Sustainability

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.

Models that suggest the carrying capacity of aquaculture in both marine cages and inland ponds have been developed as part of a new project.

The Round Table on Responsible Soy Association (RTRS) has held a workshop outlining how feed producers can produce Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) certified feed.

A new aquaculture management guide, published today, offers zonal management best practice tips for sustainably-minded seafood farmers.

In the face of rising production costs and limited land and water availability, Egyptian fish farmers are looking for new ways to achieve higher productivity and profitability

The Fish Site's Women in aquaculture series is among the many topics to be presented at the JIRCAS seminar in Tokyo next week.

The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has announced a £1 million fund and initiative to support small scale fisheries, and those in the Southern Hemisphere, become more sustainable.

The largest krill fishery in the world, which is a key supplier of omega-3 ingredients for the aquaculture feed industry, has received the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership’s highest sustainability ra…

Two weeks ago Spanish newspaper El Confidencial released a major story on a large investigation by the Guardia Civil, targeting Spain’s largest tuna farmer Richardo Fuentes y Hijos and several process…

The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) has today officially launched a new programme that is designed to help small-scale producers improve their farming practices.

The projected rapid growth of the aquaculture sector in Africa needs timely interventions to mitigate its potential negative impacts on the continent’s critical aquatic ecosystems, according to leadin…

A project that aims to develop a new innovative software tool to reduce the environmental footprint of the aquaculture industry and optimise efficiencies in the sector is currently being developed by …

The organisers of a workshop on agroecology hope that will encourage more countries to support “the development of agroecological aquaculture and integrated agriculture-aquaculture (IAA)”.

The search for projects that involve innovation in global aquaculture or help to kick-start the US aquaculture industry are two of the key strands of the 2018-2019 Fish 2.0 competition.

Given that the European Union (EU) imports almost two thirds of its seafood needs, it is EU consumers’ responsibility to ensure that “the fish on our plates is high quality and sustainably farmed”.

An initiative that led to some of the world’s leading salmon farming companies adopt a radical new collaborative approach is celebrating its fifth anniversary today.

Aquaculture businesses are being encouraged to apply for funding from Sea Pact, a group of North American seafood companies dedicated to the improvement of social, economic and environmental responsib…

The EU has pledged funding to help boost the competitiveness of Ecuadorian shrimp producers and increase their exports to European countries.

​Representatives from the seafood industry, including BioMar, and conservation groups have agreed to support the creation of marine protected areas, including large no-fishing zones in the Antarctic.

Joost Blom, BioMar’s resident eel feed expert, sheds some light on the challenges that need to be overcome to ensure a sustainable increase in farming one of the planet’s most mysterious fish