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Maintaining broad genetic diversity among farmed mussel populations will allow them to adapt to the acidification of the oceans, according to new research.

The same technology that powers facial recognition and self-driving cars may soon help Maine's shellfish industry protect people from the dangerous effects of harmful algal blooms, according to researchers at Maine’s Big…

The leader of a project that was initially launched to help endangered wild burbot (Lota lota) populations in North America believes that the species has huge potential for commercial aquaculture too.

A project with firm that is developing a novel way of converting CO2 into protein is one of the novel feed ingredient projects that Skretting has pledged to invest $2 million in over the course of 2020.

AquaBounty has expressed its disappointment that a new law in the US would make it mandatory for the firm to flag up any products containing its genetically modified (GM) salmon.

A number of key steps must be taken to ensure the economic and environmental sustainability of the burgeoning US kelp culture sector, according to a new review.

Robert Jones, global aquaculture lead at The Nature Conservancy, describes how he was converted to the benefits of sustainable mariculture, despite growing up in a keen fishing family who believed that aquaculture was a …

Emerging research raises questions about the welfare of Atlantic salmon during thermal delousing treatments, after tissue injuries and aversive behaviours were observed in lab trials.

The National Marine Fisheries Service SeaGrant Fellowship is welcoming applications for its 2020 research fellowship.

How tech is transforming our understanding of the ecological benefits delivered by New England’s renowned shellfish farming sector

After over 15 years of developing electronic data capture software for animal health studies in some of the most prestigious companion animal and livestock research institutes in the world, Prelude Dynamics has recently …

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.

Aquaculture producers currently shoulder too much of the responsibility for sustainability, according to a new study, whose authors argue that seafood sustainability should be redefined so that it covers a wider range of…

Cutting-edge aquaculture companies Aquaai, Montana Microbial Products and Australian Crayfish Hatchery won three of the six categories in Fish 2.0’s final round of Top Innovator awards.

The US seaweed aquaculture sector is beginning to take off, in the process growing brand new businesses, providing important ecosystem services and allowing fishermen to supplement their income, as Tim Harder explains.

Natural Shrimp, which has developed and patented a unique recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) for shrimp and other species, announced today that it has raised $1 million in funding.

Minnowtech, an aquaculture technology company that enables farmers to assess shrimp abundance for optimising feed and harvest, announced today the closing of a $600,000 seed financing round.

A patented shrimp production system designed for use in in recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) may increase shrimp survival rates compared to the use of bioflocs, according to a new report.

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.

A new trial suggests that diets containing micro-organisms produced from waste wood look promising for salmon aquaculture.