Politics

Vietnam and Thailand must accelerate reducing "the massive overcapacity" of their fishing fleets, according to a new report on South East Asian fisheries and their relevance to fishmeal production.

Mowi has suggested that it will revoke plans to invest €22 million in the Irish salmon farming sector, due to their frustrations with the country’s licensing system.

The Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) has secured a £10 million, five-year funding package from the Scottish Funding Council, Scottish Enterprise, and Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE…

A new study suggests that while Scottish salmon producers are already doing more to protect the environment than is legally required, they could benefit from adopting a more coherent approach to their…

Some of the world's largest salmon farmers, including Mowi, Grieg Seafood, SalMar and Lerøy are all facing subpoenas from the US Department of Justice as they investigate allegations of price fixing.

Mowi has pledged to make a number of significant changes to its operations in Newfoundland and Labrador after reviewing the causes behind the death of 2.6 million salmon at its sites in Fortune Bay du…

An intitaitive designed to promote diversity in aquaculture is set to benefit from £50,000 in funding from the Scottish Government and industry partners, to help boost career opportunities for women in Scotland’s thriving seafood industry.…

Defra has updated its guidance for the import and export of live aquatic animals in case of a no-deal Brexit.

The EU has pledged to invest €40 million in a five-year project to boost the development of sustainable fisheries and aquaculture in the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) group of states.

Iranian officials say that the country’s aquaculture output is likely to exceed 1.25 million tonnes in the 12 months up to March 2020 – a figure very similar to that of Norway.

Officials in Washington state have approved an agreement that will prohibit oyster growers from spraying a neonicotinoid pesticide to kill shrimp in Willapa Bay and Grays Harbor.

The Atlantic Salmon Federation has called on Newfoundland and Labrador Environment Minister Derrick Bragg to restart the environmental assessment process for Mowi’s planned salmon aquaculture expansio…

Vietnamese officials have announced plans to substantially increase the size of its marine aquaculture sector.

A recently developed high protein product, Prairie AquaTech’s Me-Pro, is now authorised to be sold as an ingredient for aquafeeds in Europe.

Ten of Mowi Canada’s farming licences have been suspended after 2.6 million salmon died due to low oxygen-related issues in Newfoundland.

Helping UK shellfish producers to cope with the possible impact of a no-deal Brexit will be the subject of a one-day workshop organised by the Shellfish Association of Great Britain (SAGB) next week.

A joint venture to produce sablefish (black cod) and triploid rainbow trout at a former Atlantic salmon production site has been formed by Cooke Aquaculture Pacific and the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe.

Fears that Scottish salmon fillets will be subject to hefty import tariffs by the US have been allayed, following clarification from the American authorities.

Scotland’s salmon farmers have rejected a proposal by SEPA – Scotland’s environmental regulator - to introduce a limit on the amount of feed they can use at each site.

Following the successful application for a muti-trophic aquaculture installation near the isle of Scalpay, Mowi Scotland has agreed to close its existing salmon site Loch Ewe.