BAP certification rises sharply in 2018
More than 1,500 of 2,287 certified facilities are farms.Aquaculture intrafish.com 2 hours old
Mowi Chile takes antibiotic disclosure ruling to Constitutional Court
The company claims the ruling is unconstitutional and it puts at risk the strategic performance of salmon farmers.Aquaculture intrafish.com 8 hours old
Officials reject legal appeal against US land-based salmon farm
Maine officials reject resident’s appeal against a state wastewater permit granted to the proposed $250 million indoor salmon farm.Aquaculture intrafish.com 12 hours old
Peru's Camposol acquires shrimp farmer
Camposol is also shifting to an intensive-farming model to increase shrimp production.Aquaculture intrafish.com 12 hours old
Mowi feed barge sinks in Scotland
No staff were aboard at the time of the incident and no further damage was reported.Aquaculture intrafish.com 12 hours old
Honduran shrimp exporters forecast flat growth in 2019
Low prices and reduced stocking are main factors affecting supply.Aquaculture intrafish.com 16 hours old
Brazil shrimp production expected to climb sharply
Domestic market focus, the arrival of new producers, and the expansion of existing farms has lifted numbers, top exec tells IntraFish.Aquaculture intrafish.com 18 Jan 12:13 GMT
Pancreas Disease found at Mowi farm in Norway
Two variants of the virus were detected in samples, one of which is very unusual in the area.Aquaculture intrafish.com 18 Jan 12:10 GMT
Australis, Salmones Camanchaca, Blumar join forces in salmon logistics venture
The companies are waiting for the green light from authorities.Aquaculture intrafish.com 18 Jan 12:07 GMT
Chilean environment commission rejects salmon farm project
The $2.5 million project was first proposed in 2016.Aquaculture intrafish.com 18 Jan 12:04 GMT
Mowi harvests fall short of expectations in Q4
Harvests of all regions combined reached 106,000 metric tons during the period.Aquaculture intrafish.com 17 Jan 13:06 GMT
Verlasso farms moving to Magallanes; fish using new feed formulation
Changes reflect the group's continued ambitions for the brand, executives told IntraFish.Aquaculture intrafish.com 16 Jan 13:13 GMT
Government advisor appointed head of University of Stirling's Institute of Aquaculture
Professor Selina Stead will take up her new role on March 1.Aquaculture intrafish.com 16 Jan 09:43 GMT
Norwegian group ready to break ground on new land-based salmon project
The company has licenses to farm 8,000 metric tons of salmon on land in Norway.Aquaculture intrafish.com 15 Jan 13:11 GMT
Norwegian salmon feed supply dips slightly in 2018
Salmon feed sales fell by 2 percent, while trout feed saw a small upturn.Aquaculture intrafish.com 14 Jan 12:11 GMT
Grobest puts new team in place as Permira buyout completed
All-star lineup of feed and high-ranking multinational execs will run the newly acquired aquaculture nutrition giant.Aquaculture intrafish.com 14 Jan 12:11 GMT
Q&A: Witnessing 45 years of change in the fish feed sector
Feed industry veteran signs off with final interview before retirement. Niels Alsted, nicknamed 'Mr. Aquaculture,' looks over a lifetime in the industry and ahead to its future.Aquaculture intrafish.com 14 Jan 12:10 GMT
Einar Wathne leaves Cargill
The executive stepped down from the CEO position at Cargill Aqua Nutrition five months ago, but remained with the company in a different role.Aquaculture intrafish.com 11 Jan 12:12 GMT
Washington salmon group expands its horizons following Cooke ban
Group is looking at cultivating new members and courting aquaculture's ancillary companies.Aquaculture intrafish.com 11 Jan 12:10 GMT
Leroy's salmon harvests increase in 2018
The company reported higher volumes of farmed fish but stable whitefish wild catch year-on-year.Aquaculture intrafish.com 11 Jan 12:08 GMT
BioMar appoints new top execs in salmon division
The current VP of the Salmon Division, Jan Sverre Røsstad, is leaving BioMar Group after 12 years heading the Norwegian business unit as well as the salmon division.Aquaculture intrafish.com 11 Jan 12:08 GMT
Scottish salmon industry embarks on huge disease prevention project
Health-related losses for Scottish salmon farms reach into the millions of pounds each year.Aquaculture intrafish.com 11 Jan 12:08 GMT
NGOs claim Thai tilapia commercialization is unsustainable
Production has doubled in the last 15 years.Aquaculture intrafish.com 11 Jan 12:08 GMT
Ventisqueros confirms salmon escape, says it notified authorities
There was an escape of over 26,000 fish at one site and a warning at another in December.Aquaculture intrafish.com 11 Jan 12:05 GMT
Indian shrimp exports struggle as perfect storm hits industry
New market regulations, environmental conditions and prices are conspiring against the burgeoning sector.Aquaculture intrafish.com 11 Jan 12:05 GMT
Ecuador shrimp production forecast to grow 10% in 2019
Nearly two decades of strong growth expected to continue in South American country.Aquaculture intrafish.com 10 Jan 23:50 GMT
World's largest wellboat launches in Turkey
Solvtrans' Ronja Storm will be making its way to Tasmanian salmon farmers later this year.Aquaculture intrafish.com 10 Jan 23:48 GMT
Brazil expects flat aquaculture production in first half
Reduced fish stocking in latter part of 2018 will drag on first half production, industry official tells IntraFish.Aquaculture intrafish.com 10 Jan 12:13 GMT
US fishermen say offshore aquaculture will mean more 'cheap, low quality' seafood
Representatives write to Congress opposing the expansion of aquaculture in US waters.Aquaculture intrafish.com 10 Jan 12:12 GMT
Premium Antarctic grown salmon gets ASC tick
The company launched in 2017.Aquaculture intrafish.com 10 Jan 12:10 GMT
Agrosuper announces $400 million fundraising issue
The company has been hard and fast on the acquisition trail this year.Aquaculture intrafish.com 10 Jan 12:09 GMT
Norway offers record grants to tackle sea lice
Prevention and control measures, cleaner fish at heart of drive to combat salmon industry scourgeAquaculture intrafish.com 10 Jan 12:08 GMT
Vietnam’s Navico invests $172 million in giant pangasius project
It will be the country’s largest ever pangasius farming project, and double the company's export value.Aquaculture intrafish.com 09 Jan 12:10 GMT
Arnalax, Arctic Sea Farm get ASC nod
The two companies together produce 6,670 metric tons of salmon.Aquaculture intrafish.com 09 Jan 12:10 GMT
Cargill research finds young people more familiar with aquaculture
Young respondents in every country surveyed were more likely to have visited a farm than those over 55, according to the data.Aquaculture intrafish.com 09 Jan 12:08 GMT
Norwegian service boat companies to merge
The buyout gives larger company better geographical access.Aquaculture intrafish.com 09 Jan 12:04 GMT
New York oyster, seaweed farm given pass on yacht club lawsuit
The farm, which has already been reduced in size, now has to move its planned site.Aquaculture intrafish.com 09 Jan 12:00 GMT
BioMar veteran retires after 45 years
But has not closed the door completely on potentially doing more aquaculture-related projects in the future.Aquaculture intrafish.com 08 Jan 12:13 GMT
SalMar CFO steps down
He has been with the company for seven years.Aquaculture intrafish.com 07 Jan 12:11 GMT
Land-based shrimp farmer changes plans for first US facility
The company has held off on constructing a similar facility in Minnesota.Aquaculture intrafish.com 07 Jan 12:11 GMT
Bangladesh's shrimp industry struggles as competition takes hold
Exports are down and prospects bleak for near future.Aquaculture intrafish.com 07 Jan 12:06 GMT
Culmarex subsidiary given green light to expand bass and bream
Ultimately the farm will comprise 36 pens and produce a total of 4,500 metric tons.Aquaculture intrafish.com 07 Jan 12:05 GMT
EU aquaculture 'fully recovers' from downturn
The sector showed a strong recovery from the downturn of 2013, according to a new report from the European Commission.Aquaculture intrafish.com 04 Jan 12:10 GMT
New land-based salmon farm given green light in western Norway
Ofs Måløy has been granted permission to establish land-based facilities.Aquaculture intrafish.com 04 Jan 12:10 GMT
InnovaSea snaps up Norwegian aquaculture tech company
Nortek Aquaculture will be merged with InnovaSea's company, Realtime Aquaculture, to form InnovaSea Instrumentation.Aquaculture intrafish.com 04 Jan 12:04 GMT
US land-based shrimp farmer receives technology patent
Vibrio Suppression Technology eliminates water-borne bacteria and other harmful organisms.Aquaculture intrafish.com 03 Jan 16:30 GMT
Bakkafrost raises 2018 harvest guidance
The producer saw a stronger than expected fourth quarter.Aquaculture intrafish.com 03 Jan 12:08 GMT
SalMar reveals Q4 harvest volumes
Majority came from its operations in central Norway.Aquaculture intrafish.com 03 Jan 12:04 GMT
$260 million in salmon investments slated for Chile's Magallanes region over next five years
Producers to push ahead despite lower production in 2018.Aquaculture intrafish.com 02 Jan 15:20 GMT
Nordic Aquafarms: Land-based salmon 'right thing for Maine'
CEO says it's important to engage with local residents to dispel misinformation about aquaculture.Aquaculture intrafish.com 02 Jan 12:15 GMT
Ventisqueros salmon escapes spark official complaints
Company failed to notify authorities in time, Chile's National Service of Fishing and Aquaculture (Sernapesca) alleges.Aquaculture intrafish.com 02 Jan 12:10 GMT
Norway approves permits for SalMar's offshore 'Smart Farm'
The farm has the capacity to produce three million salmon distributed among its eight production chambers.Aquaculture intrafish.com 02 Jan 12:10 GMT
Marine Harvest registers new name
The farming giant will be known as MOWI from Jan. 2.Aquaculture intrafish.com 02 Jan 12:05 GMT
Sino Agro Chinese shrimp farm given Dragon Head status
Status will give company several important benefits.Aquaculture intrafish.com 02 Jan 12:04 GMT
Philippines grows aquaculture to enable self-sufficiency
60 percent of the country's fish currently comes from wild catch.Aquaculture intrafish.com 02 Jan 01:41 GMT
Maine resident challenges Whole Oceans' land-based salmon project
The Belfast resident opposes the project's water discharge permit.Aquaculture intrafish.com 31 Dec 2018
Washington Fish Growers Association to change name
Its longtime executive director has also retired.Aquaculture intrafish.com 31 Dec 2018
Ventisqueros reports possible salmon escape
The company reported damages to several cages at one site with 129,000 salmon.Aquaculture intrafish.com 28 Dec 2018
Marine Harvest Scotland reports salmon escape
Nearly 25,000 fish escaped from the company's Hellisay site earlier this year.Aquaculture intrafish.com 28 Dec 2018
US attorney seeks to have Nordic Aquafarms' permits dismissed
Nordic Aquafarms continues to receive pushback from residents over land-based project.Aquaculture intrafish.com 27 Dec 2018
Forum releases report on expanding US aquaculture
Facilitating the communication of accurate information to consumers, regulators, policymakers and the public is key.Aquaculture intrafish.com 27 Dec 2018
GAA urges cross-sector cooperation in sustainable feed sourcing
Teaming up with the pig, chicken and cattle sectors may give aquaculture more leverage to drive certification programs, trade body says.Aquaculture intrafish.com 24 Dec 2018
Insect protein project investments in 2018 dwarf previous years
Companies ability to attract higher prices as alternative to fishmeal despite production costs has proved to be a drawcard.Aquaculture intrafish.com 24 Dec 2018
AquaBounty lauds new USDA GMO food standard labeling rules
The new GMO labeling rules are set to take effect in January of 2020.Aquaculture intrafish.com 24 Dec 2018
Texas land-based shrimp farmer planning for $7 million investment
Funds would be used to expand the business.Aquaculture intrafish.com 24 Dec 2018
Maine residents' vocal opposition to land-based salmon farm on display at latest meeting
Residents near the future site voiced concerns about pollution from water discharge.Aquaculture intrafish.com 21 Dec 2018
Cooke partners with university to address salmon lice
Cooke is working with the university on lice solutions using lumpfish.Aquaculture intrafish.com 21 Dec 2018
Danish land-based yellowtail kingfish producer nabs ASC certification
Sashimi Royal is the largest producer of this species in Europe.Aquaculture intrafish.com 21 Dec 2018
Picture gallery: Aquaculture Innovation Workshop 2018
Aquaculture innovators gathered at the tenth edition of the AIW annual event, held in Miami, to discuss challenges, opportunities and milestones in the fast-growing sector.Aquaculture intrafish.com 20 Dec 2018
Argentina exempts AquaBounty's gene-edited tilapia from GM rules
The tilapia is one of the first gene-edited food animals to receive the regulatory exemption.Aquaculture intrafish.com 20 Dec 2018
Cooke forced to destroy 800,000 juvenile Atlantic salmon
It is the second purge the company's been forced to make this year.Aquaculture intrafish.com 19 Dec 2018
'Tough' bass and bream market to last into 2020
With oversupply, predominantly from Turkey, prices are low and new markets are being sought as the boom-and-bust cycle repeats itself once more.Aquaculture intrafish.com 19 Dec 2018
Plans for Brazil's new tilapia frontier get green light
Production on Tocantins state's hydroelectric dam system viewed as potential game changer.Aquaculture intrafish.com 19 Dec 2018
Norwegian salmon farming costs jumped 5% in 2017
In the long term, increasing costs may threaten the competitiveness of Norwegian salmon farming.Aquaculture intrafish.com 19 Dec 2018
NZ King Salmon brings Marel exec on board as COO
Exec also has 20 years of experience in the international aquaculture industry.Aquaculture intrafish.com 19 Dec 2018
New Ridley feed plant will open ahead of schedule
The factory will serve the growing Tasmanian aquaculture industry.Aquaculture intrafish.com 19 Dec 2018
USDA conducting new aquaculture census
Washington, Mississippi and Alabama account for the majority of aquaculture production and sales in the United States.Aquaculture intrafish.com 19 Dec 2018
NZ aquaculture receives nearly $1 million funding boost
The Coromandel region is expected to double production in the next decade.Aquaculture intrafish.com 19 Dec 2018
Photo gallery: Atlantic Sapphire's Miami land-based salmon site
Atlantic Sapphire has a space of 80 acre for the 90,000-metric ton salmon farming operation in Miami.Aquaculture intrafish.com 18 Dec 2018
Atlantic Sapphire's land-based farm construction in full swing as 'biological clock' ticks
The company will stock the next batch of eggs in January.Aquaculture intrafish.com 18 Dec 2018
BC government, First Nations strike 'historic' agreement to curb salmon farming in key waters
The governments hashed out a plan that will see the closure of sites owned by Marine Harvest and Cermaq.Aquaculture intrafish.com 18 Dec 2018
Vietnamese firm opens new pangasius hatchery in Mekong Delta
The site has a capacity to produce 1 billion fingerlings.Aquaculture intrafish.com 18 Dec 2018
AquaChile share sale process kicks off, setting path for formal takeover
The move will set path for Agrosuper to acquire the company.Aquaculture intrafish.com 17 Dec 2018
ISA outbreak forces Cermaq Chile to accelerate salmon harvest
The company is harvesting all cages in the affected centre as a precautionary measure.Aquaculture intrafish.com 17 Dec 2018
Singapore tech firm brings AI to Peru's trout farms
Feeding technology employing artificial intelligence will be deployed in Lake Titicaca.Aquaculture intrafish.com 17 Dec 2018
Cermaq confirms ISA outbreak at Chile salmon farm
Only two out of 20 cages at the site were affected.Aquaculture intrafish.com 14 Dec 2018
Scottish salmon farmer reports 'catastrophic' mortalities
Wester Ross experienced 'exceptionally high' salmon mortality at its farm in August 2018 caused by 'a severe plankton challenge'.Aquaculture intrafish.com 14 Dec 2018
Huon launches southern hemisphere's largest feed barge
Barge is for the company's offshore site in Storm Bay.Aquaculture intrafish.com 14 Dec 2018
Report: Significant sustainability concerns plaguing world's shrimp farming regions
Group says 8.8 percent of global production of farmed shrimp is “improving,” calls for more focus from buyers and suppliers.Aquaculture intrafish.com 13 Dec 2018
Insect meal investors see bright future for alternative proteins
The success of insect-fed trout by French supermarket chain Auchan has given the private equity group even more confidence in the future of feed.Aquaculture intrafish.com 13 Dec 2018
Skretting, WorldFish partner to develop aquaculture in Africa
The collaboration between the private company and the NGO will enhance farming practices across the continent.Aquaculture intrafish.com 13 Dec 2018
Canadian aquaculture sector welcomes plans for new federal management system
Country aims to catch up with other leading aquaculture producing nations in terms of regulations.Aquaculture intrafish.com 12 Dec 2018
Salmon thrive in new concrete cage
At the end of October, Engesund Fish Farm put salmon in its new reinforced concrete cage for the first time and, so far, results have been good.Aquaculture intrafish.com 12 Dec 2018
Israel's AquaMaof building €25 million land-based salmon farm in Russia
The company will stock the first batches of eggs towards the fourth quarter of 2019.Aquaculture intrafish.com 12 Dec 2018
South African land-based salmon farm in the works
If successful the farm would produce half of the salmon the country already imports.Aquaculture intrafish.com 12 Dec 2018
US firms form algae, plant-based aquaculture feed JV
The companies plan to fill the existing gap in non-animal based feed production.Aquaculture intrafish.com 12 Dec 2018
Canada unveils plans for major aquaculture sector overhaul
Risk-based approach will form overarching framework for future policies.Aquaculture intrafish.com 11 Dec 2018
US land-based sea bass farmer wins BAP certification
Development a timely year-end boost for land-based Great American Aquaculture.Aquaculture intrafish.com 11 Dec 2018
Estonian seafood companies join forces on offshore fish farm
One of the partners is the parent of one of the country's biggest fishing companies.Aquaculture intrafish.com 11 Dec 2018
Aquaculture Innovation 2018: Catch up on two full days
IntraFish was blogging live from the Aquaculture Innovation Workshop 2018 conference in Miami last week giving you all the latest news on land-based, RAS, and sustainable solutions in aquaculture.Aquaculture intrafish.com 10 Dec 2018