Some First Nations are asserting their right to farm salmon, despite pending government closures
With salmon farm closures imminent, some First Nations are taking action to preserve ocean-based farming and assert Indigenous sovereignty.
Canada renews licenses for BC salmon farms outside Discovery Islands until spring 2023
The Canadian government has announced a two-year renewal of licenses for BC salmon farms outside of the Discovery Islands.
Semi-closed salmon farm ‘of national significance’ meets resistance in Scotland
Scotland's National Park officials oppose the development of a semi-closed-containment salmon farm, despite its "national significance."
The color of salmon: How fish farmers can add value by focusing on pigmentation
Are Norwegian salmon fillets getting paler? Researchers there are poring over pigmentation data to find commonalities in the color of salmon.
Life cycle inventories of marine ingredients
Marine ingredients are typically lower in environmental footprint vs. terrestrial ingredients but fisheries stock status must be considered separately.
Certification groups criticize Seafood Watch downgrade of Chilean farmed trout to the ‘avoid’ list
A Seafood Watch decision to downgrade Chilean farmed trout to "avoid" stirs controversy and criticism from third-party certification bodies.
Faroe Islands fish farmer adds hybrid well boat to its fleet
Bakkafrost adds one of the largest hybrid well boats in the global aquaculture industry to its fleet, the 109-meter Bakkafossur.
Aquaculture technology innovator launches new ‘gentle’ feeder that minimizes pellet damage
Innovasea's waterborne FlowFeeder gently delivers pellets to fish in a way that minimizes damage and loss common to air-blown systems.
Blue Food Innovation Summit a deep dive into ‘an agenda full of opportunity’
Attendees of the Blue Food Innovation Summit were urged to “raise the bar for what good production looks like" in fisheries and aquaculture.
Aquaculture tech firm to trial novel fish welfare technology with Mowi Canada West
Novel "ecosystem-supporting" technology may improve fish welfare and performance, and reduce interactions between wild and farm-raised fish.
Is Chile’s salmon industry turning the corner on antimicrobials?
According to SERNAPESCA, antimicrobial usage in Chile in 2022 was down more than one-quarter from 2021 and the lowest in 16 years.
Norway project combines offshore wind power with aquaculture
Project combines offshore wind power with sustainable aquaculture, aiming to produce 6,000 tons of fish annually from the integrated systems.
How data is driving the modernization and profitability of salmon aquaculture
Salmon farms generate a lot of data. Innovative data analysis services to the aquaculture industry are making big economic impacts.
Kontali: Global farmed salmon production set to surge
Farmed salmon production projects to grow nearly 40% in the next decade, driven by health management, land-based production and investments.
Rabobank: Hybrid flow-through systems could transform salmon farming
A new Rabobank report highlights that hybrid flow-through systems could transform aquaculture, but require investment and regulatory support.