Aquaculture News: Latest Industry Updates & Trends

BIOTECHNOLOGY

Study shows how light and temperature shape fatty acid profiles in Sellaphora mínima

December 19, 2025

India, 19 December 2025 | Controlled light and temperature conditions could optimise diatom lipids for aquaculture and biofuel use

CLIMATE CHANGE

Climate change threatens Mediterranean shellfish farming by 2050, study finds

December 19, 2025

France, 19 December 2025 | Long-term experiments show near-total summer mortality in mussels and reduced growth and reproduction in oysters under projected warming and acidification

ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

New model reveals environmental limits of intensive indoor shrimp production

December 18, 2025

China, 18 December 2025 | Tailwater treatment identified as the most effective option to increase production while meeting discharge standards

MARINE INGREDIENTS

Global marine ingredients production rises in the first three quarters of 2025

December 18, 2025

London, UK, 18 December 2025 | IFFO reports higher fishmeal and fish oil output, supported by Peru and steady demand from aquaculture

ANALYSIS

Greece and Turkey need young labour to sustain aquaculture growth

December 17, 2025

Turkey, 17 December 2025 | Between 2003 and 2023, combined seabream and seabass production increased by 53.52% in Greece, compared with a rise of 743.67% in Turkey

GENETIC

First chromosome-level genomes of male and female greater amberjack published

December 16, 2025

GENETIC First chromosome-level genomes of male and female greater amberjack published Researchers have produced the first high-quality, chromosome-level genome assemblies for both male and female greater amberjack (Seriola dumerili), a species of high commercial relevance for marine aquaculture due to its rapid growth and the nutritional quality of its flesh. The study, published in Scientific Data, addresses a long-standing limitation in genomic resources for the species....

TECHNOLOGY

Algalytics platform improves monitoring of microalgae used in aquaculture and biotechnology

December 16, 2025

Norway, 16 December 2025 | The application has been validated on species used for larval feeding and biomass production

GENETIC

Selective breeding makes it to market for Manila clams in Italy

December 12, 2025

GENETIC Selective breeding makes it to market for Manila clams in Italy Selective breeding has long been a powerful way to improve desiderable traits in farmed animals, and aquaculture is not exception. Now the Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum) has joined the list: Nofima and partners have turned a dedicated breeding programme into reality under the BIVALVI Project, launched in 2022 and funded by ERA-NET BlueBio, to tackle key challenges facing bivalves farming in Europe through genetics...

Italian aquaculture producers call for greater transparency on the origin of fish served in the HORECA channel

December 12, 2025

Verona, Italy, 12 December 2025 | The two associations leading the proposal, API and AMA, represent approximately 90% of Italian farmed fish and shellfish producers