Fisheries

Offshore longline mussel farming can have a positive impact on biodiversity, according to a research project that is currently underway off the south coast of England.

Dr Andrew Jackson, Chairman of IFFO RS Governance Board, explains the logic behind today’s launch of a new version of a standard that ensures aquafeed producers that their ingredients come from sustainable sources.

Live capture of cod, which can then be sold off-season at a premium price, is currently gaining ground in Norway.

Cooke Aquaculture Scotland has contracted Shetland shipyard Malakoff to build a new 14 m catamaran workboat.

IFFO question the sustainability credentials of fish oil 'alternatives'.

Alaskans make no bones about Chinese salmon market.

1.5 million tilapia to be stocked in a Mugabe-backed project.

Call to join vital world-wide plankton survey.

How krill could be key for both the aquafeed industry and human health.

Japan has decided to tighten its rules on overfishing this year. With fishery resources around the country at increasing risk of being depleted, Bonnie Waycott reports for The Fish Site on Japan's attempts to address an increasingly serious global problem.