Regulations

Vietnam and Thailand must accelerate reducing "the massive overcapacity" of their fishing fleets, according to a new report on South East Asian fisheries and their relevance to fishmeal production.

Mowi has suggested that it will revoke plans to invest €22 million in the Irish salmon farming sector, due to their frustrations with the country’s licensing system.

A new study suggests that while Scottish salmon producers are already doing more to protect the environment than is legally required, they could benefit from adopting a more coherent approach to their…

Some of the world's largest salmon farmers, including Mowi, Grieg Seafood, SalMar and Lerøy are all facing subpoenas from the US Department of Justice as they investigate allegations of price fixing.

Mowi has pledged to make a number of significant changes to its operations in Newfoundland and Labrador after reviewing the causes behind the death of 2.6 million salmon at its sites in Fortune Bay du…

Defra has updated its guidance for the import and export of live aquatic animals in case of a no-deal Brexit.

Officials in Washington state have approved an agreement that will prohibit oyster growers from spraying a neonicotinoid pesticide to kill shrimp in Willapa Bay and Grays Harbor.

The Atlantic Salmon Federation has called on Newfoundland and Labrador Environment Minister Derrick Bragg to restart the environmental assessment process for Mowi’s planned salmon aquaculture expansio…

A recently developed high protein product, Prairie AquaTech’s Me-Pro, is now authorised to be sold as an ingredient for aquafeeds in Europe.

Ten of Mowi Canada’s farming licences have been suspended after 2.6 million salmon died due to low oxygen-related issues in Newfoundland.

Helping UK shellfish producers to cope with the possible impact of a no-deal Brexit will be the subject of a one-day workshop organised by the Shellfish Association of Great Britain (SAGB) next week.

A joint venture to produce sablefish (black cod) and triploid rainbow trout at a former Atlantic salmon production site has been formed by Cooke Aquaculture Pacific and the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe.

Scotland’s salmon farmers have rejected a proposal by SEPA – Scotland’s environmental regulator - to introduce a limit on the amount of feed they can use at each site.

Following the successful application for a muti-trophic aquaculture installation near the isle of Scalpay, Mowi Scotland has agreed to close its existing salmon site Loch Ewe.

Plans to move all salmon production in British Columbia to land-based sites have been hailed as being “highly irresponsible with potentially serious and far-reaching negative consequences for Canadian…

UN panel states that increasing food production in the ocean is a key strategy in reaching the climate goal set in the Paris Agreement.

The Indigenous Monitoring and Inspection Plan (IMIP) establishes a formal process for First Nations oversight of fish farms operating in the Territories of the ‘Namgis, Kwikwasut’inuxw Haxwa’mis, and …

Whole Oceans has received approval for its plans to build a land-based salmon farm on the site of a former paper mill in Bucksport, Maine.

The CEO of Kampachi has launched a rugged defence of his plans to establish the first finfish aquaculture installation in US Federal waters outside Hawaii following objections from a leading environme…

The Danish Government has announced plans to prevent the development of any new finfish farms in its coastal waters, due to its concerns over the environmental impact of net pen farming at sea.