Conference aims to help farmers grow via 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
NRS, Aker join Norway offshore salmon farming trend with joint plans
Norway Royal Salmon and Aker follow SalMar into offshore aquaculture, submitting application for 15 licenses to test the concept off Troms and Finnmark
Hawaii’s Kampachi Farms plans expansion of offshore aquaculture
Hawaiian aquaculture research company Kampachi Farms plans a significant expansion of an experimental project to farm kampachi in offshore pens
Soybean group supports NOAA’s proposed offshore aquaculture rule
A trade group representing the US soybean industry is voicing its support for US regulators' recent move to approve industrial scale offshore aquaculture
US looks to more offshore fish farming
The US government has given the go-ahead for more large-scale, offshore fish farming
Supplier sees rapid growth in demand from offshore aquaculture
Fibras Industriales believes its sales from equipment to offshore farms could reach $1m in the next few years as result of rapid demand
Nordlaks applies to farm salmon on offshore megastructures
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
Ecuador cobia farmer starts first offshore cage construction
Ocean Farm has started to build the first sea cages for cobia farming with projections to start harvesting in eight months
Portuguese shellfish project plans to add scallops, oysters to huge offshore site
Giant Portuguese shellfish farming operation Testa & Cunhas is trialling scallop and oyster production as well as mussels, following a successful first year
Demand for organic Irish salmon spurring on offshore farm plans
Bord Iascaigh Mhara, the Irish Seafood Board, says it hopes to establish several farms off the country's coast if the first is approved