In defence of farming a non-native species 18 Jun 2021 Calls to ban the aquaculture of Pacific oysters in the UK are not supported by science, according to the authors of a newly published report.
Alt-seafood: an entrepreneur's perspective 17 Jun 2021 The buzz around cell-cultured seafood has been growing steadily, and as Lou Cooperhouse, CEO and co-founder of cell-based seafood company BlueNalu explains, it's only a matter of time before these companies reach commerc…
Restorative aquaculture: KelpCrofting 16 Jun 2021 Martin Welch, co-founder of KelpCrofting and inventor of the KelpRing cleaner fish hide, discusses the huge range of benefits that can be brought about by small-scale seaweed farming in the North Atlantic and beyond.
Meet the farmer: Enoch Tetteh 15 Jun 2021 The 32-year-old is the head of Dunamis Golden Farms, located at the Akuse end of the Volta Lake, in eastern Ghana, as well as a distributor of fish feed, and a provider of technical services to young fish farms.
Can aquaculture really take the pressure off capture fisheries? 14 Jun 2021 Claims that an increase in aquaculture production can reduce pressure on wild fish stocks are debatable, according to the results of a new study.
Women in aquaculture: Mia Moseng 11 Jun 2021 Mia Moseng has recently been hired as general manager of Sedna Technologies Norway – a startup that has developed innovative devices that monitor water quality and fish welfare.
Resilience and repair: how Bangladesh’s finfish sector can turn the corner on the pandemic 10 Jun 2021 Bangladesh’s finfish aquaculture industry must make key financial and technological investments following the Covid-19 pandemic in order to re-establish its growth trajectory.
Alt-seafood: a non-profit's perspective 9 Jun 2021 Jen Lamy, who manages Good Food Institute's cross-programmatic sustainable seafood initiative, believes that both plant-based and cellular seafood have a bright future - both in terms of providing consumers with an ethic…
One sea, one ocean and a world of shellfish farming opportunities 8 Jun 2021 The Mexican peninsula of Baja California has huge potential to grow its burgeoning shellfish aquaculture sector, thanks to ideal coastal conditions and a growing demand for a variety of species – including mussels, oyste…
Indian shrimp farmers left devastated by Cyclone Yaas 7 Jun 2021 Cyclone Yaas, which struck the coast of West Bengal and Odisha on 26 May, has caused severe damage to northeast India’s shrimp aquaculture industry, putting a potentially bumper season in jeopardy.
Stopping the rot in China’s seaweed aquaculture sector 4 Jun 2021 Measures to revitalise China’s vast, but beleaguered, kelp aquaculture industry are suggested in a new review of the country’s seaweed farming sector.
The mysterious world of mussel spat collection 3 Jun 2021 In the second instalment of the series, novice mussel farmer Jude Brown, who's based on the Isle of Skye, goes on the trail of her first batch of seed stock.
Alt-seafood: a strategic advisor's perspective 2 Jun 2021 Lab-grown seafood is likely to provide a significant source of global animal protein within a decade, putting conventional seafood producers and processors at risk of extinction.
Lessons from China: the future of IMTA 1 Jun 2021 Integrated multi-trophic aquaculture (IMTA) is proving its worth in Sungo Bay in China, with numerous studies to support its environmental and economic benefits.
Meet the farmer: Aude Guo 30 May 2021 Aude Guo co-founded vertical farming startup InnovaFeed when she was 29 and now leads operations at the world's largest vertical insect farm.
Assessing the carbon footprint of aquaculture 27 May 2021 Reliable figures on the carbon footprints of different aquaculture species are hard to find – not least due to the variety of production systems they come from – but all suggest that aquaculture holds its own against oth…
Lessons from China: the home of integrated aquaculture 25 May 2021 While Canada-based Dr Thierry Chopin might widely be credited with coining the phrase integrated multi-trophic aquaculture (IMTA) it is the Chinese who have been at the forefront of developing – and adopting – practical …
Women in aquaculture: Sandra Ndulue 24 May 2021 The founder of the largest catfish farm in Nigeria’s Anambra State reflects on overcoming major financial setbacks, conquering prejudice and her hopes that fish farmers will one day have access to reasonable loans.
Meet the farmer: Donnie Bunting 20 May 2021 Donnie Bunting started out in the dairy industry but decided to farm tilapia to stay ahead of the curve. Now, his family-owned business has expanded and produces tilapia, redclaw crayfish and Malayan prawns.
It's time blue foodies come together and speak up 19 May 2021 The build-up to the UN’s inaugural Food Systems Summit is the perfect time for aquaculture producers to promote the role that blue foods can play in supporting the SDGs.