Monthly Archives: November 2018

The Scottish Salmon Company (SSC) has become the first salmon producer in the UK to be awarded a two-star Best Aquaculture Practice certification. By National Newsdesk The company was awarded a second star for its processing sites at Marybank, Stornoway, and Cairndow at Loch Fyne. This announcement comes six months […]

The state announced Thursday a concrete plan to import big ideas, and potentially big dollars, to West Hawaii through the vehicle of the global aquaculture industry. By Max Dible Capitalizing on Hawaii’s unique access to natural resources in the name of economic diversification, a partnership between multiple state agencies kicked […]

B.C. aquaculture giants pump millions into new technology and sea vessels to strengthen commitments with First Nations partners and coastal communities By Fabian Dawson If you think that salmon farming in Western Canada’s oceans is a sunset industry, think again. The big three in British Columbia’s aquaculture industry – Marine […]

Sea lice outbreak in Clayoquot Sound draws fire from industry critics By Bclocalnews Scientists from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) brought reporters to a fish farm in the Okisollo Channel on Wednesday to showcase their fish health inspection techniques. The outreach effort follows an outbreak of sea lice that’s […]

Aquaculture is the world’s fastest growing food industry and now accounts for more than 50 percent of the total global seafood supply, according to the World Economic Forum. But farming fish requires food for those fish, and currently, it relies on a lot of ingredients that could be feeding people, […]

Deadline for public comments is Nov. 19 By The Labradorian On Sept. 6 the minister of Municipal Affairs and Environment accepted the environmental impact statement for the Placentia Bay Atlantic Salmon Aquaculture Project being undertaken by Grieg NL Nurseries Ltd. and Grieg NL Seafarms Ltd. On Oct. 30 Minister Andrew Parsons […]

Process waters from the seafood industry contain valuable nutrients, that could be used in food or aquaculture feed. But currently, these process waters are treated as waste. Now, a research project from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, shows the potential of recycling these nutrients back into the food chain. By Chalmers […]

Stakeholders have canvassed increased government’s support to improve fisheries and aquaculture By  Samuel Adesanya This was the plea at the Validation Workshop on Review of National Fisheries and Aquaculture Policies for Coherence/Alignment, with the Policy Framework and Reform Strategy (PFRS) for Fisheries and Aquaculture in Africa. It held at the […]

Three University of New England marine scientists presented their aquaculture research to an international audience at Elsevier’s 3rd International Aquaculture Research Conference in Qingdao, China. By Miragenews Elsevier publishes Aquaculture, the leading scientific journal in its field. Executive Director of UNE NORTH and Henry L. & Grace Doherty Professor of Marine […]

Swinging his machete with an economy of movement that only the jungle can teach, Matakin Bondien lopped a stray branch from the path of his boat. He hopped barefoot from the prow, climbed a muddy slope and stared once more at what he’d lost. By Reuters Not long ago, the clearing […]