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RESEARCH | NUTRITION AND HEALTH

Could fish’s own defence peptides become functional feed ingredients?

Murcia, Spain, 25 September 2026 | Research in gilthead seabream is progressing from the identification and in vitro characterization of defence peptides to their encapsulated delivery through feed

APPLIED SCIENCE | REPRODUCTION

José Miguel Cerdá-Reverter, Sana Mimoun, Alicia Felip, Félix Acosta |IATS-CSIC

Growth or reproduction: IATS-CSIC searches for the signals that trigger sexual maturation in European seabass

Castellón, Spain, 24 September 2026 | New findings on the IGF system strengthen a line of research linking growth, energy reserves and puberty in European seabass

SCIENCE TO BUSINESS | MICROALGAE

Mechanical processing improves carotenoid bioaccessibility from Chlorella, opening a route to higher-value ingredients

Spain, 24 September 2026 | Researchers from the University of Huelva and Seville, in Spain, identify ball milling as an effective method for disrupting the cell wall of Chlorella sorokiniana

MARKET | GILTHEAD SEABREAM

Mediterranean gilthead seabream trade shifts as Greece gains ground in Portugal and Italy but retreats in Spain

Brussels, 22 September 2026 | Fresh gilthead seabream imports declined across Italy, Spain and Portugal in the first half of 2026, but major changes in sourcing reveal a reshuffling of Mediterranean trade flows

AQUACULTURE POLICY | EUROPEAN UNION

Aquaculture left out of State of the Union as sector takes its demands to EU 2040 strategy

Brussels, 22 September 2026 | European seafood alliance renews its call for Blue Food Action Plan and seeks predictable funding, regulatory simplification and recognition of aquatic foods in EU food security policies

CIRCULAR ECONOMY | MACROALGAE

Europe seeks new value chain for macroalgae

El Puerto de Santa María, Spain, 22 September 2026 | More than 95% of European production still comes from wild-harvested biomass, while farming accounts for only a small share and Norway produces more than half of the total volume

NUTRITION | ALTERNATIVE INGREDIENTS

New ingredients broaden aquafeed option but still face cost and scale constraints

Brussels, 21 September 2026 | Insects, single-cell proteins and microalgae could reduce dependence on conventional raw materials, although their viability depends on prices, commercial availability and performance within each formulation

SUSTAINABILITY | SHELLFISH

Scientific review calls for measuring the real carbon balance before considering oyster a blue carbon sink

China, 19 September 2026 | Carbon stored in shells is not sufficient to attribute net sequestration to an oyster farm

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News22 Sep 2026

European Parliament calls for less administrative burden on aquaculture producers

Brussels, 22 September 2026 | The European Parliament has called for further simplification of the Common Fisheries Policy and a reduction in administrative burdens affecting aquaculture producers and SMEs

News22 Sep 2026

European Parliament calls for clearer labelling and a level playing field for EU aquatic products

Brussels, 22 September 2026 | The European Parliament has called for differences between requirements applying to EU aquatic products and imports from third countries to be addressed when EU marketing rules are reviewed

News21 Sep 2026

Italian MEP joins calls for dedicated EU fisheries and aquaculture funding beyond 2027

Trieste, 21 September 2026 | Italian MEP Anna Maria Cisint has joined calls for fisheries and aquaculture to retain a dedicated EU funding instrument beyond 2027

IN-DEPTH

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

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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