Welfare

New study finds hatchery-reared carp exhibit lower chronic stress levels than their wild counterparts, even after repeated angling.

The fourth instalment of the Global Shrimp Forum (GSF) aims to help the shrimp industry navigate an era of change and uncertainty.

Animal rights groups are urging the government of New Zealand not to put any more funding into a research programme that’s investigating the feasibility of farming octopuses.

Compassion in World Farming, an NGO, is urging the EU to improve the welfare of 1.3 billion farmed fish during transport.

The UK co-operative supermarket Co-op has announced it has stopped the ablation of eyestalks for all of its farmed prawns and has committed to introduce electrical stunning by the end of 2027.

The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) is set to implement three major updates in 2025, reinforcing its role in driving accountability in seafood farming.

A pioneering initiative that aims to improve the health of farmed fish by using cutting-edge technology to detect all pathogens in a given sample has been awarded £471,000 by Innovate UK.

Swapping ten 100 m circumference pens for four 160 m ones has helped one of Scottish Sea Farms' salmon sites produce a record tonnage, with average harvest weights of 6.8 kg, as well as improve fish…

Nomad Foods, one of the largest seafood companies in the world, has joined the Global Coalition for Animal Welfare (GCAW), showing a commitment to improving animal health and welfare standards in its…

A round-up of the innovative ways that are being developed and deployed by salmon farmers in a bid to tackle the ever-present problem of parasitic sea lice.