Traditional mussel production may take place in sheltered sea lochs and estuaries, but an ambitious new venture off the coast of Devon has found that offshore options offer a range of benefits – both environmental and commercial
Jim Treasurer, editor of the first ever comprehensive review of the use of wrasse, lumpsuckers and other cleanerfish species on salmon farms, explains the significance of the new book
With 2394 visitors, 190 exhibitors and a 50 percent increase in floor space, Aquaculture UK 2018 exceeded expectations, as this photo gallery reflects.
As a post-grad Dr Yvonne Roessner set up the only mussel farm in the German Baltic, an operation that is now thriving, and now has ambitions to take over – and revitalise – the country’s only saltwater rainbow trout farm
Mick Watts might have built mills in parts of South America where few gringos dare to tread, but despite the lack of gun-toting guerrillas roaming Skye, he says that building a fish feed mill in Scotland is not without its challenges.
Along with many of its West African neighbours, Liberia’s fish production is a fraction of what it could be. A recent World Bank-led programme aims to change that – harnessing Liberia’s ambition to create a thriving aquaculture industry.
The combined ethical and economic arguments for encouraging gender diversity in aquaculture were among the key themes at The Fish Site’s inaugural Women in Aquaculture event.
Heather Jones, CEO of the Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre, explains why she's backing this week's Women in Aquaculture breakfast, describes a visit to a Tasmanian shellfish hatchery and recalls an unpleasant encounter with an uncooked echinoderm
Marie-Clare Russell, who has been involved in fish health since the mid-80s, is relishing the challenge of developing new ways to tackle sea lice in her current role as managing director of FAI Aquaculture.
