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Benchmark's SalmoBreed Salten hatchery had its official opening under cloudless Arctic skies on 22 May.

The Seychelles has announced plans to launch its aquaculture sector this summer, with production licences for five marine species scheduled to be issued in August.

Around eight million farmed salmon are thought to have been killed by a recent algal bloom in Norway.

Mowi has announced a €23 million plan to rebuild its smokery in Landivisiau, France, which burnt down in July 2018.

Benchmark’s state-of-the-art egg production unit opened to much fanfare at Salten today.

The shellfish aquaculture sector must emphasise the positives – environmental, social and economic – that it creates if it is to achieve its true potential.

Morrisons, one of the UK's top supermarkets, is the first major retailer to stock Loma Linda's seafood alternative TUNO.

The sustainability of the Thai fishmeal fishery – the bulk of whose landings go towards feeds for the aquaculture sector – has been given a boost following a visit to the UK.

Scotland’s salmon farmers have denied any wrongdoing despite allegations made on a Panorama investigation, which was aired on BBC 1 last night.

Strong performances of its operations in Iceland and northern Norway have helped Norway Royal Salmon (NRS) record an operational EBIT of NOK 22.42 per kilo for the first quarter 2019 – up from NOK 18.…

Alistair Erskine, a Scottish seafood industry expert, is taking over as Chairman of Loch Duart, the salmon farming business based in Sutherland and the Uists.

Tilapia producers on Lake Volta are calling for urgent action by the Ghanaian government to deal with the very high level of fish mortalities, which they believe have been caused by the operations of …

Veramaris remains in lead at halfway point of global aquaculture feed competition

Governments from around the world are considering how best to safeguard the rapidly expanding global seaweed industry, following advice from researchers at the Scottish Association for Marine Science …

Mitsui has acquired significant equity interest in Minh Phu Seafood as part of a medium-term management plan.

Global seafood consumption trends, ensuring traceable products and tackling the spectre of plastic pollution were highlighted as the key elements that the UK’s shellfish supply chain need to be aware …

Around 80 delegates from five nations, including representatives from 26 companies, gathered at Swansea University’s Singleton Campus for the 1st Symposium on Welfare in Aquaculture, which focused on …

Net pen specialist Gael Force Fusion has been successful in its bid to acquire the former premises of the Scottish Sea Life Sanctuary at Barcaldine – a move that could create eight more jobs in aquacu…

The world's most advanced land-based facility for the production of salmon eggs will be officially opened by Benchmark next week.

The fledgling octopus farming sector should be shut down for both ethical and ecological reasons, according to a number of eminent academics.