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The Scottish salmon farming sector has been quick to distance itself from the use of unsustainably-sourced fish meal and fish oil in its feeds.

Aquaculture Europe 2019, which took place in Berlin last week, has been hailed as “one of the best ever”.

Ten of Mowi Canada’s farming licences have been suspended after 2.6 million salmon died due to low oxygen-related issues in Newfoundland.

Preventing spikes and managing overall concentrations of geosmin can help producers make better-tasting RAS pikeperch.

Wester Ross Fisheries Ltd, the oldest independent salmon farmer in UK, starred in BBC2 programme 'What Britain Buys and Sells in a Day' on Monday 7 October.

Helping UK shellfish producers to cope with the possible impact of a no-deal Brexit will be the subject of a one-day workshop organised by the Shellfish Association of Great Britain (SAGB) next week.

A new trial suggests that diets containing micro-organisms produced from waste wood look promising for salmon aquaculture.

Glenn Cooke, CEO of Cooke Aquaculture, has released a statement saying that he is “deeply saddened” by allegations of salmon being abused at the company’s salmon hatchery in Maine.

Diets containing a mixture of plant oil and fish oil can stimulate both salmon and humans to produce their own long chain omega-3 fats, according to new research from Nofima.

Experts from the Scottish aquaculture industry, academia and veterinary diagnostics, are aiming to develop a new early warning system for cardiomyopathy syndrome (CMS), one of the salmon farming secto…

A new study has identified the parts of the globe with the strongest potential for development of commercial shellfish and seaweed aquaculture.

A device that simulates the digestive tract of an Atlantic salmon and could save the sector hundreds of thousands of pounds in aquaculture feed trials is nearing commercial launch.

Students were treated to some excellent news at today’s Aquaculture Europe, when Gavin Burnell announced that student membership of the European Aquaculture society would be free from now on.

Bakkafrost has paid £337 million for 77.8 percent of the shares in the Scottish Salmon Company.

A new initiative that aims to introduce new low trophic species, products and processes in marine aquaculture across the Atlantic is being launched at this week’s Aquaculture Europe conference.

STIM (previously Europharma) and MariCal has reached a legal settlement with Cooke Aquaculture over the company´s alleged use of the patented SuperSmolt technology and the case has been dismissed.

BioMar shifts its RAS research focus to feed.

Eating mussels three times per week may bring about significant health benefits – such as reduced risk of cardiac arrest – thanks to their omega-3 fatty acid properties.

Low feed quality and issues with faecal matter are two of the key challenges to running a successful RAS farm, according to a leading expert.

Over 80 delegates from 15 countries attended INVE’s second European Customer Seminar, which was held in Crete on 25-26 September.