Major NZ land-based salmon hatchery project receives gov’t grant
The new hatchery, estimated to cost up to NZD 100m, could provide more than 550 jobs to the Southland region near Invercargill on New Zealand's south coast
Argentina grants AquaBounty exemption for gene-edited tilapia development
The tilapia, FLT 01, will be exempt from rules on genetically modified organisms per a ruling from Argentine regulators
Seafarms to begin development of 10,000ha shrimp farm following land acquisition
The Australian company is owned by AAM Investment Group, for whom the AUD 62m purchase will be the first of several acquisitions in the sector
NOAA: Commercial fishing, seafood imports were both up in 2017
It should be no surprise that Americans ate more seafood – 16.0 pounds per capita in 2017 – because more of it was caught and imported in the US
Wilkinson: Canadian government to change way it deals with aquaculture
Jonathan Wilkinson, Canada’s new minister of fisheries, oceans and the coast guard, isn't waiting for a new federal aquaculture law to shake things up in the sector
SA’s West Coast Salmon sets plans for Africa’s first industrial scale RAS salmon farm
The new $53.5 million farm will have a production capacity of 4,800t if greenlit by South African authorities
RAS seabass producer Ideal Fish wins BAP certification
The Waterbury, Connecticut-based firm had its first harvest of about 300 fish in September and hopes to be producing 5,000 per week by June
Eight Maine fishing groups ask new governor to keep Keliher at Marine Resources
The commissioner of the Maine Department of Marine Resources is one of 16 cabinet positions that newly elected Janet Mills must fill
AquaMaof to build €25m, 2,500t salmon RAS in Russia
Financed by local investors in the Vologda region, the farm is scheduled for completion by the end of 2019
US shrimp import volume up again in October, and prices better, too
The US paid $9.04/kilo for imported shrimp in October, 13% less than the $10.36 paid in October 2017, but 7% more than the $8.47 paid in September 2018