New research from Norway’s Institute of Marine Research (IMR) and Deakin University has found that sea-lice larvae remain deeper in the water column when their parents come from submerged farms,…
The Scottish government has approved Loch Long Salmon’s plan to introduce semi-closed containment technology, in a £40 million project aimed at strengthening the nation’s aquaculture sector.
Green electricity is gaining ground in aquaculture as Emilsen Fisk orders a second floating solar power system just weeks after installing the first, reporting that their diesel generator has barely…
Aiming to make a lasting impression at the upcoming Aquaculture UK conference, Gael Force Group - a producer of fish farm infrastructure - has unveiled designs for two new pieces of aquatech kit.
The University of Queensland has collaborated on a project aimed at developing a lightweight but resilient pen structure, intended to facilitate the expansion of fish farming into deeper ocean…
Femi Ilesanmi Eniola is the founder and CEO of Osky Catfish, a vertically integrated company that produces 30 million catfish fry, has 80 grow out cages and does its own training, processing and…
Mariculture AS, a subsidiary of SalMar Aker Ocean AS, yesterday received site clearance from the Directorate of Fisheries for their Smart Fish Farm project in the Norwegian Sea.
Scotland’s cabinet secretary for rural affairs, land reform, and Islands, Marie Gougeon, has been touring the latest innovative sites in Norwegian aquaculture ahead of the world’s largest aquaculture…
Mowi Canada West have partnered with Canada-based aquatech firm Poseidon Ocean Systems to test novel technologies at its Monday Rock salmon farm to improve fish welfare.
Loch Long Salmon – a company seeking to bring semi-closed containment aquaculture technology to Scotland for the first time – is organising a supply chain event in May to discuss the project’s…
Two years after AKVA group developed aquaculture walkways from recycled plastic and removed Styrofoam from their net pens, the group has set out to develop the first net pen made entirely from…
The newly identified sites form part CMFRI’s plans to boost marine aquaculture production – with the sea cages producing up to 2.13 million tonnes of fish each year.
Jim Treasurer, co-editor of a new comprehensive publication on sea lice, looks back on over three decades of working to combat aquaculture’s best known and most costly ectoparasites.
The environmental impacts of aquaculture are often in the spotlight. The need for sustainable practices is now firmly embedded in the minds of the public, governments and industry – but this…
AKVA group has partnered with Northern Lights Salmon and Sørrollnesfisk to pilot an innovative net pen concept that gives salmon access to water from below the lice belt.
A new multi-cohort trial has demonstrated the efficacy of semi-closed containment systems (SCCS) for Atlantic salmon – with results showing lower lice counts, higher growth rates, higher final…
Stronger and larger aquaculture units and enclosed set ups could be the next stage of aquatech, according to a review of Norway’s development license scheme for Atlantic salmon.
As their first kanpachi harvest approaches in Panama, Bill Bien, CEO of Forever Oceans, outlines their bold – yet environmentally sensitive – plans to grow.
Kenya’s aquaculture sector must grow to improve the country’s food security. This article looks into the pros and cons of cage versus pond farming, with insights from fish farmers in western and…
Nueva Pescanova’s plans for starting the world’s first commercial octopus farm may have caused an uproar in some quarters of the mainstream media, but aquaculture of the animals could be the best…
The three Fernandez Muniz brothers are pioneering a new form of shellfish farming on Galicia’s Ria de Arousa – ongrowing clams in lantern nets in order to improve the fortunes of the thousands of…
Results from an integrated multi-trophic aquaculture (IMTA) project with sea cucumbers and marine finfish show that the system is feasible, but practitioners need to refine their designs to ensure…
With over 150 oil rigs being decommissioned in the Gulf of Mexico each year, Ivan Puckett and Kent Satterlee, two of the three founders of Blue Silo Aquaculture LLC, explain why they aim to convert…
Some salmon producers may keep their cages fully submerged to keep sea lice at bay, but results from a recent trial suggest that while this reduces lice infestations, it is detrimental to salmon…
Industry veteran Alex Harvey has been managing Mowi's Loch Hourn farm for 22 years and hopes that aquaculture will continue to make positive contributions to communities in the Scottish Highlands.
Atlantis Subsea Farming is kicking off their development project by using submersible pens in fish farming. The project will follow the life of fish in the deep.
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