Applicants sought for Irish aquaculture development role 12 Jan 2021 Applications are being sought for a new role that aims to cultivate, develop, connect and promote aquaculture innovation in Ireland.
Pearl earnings: why mussel farming is booming amid lockdown in India 11 Jan 2021 Freshwater pearl culture is providing a new livelihood for several thousand migrants who have returned to India’s Odisha State during the pandemic-induced lockdown.
Pandemic boosts interest in aquaculture innovation 6 Jan 2021 Membership of the Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) consortium has grown by around 25 percent in the last 12 months as the sector has looked to increase connections, deliver greater adoption of technology, an…
Aquaculture innovation projects land £2.2 million funding 17 Dec 2020 Eight innovative projects to support the sustainable development of the aquaculture sector in Scotland and beyond have received £2.2 million in funding.
Restorative aquaculture: Offshore Shellfish 9 Dec 2020 In the first instalment of a new series on restorative aquaculture The Fish Site speaks to Sarah Holmyard, head of sales and marketing at Offshore Shellfish, which is developing a large-scale rope-grown mussel f…
Ireland to bale out struggling bivalve farmers 26 Oct 2020 Ireland’s mussel and oyster farmers have been promised compensation to make up for drastic declines in sales since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Pioneering mussel producer scoops top aquaculture award 16 Sep 2020 Offshore Shellfish, creators of the UK’s first fully offshore mussel farm, have won Best Aquaculture Company at the 2020 Aquaculture Awards.
Shellfish farmers identify three key priorities 21 Jul 2020 Scottish shellfish farmers have identified key knowledge gaps that need to be addressed to drive improvements in sustainable cultivation practices.
World Economic Forum calls for "nature-positive" aquaculture 15 Jul 2020 Coastal communities can benefit from aquaculture in restored habitats such as mangroves, according to the second installment of the World Economic Forum’s New Nature Economy Report series.
Consumers urged to look beyond farm raised salmon 25 Jun 2020 A new report is urging consumers to eat less farmed salmon in favour of more fish and shellfish that are lower down the foodchain.
Recognition for novel sustainable seafood packaging 22 Jun 2020 The unique design of a corrugated cardboard composition pack for the transportation of fresh fish and shellfish has added registered status to its list of accolades.
New Zealand set for major mussel aquaculture expansion 14 Jun 2020 The New Zealand government has announced a $19.95 million infrastructure investment that will allow a 20,000 tonne increase in the country’s mussel farming capacity.
Brussels backs trout and shellfish aquaculture 18 May 2020 Funding worth £800,000 has been awarded to eleven of Scotland’s shellfish growers and trout producers, in a bid to mitigate the impact of the global coronavirus pandemic.
Lifeline for Scottish shellfish and trout farmers 15 Apr 2020 Up to 100 trout farmers and shellfish producers whose businesses are being threatened by the effects of COVID-19 are being offered hardship payments of up to £27,000 from the Scottish Government.
Shellfish motivation: the climate crisis could be solved with seas, not trees 13 Feb 2020 Opinion Shellfish cultivation, rather than tree planting, holds the key to carbon sequestration and the bid to battle global warming, according to Dr David Moore.
Scottish aquaculture sector looks to land new talent 22 Jan 2020 A new employment campaign has been launched today to encourage young people in Scotland to take up careers in the aquaculture sector.
Assessing the benefits of blockchain in northern Europe's seafood sector 15 Jan 2020 A new project has been launched to investigate the use of new technologies – such as blockchain, internet of things and artificial intelligence – for seafood businesses in the far north of Europe.
Genetic diversity is vital for adapting to climate change 31 Dec 2019 Maintaining broad genetic diversity among farmed mussel populations will allow them to adapt to the acidification of the oceans, according to new research.
Shellfish safety pioneers adapt self-driving car technology 30 Dec 2019 The same technology that powers facial recognition and self-driving cars may soon help Maine's shellfish industry protect people from the dangerous effects of harmful algal blooms, according to researchers at Maine’s Big…
Urbanisation shown to directly affect heavy metals in mussels 20 Dec 2019 Urbanisation may be a source of stress for mussels according to a study of the bivalves off six beaches in southeast Brazil.