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The aquafeeds industry will face increasing levels of competition for fish oil from the human health products market in the coming years.

A 30 percent increase in salmon feed sales has helped deliver improved profits for the BioMar Group in Q1.

Luciano Pirovano has been appointed as Chairman of the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF)

Two bills which aim to improve access to state funding for Alaska’s shellfish and marine plant cultivators have been passed by the state’s House of Representatives this week.

Two bills which aim to improve access to state funding for Alaskas shellfish and marine plant cultivators have been passed by the states House of Representatives this week.

New outbreaks of white spot disease have been found in the wild prawn populations of Moreton Bay, Queensland, prompting fears that an additional number of shrimp farms in the area could face closure.

Bente Torstensen, the former Group Manager for feed and fish performance in Marine Harvests global R&D department, has been appointed as the new Director of Nofimas aquaculture division.

An additional 15 million tonnes of by-products from the fisheries and aquaculture processing industries could be utilised by the aquafeed sector, according to the results of a recent study.

The values of Alaska salmon permits are on a downward slide, while prices for quota shares of other catches notably halibut, black cod and various crabs continue to skyrocket.

Salmon farmers in Iceland are aiming to increase production levels by 500% in the next five years, according to the countrys leading salmon producer.

Salmon farmers in Iceland are aiming to increase production levels by 500% in the next five years, according to the countrys leading salmon producer.

A fishery improvement project (FIP) for small pelagic fisheries in the West African nation of Mauritania has been launched by the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) this week.

Work on a new 37-acre plant that will produce 200,000 tonnes of Calystas FeedKind protein for the aquafeed industry began this week.

Seafood Scotland has been awarded just under 1 million of EU funding to help showcase Scottish produce at seven trade shows around the globe over the next 12 months.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has approved the use of mechanically-extracted camelina oil as a feed ingredient for farmed salmon and trout.

The body that represents the largest number of scallop fishermen in Scotland has welcomed new government measures to help protect king scallop stocks.

Salmones Blumar has announced it has completed its plan to enter all of its production sites into aquaculture improvement projects and, ultimately, earn 100% certification of all their salmon farms to…

The UK fishing industry is challenging candidates in the General Election to pledge their support for restoring national control of UK waters.

Multinational feed additive producer Nutriad announced the appointment of Dr Wei Wang as Technical Manager for China. As part of an ongoing strategy to increase its presence in this dynamic market, Nu…

The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) and the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) hosted their annual Seafood Futures Forum at Seafood Expo Global in Brussels today.