Politics

Increasing numbers of people displaced by the construction of a reservoir in India’s Jharkhand State are turning to cage culture of tilapia and pangasius, thanks to government subsidies and reports of good profits.

Kate Dempsey began her career as a law graduate but quickly found her calling in Ireland's aquaculture sector as founder of the Irish Mussel Seed Company, the Wicklow Seaweed Company and the CEO of Aqualicense.

Up to $10 million in funding is being offered to help Canada’s aquaculture sector adopt clean technology, including conversion to renewable energy use and improvements to recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS).

A plan to build a new hatchery capable of producing milkfish, mangrove crabs, tilapia and tiger prawns has been announced in the Philippines this week.

The rejection of Cermaq Canada’s bid to transfer one last batch of smolts to marine sites that are due to be mothballed was made to please “urban Liberal” voters and went against scientific recommendations.

The Norwegian Medicines Agency (NoMA) has authorised Benchmark PLC’s Ectosan Vet (BMK08) sea lice treatment.

Prospective plans to start salmon farming in the southern Argentinian province of Tierra del Fuego have been mothballed, after the local legislature passed a law banning commercial salmon aquaculture in the archipelago t…

The Kingfish Company has secured the final critical waterside permit required for its recirculating aquaculture system in Jonesport, Maine.

UK seafood businesses are being invited to share their experiences of coping with the Covid-19 pandemic, as a team of researchers seeks to find out how resilient the sector will be to future challenges.

Calls to ban the aquaculture of Pacific oysters in the UK are not supported by science, according to the authors of a newly published report.

Atlantic Canada’s aquaculture sector has received a boost to morale in the same week that farmers on the Pacific coast have been dealt another blow by regulators.

Jen Lamy, who manages Good Food Institute's cross-programmatic sustainable seafood initiative, believes that both plant-based and cellular seafood have a bright future - both in terms of providing consumers with an ethic…

Shrimp farmers in Ecuador’s Jambelí Archipelago are suffering from a rise in thefts and assaults as they travel to and from remote island farms.

Plans to establish a fishmeal factory in rainforest near a picturesque beach in Seirra Leone have met with strong local opposition.

Clean Seas, which produces yellowtail kingfish in South Australia, is set to expand production, following a decision by Whyalla Council.

Integrated multi-trophic aquaculture (IMTA) is proving its worth in Sungo Bay in China, with numerous studies to support its environmental and economic benefits.

After a decades-long struggle, US aquaculture producers still don’t have a federally approved organic certification to apply for.

Hawaii’s Big Island is due to reinforce its reputation as the epicentre of US aquaculture research, following the award of a $1.8 million grant and the announcement of a brand new aquaculture innovation studio.

The construction of Australia’s largest tiger prawn farming operation – Project Sea Dragon – is one step closer, following an agreement between Seafarms Group and Canstruct for a A$78 million package of works

Some of the biggest names in the US aquaculture sector - backed by environmentalists and marine scientists - have written to President Biden to request that his administration prioritises aquaculture to help mitigate cli…