The 2019 Aquaculture Awards now open for entry! The awards highlight the achievements in the sector and give due recognition to those making an exceptional contribution to the industry, now […]
A joint Indian venture for sustainable aquaculture feeds, between Skretting India and West Coast Group and its new aquafeed plant will support the country’s growing need for sustainable shrimp and fish feeds, […]
Austrian aquaponics success. Thanks to the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) consumers can now buy fresh fish and vegetables produced right in the Austrian capital city of Vienna. The […]
Johnson Marine orders net cleaning robots. Scottish wellboat, harvest and service vessel company Johnson Marine Ltd has placed an order to purchase two Racemaster net cleaning robot systems from Norwegian […]
Successful major incident training day at Mowi fish feed plant. Representatives from Fire Scotland, the Scottish Ambulance Service, the Marine Coastguard Agency, Police Scotland and the Highland Council all participated […]
First South American funding partner for GSSI. The Global Sustainable Seafood Initiative has announced that Trapananda Seafarms has joined the GSSI Global Partnership as a Funding Partner. Trapananda Seafarms is GSSI’s […]
New brand names for Gael Force Group. Gael Force Group has announced new company names, logos and jobs for its fish farm pen and boatbuilding businesses. Oban-based Fusion Marine becomes […]
Promising results for SalMar Ocean Farm 1 Facility. SalMar has now completed the first production cycle at its new Ocean Farm 1 facility in Norway, which the company says represents […]
Project researches welfare of cleaner fish. Lumpfish are cleaner fish used to fight salmon lice. The Norwegian Rensvel project conducted by Nofima aims to find ways of gauging cleaner fish’s […]
Algae firm becomes first to attain ASC MSC certification. A Japanese farm whose microalgae products have applications ranging from health food and cosmetics to biofuels has become the first in […]
Fish farm fuels Etihad flight. Boeing helps develop a unique ecosystem where farm-raised fish nourish plants that contain oil for commercial jets, and feed the United Arab Emirates, according to […]
BAP Program Grows 29 Percent in 2018. It’s official. The industry-leading Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) third-party certification program closed out 2018 on a high note, finishing up the year with […]
Scottish salmon farm scales up with HSBC UK investment. An independent Scottish salmon farm that supplies to Michelin-starred chefs has been able to continue modernising its operating processes after securing […]
In accordance with the authorisation granted by the AGM on 5 June 2018, the board of directors of SalMar ASA has decided to establish a share based incentive scheme (Restricted […]
Good potential for aquaculture in the Caribbean. A team led by researchers at University of California Santa Barbara’s Bren School of Environmental Science & Management and the Marine Science Institute […]
A fisheries researcher at the University of Rhode Island has found that oyster aquaculture can limit disease in wild populations of oysters. The findings are contrary to long-held beliefs that […]
A project boosting EU fish breeding is taking European aquaculture to the next level through technological advances in breeding of six species in Europe. The EU project Fishboost started in […]
A select group of the country’s top trainees have been named as finalists in Lantra Scotland’s much-anticipated Land-based and Aquaculture Learner of the Year Awards. The 24 talented apprentices and […]
Government advisor to head Institute of Aquaculture. An award-winning marine biologist – who serves as a Chief Scientific Advisor to the UK Government – is set to take on a […]
UK animal health medicine fears over Brexit. The body representing Scottish food producers has called for urgent action from the UK government to resolve the impasse over Brexit. At the […]