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Carlos Duarte argues aquaculture can deliver net benefits by shifting to low-trophic, circular farming – if policy, research and markets keep pace in 2026 and beyond.

France’s appetite for frogs’ legs is largely met by imports, but a farmer near Pierrelatte has developed a strong market supplying premium frogs to Michelin-starred restaurants.

BarAlgae, a producer of microalgal hatchery feeds for shrimp, fish and shellfish, aims to expand globally by setting up microalgae facilities in major aquaculture hubs.

Noble Ocean Farms is a small but growing kelp farming operation in Simpson Bay, run by Sean Den Adel and his wife, Skye.

After years of hype, researchers, producers, failed ventures and aquafeed companies are taking stock of how far the insect meal sector has come, and what’s in store by 2030.

A Norwegian-led company is convinced it can help Namibia become a salmon producer of international significance – thanks to the cool waters of the Benguela Current, a stable and supportive government and the comparatively low costs of establishing a farming bu…

From red drum hatcheries to a home-grown aquaponics venture, Bettina von Arnim’s story reveals both the promise of Mauritian aquaculture and the reasons she is stepping back to explore a more strategic role on shore.

According to the managers involved, a new technology being tested in Qingdao could represent one of the most significant shifts in shrimp production in years: inflatable air dome farming systems. 

Seawan Gelhbach, founder of the Simpson Bay Oyster Company, sees bivalve farming as a way of cultivating seafood, building a community and carving a sustainable living out of the waters of Prince William Sound.

A number of abandoned coal mines in India’s Jharkhand State are being transformed into thriving fish farms. 

After two decades in aquaculture Josef Melchner, CEO and co-founder of GoSmart, aims to bring clear, affordable data-driven insights to those parts of the industry that are still largely operating on estimation and intuition.

The early life stages of marine finfish are notoriously tricky to replicate in hatcheries but, according to Planktonic, replacing Artemia and rotifers with the nauplii of one of the world’s most abundant crustaceans can help. 

With wild stocks under pressure from trade and habitat loss, Ecomare’s seahorse project in Portugal is testing how controlled aquaculture can meet demand and protect fragile populations.

Kelp and bivalve farming are key components for reviving Indigenous sovereignty and sustainable ocean-based economies in Alaska, according to Dune Lankard, founder of the Native Conservancy.

Having recently landed investments of €24 million, Seaentia aims to become the first company in Europe to farm commercial volumes of corvina in recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS).

SeaCrop, the Israeli startup pioneering the harvesting of marine microalgae for aquafeed, is in the process of raising funding, after making steady progress on both the technological and commercial fronts. 

Ryan Marchington has played a key role in the development of New Zealand’s seaweed farming sector through his work at Greenwave Aotearoa – working with mussel farmers and Māori communities to help grow a new industry.

Although global aquaculture growth is forecast to slow down in 2026 after a year of exceptional increases for salmon and impressive results from many nations’ shrimp and tilapia sectors, there’s cause for cautious optimism for the year ahead. 

Wabil Alshareef, founder and owner of Saudi Arabia’s first rainbow trout facility - the imaginatively titled Trout Fish Farms - outlines his ambitions to produce up to 5,000 tonnes a year. 

Unprecedented improvements in black tiger shrimp genetics, combined with their ability to thrive in abandoned vannamei ponds, make them ripe for a comeback – but only if demand can be grown. 

While better known for its prolific salmon runs and historic fishing fleet, Cordova is now also becoming a hub of innovation in mariculture, with seaweed at the centre of a growing green economy. 

Anup Kumar Sarmah is one of the most successful carp farmers in Assam – after a challenging start, within nine years he's grown his annual turnover to close to half a million dollars. 

The waters surrounding Isla Margarita, off the Caribbean coast of Venezuela, have become Latin America’s most productive seaweed farming region, largely thanks to three young enterprises, which are empowering smallholder farmers by providing a route to market.…

By satisfying the requirements of three key pillars of site selection, seaweed farmers will have a much better chance of achieving long-term commercial viability. 

Alam Panchayat swapped a career as an urban chef with a chance to set up his own carp farm in Barguna, on the coast of Bangladesh, slowly growing a successful business, despite the challenges posed by extreme weather. 

Changing pond management and feeding strategies are the best way to limit shrimp disease – with those farmers who focus on reducing stress and improving pond health the ones who are consistently succeeding, according to Robins McIntosh. 

Kelp farming startup WildBlue Mariculture was founded by commercial fishers Amber Morris and Kory Blake in a bid to both diversify their incomes and have a positive impact on the planet. 

Through community-led aquaculture, Indonesia’s Kampung Patin (Pangasius Village) has grown into a model of resilience – creating jobs across the value chain and proving that fish farming can lift an entire community out of poverty.

Ocean Fields Connection (OFC), a partnership of impact-oriented seaweed SMEs such as Ocean Farmers and Nosy Boraha Seaweed, works with more than 3,000 smallholder households across 50 coastal villages in Madagascar to produce, and find markets for, tens of tho…

Samaking is a Kenyan tilapia logistics and aggregation network that's growing an impressive pace, currently sourcing up to 300 tonnes of fish a month.

Lorena Gamez, manager of El Pasito Afro-Agricultural and Tourism Association (ASOPASITO), aims to support and strengthen communities of both indigenous and African descent in Cesar, Colombia, through sustainable fish farming and rural community tourism. 

South Korea’s olive flounder farming sector may have failed to reach the dizzy heights predicted by industry experts 10 years ago, but there are signs that it could yet deliver on its previous promise. 

Thea Thomas and her partner Cale Hershcleb have blazed a trail for seaweed farming in Prince William Sound, having been operational for four seasons as the Royal Ocean Kelp Co. 

From co-designing with farmers, to battle-testing at sea, to building for the next frontier, Seapa says it is trying to redefine what’s possible for oyster growers worldwide.

Ecocean’s technique of capturing, ranching and then releasing wild fish offers an alternative to traditional aquaculture – enhancing rather than exploiting marine ecosystems – but can it be made to pay?

Walking through the halls at AquaNor this year reinforced how diverse and ambitious innovation in aquaculture has become: from advanced feeding systems and real-time environmental monitoring to next-generation farming solutions, it was impossible not to notice…

Fabiane Almeida, founder of Aqua Viridi, is convinced that producing Amazonian algae can help tackle environmental challenges, increase food production and create employment opportunities in the heart of the rainforest.

Pure Algae’s bioremediation technology is designed to turn excess emissions into a financially attractive proposition for recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) farms. With several setups operational in labs and production containers across Europe, the company…

Combining scientific curiosity and practical grit, Olivia Duner and Jonny Antoni - with the support of several friends - set up Sea Quester Farms in 2022 in a bid to establish a regenerative aquaculture operation in Bear Creek, near Juneau. 

An Irish startup is developing ceramic membrane systems to deliver efficient, high-purity oxygen directly on site to aquaculture facilities.