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The value of oyster and clam aquaculture in terms of their nitrogen removal services has been quantified by a groundbreaking new study.

An innovative aquaculture structure, called the shellfish tower, offers a promising means to farm shellfish and other species in exposed offshore locations, according to the results of a recent trial.

Plans to construct a hatchery capable of producing 70 million fingerlings a year in the Saudi Arabian model city of NEOM are gathering pace, following the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the NEOM c…

A seafood pressure group is calling on the US Congress to support the expansion of the country’s aquaculture sector in order to benefit the American economy, industries and communities.

Waste from farmed salmon processing plants is currently being tested as a means to produce a biodegradable alternative to polyurethane plastic.

The lack of literature relating to the welfare of many farmed aquatic species has raised grave concerns in a group of reseachers.

New research suggests that using lumpfish or ballan wrasse to combat sea lice in offshore fish farms isn’t workable – the strong currents and extreme weather conditions leave them at risk of exhaustion and injury.

A growing body of research suggests that freshwater fish farms are more sustainable and could make greater contributions to food security than their seawater counterparts.

Seagrasses can reduce local ocean acidity by up to 30 percent, according to researchers from the University of California, Davis, following a six-year study along the California coast.

A team of researchers from the University of Western Australia found that processing organic food waste with black soldier fly larvae produced high quality aquafeed for rainbow trout and other key aquaculture species.

Plans to install the world's largest closed-containment fish farm are gaining pace, following a deal between American Aquafarms and Blue Ocean Technologies.

The effective use of data has the ability to transform fish health in the aquaculture industry, according to the founders of Manolin*.

Plans to launch a range of “vegetables” that in fact contain 100 percent seafood are one step closer after Bulgarian startup Nonions* announced €1.04 million seed funding today.

Tilapia living in crowded aquaculture ponds or small freshwater reservoirs adapt so well to these stressful environments that they stop growing and reproduce at a smaller size than their stress-free counterparts.

The damning reviews that a new documentary, Seaspiracy, was receiving in the aquaculture media didn’t encourage me to reach for the remote and settle down to watch Netflix yesterday evening.

The development of global aquaculture over the course of the next 20 years must be more focused on helping to reduce poverty and hunger – the first two, and most important, of the UN’s sustainable development goals (SGGs…

Kvarøy Arctic has announced the launch of its second Women in Aquaculture scholarship programme – offering two generously funded places to women looking to gain hands-on experience of the salmon farming sector.

Applications are open for a fully-funded PhD study that will research the impact of harvesting wild wrasse for use as cleaner fish in salmon farms.

LocalCoho, which farms Coho salmon in a recirculation aquaculture system (RAS) in upstate New York, has launched an inventive new fundraising campaign.

Plans by the Iranian government to expand cage aquaculture in the Persian Gulf, in order to increase food security, have the potential to destroy the region’s corals, as well as posing a threat to large stands of mangrov…