Politics

The Kingfish Company has announced that it has received a permit from the US Army Corps of Engineers for its new facility in Jonesport, Maine.

The Irish Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue has unveiled phase 1 of AQUAMIS – a public online aquaculture information management system that promises to be “state of the art”.

The road to sustainable aquaculture, ASC’s side event at the UN Ocean Conference, showcased the aquaculture industry's contributions to sustainable development and food security.

Trade body Salmon Scotland is urging regulators use a portion of the aggregate £20 million in licensing fees to tackle Scotland's rural housing crisis.

The Scottish Aquaculture Council, an advisory body that includes senior leaders from the industry, environmental groups and rural communities, has held its first meeting as it works to reform Scotland’s aquaculture regul…

Survey results indicate that a majority of US voters support establishing a US-based aquaculture sector to increase sustainable seafood production.

Pacific Ocean Culture, which specialises in giant freshwater prawns and tilapia farming, is already the biggest aquaculture player in the South Pacific and now aims to triple production to support Fijian government goals…

The operational expenditure (OPEX) for aquaculture producers is likely to rise by 300 percent by 2050, according to the latest analysis by DNV.

Projects that optimise the economic benefits of marine aquaculture and increase other opportunities to keep working waterfronts viable are encouraged to apply for the Saltonstall-Kennedy programme.

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a NPDES Permit for the Velella Epsilon demonstration project, greenlighting offshore aquaculture in the Gulf of Mexico.

The UK Environment Agency has developed a new tool to help increase the oyster population around the English coast as it marks World Oceans Day.

Researchers with the university are helping local communities navigate tough questions and balance the needs of landowners and oyster farmers as the industry gains ground.

Netherlands-based Pan Ocean Aquaculture is planning to build its largest submerged aquaculture unit to date off the coast on Morocco.

Members of the US public are being invited to submit public comments that will shape the environmental impact assessment of offshore aquaculture development and Aquaculture Opportunity Areas in the Gulf of Mexico.

The head of the the Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance has signed an open letter calling on the Federal Government to unleash Canada’s huge potential to produce more sustainable, affordable food.

Denmark has pledged to dedicate €200 million of its European Maritime Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF) to improve resource efficiency and competitiveness of SMEs in the aquaculture sector and in the protection and …

The World Bank will loan $350 million to Morocco, helping to finance the country’s blue economy development programme and climate resilience plans.

Plans to ban the sale of wild-caught fish for the pet trade have caused divisions in the British Veterinary Association (BVA).

Members of the public are being invited to help shape Aquaculture Opportunity Areas and offshore aquaculture development in Southern California.

Ensuring the future of California’s shellfish farming sector, despite the threat caused by climate change-linked ocean acidification, is the subject of a new research paper.