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Textile manufacturer Garware has introduced its new Star V4 polyethylene nets to Chile’s salmon industry, letting the sector take advantage of the nets’ anti-fouling properties.

Chinese researchers are studying the application and potential development of industrial exhaust gasses in producing proteins for aquafeed.

Researchers have observed idoteas – small crustaceans that swim among the red seaweed Gracilaria gracilis – dispersing male algae gametes to other seaweeds, the way bees pollinate plants on dry land.

Canada’s minister of fisheries, Joyce Murray, released a proposal for British Columbia's aquaculture sector to "adopt alternative production methods that minimise or eliminate interactions between farmed and wild salmon"…

The new designation allows Guam’s Sea Grant to increase its contributions to the national network and enhance the practical use and conservation of Guam’s marine and coastal resources.

Thanks to technological advances, applying yeasts during the farm cycle has become increasingly popular, especially as a protein source in aquafeed.

The $5,000-scholarship is geared towards Tribal Members in the US or First Nations students in Canada who wish to pursue a career in sustainable aquaculture.

Hawai’i’s Blue Ocean Barns has completed a $20 million Series-A financing round, allowing the company to accelerate development on its methane-busting digestive aid for cattle.

Scientists from North Island College (NIC) will be working with the First Nations in the Central Coast Commercial Fisheries Association to find strategies to increase geoduck aquaculture on British Columbia’s (BC) coast.…

Taste of BC Aquafarms, which has been farming steelhead in a RAS facility since 2013, has taken its first steps in the production of Chinook salmon this year.

India cultivated around 34,000 tonnes of seaweeds in 2021 and has scope for over 9 million more, according to the estimates of the ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI),

Three emerging startups in Ireland’s aquatech sector have presented their innovative concepts at Bord Iascaigh Mhara’s (BIM) and Hatch’s Innovation Studio Community Day.

Singapore's Shiok Meats and Minh Phu Seafood have agreed to establish a R&D facility to advance the development of cell-cultured seafood after signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on 27 July.

A nine-week nutrition study with yellow perch found that the fish could tolerate microplastic-contaminated feed, but the exposure may impact the fishes’ nutritional value.

Scientists from Russia’s Skoltech have investigated the impact of ozone treatments on the dissolved organic compounds in water in recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS).

A scheme which will provide €20 million in funding for capital investments to accelerate the sustainable growth of the aquaculture sector, has been announced by Ireland’s minister for agriculture, food and the marine, Ch…

The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the World Bank have agreed to provide loans for a new 5,500 hectare aquaculture project in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta.

Singapore’s Blue Aqua International has penned a MOU with Fisheries Development Oman to deploy Blue Aqua’s shrimp farming tech across the Sultanate’s aquaculture sites.

Cell-based seafood startup Pearlita has released the world’s first alternative oyster prototype – shell and all – to help meet demand for shellfish without harming marine habitats.

A new research project has found that eucalyptus and basil oils are effective and economical way to anaesthetise rainbow trout during handling and transport.