Environment

Salmon farming firms have taken four of the top seven places in an index that assesses the sustainability levels of 60 of the world's key protein producers.

Achieving net zero emissions by 2045 is among the pledges made in a major new blueprint setting out a long-term vision for Scotland’s successful farmed salmon sector.

A new study has revealed the scale of hybridization taking place between native and introduced tilapia in Tanzania.

Haven King-Nobles, co-founder of Fish Welfare Initiative, explains why the ethical startup can make a real impact on the Indian aquaculture sector.

Using sea water to create coastal wetlands in which crops including fish and shellfish can be grown is a relatively new concept, but Yanik Nyberg, founder of Seawater Solutions, believes that it can help to revolutionise…

Though Latin American aquaculture hosts major aquaculture exporters, like Ecuador and Chile, industry leaders fear that the lack of regional governance and fit-for-purpose regulations could hinder the sector’s sustainabl…

Plans to invest $60 million to create the world’s largest kelp farm 3-10 kilometres off the coast of Namibia have been announced today.

Although the aquaculture sector in Sub-Saharan Africa has been projected to grow faster than in any other region of the world in the next 10 years, it has shown a worrying slowdown since 2018 – a trend that must be urgen…

Seaweed producers and ocean farmers must diversify their operations to make them more economically and ecologically resilient.

A biotech company that aims to turn carbon dioxide into feeds for sectors including aquaculture, has secured sufficient funding to establish a new production facility.

Countries in the Near East and North Africa (NENA) must be more focused on the profitability of the entire aquaculture value chain if they are to achieve their – often lofty – ambitions to grow the sector.

$2 million in funding has been pledged to an initiative that aims to restore oyster stocks in several US states as well as provide financial support for a sector that's been hit hard by a downturn in demand caused by Cov…

Omega-3-rich algal oil can successfully replace fish oil in the diet of farm-raised juvenile California yellowtail (Seriola dorsalis) without compromising growth or survival, according to a new study.

The benefits of a mangrove-sensitive shrimp aquaculture project that’s currently operational in Indonesia have been highlighted in a recent article by the World Economic Forum.

The scion of the Cousteau dynasty discusses the benefits of restorative aquaculture, the importance of connecting consumers with aquatic farmers and her new initiative, Oceans 2050.

The World Sustainability Organization (WSO) and The Good Food Institute (GFI) Sustainable Seafood Initiative today announced that the two organisations have initiated a joint certification programme for plant-based seafo…

Ahead of the Global Conference on Aquaculture (GCA) Millennium +20, the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization is convening a series of webinars, commencing with the presentation of six Regional Reviews of Aquaculture, c…

Restorative aquaculture is being promoted by the World Economic Forum (WEF) as one of four key ways to protect the oceans.

As part of a new series for The Fish Site, the experts at leading aquaculture financial tech company Alune share their insights and knowledge on how to manage water quality in shrimp aquaculture.

Insect farming startup Ÿnsect has extended its Series C funding to $372 million – the largest amount ever raised by a non-American agtech business.