Aquaculture News: Latest Industry Updates & Trends

REGULATION

Market Advisory Council Warns EU Transport Rules May Harm Aquaculture Sector

July 11, 2025

Brussels, 11 July 2025 | MAC calls for practical, evidence-driven approach to safeguard aquaculture

NEW INGREDIENTS

Novel protein-source blend can replace conventional diets in gilthead seabream broodstock

July 11, 2025

Milan, Italy, 11/07/2025 – A new study has shown that alternative protein sources can improve reproductive performance and larval survival in gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata)

HEATWAVES STRATEGIES

Extreme Marine Heatwaves Demand New Mussel Farming Strategies in Southern Europe

July 9, 2025

Taranto, Italy, 9 July 2025 | Researchers at the University of Salento, Italy, have conducted a study aimed at ensuring the commercial viability of mussel farming amid increasingly prolonged periods of high sea temperatures

HEALTH

A microalga-based strategy to tackle shrimp pathogens gains EU backing

July 9, 2025

Puerto Real, Spain, 9 July 2025 | This approach could represent a significant breakthrough in aquaculture health management, with the potential to combat, at least four of the major pathogens recognised in shrimp aquaculture

NEW INGREDIENTS

Black Soldier Fly and Yelow Mealworm Blend Could Replace Fishmeal in European Seabass Feed

July 8, 2025

Porto, Portugal, 8 July 2025 | This insect meal combination not only enhances functional and physiological outcomes but also improves flexibility in ingredient sourcing

TRAINING

Bioactive Peptides: A New Frontier in Functional Aquafeeds

July 8, 2025

Global, 8 July 2025 | Bioactive peptides can be sourced from a wide variety of sustainable protein materials, including algae, insect meal, yeast, soy, and fish by-products

MARKET

High Prices and Low Supply Mark Bivalve Market in Second Half of 2025

July 7, 2025

Roma, Italy, 7 July 2025 | Mussels and clams are trading at elevated levels, and are likely to remain there through 2025

RESEARCH

BioMar more than doubles vitamin D levels in all Salmon diets

July 7, 2025

Denmark, 7 July 2025 | BioMar has increased the levels of vitamin D3 by 166% across all salmon diets. Research findings point to enhanced fish health benefits while increasing the nutritional value of farmed salmon for consumers