Women in Aquaculture: Natalie Clark13 Jun 2018Natalie Clark, nursery manager at Hoopers Island Oyster Co in Maryland, explains how plans to reseed the Chesapeake Bay with 10 billion bivalves have not only given her a dream career, but can also he…
The real eel: a guide to eel farming 07 Jun 2018Joost Blom, BioMar’s resident eel feed expert, sheds some light on the challenges that need to be overcome to ensure a sustainable increase in farming one of the planet’s most mysterious fish
Women in aquaculture: Dr Yvonne Roessner30 May 2018As a post-grad Dr Yvonne Roessner set up the only mussel farm in the German Baltic, an operation that is now thriving, and now has ambitions to take over – and revitalise – the country’s only saltwate…
An organic approach to dodging salmon health challenges10 May 2018Organic Sea Harvest (OSH), which has just been granted permission to establish two new salmon farms off north-east Skye, believe that a less intensive approach to production should help them avoid a n…
Project seeks to solve seabass riddle 08 Aug 2018Marine scientists at the University of Plymouth have embarked on an ambitious project to tag juvenile seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) in a bid to explain why populations are dwindling.
Lobsters gain MSC certification 07 Aug 2018The Bahamian spiny lobster fishery has been awarded Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification today, making it the first fishery in the Caribbean to join the programme.
Pollution and overfishing top seafood consumers’ concerns07 Aug 2018A new study suggests seafood consumers across the globe are united in thinking that the biggest threat to the oceans is pollution, followed by overfishing.
Sustainable aquaculture projects sought for funding 27 Jul 2018Aquaculture businesses are being encouraged to apply for funding from Sea Pact, a group of North American seafood companies dedicated to the improvement of social, economic and environmental responsib…
EU to fund Ecuadorian shrimp project 25 Jul 2018The EU has pledged funding to help boost the competitiveness of Ecuadorian shrimp producers and increase their exports to European countries.
Ocean warming threatens kelp forests05 Jun 2018Increasing sea temperatures in the northeast Atlantic Ocean have led to lower growth rates and decreased local biodiversity within coastal kelp forests, new research has revealed.
Risk assessments crucial to tackle changing ocean climates 09 May 2018A new report points to the pressing need for accurate risk-assessments by business and governments to protect against unprecedented changes occurring in the world’s oceans.
Some mussels can cope with ocean acidification13 Jun 2017Certain mussel families are more likely than others to survive predicted ocean acidity changes, according to new research from the Cawthron Institute.
How sponges adapt to climate change 13 Jun 2017The success of coral sponges in Bocas Del Toro is due to more than the absence of El Niño, according to Dr Bill and Gladys McGraw.
Women in Aquaculture: Dr Anna Kintner10 Jul 2018Dr Anna Kintner, analytical services manager at Europharma UK, believes that the fish farming industry needs to pay more attention to the threat posed by gelatinous zooplankton – a belief given creden…
Women in Aquaculture: Natalie Clark13 Jun 2018Natalie Clark, nursery manager at Hoopers Island Oyster Co in Maryland, explains how plans to reseed the Chesapeake Bay with 10 billion bivalves have not only given her a dream career, but can also he…
Gulf of Mexico dead zone “the size of Connecticut”13 Jun 2018NOAA scientists are forecasting that this summer’s Gulf of Mexico hypoxic zone or ‘dead zone’ – an area of low to no oxygen that can kill fish and other marine life – will be approximately 5,780 squar…
Algae strike BC salmon farms06 Jun 2018Grieg Seafood has revealed that 250,000 of its salmon have died at two sites in BC following harmful algal blooms (HAB) in the area.
INVE signs distribution agreement with Escama Forte in Brazil23 Jun 2017Combined teams will provide intensive technical support to customers.
Protection is better than cure for young salmonids06 Aug 2013SponsoredGLOBAL - Prevention is better than cure, as the old saying goes and nowhere is this truer than in aquaculture where optimising the management and control of fish health is a key component of profitabi…
Mariculture can adapt to climate change and ocean acidification28 Sep 2015SponsoredBoth climate change and ocean acidification are going to present challenges for the mariculture industry. Even if we were to immediately cease CO2 production, the time lag between alteration of CO2 co…
Biomin sees bright future ahead for the phytogenic feed additive space22 Mar 2017SponsoredGLOBAL - According to BIOMIN projections, the phytogenic feed additive (PFA) market could surpass USD 1 billion by 2023. The company, which recently released the results of its 2017 BIOMIN Phytogenic …
Pollution and overfishing top seafood consumers’ concerns07 Aug 2018A new study suggests seafood consumers across the globe are united in thinking that the biggest threat to the oceans is pollution, followed by overfishing.
Shrimp farming’s next superpower?17 Jul 2018Myanmar could produce as much shrimp as Vietnam and Thailand according to one of aquaculture’s most eminent academics.
Aquaculture in action: combating undernutrition in Bangladesh 26 Jun 2018The Bangla adage mache bhate Bengali – ‘fish and rice make a Bengali’ – sums up the importance of fish in the diet of Bangladeshis. But with capture fisheries in decline, Bangladesh is increasingly lo…
New head for salmon conservation group18 Jun 2018Mark Bilsby has been named as the new CEO of the Atlantic Salmon Trust, replacing Sarah Bayley Slater who leaves the post after two and a half years.
Sustainable aquaculture projects sought for funding 27 Jul 2018Aquaculture businesses are being encouraged to apply for funding from Sea Pact, a group of North American seafood companies dedicated to the improvement of social, economic and environmental responsib…
EU to fund Ecuadorian shrimp project 25 Jul 2018The EU has pledged funding to help boost the competitiveness of Ecuadorian shrimp producers and increase their exports to European countries.
BioMar backs Antarctic krill buffer zones 16 Jul 2018SponsoredRepresentatives from the seafood industry, including BioMar, and conservation groups have agreed to support the creation of marine protected areas, including large no-fishing zones in the Antarctic.
The real eel: a guide to eel farming 07 Jun 2018Joost Blom, BioMar’s resident eel feed expert, sheds some light on the challenges that need to be overcome to ensure a sustainable increase in farming one of the planet’s most mysterious fish
