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Acoustic deterrent devices (ADDs) that are considered to cause disturbance to European protected species, such as seals, will no longer be used by salmon farmers in Scotland.

The UK Government has announced cash grants for seafood businesses, including shellfish farmers, who have been impacted by export restrictions to Europe.

Following the ban on seal shooting, which came into effect on 31 January, Scotland’s salmon farmers are seeking compensation for fish lost to seal attacks.

The Covid-19 pandemic has been seen as largely responsible for a £168 million reduction in the export sales of Scottish salmon in 2020.

More than £4.5m is to be invested in expanding the marine enterprise cluster in Argyll, in a move that paves the way for expansion of Scotland's aquaculture sector, and will create more than 30 well-paid jobs.

Even before the first ropes are in the water setting your own mussel farming company can be quite an adventure, as Judith Brown, has discovered.

A project exploring how sea cucumbers could help minimise the environmental impact of fish farming - and in turn allow the aquaculture sector to grow - has received vital investment.

Sea lice averages for the Scottish farmed salmon sector were 0.52 adult female lice per salmon during 2020 – the second lowest level on record.

A way of creating ‘designer’ algae that could increase the efficiency of production of shellfish larvae for the aquaculture industry has been developed by scientists in Scotland.

Scottish salmon producers have called for a cross-border government taskforce to address the seafood industry's export problems.

The Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) has appointed three new board members to its board for 2021.

Mowi Scotland has earned certification from the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) for four seawater salmon farms in January, brining the total number of ASC certified farms in its portfolio to eight.

Sarah Riddle, director of business engagement at the Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC), looks at four key areas where the sector is likely to evolve during the next 12 months.

From May 2019 to May 2020 more than half a million farmed salmon in Scotland died as a result of seal attacks, according to the Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation (SSPO).

Oceanium, which has ambitions to become the world's largest seaweed processor, is currently inviting applications for a role as its senior process engineer.

Scottish Sea Farms has reported high fish survival and strong biological performance in 2020, despite pressures related to the ongoing pandemic and mortalities connected to harmful algal blooms.

Membership of the Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) consortium has grown by around 25 percent in the last 12 months as the sector has looked to increase connections, deliver greater adoption of technology, an…

A project to recycle waste from a recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) into nutrient-rich agricultural fertiliser has won an environmental business award.

Eight innovative projects to support the sustainable development of the aquaculture sector in Scotland and beyond have received £2.2 million in funding.