Environment

Bas Geerts, from the World Benchmark Alliance (WBA), discusses his plans to assess and publish the sustainability scores of the world’s largest seafood companies.

Investment in the latest anti-predator nets in Scotland has seen a reduction in the number of seals culled to protect farmed salmon stocks, according to new figures.

Papers on the use of aeration in catfish culture, how bioflocs contribute to shrimp nutrition and why standardisation is vital for successful cryopreservation to safeguard key aquaculture stocks were …

A novel aquaculture feeding concept is exploiting the pond ecosystem to encourage farmed fish and shrimp to ingest naturally occurring food alongside feed – a system that has the potential to reduce b…

Over 2000 aquaculture facilities, including 1,534 farms, achieved Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification by the end of 2018 – a 29 per cent increase compared to 2017.

Four plant-based essential oils have been shown to be effective alternatives to antibiotics for treating a range of commonly-occurring pathogens in farmed fish.

A new study suggests that Chinese crayfish producers would improve the performance of their farms and their finances if they relied more on natural food items and less on the provision of supplementar…

A feed barge at a Mowi salmon site off the coast of South Uist has sunk after taking on water.

Aquaculture – unlike the production of red meat and dairy – has a key role to play in ensuring the world’s growing population receive sufficient nutrients, according to a ground-breaking new report on…

A Taiwanese company that has developed a system to help prevent the build-up of toxic chemicals in water used by the aquaculture industry has secured US $50 million in funding.

The true value of cultured bivalves such as mussels and oysters is chronically underestimated, according to a new report.

New research has found that banks operating in South East Asia and parts of Latin America stand to benefit from improving policies to manage the negative environmental and social impacts of seafood pr…

At least 10 of the 17 salmon farms currently operational in the Broughton Archipelago area of British Columbia (BC) are going to be shut down, following an agreement designed to protect wild salmon st…

Umitron, a producer of AI-based feeding systems, has secured US $2 million in funding for a project that aims to improve the efficiency and sustainability of rainbow trout farmers in Peru.

Plankton and high sea temperatures combined to wipe out around half of the salmon at two sites run by Wester Ross this summer.

Stocking farmed tilapia at high densities could be beneficial to their welfare and help safeguard against negative ecological consequences should they escape, according to new research.

Scientists may be overlooking some of the broader ecosystem and social benefits associated with marine aquaculture.

A new range of UV filters has been approved by the Norwegian authorities, following impressive results from extensive wellboat trials.

A joint commitment to ensure that krill fishery operations don’t have a negative impact on Antarctic Peninsula penguin colonies has been launched today.

Ranching sea urchins, RAS shrimp production and land-based seaweed cultivation were among the ventures pitched to potential investors at Fish 2.0’s meeting in California this week.