Crustaceans

Researchers from James Cook University have mapped the complete genome for Australian tiger prawns, potentially unlocking disease resistance and productivity gains for the aquaculture sector.

The first ever Global Shrimp Forum will take place on 6-8 September 2022, in the Dutch city of Utrecht, it has been announced today.

AltaSea, a Los Angeles-based non-profit focused on climate change and job creation, has secured a $600,000 grant for hands-on blue economy and aquaculture educational programmes.

Bright Tide, a UK-based sustainability training organisation, is welcoming SMEs in the aquaculture and blue economy space to apply for its eight-week accelerator programme.

A side-by-side comparison of conventional and insect-based aquafeed ingredients has found that insect meals and oils come with a larger carbon footprint and require more energy to produce than marine ingredients – but th…

Ghent University has announced today that it is looking to hire an associate or full professor of aquaculture to join its Department of Animal Sciences and Aquatic Ecology.

Thai Union Group is working with Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) in a bid to further improve transparency of the company’s farmed and wild seafood supply chains.

As the first global seafood trade show of 2022 approaches, Stirling research highlights the differences in seafood marketing messages across the world, and how some are more successful than others.

A bill that will help establish a framework for delivering offshore aquaculture in Commonwealth waters off the Tasmanian coast has been approved by the Legislative council.

Protenga, an insect-based protein company in Malaysia, has raised $2 million to develop its new production facilities and launch its own pet food brand, YumGrubs.

With the help of the Binh Dinh Agriculture Extension Centre, Vietnam’s shrimp farmers are seeing the benefits of semi-biofloc technology first hand, allowing them to achieve high production volumes while reducing their d…

A researcher who is looking to improve the economic and environmental sustainability of prawn and lobster farming by including seaweed in their diets has won a Science and Innovation Award from Australia’s Federal Govern…

WellFish Diagnostics, a spinout company from the University of West Scotland (UWS), is poised to transform aquaculture's diagnostic practices with a new £1.2 million investment from UWS, Kelvin Capital and Scottish Enter…

French recirculating aquaculture company LISAqua has secured €4.9 million to launch France's first RAS shrimp farm and plans to produce 10,000 tonnes by 2030.

Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, BioMar Group has stopped all trade activities with and within Russia.

Scientists with Cefas and the University of Exeter have developed a new way to identify and reduce the impact of chemicals and diseases in the global aquaculture industry.

One of the world’s most ambitious indoor shrimp farming operations, NaturalShrimp, has revealed that it should be making a profit by the end of the year.

The Stirling Council has approved plans for an ambitious £17 million aquaculture research and innovation facility at the University of Stirling.

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is reassessing the safety of the feed additive ethoxyquin after a review found that it might pose a risk to fish broostocks and breeding animals.

Mark Bowkett, CEO of Aquamonitrix, explains the dangers of elevated nitrogen levels in RAS facilities and why he believes that the company’s novel sensor can help to not only prevent mass mortalities, but also help to im…