Breeding programme aims to safeguard rare freshwater pearl mussels. Freshwater pearl mussels are on the verge of extinction, and a new joint initiative between the Marine Institute and the National […]
Canadian measures to prevent establishment of invasive mussels. Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) is committed to preventing the introduction, establishment, and spread of aquatic invasive species, including Zebra and Quagga […]
Scientist hope to create an ‘internet-of-mussels’. Researchers at North Carolina State University have designed and demonstrated a new system that allows them to remotely monitor the behaviour of freshwater mussels. […]
Survey of Subtidal Mussels in the Taw-Torridge Estuary The Taw-Torridge estuary is located on the north Devon coast, within the North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the […]
The round goby – a small, extremely prolific, invasive fish from Europe – poses a threat to endangered freshwater mussels in north-western Pennsylvania’s French Creek in the USA, one of […]
Seafish revise proposed changes to levy following industry feedback. Seafish, the public body supporting the UK seafood industry to thrive, has published its full response to an informal consultation on the […]
Cawthron supports aquaculture expertise in the Pacific Researchers at Nelson’s Cawthron Institute in New Zealand welcomed aquaculture technicians from the Pacific Islands recently for a four-week knowledge exchange project funded through a joint Pacific […]
Canadian pilot project to control aquatic invasive species. This summer, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) collaborated with the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) on a pilot project to inspect and […]
World-renowned fishing at risk from turbine plan, ministers warned. A proposed windfarm with turbines reaching 200 metres could wreck one of the UK’s most famous fishing spots, the Scottish Government […]
Cheers to Regal Springs: Happy 10th anniversary to the world’s first ASC certified fish farm. Ten years ago yesterday, the first fish farm in the world earned ASC certification – […]
Scottish farmed shellfish production drops. Marine Scotland Science recently published the Scottish Shellfish Farm Production Survey 2020. The publication details statistics on the employment, production and value of shellfish from […]
Celebrating innovation in Scotland’s aquaculture sector, ‘A Meeting of Minds 2.’ Lochaber Chamber of Commerce, in collaboration with the Sustainable Aquaculture Innovation Centre, is pleased to announce the second in […]
A Meeting of Minds An online event to celebrate Scotland’s aquaculture sector ‘A Meeting of Minds’ will be staged on Zoom on Thursday 26 November 2020 from 10:30 to 12:00. […]
Seafood authority gives thumbs-up to NZ salmon -The globally respected sustainable seafood authority the Monterey Bay Aquarium has given seafood lovers the green light to eat New Zealand salmon. New […]
Latest research on shellfish Safety presented at the 11th Shellfish Safety Workshop held in the Radisson Blu Hotel Athlone. Joe Silke, Director of Marine Environment and Food Safety Services at […]
World’s first shellfish traceability tool launched by research consortium. Studies carried out by a multi-Institutional research team led by Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT), and supported by the Marine Institute, […]
Killers at sea: Harmful algal blooms and their impact on aquaculture. Industry, government response to HABs employs space-age tech and old-fashioned vigilance. Norway’s salmon industry hit the headlines for the […]
EU Aquaculture Profits Doubled -The 2018 Economic report of the EU Aquaculture Sector shows a strong and growing sector. In 2016, the EU aquaculture sector has produced and sold 1.4 […]
Strong growth in EU aquaculture sector, according to the 2018 Economic report. In 2016, the EU aquaculture sector has produced and sold 1.4 million tonnes of seafood, worth almost €5 […]