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Salmon farm to go ahead after legal challenge fails
A major onshore salmon farm at New Clee, Grimsby, will go ahead, despite a legal challenge by an animal rights group. Animal Equality UK challenged North East Lincolnshire Council 's planning approval of AquaCultured Seafood Limited's plans for a...

Galician healthcare system receives nearly €510 million in EU support for its modernisation
The European Commission supports the development of the new A Coruña university hospital complex (CHUAC) in the city of A Coruña, located in the Spanish region of Galicia. The grant of nearly €60 million awarded under the Public Sector Loan...

Green finance fuels Việt Nam’s agricultural transformation
HÀ NỘI — Green credit has become a key source of financial support for farmers, cooperatives, and enterprises to restructure their cultivation practices as Vietnam’s agricultural sector is striving to transform from traditional farming methods to...

Museveni praised army for rise in fish production
ILLEGAL FISHING: FPU with captured gear and fish While Museveni praised the Fisheries Protection Unit for restoring fish production, there has been public outcry over brutal operations. Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni...

Gov’t imposes temporary fishing ban in Ellembelle after fish disease outbreak
The Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development (MoFA) has confirmed an outbreak of a deadly fish disease in the Ellembelle District of the Western Region, prompting swift government action to prevent further spread and protect local...

Brazilian broodstock could boost shrimp resilience
The study, led by Genics in collaboration with the State University of Maranhão, CSIRO, and genotyping partner Weatherbys Scientific, assessed the pathogen load and genetic diversity of a domesticated population of black tiger shrimp from Ceará,...
MoFA imposes fishing ban on Kambungli, Ellembelle district rivers to contain fish disease outbreak
By Laudia Sawer Tema, June 04, GNA – The Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture (MoFA) has announced a temporary fishing ban on Kambungli, Ellembele District, in the Western Region as part of measures to contain a fish disease outbreak in the area....

Rethinking fish waste in RAS with Trevor Gent of Alumichem
Trevor Gent, director of Engineered Solutions at Alumichem, delves into the critical role of wastewater treatment in recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS). As a self-proclaimed fish poop expert, he emphasizes the importance of early planning and...

600K tiger shrimp larvae stocked in SEAFDEC/AQD ponds
CONTINUING its cause to promote black tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon) aquaculture, the Southeast Asian Fisheries and Development Center (SEAFDEC/AQD) harvested 600,000 high-quality shrimp postlarvae at its biosecure hatchery in Tigbauan Main...

Agriculture Leads Colombia’s Economic Growth in Early 2025
The agriculture sector continues to play a pivotal role in Colombia’s economic recovery, emerging as a key driver of national growth in the first quarter of 2025. According to the latest quarterly GDP report from the National Administrative...

FAO, GFCM celebrate work done to combat IUU fishing over the last decade
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations and the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) have come together to celebrate the International Day for the Fight Against Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated...

Unlocking Vietnam’s seaweed industry: opportunities and strategic development
The Vietnamese government should strengthen its global seaweed market by adopting successful practices from Indonesia and the Philippines. This includes establishing an export-oriented processing industry, strengthening the supply chain, and...

Ghana among countries to pioneer implementation of Ocean Centre
Ghana has been named among seven emerging ocean economies chosen to pioneer the implementation of the Ocean Centres initiative. The International Ocean Centres Initiative for Safer and More Sustainable Ocean Economies across the Global South will...

Why we Must Put Ocean-Positive Solutions at the Heart of Global Development
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Conservation, Environment, Featured, Global, Headlines, Sustainability, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva United Nations Opinion Francine Pickup is Deputy Assistant Administrator and Deputy Director of Bureau...

SA’s plan to shield coastal assets from climate change
This milestone initiative aligns with this year’s World Environment Day global theme, “Ending Plastic Pollution”. Photo for illustration purposes only. Photo: Unsplash NATIONAL NEWS - With the impact of climate change intensifying globally,...

Green finance fuels Vietnam’s agricultural transformation
Low-emission rice cultivation in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Green credit has become a key source of financial support for farmers, cooperatives, and enterprises to restructure their cultivation practices as...

Vietnam signs agricultural trade pacts with Ohio leaders
A major international agreement with big implications for Ohio agriculture – Vietnamese leaders visited Columbus this week to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with Ohio farm groups. The deal is part of a larger $2 billion commitment to purchase...

FULL SPEECH: The 2025 State of the Nation Address
President Museveni and First Lady Janet Museveni arrive for the SONA Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In fulfillment of the constitutional requirement, under Article 101 (1) of the Constitution of the Republic of Uganda, President Yoweri...

What Would Jesus Eat in a Collapsing Ecosystem?
Walking down a road paved with churches, I approach a large building whose bright orange awning beckons me from down the block. The establishment, Sea Town Fish & Meat Market, is staffed by neighborly workers who call me bebecita when I ask them...
British Columbia salmon farmers bet on ‘fresh start’ under new Canada PM
'They failed us tremendously, but they're behind us now,' the leader of a pro-aquaculture First Nation told the annual meeting of the BC Salmon Farmers Association. Dallas Smith, spokesperson for the First Nations for Finfish Stewardship (FNFFS)...