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Scottish chefs and seafood sector professionals are being encouraged to take part in Seafood Scotland’s third annual Scottish Oyster Shucking Championships.

The use of aquaculture-derived waste products to grow secondary crops – such as used in biofloc systems or aquaponics – can increase profits by more than 20 percent, as some of the leading proponents …

The Irish rope grown mussel industry has been awarded Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification this month.

Crown Estate Scotland has announced plans to launch “a comprehensive ‘root and branch’ review of how Scotland’s seabed is leased for aquaculture” in order to “promote sustainable development and wider…

Pescanova has announced plans to start selling farmed octopus by 2023, having recently succeeded in closing the breeding cycle of the cephalopod in captivity.

Researchers at the University of Strathclyde are leading a study, funded by the European Space Agency, to see how better digital connectivity and improved data collection could transform aquaculture o…

Details of a new $3.8 million project that will use genomic techniques to produce the first selectively bred Canadian strain of eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) have been released today.

Acuapesca Group, one of the world’s largest scallop farmers, has earned recertification for sustainable seafood production by Friend of the Sea.

With demand rising globally, octopus farming is developing apace – but, mindful of both the animals’ welfare and concerns around sustainability, should we be scaling it up at all?

An initiative that involves the integrated multi-trophic aquaculture (IMTA) of sea cucumbers with other invertebrates such as babylon snails is gaining popularity in Vietnam.

The Scottish shellfish sector experienced a drop in production, in terms of both volume and value, last year.

This week, over 70 scientists and industry professionals from 16 countries gather in Tromsø, Norway to launch the EU funded AquaVitae project.

The shellfish aquaculture sector must emphasise the positives – environmental, social and economic – that it creates if it is to achieve its true potential.

Global seafood consumption trends, ensuring traceable products and tackling the spectre of plastic pollution were highlighted as the key elements that the UK’s shellfish supply chain need to be aware …

The fledgling octopus farming sector should be shut down for both ethical and ecological reasons, according to a number of eminent academics.

Over €2 million in grant funding, supporting total investment of over €6,472,909 in the aquaculture and seafood processing sectors, has been announced by Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture Food and th…

Long Island’s fledgling sugar kelp farming sector “may unlock a wealth of economic and environmental opportunities for coastal communities”.

Extreme weather events and changing ocean conditions are creating unpredictable outcomes for aquaculture. One area where research is offering some insight into what to expect, though, is the increasin…

A young oyster producer in Maine, who is developing a patent-pending system to help automate the oyster harvesting process, has received $15,000 in prize money.