Monthly Archives: August 2018

Two companies are teaming up to take the former Marystown Shipyard in a new direction. By The Telegram Pluto Investments Inc., a Newfoundland-based private equity company owned by Paul Antle, and Amar Group AS, a Norwegian company founded by Bjorn Apeland, have partnered to create Marbase Marystown Inc. According to […]

Pacific Reef Fisheries general manager John Moloney, who oversees a 96 hectare prawn and fish farm near Ayr, perceives big things are in store for the industry. By Jessica Johnston Mr Moloney said the prawn farm had been operational for about 20 years and plans were progressing for a major […]

Even a small increase of just 3 to 5 percent more catfish can lead to a glut of fish sitting in ponds. By Linda Breazeale An abundance of U.S. farm-raised catfish has driven prices down and delayed independent growers from getting their fish to the processors. Jimmy Avery, a professor with […]

Ocean Farm 1 is the world’s first deep-sea aquaculture farm. It is designed by leading salmon farmer SalMar ASA (of Norway). They paid China Shipbuilding Industry $300 million for six facilities. By Bryan Wang  The first pilot system is 67 meters (220 feet high) and a diameter of 110 meters […]

I’m as invested as anyone else in ensuring there’s wild salmon in the future, and I would argue that aquaculture’s probably one of the best ways of doing that.” – Dr. Zac Waddington, lead veterinarian in aquaculture for Canada’s Department of Fisheries and Oceans’ (DFO) Pacific region. By HenryTye Glazebrook […]

The Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology (OFAB) has advised the Federal Government to invest in aquaculture and maize production. By Sunnewsonline OFAB Country’s Director, Dr. Rose Didado, who spoke to Daily Sun, on Tuesday, in Abuja, said with aquaculture, the over-dependent on fish importation would drastically reduce as jobs would […]

The Port of Stanley is being considered as a potential land base for fish farm expansion in north-west Tasmania, with Petuna Aquaculture and TasPorts announcing a joint assessment of the site. By Leon Compton  The 12-month agreement will allow time to look at “development and investment” opportunities at the site. […]

TasPorts and Petuna will assess the potential for the Port of Stanley as a land base to support salmon farming over the next 12 months. By Sarah Lansdown TasPorts chief operating officer Anthony Donald said the Port of Stanley was an ideal location for future aquaculture operations. “TasPorts is always […]

Students from both Eden Marine High School and Eden Public have enjoyed recent excursions swapping the classroom for a river cruise – complete with oyster tasting. By Edenmagnet The tours were facilitated by the Sapphire Coast Marine Discovery Centre and funded by the Foundation For Rural and Regional Renewal. While Eden […]

Crack open the oysters and mussels! WA is poised to become a leading producer of shellfish, promising plenty of jobs along the way. By Particle.scitech A newly opened hatchery in Albany has started producing huge numbers of shellfish spat or larvae. Traditionally, it’s been very difficult to get significant and […]