extreme weather events and changing ocean conditions are creating unpredictable outcomes for aquaculture. One area where research is offering some insight into what to expect, though, is the increasin…

Rabobank and WWF have teamed up to improve the sustainability of Chile’s salmon farming sector by offering the country's largest producer a green loan.

Salmones Antarctica has acquired independent sustainability certification for both its salmon and trout farms in southern Chile.

Sainsbury's, Tesco and the Co-op are the first retailers to sign up to the Environmental Justice Foundation's Charter for Transparency, which is an attempt to end illegal fishing and slavery at sea.

A new programme designed to help small aquaculture producers apply for sustainability certification has been launched in Vietnam today.

The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), WorldFish, and the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) have signed a five-year tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) regarding sust…

In his latest publication, the new book Mercury, The Ultimate Truth and Chronic Disease, the award-winning multidisciplinary scientist Dr. Bill McGraw documents all of the facts about mercury like nev…

Evonik shows there is a way to reduce overfishing of the oceans