Aquaculture News: Latest Industry Updates & Trends

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Seafood Legacy to Begin Construction of Galicia’s First Salmon Farming Facility by Year-End

June 9, 2025

Lugo, Spain, 9 June 2025 | A major investment in Burela, Spain, will bring salmon aquaculture to the region for the first time and create up to 100 new jobs

FISH HEALTH

Discovery in Fish Red Blood Cells Could Lead to More Effective Aquaculture Vaccines

June 9, 2025

Elche, Spain, 9 June 2025 | Erythrocytes are increasingly recognised as key immune players in fish, paving the way for the future development of smarter and more effective vaccines, aligned with the sustainability and efficiency challenges of modern aquaculture

Farmed Atlantic salmon safer to eat, but now contains less omega-3, long-term study finds

June 9, 2025

Norway, 9 June 2025 | Despite the reduction in certain nutrients, the study concludes that salmon remains a healthy dietary choice

Could the Immune System Be the Missing Link in Sole’s Reproductive Puzzle?

June 6, 2025

Faro, Portugal, 6 June 2025 | Study investigates how thyroid hormones regulate immune genes during sole metamorphosis and their potential link to reproductive dysfunctions in aquaculture

AQUATIC HEALTH

Non-invasive method developed to detect Bonamia in live native oysters

June 5, 2025

United Kingdom, 5 June 2025 | This is a simple method that analyses oyster faeces in search of the Bonamia ostreae parasite.

NEW SOURCES

Veramaris drives sustainable aquafeed innovation with algae-based omega-3

June 4, 2025

USA, 4 June 2025 | Company states clearly that algae oil isn’t just for salmon anymore-it’s the future of sustainable other species too

MARKET

Tight Supply and Rising Costs Keep Prices High for Seabass and Seabream

June 3, 2025

Rome, 3 June 2025 | Rising Tide for Seabream, Modest Rebound for Seabass in Spanish Wholesale Market

GUIDELINES

New Guidelines Published for Measuring the Environmental Footprint of Fish

June 3, 2025

Brussel, 3 June 2025 | The guidelines will remain in force until 31 December 2025

BIOTECHNOLOGY

Biotech Breakthrough: Scientists Engineer Microorganisms to Boost Omega-3 Oil Production

June 2, 2025

BIOTECHNOLOGY Biotech Breakthrough: Scientists Engineer Microorganisms to Boost Omega-3 Oil Production A promising solution to the looming shortage of omega-3 polyunstaurated fatty acids-particularly DHA and EPA-may lie genetically engineering a marine microorganism known as Schizochytrium limacinum, already widely used in industry for the sustainable production of lipids. Researchers from the Harbin Institute of Technology and the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed an efficient...