Molluscs

The £1.7 million Stepping Stone mussel hatchery project in Shetland is showing very encouraging results, reports Tom Morton.

The UK’s first ever National Mussel Day, which has been organised to endorse eating the bivalves through social media promotions, recipes and offers, is taking place on 7th October.

Gaining Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) accreditation for its rope-grown mussels last week will act as an added incentive for Loch Fyne Oysters (LFO) to achieve its ambitious growth targets, acc…

A Scottish company is the first in the world to obtain the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) Bivalve Standard Certification for responsible farming of blue mussels.

Projects to improve the sustainability of small scale fisheries involving crayfish in China, octopus in Senegal, stone crab in Chile, baitfish in Indonesia, and baitfish and tuna in India have been aw…

Eight of the 40 companies to reach the finals of this year’s Fish 2.0 competition are involved in, or have links to, the culture of bivalves – a measure of the innovative ideas emerging from, and bein…

Changes in the ecosystem of Lake Michigan suggest that it would be more suitable to stock with lake trout and steelhead rather than Chinook salmon, according to a new study.

Offshore longline mussel farming can have a positive impact on biodiversity, according to a research project that is currently underway off the south coast of England.

Fish and shellfish farming contributes £620 million to Scotland’s economy every year, according to new research.

The Russian authorities believe that aquaculture is the key to enhancing fish and seafood production in the far east of the country, writes Jaroslaw Adamowski.

Iconic US water body faces substantial low oxygen threat.

Plans to double Scottish aquaculture production values to £3.6 billion by 2030 are moving apace.

Certain mussel families are more likely than others to survive predicted ocean acidity changes, according to new research from the Cawthron Institute.

Climate change tops Chilean salmon conference agenda.

Dr Lesley Rhodes, a scientist who has revolutionised the management of marine algal blooms, has been appointment as Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (CNZM) for services to science and marin…

Alaskas aquaculture industry is gaining momentum, spurred on by growing markets and the steadfast push by Governor Walkers visionary Mariculture Task Force.

The parasite Bonamia ostreae has been detected at oyster farms on Stewart Island, off the south end of New Zealand.

The Scottish shellfish industry experienced one of its best years on record with production of mussels, scallops and both species of oysters all increasing compared to 2015, and the sector generating…

One of the highlights of next months inaugural Aquaculture UK Conference is set to be the relaunch of the former Scottish Marine Aquaculture Awards.

A 1 million innovation fund aimed at small to medium enterprises (SMEs) working in the aquaculture supply chain in the Highlands and Islands is now open to applications.