Salmon exports to Japan

UK.- Supplying salmon to a Japanese sushi chain has boosted a Scottish company’s exports to the region by 25% in the last year.

Warn against a “gold rush” in the blue economy

Norway.- In a comment published in the journal Nature Sustainability, international scientists urge world leaders to initiate measures ensuring equitable sharing of marine resource benefits ...

Cawthron Institute to investigate red seaweed with potential to reduce agricultural greenhouse gas emissions

New Zealand.- Cawthron Institute, in collaboration with researchers from the University of Waikato and leading Australian macroalgal scientist, Professor Rocky de Nys, is researching whether ...

Deep Water Sites Off the U.S. Northeast Coast Are Suitable for Offshore Blue Mussel Farms

USA.- Offshore mussel farm sites need to have the right temperature, food availability, and the right currents. According to a study by researchers at NOAA’s ...

Fertiliser scheme could solve Mexico’s seaweed problem

UK.- Mexico’s tourist beaches could be cleared of rotting seaweed by a new scheme to turn it into fertiliser and fuel. University of Exeter scientists ...

Blockchain-traced seafood: Helping historic New England fisheries thrive

In Massachusetts, we like to think we know our scallops. Barely 15 miles from our headquarters at Raw Seafoods sits the town of New Bedford, ...

Skretting brings together over 100 stakeholders for first AquaForum in Nigeria

Skretting has brought together leaders in the Nigerian industry to set the course for a more productive development at the recently concluded Skretting AquaForum. The ...

Aquaculture 2.0: RAS Is Driving Change – Land-Based Farming Is Set to Disrupt Salmon

Rabobank sees the tide turning for recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) and sees potential for this emerging technology to change the aquaculture game over the next ...

New App Answers Aquaculture Siting Questions in Seconds

USA.- Imagine you could draw a box anywhere in the ocean and instantly decide whether it might be a suitable site for aquaculture. Thanks to ...

Research projects boost aquaculture in Africa

The University of Cape Town (UCT) is set to make its mark in the development of sustainable aquaculture in Africa, as it embarks on two ...