Environment

The Kenya Coastal Development Project (KCDP) is playing a key role in sustainably managing natural resources and transforming livelihoods along the country’s impoverished coastline, according to Bonni…

A new joint standard for seaweed harvesting and cultivation has been launched by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) and the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) today.

The Antarctic krill fishery was the only reduction fishery on the planet to receive an “A” rating from The Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) for the third year in a row.

Tidal power lagoons proposed along the British coast should have aquaculture development built into the planning process, in order to harness the massive benefits of co-location, according to a leadin…

Popular and adaptable, Nile tilapia are leading cichlid production worldwide. So why is the species banned in three of South Africa’s nine provinces? As Conchita Milburn reports, managing South Africa…

Loch Duart, the Scottish salmon producer, lent their boat and skippering expertise to help a wild sea trout tracking project in Loch Laxford this week.

Considering aquaculture technology helps to contribute to the UN's sustainable development goals on a daily basis, it is surprising that much of the debate surrounding the sector focuses on its shortc…

Hairy crab can now be added to the list of species represented in the Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) third-party certification program, following the certification of the Zhejiang Aoling Aquatic See…

3D mapping of brackish-water aquaculture resources is to be undertaken in India, backed by satellite images and extensive ground surveys, in a move that could boost the country's shrimp production.

A new deal which could help to create value from sludge produced by the aquaculture industry has been signed this week.

A new project that aims to improve the productivity, profitability and development outcomes of systems that combine the culture of fish and rice in Mayanmar has been launched by WorldFish today.

An initiative led by the Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries has succeeded in retrieving from the seabed over 24 km of discarded gill nets and 44 km of ropes that had been lost or abandoned by fisherme…

Calls for stricter licencing laws governing the Irish salmon farming industry have been made after 65 farmed salmon have been caught by in Irish rivers in recent months.

The Norwegian lumpfish, ling and tusk fishery, has been deemed to meet the Marine Stewardship (MSC) sustainability standard.

Gaining Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) accreditation for its rope-grown mussels last week will act as an added incentive for Loch Fyne Oysters (LFO) to achieve its ambitious growth targets, acc…

A collaborative project to improve understanding of the effects of salmon farming on the seabed in high-energy waters is underway in Orkney.

The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) aims to have at least 20 percent of the world’s fisheries certified to its sustainability standard by 2020 – up from the current level of 12 percent.

A competition established to inspire the increased use of alternative ingredients to fishmeal in aquafeeds has been lambasted for “the organisers’ use of negative messaging, exaggeration and misinform…

The Global Aquaculture Alliance’s (GAA) Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) is the world’s first aquaculture certification program to be recognized by the Global Sustainable Seafood Initiative (GSSI).

A Scottish company is the first in the world to obtain the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) Bivalve Standard Certification for responsible farming of blue mussels.