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EU POLICY | FUNDING

Future EU environmental rule threatens to exclude essential aquaculture farm equipment form funding

Brussels, 10 September 2026 | FEAP is calling for the post-2027 EU budget to continue funding emergency generators, workboat and vehicles for which viable zero-emission alternatives are not yet available

HEALTH | VACCINATION

Ulva seaweed extract raises survival in trout vaccinated against yersiniosis from 73% to 87%

Iran, 10 September 2026 | Ulvan strengthened the protection provided by an injectable vaccine against Yersinia ruckeri, although the result comes from an experimental challenge and must be confirmed under commercial conditions

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AI recreation of a future hatchery in Carboneras. © misPeces, 2026

Ocean Aquaculture begins work on Spain hatchery designed to produce eight million greater amberjack juveniles a year

Almería, Spain, 9 September 2026 | The first phase will involve an investment of around €15 million and is expected to begin production in January 2028, supplying both the group’s future offshore farms and other Mediterranean producers

BUSINESS | RAS GROW-OUT

Grieg finds the numbers do not add up for growing salmon on land to harvest size

Norway, 9 September 2026 | Årdal Aqua has grown salmon to more than 5 kg on land with low mortality and 95% Superior quality, but higher production costs at larger sizes have led Grieg Seafood to dedicate the entire facility to post-smolt production

COMPANIES | FLATFISH

Flatlantic regains capacity to produce an additional 2,764 tonnes of turbot after 12 years

Portugal, 7 September 2026 | Reconstruction of the second seawater intake will bring four grow-out units back into operation at the Mira facility, providing 70,000 square metres of productive area

AQUAFEEDS | NOVEL INGREDIENTS

Insect oil passes the first test on a long road to commercial scale

Global, 7/09/2026 | Trials with juvenile fish support its nutritional viability, but cost, supply, consistency and the lack of grow-out data continue to constrain commercial adoption

CLIMATE CHANGE | PRODUCTION

Extreme summer tests the productive limits of Italian aquaculture

Verona, Italy, 4/09/2026 | Heat and lower oxygen availability reduce estimated trout production by 15% and cause massive mussel mortalities that also jeopardise upcoming production cycles.

HEALTH | ANTIPARASITICS

Fight against gilthead seabream parasite Sparicotyle finds candidates more potent than praziquantel

Castellón, Spain, 3 September 2026 | CSIC researchers identify a molecule with in vitro parasiticidal activity more than 11,000 times greater than that of praziquantel

HEALTH | FUNCTIONAL NUTRITION

Why plant-based additives do not offer universal disease protection in trout

A trial using fenugreek, bay leaf and black mustard extracts found that immune and survival responses varied according to the additive, dose and bacterial pathogen, without significantly improving growth or feed conversion

WELLBEING | TRANSPORTATION

Fish transport requires density, water conditions and temperature to be adapted to each species and journey

A review concludes that there is no universal solution for reducing stress and places the control of oxygen, temperature and metabolites ahead of additives, anaesthetics and other specific measures

MACROALGAE | CULTIVATION

Kelp nurseries may need to expose seedlings to stress to preserve production performance

A review proposes combining stricter broodstock selection with controlled exposure to heat, low salinity or nutrient limitation, although the strategy still requires validation under commercial farming conditions

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Ocean Aquaculture begins work on Spain hatchery designed to produce eight million greater amberjack juveniles a year

INVESTMENT | HATCHERIES & RAS

Marine hatcheries as a key to aquaculture business success

ANALYSIS | AQUACULTURE NUTRITION

Can hydrolysates improve aquafeeds without increasing the cost of the fish produced?

Global, 3 August 2026 | The industry is investing in converting by-products into functional ingredients capable of supporting feed intake, digestibility and the performance of diets containing less fishmeal, although public data demonstrating their profitability over an entire production cycle remain scare

NUTRITION | AQUAFEEDS

EU protein plan opens opportunities for aquafeeds but leaves the sector outside its core measures

Brussels, 13 July 2026 | The European strategy could increase the availability of local and circular ingredients, but it does not guarantee that aquaculture will gain access to cheaper proteins

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