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Scotland’s salmon farming sector has welcomed the temporary regulatory flexibility agreed with SEPA and Marine Scotland to help manage the impacts of reduced staff availability and disruption to processing and retail dis…

The Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation has issued a statement outlining their strategies to balance safety, public health and customer needs.

Hoping to develop optimal aqua feed for commercial Barramundi, Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) has announced a research partnership with Barramundi Asia and Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory (TLL).

Salmon Evolution, the company planning Norway’s largest land-based salmon farm, has raised an additional 258 million kroner (£19.6m), as they seek to begin the first phase of construction.

Production of a fast-growing tilapia strain developed by Spring Genetics could be an effective means of alleviating poverty in El Salvador, according to one of the world’s leading philanthropists.

The Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation (SSPO) is seeking clarification on which employees are to be classified as “key workers” at a time when people in these roles are being provided with childcare during the corona…

Alltech has formed a partnership with aquafeed company Corey Nutrition to provide producers across North America with a new range of feed products.

Leading animal nutrition firm Biomin has recently announced two winners of its Aquaculture Sustainability Scholarship Award.

How the addition of OptiPhos, a phytase enzyme, to extruded feed can significantly reduce emissions of phosphorous from the aquaculture sector.

Stolt Sea Farm experienced a record increase in sales of its farmed turbot during 2019, with exports of the species now reaching over 30 countries.

A unique strain of omega-3-rich canola, which is designed for uses including replacing fish oil in aquafeeds, is due to be available in the US in the second quarter of the year.

The SSPO has had to postpone a ground-breaking public engagement initiative which was to see 64 tours take place across 16 salmon farms this May.

A fire has destroyed a hatchery operated by NaturalShrimp, a Texan company that has developed and patented a unique recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) for shrimp and other species.

UK supermarkets need to significantly raise their standards for sourcing farmed seafood, according to a new report.

Scotland’s salmon producers are working hard to ensure a steady supply of salmon for the UK market, at a time when consumers are desperately trying to stock up on sufficient household supplies in the face of increasing m…

A new device for improving fish welfare during the vaccination process has been launched by Socorex today.

Problems with sea lice in salmon farms are making it increasingly cost-effective to on-grow smolts past 100g in land-based systems, according to a new study.

Grieg Seafood has released a statement on the impact that the coronavirus is having on the company so far, emphasising that “operations are currently, in light of the circumstances, running as normal”.

A company that uses algae to convert effluent water from recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) into valuable products for the solar and personal care sectors has secured investment from Aqua-Spark today.

Rapid declines in mollusc production are predicted to occur within the next decade for some nations, due to climate change and ocean acidification (CC-OA).