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Stofnfiskur has recently completed the delivery of 400,000 salmon eggs to three customers in China - reflecting plans to expand the country's fledgling salmon farming sector.

White spot disease has been discovered at two shrimp farms in Queensland, prompting fears for the state’s entire shrimp sector.

AquaMaof has begun to work on the design of Pure Salmon’s planned land-based salmon farm in France.

A major bottleneck in octopus aquaculture appears to have been removed, thanks to the development of a pioneering method of incubating the eggs without the need for maternal broodstock.

BioMar and Viet-UC, Vietnam’s leading shrimp hatchery, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the intention of jointly owning and operating a new shrimp feed factory.

The race to culture meaningful quantities of Asparagopsis seaweed has intensified, after new research shows that adding tiny quantities to cattle feeds can dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

A pioneering method that uses aquaculture techniques to ensure the survival and optimum performance of horseshoe crabs that have harvested for use in the medical industry has successfully been tested and developed.

A novel net that has been shown to reduce sea lice levels by up to 80 percent in salmon farms has made a major commercial breakthrough.

The coronavirus pandemic led to a 32 percent drop in Scottish salmon exports in February, although the sector is trying to adapt to the ever-changing COVID-19-related restrictions.

Benchmark Holdings has announced that Alex Raeber is stepping down as chief scientific officer (CSO) and a director of the company with effect from 31 July.

Salmon produced by Kvarøy Arctic has received official certification by the American Heart Association for their high level of omega-3 fatty acids, due in part to the use of AlgaPrime DHA in their feeds.

The development of a biochemical monitoring tool that can be used to proactively manage fish health has been hailed as potentially transformational for the global aquaculture sector.

The potential of fish and shellfish production to feed a growing global population could be significantly enhanced through advances in genetics and biotechnology.

StofnFiskur has secured renewed approval to export Atlantic salmon ova to Chile – meaning that it remains the only foreign ova supplier to meet the country's strict biosecurity standards.

Officials – and even salmon farmers – in Norway are expressing grave doubts about both the ethics and efficacy of using cleaner fish to remove sea lice, putting the future of the cleaner fish sector under threat.

Norwegian cod farming venture Norcod has appointed Hilde Rutledal Storhaug as its new managing director, effective from 1 May.

Trials with tilapia in Thailand show that diets containing L-selenomethionine increase performance and provide high protection against pathogenic pressure

Stolt Sea Farm reported a $12 million drop in the value of its sole, sturgeon and turbot biomass during the first quarter of the year, driven “by a significant drop in market demand due to the COVID-19 pandemic”.

When confronted with fish injections in volumes below 0.5 cc per ml, users will appreciate a reliable, durable automatic syringe providing for smooth and precise operation.

Trials of a new vaccine against infectious pancreatic necrosis virus (IPNV) in rainbow trout have shown promising results.