People & planet

Pioneers of African aquaculture Ade Alakija: the man who took Nigeria's catfish sector to a new level

Formulated feed Husbandry Catfish / Pangasius

15 March 2023

Ade Alakija helped to spearhead the commercialisation of Nigerian catfish farming, inspiring the growth of a vibrant and dynamic sector which now provides food and work for millions.

by Will Leschen African aquaculture expert

Are we moving closer to fish-free feed?

Feed ingredients

10 March 2023

Recent trials from the F3 Innovation Network found that it is feasible and economically viable for aquaculture nutritionists to significantly reduce – or even eliminate – fish meal and fish oil from the diets of carnivorous fish species like largemouth bass, a…

by Megan Howell Assistant editor, The Fish Site

Menai Strait mussel farmers fear for their livelihoods

Pathogens

22 March 2023

Post-Brexit regulations are posing a threat to one of the UK’s oldest aquaculture sectors, in the Menai Strait – where mussel harvests have dropped from 7,500 tonnes in 2016 to around 400 tonnes in 2022.

Meet the farmer How Karlanea Brown became a pioneering indoor shrimp producer in the US

Welfare

21 March 2023

Karlanea Brown is one of the USA’s true pioneers of indoor biofloc shrimp farming, establishing RDM Aquaculture in Indiana in 2010.

Rabobank / Gorjan Nikolik reports A seismic shift in the global seafood trade

Marketing

20 March 2023

For decades China has been the world’s largest exporter of seafood but, in the space of 12 months – following a 30 percent rise in imports – it has become a net importer, heralding a genuinely pivotal moment in the seafood sphere.

Australian seaweed startup looks beyond methane-reduction

23 March 2023

CSIRO launches “weather service for water quality”

22 March 2023

Scots invest £160k in electric workboat R&D project

21 March 2023

MARI Oceans launches new seaweed farming site in Takalar, Indonesia

Husbandry

21 March 2023

Animal welfare groups urge closure of Yucatan octopus farm

21 March 2023

Aqua Farm 2023 set to welcome international researchers and aqua practitioners

Health

21 March 2023

Salmon Scotland announces final call for wild fisheries fund

NGO

20 March 2023

Climate change & Water quality

We don’t know if seaweed can save the world – but it can certainly help

13 March 2023

Microfibres cause macro problems in blue mussels

Health

10 March 2023

Meet the farmer Nigeria's cage-based tilapia champion

Husbandry

8 March 2023

New tool eliminates off-flavours in farmed trout

7 March 2023

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Food security

How can Côte d’Ivoire fulfil its aquaculture potential?

Husbandry

14 March 2023

Supporting NOAA’s draft National Seafood Strategy

10 March 2023

UK and CGIAR partner with WorldFish to launch Asia-Africa BlueTech Superhighway

NGO

6 March 2023

US offshore aquaculture lobby welcomes six new industry groups

24 February 2023

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Socio-economics

Franz faces fresh backlash from Washington fish farmers

17 March 2023

$2.8 million earmarked to establish Bahamian queen conch hatchery

16 March 2023

China and Malta mark aquaculture research collaboration milestone

Technology & equipment

10 March 2023

BioMar backs Women in Caribbean Aquaculture initiative

People

9 March 2023

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Startups

International Finance Corporation backs Vietnamese insect farming firm

Feed ingredients

23 March 2023

New initiative revives Kerala's ornamental fish sector

Husbandry

20 March 2023

ADEC acquires Southern Ocean Carbon Company

17 March 2023

Seaweed biomaterials startup secures $6 million

17 March 2023

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Our series

Women in aquaculture Women in aquaculture: Victoria Sokolayame Emmanuel

3 February 2023

Women in aquaculture: Angela Odero

20 January 2023

Women in aquaculture: Retno Nuraini

2 December 2022

Unlikely champions of aquaculture Unlikely champions of aquaculture: Eric Adjepong

20 July 2021

Unlikely champions of aquaculture: Andrew Zimmern

14 April 2021

Unlikely champions of aquaculture: Julia Jackson

18 March 2021

Restorative aquaculture Reef encounters: can artificial structures improve biodiversity around aquaculture sites?

12 August 2022

Can aquaculture and engineering combine to protect our coastlines?

11 March 2022

A fresh approach to farming and funding for Indonesia's seaweed sector

19 January 2022

Meet the farmer How Karlanea Brown became a pioneering indoor shrimp producer in the US

21 March 2023

Nigeria's cage-based tilapia champion

8 March 2023

Abigail Barrows’ quest for plastic-free oysters

21 February 2023

Unlikely champions of aquaculture Unlikely champions of aquaculture: Eric Adjepong

Health

20 July 2021

Unlikely champions of aquaculture: Andrew Zimmern

14 April 2021

Unlikely champions of aquaculture: Julia Jackson

18 March 2021

Rattling the cage Why the aquafeed sector must become more transparent

Feed ingredients

9 March 2021

What’s holding back high impact aquaculture development?

4 January 2021

Setting a new standard in Thailand’s farmed shrimp trade

NGO

18 September 2020

A greener blue revolution

Feed ingredients

17 September 2021

Are investors in the seaweed sector looking in the wrong place?

7 February 2023 Sponsored

Deciding the future of Mexico’s Totoaba farms

23 September 2021

One sea, one ocean and a world of shellfish farming opportunities

Production systems

8 June 2021

Startups

India’s first insect-for-aquafeed farmer

13 March 2023

Why tropical seaweed should be seen as “the future industrial feedstock”

Feed ingredients

6 March 2023

Study suggests novel net cleaner is safe for salmon farms

Health

16 March 2023

Hatch and BIM Innovation Studio programme is on the lookout for European aquatech startups

15 March 2023

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