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A joint venture to farm sea grapes as sustainable superfoods and plant-based proteins has been launched by Blue Aqua International and Stemcell United.

Industry-wide implementation of blockchain technology could double the EBIT margin of seafood processors, while reducing investors’ risks, according to a new report.

Research into how LED light levels in closed-containment recirculation aquaculture systems (RAS) impact the physiology of salmon is the subject of a new study by Nofima scientists.

One of the most comprehensive studies of wild Atlantic salmon genetics, which aims to gauge the impact of any interbreeding between wild and escaped farm-raised salmon, has been launched today.

The World Sustainability Organization (WSO) and The Good Food Institute (GFI) Sustainable Seafood Initiative today announced that the two organisations have initiated a joint certification programme for plant-based seafo…

Thai Union has announced plans to use AlgaPrime DHA, which can be used as a substitute for fish oil, in its shrimp feeds.

Ahead of the Global Conference on Aquaculture (GCA) Millennium +20, the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization is convening a series of webinars, commencing with the presentation of six Regional Reviews of Aquaculture, c…

Aquaculture operations will move into offshore waters in the coming decades, but the move depends on public buy-in, smart policy and contending with harsh economic realities, according to some of the leaders in the field…

A new tool to help barramundi farmers predict and maximise growth rates has been launched by Skretting today.

Vaccines based on synthetic DNA rather than whole viruses could offer the aquaculture sector a novel and relatively economical means for tackling a range of diseases across species.

Freshwater finfish such as tilapia and pangasius/catfish, as well as a host of emerging marine finfish species, are set to be the key engines of growth for global aquaculture, according to Gorjan Nikolik.

Restorative aquaculture is being promoted by the World Economic Forum (WEF) as one of four key ways to protect the oceans.

Vin Hoan, the Vietnam-based company that is the world's largest pangasius producer, has been singled out for praise in a new report on female executives in the seafood sector.

Bacteriophages can prove an effective alternative to the use of antibiotics to tackle Vibrio infections in shrimp aquaculture, according to a new study.

Global tilapia production grew by 3.3 percent in 2020 to top 6 million tonnes for the first time, despite the impact of Covid-19.

Insect farming startup Ÿnsect has extended its Series C funding to $372 million – the largest amount ever raised by a non-American agtech business.

Funding to accelerate the development of the UK’s first large-scale industrial insect farm could provide a significant boost to the sustainability of the country’s aquaculture sector, according to experts.

The fledgling oyster farming industry along the Texas Gulf Coast has a promising outlook for 2021 and beyond.

Seafood TIP, the company that publishes Shrimp Tails, has been bought by Kontali from Solidaridad.

The US Senate has introduced bipartisan legislation to promote aquaculture in federal waters, but local opposition remains strong.