AquaFuture Spain returns for a second year in 2023

The demand for places at AquaFuture Spain this year was so great that organisers have decided to run the show – which was originally conceived as biennial – in March 2023. The event – Spain’s leading aquaculture trade show – saw its debut this year. The next show had been planned for 2024 but the…

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Connectivity for Good: take part in our webinar

Fish farmers will have the opportunity to find out how better connectivity can lead directly to better fish welfare – and more profitable operations – at a webinar jointly hosted by Fish Farmer magazine and technology experts Krucial (formerly known as R3-IoT) with the theme “Connectivity for Good”. The webinar, taking place on 2 November…

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Singapore prepares for World Aquaculture event

The deadline for submitted abstracts for World Aquaculture Singapore has been extended to 1 October. The World Aquaculture Singapore (WASingapore 2022) conference takes place between 29 November and 2 December, at the Singapore EXPO Convention and Exhibition Centre and Max Atria. Organisers expect around 1,000 attendees. WASingapore 2022 will be taking place as a large-scale…

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Standard Biotools webinar on salmon health – 7 October 2022

Join Standard Biotools for their upcoming webinar on fish health on 7 October 2022. Leisha McGrath from the Marine and Freshwater Research Centre in Ireland will talk about how parasitic amoeba is becoming a consistent threat to the salmon aquaculture market due to climate change, and how the ability to regularly monitor fish stocks for…

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Innovation on land and sea

Lessons from farming across different species will be a key theme at the Livestock & Aquaculture Innovation Summit, being held this year in London on 6, 7 & 8 September. The Summit, organised by Kisaco, begins with a day dedicated to aquaculture on Tuesday 6 September, including contributions from Jaime Santana, Fish Health Manager, Mowi…

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Seaweed conference offers a tasty treat

Kelp will be on the menu at Seagriculture USA 2022, the first international seaweed conference to be held in North America. Taking place on 7 & 9 September 2022 in Portland, Maine, the event will feature a live cookery demonstration courtesy of Atlantic Sea Farms, the first commercially viable seaweed farm in the United States.…

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Book now for AE2022 Rimini

The deadline for early bird registration at Aquaculture Europe, taking place this September in Rimini, Italy, has been extended to 1 August. Aquaculture Europe 2022 (AE2022), organised by the European Aquaculture Society (EAS), takes place over 27-30 September. This year key themes for the conference will be climate change, biodiversity loss, environmental pollution and waste…

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New Brunswick set to host GOAL conference

The city of Saint John, New Brunswick on Canada’s Atlantic coast will play host to the GOAL Responsible Seafood Conference in 2023, it was announced yesterday. GOAL, the largest international seafood business conference of its kind, will bring 500 seafood industry leaders from around the world to Saint John. It will be only the second…

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Minister promises action on reforming aquaculture regime

Rural Affairs Minister Mairi Gougeon has promised to personally oversee the drafting of a new regulatory regime for aquaculture in Scotland. Speaking at the opening of the Aquaculture UK trade show in Aviemore, in the Scottish Highlands, she announced that a Ministerial Aquaculture Strategy Forum will deliver the recommendations made by Professor Russell Griggs OBE…

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Seafood Global Excellence award winners revealed

GlobeXplore of France and Pescanova España of Spain won the top prizes in the 2022 Seafood Excellence Global awards at Seafood Expo Global, the world’s largest seafood trade event. Among the other awards, a joint venture between two family-owned shellfish businesses, Krijn Verwijs Yerseke BV of the Netherlands and England’s Offshore Shellfish scooped two special…

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