Scottish salmon producer wins trio of staff welfare awards 31 Jul 2021 Scottish Sea Farms has won a hat-trick of prestigious Investors in People (IIP) accolades for its sustained investment i…
Ohio to host $200 million GE salmon facility 29 Jul 2021 AquaBounty has identified Pioneer, Ohio as the site for a $200 million farm for producing its genetically engineered (GE…
When will we eliminate soy from salmon feeds? 29 Jul 2021 If soy has such negative impact on the environment, why is it still used in salmon feeds? Many new ingredients are being…
Scots satellite startup secures £3.1 million funding 28 Jul 2021 A startup that has helped improve the connectivity of remote salmon farming sites has closed a £3.1million ($4.3m) seed …
Partnrship aims to bring IoT to Indian aquaculture sector 30 Jul 2021 A new partnership aims to bring IoT-based solutions to India’s aquaculture and fishery sectors, including monitoring oxy…
Rabobank sees plenty of positives for both shrimp and salmon sectors 28 Jul 2021 Both the shrimp and salmon sectors have plenty of reasons to be optimistic, even if high shrimp prices are not likely to…
Shrimp aquaculture startup spearheads Bosch's new Singapore innovation initiative 28 Jul 2021 Bosch has opened a new hub for developing startups, in fields including aquaculture, in Singapore this week.
Queensland launches $5 million aquaculture hub 27 Jul 2021 A new $4.9 million hub to improve the productivity of aquaculture in northern Queensland has been launched in conjunctio…
Could Indonesia’s fledgling eel farming sector be on the cusp of a breakthrough? 2 Aug 2021 Indonesia’s eel farming industry has huge potential – as long as all stakeholders can make a supportive ecosystem – acco…
Kazakhstan unveils plans for 10,000-tonne barramundi farm 1 Aug 2021 The Kazakh government has announced plans to produce up to 10,000 tonnes of barramundi a year.
Queensland launches $5 million aquaculture hub 27 Jul 2021 A new $4.9 million hub to improve the productivity of aquaculture in northern Queensland has been launched in conjunctio…
Alt-seafood startup names new CSO 23 Jul 2021 Cell-cultured and plant-based seafood company Finless Foods has promoted Shannon Cosentino-Roush to chief strategy offic…
Crowdfunding pays off for Aussie oyster tech startup 29 Jul 2021 SmartOysters has secured fresh investment of more than $655,000, over half of which came from a crowdfunding campaign, t…
Abalone farmer grows shellfish aquaculture portfolio 28 Jul 2021 Yumbah Aquaculture has entered into binding contracts to acquire family-run oyster farming business Cameron of Tasmania,…
Queensland launches $5 million aquaculture hub 27 Jul 2021 A new $4.9 million hub to improve the productivity of aquaculture in northern Queensland has been launched in conjunctio…
Assessing the ecosystem services of farmed shellfish 23 Jul 2021 A new research project aims to quantify the ecosystem services provided by Ireland’s shellfish aquaculture sector.
Researchers launch lumpfish welfare tool 28 Jul 2021 A new tool that fish farmers can use to improve the welfare of lumpfish has been developed by researchers at the Univers…
Restorative aquaculture: KelpCrofting 16 Jun 2021 Martin Welch, co-founder of KelpCrofting and inventor of the KelpRing cleaner fish hide, discusses the huge range of ben…
Exploring sensors in precision aquaculture 27 May 2021 A webinar on the application of sensors in precision aquaculture was attended by 157 participants from 33 countries this…
Improving the performance of cleaner fish in salmon aquaculture 11 May 2021 A new project aims to produce ballan wrasse that are more effective at eating sea lice on salmon farms.
Partnrship aims to bring IoT to Indian aquaculture sector 30 Jul 2021 A new partnership aims to bring IoT-based solutions to India’s aquaculture and fishery sectors, including monitoring oxy…
Cage farming of pangasius and tilapia proves profitable in eastern India 30 Jul 2021 Increasing numbers of people displaced by the construction of a reservoir in India’s Jharkhand State are turning to cage…
Meet the farmer: Abdulmalik Oladipupo 27 Jul 2021 Twenty-seven-year-old Abdulmalik Oladipupo is the aquaculture senior supervisor at Patec Foods Limited, which produces c…
FAO and EU support small-scale aquaculture in Myanmar 26 Jul 2021 The FAO and EU have teamed up to launch an aquaculture project that aims to restore the livelihoods and enhance the food…
Queensland launches $5 million aquaculture hub 27 Jul 2021 A new $4.9 million hub to improve the productivity of aquaculture in northern Queensland has been launched in conjunctio…
Women in Aquaculture: Kate Dempsey 23 Jul 2021 Kate Dempsey began her career as a law graduate but quickly found her calling in Ireland's aquaculture sector as founder…
Indian seaweed scientist wins award for diabetes breakthrough 19 Jul 2021 An Indian scientist has been recognised for developing a series of nutraceutical products from seaweeds to treat various…
Seaweed startup lands $9 million investment 13 Jul 2021 Sea6 Energy, a vertically integrated seaweed producer, processor and developer headquartered in India with a subsidiary …
Can zebrafish help humans reach Mars? 5 Jun 2021 A recent project involving zebrafish, led by researchers at Queens University Belfast, is looking to understand how a fo…
Developing an IMTA system for sea urchins 26 Apr 2021 Plans to commercialise sea urchin production in an integrated multi-trophic aquaculture (IMTA) system are underway in So…
Women in aquaculture: Kara Birkenmayer 8 Feb 2021 Kara Birkenmayer grew up in Johannesburg, studied at Harvard and, after a short shift of work experience in Panama, ende…
Could cucumbers help salmon sector grow by 20 percent? 4 Feb 2021 A project exploring how sea cucumbers could help minimise the environmental impact of fish farming - and in turn allow t…
Swedes crack sea cucumber culture 2 Nov 2020 Scientists in Sweden have succeeded in cultivating red signal sea cucumbers as far as the juvenile stage in captivity fo…
Innovate BC hosts first-ever Aquaculture Innovation Awards 7 May 2021 Poseidon Ocean Systems, ThisFish and Industrial Plankton receive honours at Aquaculture Innovation Awards in British Col…
FAO leader calls for fundamental changes in aquaculture 26 Aug 2018 A fundamental shift in the aquaculture industry is required if we are to sustainably feed the growing global population,…
The marine dream team 3 Apr 2018 Two renowned Plymouth marine research organisations have joined forces, bringing more scientific clout to the region and…
Farewell to Rivendell 4 Mar 2020 Nick James, the founder of South Africa’s legendary Rivendell Hatchery, looks back on a colourful aquacultural career as…
Pretty lucrative – India’s surge in ornamental fish farming 7 Jun 2019 We look at another side to fish farming in India – rearing ornamental species for display is proving profitable for many…
The pros and cons of crossbreeding and hybridisation in aquaculture 5 Feb 2021 Heterosis, the well-known concept of “hybrid vigour”, has been utilised to improve fitness-related traits – like growth,…
COVID-19 causes substantial losses for Stolt Sea Farm 16 Apr 2020 Stolt Sea Farm reported a $12 million drop in the value of its sole, sturgeon and turbot biomass during the first quarte…
Record year for land-based turbot sales 20 Mar 2020 Stolt Sea Farm experienced a record increase in sales of its farmed turbot during 2019, with exports of the species now …
Iran to match Norway’s aquaculture output this year 23 Oct 2019 Iranian officials say that the country’s aquaculture output is likely to exceed 1.25 million tonnes in the 12 months up …
Singapore scientists use aquaculture waste for tissue repair 30 May 2021 A team of Singapore scientists believes that farmed frog skins and fish scales can be used to help bone repair in human …
Amphibious aquaculture: why frog farming is set for success 21 Dec 2020 After decades of frustration, one of the least well-known elements of the aquaculture industry, frog farming, could be p…
Jellyfish venom stops cancer cell growth in lab trial 28 Jan 2021 Recent experiments have shown that crude venom from the Acromitus flagellatus jellyfish can slow – and even rev…
Moving closer to tripletail aquaculture 21 Jun 2021 The aquaculture industry could be progressing towards commercial tripletail production after wild-caught specimens were …
Restorative aquaculture: Marine Cultures 24 Jun 2021 Christian Vaterlaus, founder of Marine Cultures, explains how sea sponge farming is helping both humans and the environm…
Abalone farmer grows shellfish aquaculture portfolio 28 Jul 2021 Yumbah Aquaculture has entered into binding contracts to acquire family-run oyster farming business Cameron of Tasmania,…
Tofu byproduct shows promise in aquafeeds 7 Jul 2021 By-products from the tofu sector are showing encouraging results in feeds for abalone, according to researchers from Rep…
Restorative aquaculture: know your anemones 21 Jul 2021 A promising integrated multi-trophic aquaculture (IMTA) project aims to restore a threatened sea anemone to a large swat…
New Zealand startup launches $7 million whitebait farming project 26 Jul 2021 Plans to farm whitebait in New Zealand have been backed by $2 million in funding from the country’s Provincial Developme…
