By Ross Davies

Around 190,000t of theoretical capacity has been applied for by Norwegian farmers, according to one analyst 

Marine Harvest has applied for eight development licenses for the testing and development of a new type of closed-cage technology in Norway created by OPD Group

By Neil Ramsden

Undercurrent News is reporting live from the sixth Offshore Mariculture Conference in Barcelona, Spain, where the focus is on growing aquaculture via the move offshore

The Sixth Offshore Mariculture Conference in Barcelona is just over a fortnight away, and comes as some of the largest fish farmers make offshore moves

Norway Royal Salmon and Aker follow SalMar into offshore aquaculture, submitting application for 15 licenses to test the concept off Troms and Finnmark

Hawaiian aquaculture research company Kampachi Farms plans a significant expansion of an experimental project to farm kampachi in offshore pens

A trade group representing the US soybean industry is voicing its support for US regulators' recent move to approve industrial scale offshore aquaculture

The US government has given the go-ahead for more large-scale, offshore fish farming

Fibras Industriales believes its sales from equipment to offshore farms could reach $1m in the next few years as result of rapid demand

Norwegian firm wants licenses to place two million salmon in 430-meter ships, taking advantage of the R&D provisions recently promised by the government