ST ANDREWS, Scotland -- Undercurrent News is reporting live from the Scottish coastal town of St. Andrews for the 2024 Responsible Seafood Summit.

It's a packed two days running Oct. 22 and 22, which feature a focus on technology as well as the usual supply outlooks from Rabobank's Gorjan Nikolik and Kontali's Ragnar Nystoyl.

Green shoots of recovery for UK seafood industry after trade value drops £1bn

Marcus Coleman, CEO of UK public body Seafish, is confident there are signs the industry is on the road to recovery following an extremely challenging five years, as the country adjusts to life outside the EU and the ongoing cost of living crisis. Click here to read more.

Marine finfish aquaculture in China has ‘huge potential’

The farming of marine finfish has ‘huge potential’ in China as consumers look for new and premium species away from carp, for which production growth has stalled, noted Nikolik. Read that in full here.

Tilapia output to ‘crack 7m metric tons’ in 2025

Global tilapia production is set to exceed 7 million metric tons in 2025, according to estimates by Rabobank based on survey respondents in key aquaculture countries. Click here for the full story.

Kontali: Low salmon supply in first half of year likely once again in 2025

The last two years have seen the supply of farmed Atlantic salmon somewhat limited in the first half, and that pattern looks set to continue again in 2025, said Ragnar Nystoyl of Kontali. Read the full story here.

Minecraft co-creator says he’ll look to put aquaculture in next game

Chris van der Kuyl -- Scottish entrepreneur and co-founder and chairman of 4J Studios, the videogame studio behind Minecraft -- has promised he’ll look to include aquaculture in the studio’s new game, Reforj. You can read the full story here.

AI can ‘prove aquaculture’s sustainability’ 

At its most basic usage, AI can work to prove to the public that the aquaculture industry can be run sustainably, suggested John Goodlad of Sustainable Ocean Fund. Read his take here.

Minecraft co-creator: AI about to revolutionize seafood sector

Artificial intelligence is on the verge of revolutionizing the seafood sector, said entrepreneur Van der Kuyl, pointing to its use throughout the fish farming process in health monitoring, biomass estimation, feed optimization and more. Read more of his thoughts here.

Mairi Gougeon stresses international collaboration for innovation

Fresh off a year of visiting international seafood events, Mairi Gougeon -- Scotland’s cabinet secretary for rural affairs, land reform and islands -- stressed collaboration across borders as key to advancing the sector. Click here for more.