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Maintaining broad genetic diversity among farmed mussel populations will allow them to adapt to the acidification of the oceans, according to new research.

The same technology that powers facial recognition and self-driving cars may soon help Maine's shellfish industry protect people from the dangerous effects of harmful algal blooms, according to researchers at Maine’s Big…

Residents of the Scottish island of Eigg have overwhelmingly voted against a proposal by Mowi to site a salmon farm off its shores.

An innovative cage design that ensures salmon stay at least 10 metres below the surface of the sea has been shown to reduce lice levels by 75 percent.

Following Canada’s general election in October, members of the aquaculture industry have called for an updated Aquaculture Act that will allow the sector to address climate change, rural economic development and prioritise stable growth nationwide.…

A project with firm that is developing a novel way of converting CO2 into protein is one of the novel feed ingredient projects that Skretting has pledged to invest $2 million in over the course of 2020.

Loch Duart has announced plans to ensure the traceability of its salmon in North America.

A fire at one of Mowi’s farms in British Columbia has led to the escape of 21,000 farmed Atlantic salmon.

Feed producers Biomar Chile, Skretting, Ewos Chile and Salmofood have been accused of price fixing between 2003 and 2015.

After a tough 2019 financial year, Benchmark has listed the commercial launch of CleanTreat and their novel sea lice treatment BMK08 as top priorities for 2020.

Major salmon feed producers join forces to ensure Brazilian soy products remain traceable and sustainable.

Mowi has announced changes to its organisational structure and its Group Management Team, increasing its focus on farming entities going forward. The changes will be effective from 1 January 2020.

Urbanisation may be a source of stress for mussels according to a study of the bivalves off six beaches in southeast Brazil.

The world's leading salmon feed producers has joined forces in a bid to ensure that the soy they source for their feeds is not contributing to deforestation of the Amazon in Brazil.

An internaitonal team of researchers believe that “a significant step” has been taken towards the early detection and potential treatment of complex gill disease in salmon.

Indonesia has announced plans to bring over 300,000 hectares former shrimp farming ponds back into production, in a bid to improve its seafood yields without resorting to further deforestation of the country’s mangroves.…

Women in Scottish Aquaculture (WiSA) have kicked off a series of Scottish Government-supported diversity initiatives with the launch of a new mentoring programme.

Cermaq has signed a two-year global partnership agreement with ScaleAQ, the same week Mowi announced a similar deal with AKVA, as two of the world’s leading salmon producers side with different equipment suppliers.

MSD Animal Health has acquired the fish farm monitoring specialist Vaki from Pentair.

The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences (CAFS) today agreed to strengthen cooperation and build the capacity and sustainability of fisheries and aquaculture in developin…