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The global aquafeed leader has announced that the company has started a process of consulting with employees with the view to cease production in the UK at the end of April 2019

A pair of research projects that aim to shed more light on krill stocks in the Southern Ocean have been awarded funding.

The Scottish Salmon Company (SSC) has become the first salmon producer in the UK to be awarded a 2-star Best Aquaculture Practice (BAP) certification.

AKVA group reports improvements in performance in its cage-based and software divisions, which led to its revenue in Q3 reaching NOK 637 million, up from NOK 484 million in Q3 2017, and an EBITDA of N…

Tilapia are at the centre of a trade dispute between Kenya and China, following a public outcry over the effects of the influx of Chinese fish on the fishing and aquaculture industries.

Swansea University is currently considering offers in the region of £50,000 for an entire a recirculating aquaculture system (RAS).

Steel feed barges are going to be built on the west coast of Scotland for the first time, following Gael Force Group’s acquisition of a 75 percent stake in Corpach Boatbuilding Company.

Nutirad, the multinational feed additives producer and pioneer in species-specific health and nutrition solutions for aquaculture producers, has announced the appointment of Goud Dhanunjaya as its reg…

Skretting Norway’s factory in Averøy has produced commercial salmon feed that contains insect meal for the first time.

The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) has become the first and only aquaculture body to join the Global Ghost Gear Initiative (GGGI) and is planning specific requirements for farms to properly dis…

Marine Harvest reports its best ever third quarter results, achieving an operational EBIT of €207 million in Q3 2018, compared to €194 million in the corresponding quarter of 2017.

The UK’s biggest supermarket chain and the world’s biggest food company have announced they have joined the Global Ghost Gear Initiative (GGGI).

Estonian company Saaremere Kala AS has announced plans to build a 2,500 tonne capacity trout farm near the island of Hiiumaa, on the Baltic Sea.

Fish feed pioneer Alan Donkin has won the 2018 Atlantic Canada Aquaculture Award in recognition of his long-time commitment to the success and growth of the region’s salmon farming industry.

The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has announced a £1 million fund and initiative to support small scale fisheries, and those in the Southern Hemisphere, become more sustainable.

The EU has approved the import of aquaculture products from Myanmar, in a move that has been welcomed by aquaculture producers in the Southeast Asian country.

Too many fish farmers are failing to learn from past mistakes and the health and welfare of salmon post-smolts is too often prioritised below the pressure to meet construction and commercial targets, …

The relative merits of conventional, land-based, offshore and closed-containment production systems dominated discussions during the first day of the Fifth Conference on Recirculating Aquaculture, whi…

Tilapia farming was a hot topic in Ghana last week after photos and videos of large numbers of dead tilapia at the Asutsuare farm of a Chinese company, China Fujian, went viral on social media.