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Multinational feed additives producer Nutriad, pioneer in species-specific additive solutions in aquaculture, once more sponsored The Roundtable Aquaculture Series (TARS) which was held in August in C…

The search for projects that involve innovation in global aquaculture or help to kick-start the US aquaculture industry are two of the key strands of the 2018-2019 Fish 2.0 competition.

The sequencing and assembly of the world’s first high-quality genome of giant freshwater prawn (M. rosenbergii) has now been completed.

Cermaq’s new state-of-the-art salmon processing factory was officially opened by Norway’s State Secretary Roy Angelvik yesterday.

Trials of a new patented feed additive, derived from the sugarcane plant (Saccharum officinarum) suggest its ability to improve growth rates and feed conversion ratios in a number of commercially impo…

A type of fish feed designed to trigger the smoltification process in juvenile Atlantic salmon is on the cusp of receiving a patent following a four-year application process.

A poster on the impacts of vaccines on stress responses in sea bream won this year’s Lindsay Laird Award at the Aqua2018 conference last week.

Friends of the Earth has announced its intention to undermine attempts in the US to finally set up a process that would allow for the establishment of offshore aquaculture facilities in federal waters…

The Scottish Salmon Company has paid its shareholders a dividend for the first time in seven years, following a marked improvement in its performance.

The Russian Pollock Catchers Association's Sea of Okhotsk Pollock fishery has received Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification for a second time.

Cermaq has implemented a new fish welfare policy based on the recommendations published in the FishWell report.

Tributes to Richie Flynn, the president of the aquaculture section of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA), have been flooding in following his sudden death last week.

Given that the European Union (EU) imports almost two thirds of its seafood needs, it is EU consumers’ responsibility to ensure that “the fish on our plates is high quality and sustainably farmed”.

Offshore Shellfish Ltd, which aims to be the UK’s largest producer of mussels, has appointed Huw Thomas as its general manager.

A strain of omega-3-rich GM canola, which could be used to help reduce the aquaculture industry’s reliance on fish oil in their feeds, has been approved for use by the United States Department of Agri…

Ways to address the gender inequalities in the aquaculture sector were the subject of a talk by Dr Cecile Brugere at AQUA 2018 today.

Machine learning and artificial intelligence are already helping to revolutionise the way fish, in particular salmon, are farmed.

A fundamental shift in the aquaculture industry is required if we are to sustainably feed the growing global population, according to Árni Mathiesen, Assistant Director-General, FAO Fisheries and Aqua…

A special session on the use of agroecology in aquaculture is being organised by CIRAD and the FAO as part of the Aqua2018 congress.

It’s likely that well over 600 aquatic species are now farmed commercially, according to the FAO.