Training

As Europe's largest aquaculture conference prepares for its first Slovenian edition, The Fish Site spoke to EAS project and programme manager Ana Visković about an event focused on how the sector can…

Two Able Seafarer Modern Apprentices, the first in Bakkafrost Scotland’s history, have embarked on their journey to gain the skills required for a career at sea.

A €7 million public-private partnership has opened a Centre of Excellence in Cox’s Bazar to train 1,800 fish and shrimp farmers to strengthens sustainable growth of Bangladesh’s aquaculture sector.

Scotland’s Firth of Forth Lobster Hatchery is set to start producing native oysters too, following its acquisition by Balanced Horizon - a charity that has given it a new name and a new lease of…

In the evolving world of aquaculture, gender equality is increasingly recognised as a key driver of innovation, inclusivity, and sustainability. Yet, women remain underrepresented across the sector,…

A major step towards sustainable aquaculture in the Mediterranean was taken this week with the inauguration of the Mediterranean Marine Finfish Aquaculture Demonstration Centre (MMF-ADC)…

Professor Charles C Ngugi, founder of Mwea Aquafish Farm and one of the key players in the evolution of Kenya’s aquaculture sector, remains committed to training up a new generation of farmers, while…

Fourteen members of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) have completed a course in milkfish aquaculture at SEAFDEC/AQD as part of the Philippines’ push to boost local production.

A UK-wide training initiative focused on helping aquaculture producers mitigate the impact of harmful algal blooms (HABs), is about to be relaunched by Lantra.

The Asia-Africa BlueTech Superhighway (AABS), a WorldFish-led initiative funded by the UK Blue Planet Fund, is making strides toward building climate-resilient aquatic food systems in Nigeria.

Callum Mackenzie, co-founder and managing director of the non-profit Yunus Thailand, explains the organisation’s ambitions to develop a seaweed-based social business economy to solve both social and…

FoodTechBangladesh, a public-private partnership between Dutch and Bangladeshi companies, aims to introduce advanced technologies and practices to the country's burgeoning aquaculture sector.

Nominations for Lantra Scotland’s 2025 Alabs (Awards for Land-based and Aquaculture Skills) - which highlight the talents of young people and organisations involved in the land-based and aquaculture…

The Sustainable Fisheries partnership (SFP) and Seafood and Gender Equality (SAGE) have this week signed a landmark agreement to advance gender equity within the global seafood sector.

Ambitious businesses involved in seaweed farming, nature inclusive design and hydrocolloid innovation are among the nine companies taking part in the BIM Innovation Studio in Cork City this month.

The Shrimp Tech project, a collaboration between Dutch and Vietnamese partners, aims to help Vietnam’s struggling shrimp sector compete in the global markets by promoting sustainable farming…

Five small-scale aquaculture producers from the southeastern Mediterranean have been selected to take part in a new programme which seeks to support industry growth within the region.

Launched earlier this year, the Tilapia Welfare Egypt project has successfully trained 120 farmers in techniques for assessing and improving the welfare of their fish.

Alasinrin Musbau Abdulkadir is the chief executive officer of BawBaw Farms, a Nigeria-based operation which can produce over two tonnes of catfish, and 17 tonnes of aquafeeds each week.