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Irish aquaculture producers have been asked to fill in a form to strengthen the sector's case for financial aid from the government as they struggle to deal with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Seychelles has announced plans to designate 13 marine protection areas, which combined cover an area of ocean larger than Germany.

The Chinese government has encouraged local authorities to temporarily stockpile aquaculture and poultry products in a bid to support the farming sectors after the unprecedented coronavirus outbreak has cut production an…

The levels of anti-sea lice medication residues in Norwegian farmed salmon and trout may be below the EU’s maximum residue limit (MRL), but a longer withdrawal period for emamectin should be considered.

Companies in the EU’s fisheries and aquaculture sectors have been offered up to €120,000 each in aid, to help see them through the Covid-19 pandemic.

Scotland’s salmon farming sector has welcomed the temporary regulatory flexibility agreed with SEPA and Marine Scotland to help manage the impacts of reduced staff availability and disruption to processing and retail dis…

The Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation (SSPO) is seeking clarification on which employees are to be classified as “key workers” at a time when people in these roles are being provided with childcare during the corona…

Following the end of 50 days of coronavirus-inspired lockdown, The Fish Site’s China correspondent Ronnie Jin reports cause for optimism among many of the country’s aquaculture producers, although others still face an up…

Export difficulties caused by concerns over coronavirus have been partially alleviated by growing domestic demand, as UK consumers seek to stockpile goods, according to a representative of the salmon sector.

A bill that might pave the way for an aquaculture industry in US federal waters was introduced to the House of Representatives yesterday.

Scottish salmon farmers have welcomed a new consultation on the merits of introducing legally binding rules to control the harvesting of wrasse for use as cleaner fish.

As the coronavirus outbreak continues to spread, The Fish Site caught up with Dr Beyhan de Jong, food and agribusiness specialist at Rabobank, to try and assess its impacts – in China and beyond.

A UK-based trader has been sentenced to a suspended two year prison sentence having been found guilty of smuggling around 5.3 million European eels from Spain, through the UK and on to East Asia.

Doubling the size of the US aquaculture sector would create 50,000 jobs, according to one of the country's leading seafood executives.

Cooke Aquaculture has not abandoned plans establish a steelhead site in Washington State, despite a court ruling against them last week.

The reasons why shrimp are denied access to the US market raises serious questions about both food safety and food waste.

Environmental groups have filed a lawsuit against Cooke Aquaculture’s plans to replace Atlantic salmon with steelhead in their cage farms in Washington State.

Scottish salmon exports hit a record high of £618 million in 2019, according to figures published today.

Not all aspects of China's seafood trade are struggling in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, according to Shandong-based Chinese aquaculture specialist Ronnie Jin.

The Brexit deal being pursued by the UK Government is likely to place “huge unnecessary burdens” on the UK’s biggest food export – Scottish salmon – according to the trade body for the sector.