Politics

The Federation of Maltese Aquaculture Producers (FMAP) has demanded the continued suspension of Malta’s fisheries director, Andreina Fenech Farrugia, following allegations that she helped illegally-ca…

Cambodia’s trade in farmed aquatic species - such as shrimp, pangasius and tilapia - is under threat after the EU announced it might suspend the Southeast Asian country’s preferential trade access agr…

The Scottish salmon sector is ready for tomorrow afternoon’s parliamentary debate on the future of the industry.

A growing number of fish farmers from across Africa are putting pressure on their governments to take action against imported Chinese tilapia.

The Nigerian Government must take immediate action to overturn a US ban on catfish imports from the west African country, according to the president of the Catfish Farmers’ Association of Nigeria (CAF…

Supplying cannabis for medical use in Canada – which is legal for licenced producers – is a competitive business. Based in Hamilton, Ontario, Green Relief Inc uses fish in an innovative aquaponics sys…

Thirty-two aquaculture projects are currently under development in Algeria’s Boumerdès province, where the local authorities aim to achieve an annual fish and seafood production of 15,000 tonnes per y…

Budget cuts, poaching and poor fish management practices have beset Zimbabwe’s flagship fisheries and aquaculture programme, only 19 months after its launch

A line of tilapia that has been gene edited will not be classified as a genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in Argentina, according to a government advisory commission.

Fish farmers in Ghana are calling for government action to stem significant fish mortalities in Lake Volta – home to 90 per cent of the country’s aquaculture production.

The Canadian government has been called upon to “to designate an agency that formally has the mandate to support the growth of the seafood farming sector.”

Following the publication of the Scottish Parliament’s Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee’s report on salmon farming, Dr Suzi Billing explains why Scotland’s salmon sector – and EU aquaculture i…

At least 10 of the 17 salmon farms currently operational in the Broughton Archipelago area of British Columbia (BC) are going to be shut down, following an agreement designed to protect wild salmon st…

Canada’s decision to draft the country’s first ever federal aquaculture act has been welcomed by salmon farming representatives.

Aquaculture leases contributed over half the £9 million paid to the Scottish Government by Crown Estate Scotland last year.

In the third installment of the series, farm technician Clara McGhee explains how both her own farm site, and the Scottish salmon industry in general, are embracing change.

Marine Harvest has welcomed the "regulatory improvements" suggested by today's REC committee report as a means to "help guide the responsible growth" of Scotland’s salmon sector.

Scottish salmon producers have welcomed a Holyrood committee report on the sector, despite the fact that it reached a number of very negative conclusions about the environmental impact of the industry…

A new aquaculture management guide, published today, offers zonal management best practice tips for sustainably-minded seafood farmers.

Friends of the Earth has delivered more than 38,500 comments opposing a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) plan to increase aquaculture production in the USA.