Fisheries

Bolivia and Peru have launched a lab to breed endangered fish native to the Lake Titicaca basin.

A series of recent trials suggests that the European spiny lobster (Palinurus elephas), may be well suited to aquaculture for restocking dwindling wild stocks and, potentially, for growing to market size.

A new design of container that aims to significantly improve lobster survival in hatcheries is currently under development by Marine-i and the National Lobster Hatchery.

Mercedes Wanguemert, one of Europe’s foremost sea cucumber experts, explains her role in the formation of the continent’s fledgling sea cucumber aquaculture sector and why she believes that the echinoderms have huge unta…

During the first two months of 2022, fishmeal production was down year on year by 11 percent, while fish oil production increased by 12 percent, according to a new report by IFFO, which covers half the world’s supply of …

Fed by Blue, an international campaign to promote responsibly produced blue foods, launched today at SXSW in Austin.

Thai Union Group is working with Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) in a bid to further improve transparency of the company’s farmed and wild seafood supply chains.

A recently published biological opinion from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) finds that aquaculture operations in Washington State’s Puget Sound have no adverse impact on salmon, orcas or other…

The exploitation of capelin by the aquafeed sector might be linked to the decline in the size of wild salmon in Finland, according to a new study.

One of southeast Asia’s key sources of fishmeal and fish oil – the Vung Tau multispecies trawl fishery – is planning to improve its sustainability metrics.

A team of researchers led by Utrecht University has won a grand prize of €25,000 for devising a method to address plastic pollution from the aquaculture industry.

The Scottish salmon sector’s investment in the Wild Salmonid Support Fund has increased by over £100,000 following the success of the previous round in 2021.

The global shrimp farming sector is likely to experience record increases in harvest volumes during the first half of 2022, while the salmon sector is likely to enjoy its highest prices since 2016.

According to the latest data from IFFO, the marine ingredients organisation, cumulative fish meal production for 2021 has increased by 5 percent, while cumulative fish oil production is up by 8 percent compared to 2020. …

Petter M Johannessen, director general of the IFFO, believes that marine ingredients play a crucial role in developing aquafeeds with a low carbon footprint.

Nine aquafeed companies from across the globe have officially joined the F3 Challenge - Carnivore Edition – which aims to act as a catalyst to replace fishmeal and fish oil in feeds for farm-raised carnivorous species.

At COP26’s Ocean Action Day on 5 November, the UK called on global leaders to take ambitious steps to safeguard ocean health and use it as a resource to achieve net zero carbon emissions.

Chocolate mahseer, the state fish of Nagaland in northeast India, has become endangered due to overexploitation. However, a new aquaculture initiative may help to inspire its resurgence.

The Sustainable Fisheries Partnership and IFFO have launched a new Global Roundtable to improve and increase the availability of sustainable marine ingredients and will begin its initial work in West Africa.

Recent reporting from the Marine Ingredient Organisation (IFFO) shows that cumulative production of fishmeal increased by 6.5 percent while fish oil production increased by 12 percent when compared to the same period in …