Seafood processing waste-to-nylon project gives new meaning to fish-net stockings 15 Oct 2021 A bioplastics research project in Scotland is looking to create clothing fibres from seafood processing waste
AquaBounty announces new ESG reporting initiative 14 Oct 2021 Land-based aquaculture firm AquaBounty has unveiled an environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting initiative t…
Data analytics disrupter lands $7 million investment 13 Oct 2021 Aquaculture data analytics disrupter Ecto has raised $7 million in financing, led by the Rabo Food & Agri Innovation…
Mowi praised, Cooke lambasted in seafood sustainability rankings 13 Oct 2021 The World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA) has published its second Seafood Stewardship Index today, which assesses and ranks…
Meet Cameroon's leading shrimp entrepreneur 15 Oct 2021 Anastasie Obama founded her own smoked shrimp business in Cameroon and after gaining recognition from the FAO, hopes to …
ThinkAqua: the new non-profit for small-scale farmers 15 Oct 2021 ThinkAqua, a new aquaculture non-profit, aims to promote innovation among small-scale fish and shrimp producers around t…
INVE develops new rotifer substitute and feed strategy for marine hatcheries 14 Oct 2021 Hatchery operators can reduce live rotifer diets by at least 50 percent by adopting an innovating feed protocol and diet…
Mowi praised, Cooke lambasted in seafood sustainability rankings 13 Oct 2021 The World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA) has published its second Seafood Stewardship Index today, which assesses and ranks…
IFFO data reveals that fishmeal and fish oil production increased in 2021 15 Oct 2021 Recent reporting from the Marine Ingredient Organisation (IFFO) shows that cumulative production of fishmeal increased b…
INVE develops new rotifer substitute and feed strategy for marine hatcheries 14 Oct 2021 Hatchery operators can reduce live rotifer diets by at least 50 percent by adopting an innovating feed protocol and diet…
Bali's 10,000 tonne barramundi farm moves closer to completion 14 Oct 2021 Plans by NewSeas to develop a 10,000 tonne capacity barramundi farm in northern Bali have been given fresh momentum, aft…
Singapore’s aquaculture production not spared from Covid-19 11 Oct 2021 New reporting from SingStat shows that Singapore’s fish production fell to 3,960 tonnes – its lowest level since 2014 – …
UK's Seafood Innovation Fund opens for aquaculture innovators 11 Oct 2021 Aquaculture researchers, companies and startups are being invited to submit proposals for the third round of the UK Seaf…
Can IMTA be commercially successful in the West? 11 Oct 2021 Three advocates of integrated multi-trophic aquaculture (IMTA) are using research in a bid to back up their beliefs in t…
Campaign launched against fledgling octopus aquaculture industry 8 Oct 2021 A new report by Compassion for World Farming argues “the many reasons why plans to develop octopus farming should be sto…
Dorset to host England's aquaculture innovation centre 4 Oct 2021 An English Aquaculture Innovation Hub is due to be developed in Dorset, in a bid to help England increase its aquacultur…
Funding for wrasse vaccination research 31 Aug 2021 A project that aims to optimise the formulation and delivery of a key vaccination given to protect ballan wrasse from di…
Cleaner fish course launches in October 18 Aug 2021 An online course, providing a certificated continuing professional qualification in biology, rearing, farm deployment an…
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…
ThinkAqua: the new non-profit for small-scale farmers 15 Oct 2021 ThinkAqua, a new aquaculture non-profit, aims to promote innovation among small-scale fish and shrimp producers around t…
Regal Springs adopts novel tilapia traceability system 12 Oct 2021 Regal Springs is the world’s first tilapia producer to use traceability that integrates directly with the Best Aquacultu…
UK's Seafood Innovation Fund opens for aquaculture innovators 11 Oct 2021 Aquaculture researchers, companies and startups are being invited to submit proposals for the third round of the UK Seaf…
Jala, Wittaya and Salmokine win Global Aquaculture Challenge awards 8 Oct 2021 Three of the eight aquaculture startups to take part the Yield Lab's inaugural Global Aquaculture Challenge were awarded…
Beekeepers are buzzing about new microalgae research 16 Oct 2021 A recent study from the USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) has found that microalgae can act as a highly nutritiou…
UK's Seafood Innovation Fund opens for aquaculture innovators 11 Oct 2021 Aquaculture researchers, companies and startups are being invited to submit proposals for the third round of the UK Seaf…
Can IMTA be commercially successful in the West? 11 Oct 2021 Three advocates of integrated multi-trophic aquaculture (IMTA) are using research in a bid to back up their beliefs in t…
Seven aquaculture startups make latest Ocean Supercluster cohort 7 Oct 2021 Funding worth $1.4 million is set to be allocated to 40 marine startups in Canada, including at least seven that are rel…
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…
Government grants help Assam's aquaculture sector hit new heights 26 Aug 2021 Until recently, Assam depended heavily on other Indian states to fulfil its demand for fish. However, it has increased i…
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…
Leading abalone farmer hit hard by Covid pandemic 3 Sep 2021 Ocean Grown Abalone has recorded a $1.68 million loss for the 2020-21 financial year, despite record annual sales.
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…
Can a common aquatic plant "remove chickens and cows from the food supply system"? 3 Sep 2021 Plantible foods, which produces protein from duckweed, has secured the closing of a $21.5 million Series A funding round…
Coral restoration project in the running for £1 million Earthshot Prize 18 Sep 2021 Coral Vita, a startup that aims to regenerate coral reefs through aquaculture, has been selected as one of 15 finalists …
