Regulations

The dream of operating floating closed containment aquaculture systems at sea is at risk of becoming “a dead case” in Norway, due to regulatory constraints.

Seaweed aquaculture is on the cusp of a breakthrough in the UK, according to Peter Elbourne, managing director of supply and operations at the seaweed producing startup Shore.

Over 80 US organisations, including a wide range of leading seafood firms, have written to Washington in support of expanding the country’s seafood production through sustainable offshore aquaculture.

Aquaculture operations will move into offshore waters in the coming decades, but the move depends on public buy-in, smart policy and contending with harsh economic realities, according to some of the leaders in the field…

The fledgling oyster farming industry along the Texas Gulf Coast has a promising outlook for 2021 and beyond.

The US Senate has introduced bipartisan legislation to promote aquaculture in federal waters, but local opposition remains strong.

Yellowtail kingfish producer The Kingfish Company is one step closer to commencing construction of its first US-based recirculating aquaculture system (RAS).

Plans to farm up to 5,000 tonnes of California yellowtail off the coast of San Diego have been submitted to NOAA this month.

BMK08, a novel treatment against sea lice, is one step closer to commercial launch, having been recommended for approval by the EU’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Veterinary Use (CVMP).

Following the designation of aquaculture opportunity areas in the Gulf of Mexico and off California, Neil Anthony Sims, head of Ocean Era and one of the trailblazers of the offshore aquaculture sector, explains to The Fi…

Damage from Storm Ellen has led to a major fish escape on a Mowi site near Campbeltown in Scotland, with almost 50,000 salmon escaping the torn nets.

The European Union and United States have announced a $200-million trade deal that would cut import tariffs on US lobsters.

The federal waters off southern California and in the Gulf of Mexico have been designated as the USA’s first two Aquaculture Opportunity Areas by NOAA Fisheries.

Plans to establish an extensive network of aquaculture facilities in US federal waters have potentially suffered a major setback, following a decision by a Louisiana court.

The Scottish salmon farming sector is to review the use of acoustic devices deployed on farms to deter seals.

SalMar’s subsidiary Ocean Farming AS has been granted permission to convert the eight development licences it was awarded for its Ocean Farm 1 concept into conventional salmon production licences.

As antibiotics face stricter regulations and antimicrobial resistance becomes more widespread, the aquaculture sector is seeking new ways to treat bacterial infections – bringing a renewed focus on bacteriophages.

Seventy-six US seafood leaders have sent a letter to encourage members of Congress to learn more about the economic opportunities offered by sustainable marine aquaculture.

Fish farmers who shoot seals in Scotland could face five years in prison now that Scotland has banned the lethal control of the predatory marine mammals.

Changes to legislation could make Indonesia the largest grower of spiny lobsters in the world and benefit thousands of households, according to a recent feasibility study.