AquaFuture Spain 2022 Reaches Capacity for Exhibitors The organisers of the international aquaculture fair AquaFuture Spain¨22 have confirmed after several extensions to the initial exhibitor floor plan, they are now […]
Russia increases oyster production. Russian aqua farms have increased oyster production by more than a third over the two years of the pandemic. Growth was provided in the Primorye region […]
Inaugural meeting of All-Party Parliamentary Group for Shellfish Aquaculture. The new All-Party Parliamentary Group for Shellfish Aquaculture hosted its inaugural meeting earlier, with Simon Fell MP elected as Chair and […]
Study reveals low carbon footprint of NZ farmed shellfish. A just-released study by sustainability experts thinkstep-anz has found New Zealand-farmed shellfish have among the lowest carbon footprints of all animal […]
Orkney Shellfish Hatchery’s first stock of native flat oyster spat released into Scottish seas. Orkney Shellfish Hatchery, a multi-species aquaculture hatchery supplying premium shellfish products to the restoration and farming markets, has seen its first stock […]
Resilience funding helps Scots shellfish producers. Seafood resilience funding has helped cover some of the costs of maintaining small shellfish businesses impacted by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and EU Exit. We […]
Study confirms restorative aquaculture has positive impacts on marine life. The Nature Conservancy (TNC), the world’s leading conservation organisation, has released a ground-breaking new study that provides strong evidence that […]
Shellfish take to the open seas: Innovative farming develops with EU funding. Shellfish farming is an important component of the EU aquaculture sector. Yet, lately, its growth has slowed down […]
The low environmental impact of shellfish (and the future of aquaculture). Could pescetarianism be the new veganism? Here, Barry Crackett, from specialist industrial and farming brushware supplier Brushtec, outlines the […]
SAIC introduces … Umitron. In the latest ‘SAIC introduces’ instalment, we would like you to meet Umitron: a Singapore- and Japan-based company focused on developing solutions for aquaculture that utilise […]
Mussels that grow from strength to strength. Shock waves rippled through the local community when the ArcelorMittal Saldanha steel mill in South Africa was closed in 2020. Citing severe financial […]
Great British Prawns collapses due to COVID-19. A pioneering aquaculture firm which launched Scotland’s first ‘green’ prawn farm two years ago has collapsed, according to an article on BBC News […]
Australia’s first ever certified carbon neutral shellfish. Australian company Harvest Road Oceans, through its brand Leeuwin Coast, has become the first aquaculture brand in Australia with officially certified carbon neutral […]
Innovative new ‘Shellfish Tower’ solution for open ocean farming. A recently published study has shown that an innovative new open ocean aquaculture structure is a promising solution for marine farming of shellfish […]
Orkney Shellfish Hatchery sees first lobster hatchings. Orkney Shellfish Hatchery, which forms part of the Cadman Capital Group’s Aquaculture portfolio, has announced the successful hatching of its first run of […]
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. […]
Scottish Aquaculture Funding Boost – European Maritime Fisheries Fund (EMFF) Funding to help Scots aquaculture businesses affected by COVID-19 Scottish shellfish growers and trout producers will receive a share of […]
Environmentally Friendly Shellfish Catching and Farming. A leading supplier of specialised wire mesh products for fishing and aquaculture reinforce their innovative products for marine applications. With consumers increasing demand for […]
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 […]
Pacific Oyster Health Meeting – The Marine Institute’s Fish Health Unit recently held a meeting on Pacific Oyster Health, presenting the latest research and knowledge on oyster diseases. The event […]