Join us tomorrow, Friday, May 30 for a webinar on Hurricane Preparedness: Fisheries and Aquaculture

As a part of the CARICOM Webinar Series dedicated to 2025 Hurricane Season Preparedness, the CRFM is coordinating a webinar on Disaster Risk Preparedness in Fisheries. Joins us via Zoom Date: Friday, 30 May 2025 Time: 10:00 a.m. Belize | 11:00...

Adopting appropriate technology stressed to promote sustainable aquaculture

Speakers at a workshop on Wednesday underscored the importance of adopting appropriate technologies and improved farming practices to promote sustainable aquaculture. They made the observation at a workshop on the Aquaculture Improver Programme...

Land-based aquaculture raised $1B in the first four months of 2025, new report says

Spheric Research estimates that investments in land-based aquaculture growout farms have topped US$1 billion in only the first four months of 2025. This is an increase from the $738 million of investments that was raised in all of last year....

NZ university explores AI to boost aquaculture sector

The programme uses AI to navigate autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) to take high-quality images, collect samples, and reconstruct 3D images of species in strong water currents. Led by Professor Richard Green, head of the Computer Science and...

Njala, Oklahoma State universities launch aquaculture initiative to boost food security in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone-based Njala University and Oklahoma State University, which is based in Stillwater, Oklahoma, U.S.A., recently launched a sustainable fish-farming project in Sierra Leone, aiming to enhance food security and nutrition while also...

Power instability devastates Guam aquaculture industry as researchers seek ocean energy solutions

Typhoon Mawar's aftermath left the Guam Aquaculture Development Training Center without power for weeks, killing 95% of its valuable fish stock despite backup generators. For Hui Gong Jiang, Ph.D., the catastrophic loss represents an...

Chamber of Aquaculture calls on global investors to take advantage of Ghana’s mariculture sector

The Chamber of Aquaculture Ghana is making a call to global investors to capitalise on the country’s burgeoning mariculture sector, citing its vast potential to generate employment, boost seafood production, and drive economic growth. At the...

Adesina’s Decade of Impact: A Farewell to a Visionary Leader Who Changed the Continent

Nume Ekeghe writes on the remarkable legacy of Dr. Akinwumi Adesina whose 10-year presidency of the African Development Bank (AfDB) reshaped Africa’s development landscape, reaching over 565 million lives and positioning the institution as a...

Parliament Begins Review of New Fisheries Bill Amid EU Yellow Card Concerns

By Franice Fuakyewaa Accra, Ghana – June 5, 2025 Ghana’s Parliament has officially begun scrutiny of the new Fisheries and Aquaculture Bill, laid before the House by the Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture, Hon. Emelia Arthur, earlier this...

Strategic solutions boost aquaculture prospects in Kiên Giang

How did the EPA rule on proposed Ocean Era aquaculture project?

The EPA approved a modified permit for Ocean Era's Velella Epsilon aquaculture project, allowing for up to 55,000 pounds of redfish to be raised in an offshore net pen. Modifications include a species change to redfish, reduced fish capacity,...

Strategic solutions boost aquaculture prospects in Kiên Giang

KIÊN GIANG — Aquaculture, one of Kiên Giang’s key economic sectors, has played a vital role in driving the province’s agricultural growth and socio-economic development. It not only provides a stable source of income for local residents but also...

Philippines gets $16-M South Korean grant for aquaculture, agribusiness

Pantabangan Aquaculture Park | PHOTO: Official Facebook Page of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Central Office MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines and South Korea are partnering to implement a $16-million grant for two projects...

Need to attract youths to aquaculture: Wangsu

ITANAGAR, 26 May: Fisheries Minister Gabriel D Wangsu emphasised the need to attract young people to aquaculture during an ‘awareness-cum-input distribution programme’ organised here to promote ornamental fisheries in schools across the state. The...

Former minister Shiimi says auction off more fishing quotas to boost revenue, fix past fishrot abuses

Former minister of finance Iipumbu Shiimi has urged the government to increase its auctioned fishing quotas, following a revenue of N$944 million generated over the past four years. Shiimi said this in an opinion piece published in The Namibian’s...

EU conjures up surprise law to govern use of ocean resources

But Kadis said the new act would go well beyond the scope of the MSPD, providing a framework to implement the wide-ranging goals of the new European Ocean Pact, a policy promise of Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s second term. Those...

Aquaculture industry warned of dangers of greenwashing

Greenwashing, the dubious practice of exaggerating the environmental benefits of an industry, significantly undrmines consumer trust. In the case of aquaculture, misinformation and lack of information can lead to scepticism towards the industry...

Aquaculture industry seeks to fill need for more oyster seed

Maryland's oyster population is booming as the number of oysters in the Chesapeake Bay tripled over the last 20 years.There are several factors contributing to this spike, among them, large-scale oyster restoration efforts, strong natural...

Sindh, Balochistan: Stakeholders consulted on national fisheries & aquaculture policy

GWADAR: MoMA, in collaboration with UN FAO, held Stakeholder Consultation Workshop (for Sindh and Balochistan Provinces) on National Fisheries Policy at a local hotel on May 22. It was an outstanding workshop with productive feedback and input...

Down on the farm: NL’s aquaculture industry battling realities and perceptions as it tries to grow

Breadcrumb Trail Links Atlantic Canada Business Local Business Newfoundland & Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador Business News Canada While its critics think aquaculture is environmentally nasty, Newfoundland and Labrador's fish farming sector and...