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A new platform which automates data collection and allows shrimp farmers to make informed data-driven decisions to maximise farm profitability has been launched by XpertSea today.

A project seeking to achieve the validation of a new genetic tool to optimise lice treatments is being undertaken by PatoGen and Marine Harvest Chile.

Marine Harvest has welcomed the "regulatory improvements" suggested by today's REC committee report as a means to "help guide the responsible growth" of Scotland’s salmon sector.

A moratorium on further expansion of the Scottish fish farming industry has been called for today, as part of a new campaign which aims to improve the welfare of the trillions of fish – both farmed an…

Benchmark has won a case which effectively protects its patents relating to its Artemia hatching and enrichment technologies.

Scottish salmon producers have welcomed a Holyrood committee report on the sector, despite the fact that it reached a number of very negative conclusions about the environmental impact of the industry…

Models that suggest the carrying capacity of aquaculture in both marine cages and inland ponds have been developed as part of a new project.

The need to ensure equal opportunities in the fisheries and aquaculture sectors was launched in an 11-point declaration by delegates at the inaugural International Conference of Women in Fisheries.

Julie Hesketh-Laird, chief executive of the Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation, has voiced concerns that the proposed Brexit deal raises some serious questions for the farmed salmon sector.

A new study by MSD Animal Health indicates that pancreas disease vaccination can be an important tool to reduce infection pressure.

Belgium headquartered Nutriad, a pioneer in species specific additive solutions for fish and shrimp, participated in the 9th Future Fish Eurasia exhibition, which was organised at the Izmir Internatio…

Waste from the salmon farming sector will help to fuel the world's oldest cruise line.

An image of juvenile chinook salmon being released into a river has been declared the winner of the International Year of the Salmon photo challenge.

Akvaforsk Genetics is currently seeking to recruit a senior geneticist to join their experienced team in Sunndalsøra, Western Norway.

Salmon farmers can hope to reduce the number of mortalities caused by cardiomyopathic syndrome (CMS), following the discovery of genetic markers that should allow the production of salmon strain that …

The salmon farming industry must look into ways of only using sterile lumpfish that have been produced from captive broodstock in order to retain the volume and genetic integrity of local stocks, acco…

Fishmeal and fish oil production is forecast to be stable during 2019, with prices remaining below $1,500 per tonne during, according to the latest Rabobank report.

Salmon prices are to remain high during 2019, while the outlook for shrimp prices looks less promising, due to the continued recovery of global production figures, according to a new report from Rabob…

Liquid handling and pump specialist PG Flow Solutions has acquired Cflow, a company specialized in handling, storage and transport of live fish, in a bid to step up their aquaculture coverage.

A new project is investigating how consumer products made from seafood by-products, such as mussel shells, can be more effectively marketed.