Aquaculture News: Latest Industry Updates & Trends

ENERGY | SHRIMP FARMING

Ecuador’s shrimp industry still relies heavily on diesel as electrification plan takes shape

July 21, 2026

Ecuador, 21 July 2026 | The National Chamber of Aquaculture estimates that the industry may require between 1,000 and 1,500 MW and says around 90% still relies mainly on diesel for pumping and aeration

EUROPEAN UNION | CONSUMPTION

Declining fish consumption in the EU is not only about price: supply and retail are reshaping which species reach consumers

July 21, 2026

Brussels, 21 July 2026 | EUMOFA identifies a shift from weekly consumption towards more occasional purchases and warns that convenience, year-round availability and large retailers’ strategies are concentrating the market around fewer species

AQUACULTURE POLICY | PLANNING

EU aquaculture policy does not clearly define now citizens should participate in its development

July 20, 2026

Finland, 20 July 2026 | A study warns that the absence of common criteria for involving local communities could weaken social acceptance, trigger opposition and lengthen the planning and authorisation of new aquaculture projects

NUTRITION | FUNTIONAL FEEDS

More field evidence is needed to validate the use of functional feeds in meagre

July 20, 2026

Portugal/Spain, 20 July 2026 | A review by CIIMAR, the University of Porto and IEO-CSIC identifies positive effects on stress responses, intestinal health and antioxidant defences

NORTH AFRICA | AQUACULTURE DEVELOPMENT

Morocco raises number of active aquaculture projects to 244, but actual production remains far below 90,000-tonne target

July 17, 2026

Rabat, 17/07/2026 | ANDA reports a target production capacity of nearly 90,000 tonnes, while the World Bank estimates actual output at around 3,600 tonnes and identifies gaps in hatcheries, feed production, cold storage and processing

LARVAL REARING | MICROBIOTA

When two tanks under identical conditions produce different larval survival rates, look at the microbiota

July 16, 2026

Global, 16 July 2026 | Scientific evidence points to continuous microbiota management during the larval stage as a key factor in achieving stable juvenile production

BIOTECHNOLOGY | MICROALGAE PRODUCTION

Artificial intelligence could make microalgae plants more efficient

July 15, 2026

Global, 15 July 2026 | Sensors and predictive models can help anticipate problems, optimise resource use and plan production in microalgae cultivation, although their effectiveness will depend on data quality and whether the benefits outweigh the cost of implementation

INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER

Only two Portuguese aquaculture patents demonstrate application beyond the laboratory

July 15, 2026

Matosinhos, Portugal, 15 July 2026 | A system for estimating biomass in tanks and a polymeric material tested in a RAS facility with European seabass stand out in a blue innovation landscape where 94% of technologies have not reached demonstration under operational conditions

AQUACULTURE NUTRITION

AlFunFeed prepares first validation in European seabass of fungal proteins produced from macroalgae waste

July 15, 2026

Vigo, 16 July 2026 | The project will compare three filamentous fungi and assess growth, feed efficiency, immunity, microbiota, welfare, costs and carbon footprint

News

Ecuador’s shrimp industry still relies heavily on diesel as electrification plan takes shape

Declining fish consumption in the EU is not only about price: supply and retail are reshaping which species reach consumers

EU aquaculture policy does not clearly define now citizens should participate in its development

More field evidence is needed to validate the use of functional feeds in meagre

Morocco raises number of active aquaculture projects to 244, but actual production remains far below 90,000-tonne target

When two tanks under identical conditions produce different larval survival rates, look at the microbiota

Artificial intelligence could make microalgae plants more efficient

Only two Portuguese aquaculture patents demonstrate application beyond the laboratory

AlFunFeed prepares first validation in European seabass of fungal proteins produced from macroalgae waste

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