Food security

Research from the University of Queensland has found that expanding global seaweed farming could help advance the planet’s food security, ameliorate biodiversity loss and make us more resilient when faced with challenges…

Reaching 10,000 tonnes of tilapia production within eight years of being founded is no mean feat – especially in a poverty-stricken country with an extremely limited aquaculture ecosystem – but it’s only the tip of the i…

Angela Odero, CEO and co-founder of Rio Fish Limited, is on a mission to end the sex-for-fish trade in Kenya, (whereby women traders are sexually exploited by predatory fishermen) - through market linkages so that women …

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), believe algae could be a new kind of superfood thanks to its high protein and nutrition content.

The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) has announced that feed mills can now apply for certification to its Feed Standard – giving ASC certified farms until 14 January 2025 to switch to ASC compliant feed.

Algama, which creates a range of algae-based products - including vegan salmon and vegan tuna - using algae has raised a €13 million Series A round..

Following the launch of a new tilapia welfare assessment programme in China, IQC’s Conglong Li and Sisi Xie explain why they are working with FAI to raise awareness of its importance – both for ethical and economic reaso…

Stacy Ann Gray has spent over 15 years as an aquaculture extension officer at Jamaica’s Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, where her achievements include setting up an oyster farm and the country’s first seaweed farm…

Farmed seaweeds, including wakame, kombu, sea lettuce and dulse, are set to take centre stage at a new series of Oregon seafood events.

Dubai-based Emirates National Aquaculture (ENA) has announced plans to increase its seabream production to 2,400 tonnes a year, after successfully achieving its initial target of 600 tonnes.

Data and analysis from the FAO’s 2022 Biannual food outlook shows that global fisheries and aquaculture production is expected to increase by 1.2 percent in 2022 despite pressures from inflation and a slowing global econ…

A new initiative, spearheaded by University of Rhode Island Professor Marta Gomez-Chiarri, will fund research and industry teams to address challenges faced by the seafood and aquaculture industry in Rhode Island.

Norway’s Atlantic salmon sector published their feed composition and utilisation data from 2020, showing more novel ingredients in their formulations and greater salmon output – but as inflation and global commodity pric…

Analysis from Rabobank notes that high prices for competing commodities is supporting prices for fish meal and fish oil – but this support may ease slightly further into 2023.

Longitudinal data shows that aquaculture consumers are opting for more carnivorous species instead of local and low trophic options, leading researchers to call for a re-orientation towards environmentally friendly aquac…

This year has been particularly notable for the emergence of the seaweed sector, according to Harrison Karisa, senior aquaculture specialist at the World Bank, which has over $9 billion relating to the ocean portfolio.

Lake Volta might be the most productive aquaculture centre in Ghana, but the current model of fish farming on the lake is unsustainable, according to Dr Kofitsyo Cudjoe, a senior adviser at the Norwegian Veterinary Insti…

This year has been a varied one for Regal Springs. However, there have still been plenty of positives for the flagship multinational tilapia producer, according to Laurent Develle and Vernon Bradley – respectively, the g…

Sales of salmon in UK retailers are running at £1.2 billion-a-year, with the fish increasing its share of the market ahead of the Christmas period.

The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) has published a report and methodology that explores how responsible aquaculture can contribute to the United Nation's 17 Global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).