Responding to Pokkali farmers’ requests to permit year-round fish farming, India’s union agriculture minister has called for a comprehensive scientific and socio-economic study before any change to…
Three major European aquaculture organisations met European Commissioner Costas Kadis on December 7 to demand urgent policy reform aimed at reversing the sector’s long-term production decline.
Aquaculture operators and fishing vessel owners across Wales are being asked to contribute data to a new study aimed at supporting the seafood industry’s transition to net-zero.
Germany has become the fourth country to endorse the Women Ocean Guardians initiative, a growing global commitment to empower women in ocean conservation and blue economy leadership.
The Norwegian government has reached a cross-party consensus on aquaculture sector reform that aims to align fish welfare, environmental goals and economic growth.
Seaweed farming is increasingly recognised as a promising avenue for sustainable economic development, environmental stewardship and social engagement. However, the success of the sector depends on…
A recent publication suggests that policy changes and significant investments are needed to keep up with growing consumer demand for seafood products across Africa.
A recent announcement from the UK Government which detailed increases in National Insurance contributions, in addition to other tax changes, has been met with unrest from the country’s seafood…
The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has emphasised the importance of investment in seafood production, which it states will play an important role in global food…
Hungary has begun its sixth-month term of presidency of the EU council by pledging to give particular attention to the development of the European aquaculture sector.
A bill which seeks to expedite the review and approval process for mariculture projects in California has received bipartisan support, passing onto the state Appropriations Committee.
Scottish Sea Farms is the first of two salmon producers to submit a planning notification to help trial a new process for licensing which aims to simplify and strengthen the process.
A research project to find solutions to the biodiversity crisis in global seaweed stocks has been launched by the Oban-based Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) and partners in the UK,…
The Market Advisory Council (MAC) has called on the European Commission to change the rules governing how plant-based alt-seafood products are labelled.
The UK's aquaculture sector and general public have been invited to give their views on how the Soil Association's organic aquaculture standards should be developed.
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