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Stirling secures £2.4m to address antibiotic use in Vietnam’s pangasius sector
The University of Stirling has secured £2.4 million for a four-year project addressing antimicrobial resistance in Vietnam’s pangasius farming sector. Led by Professor Margaret Crumlish, the international team will investigate how resistance develops and what prevents farmers from adopting alternatives to antibiotics. Working with producers, policymakers and industry stakeholders, the project will draw on previous…
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Europe prepares new economic snapshot of aquaculture using 2023 and 2024 data
Brussels, 29 September 2026 | STECF will assess production, sales, costs, employment and profitability while warning of statistical gaps in some segments
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FAO updates global fisheries and aquaculture employment database through 2024
Roma, Italy, 25 September 2026 | Global aquaculture adds around 900,000 jobs since 2022, reaching 23.1 million workers
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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
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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
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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
Read the storySPAIN | TROUT PROCESSING
Piszolla invests nearly €4m to move further into value-added trout processing
Piszolla & Eurotrucha is investing close to €4 million in a major upgrade of its processing facility in Alba de Tormes, Spain, adding a new line designed to fillet large trout.
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Italian fish farming rebounds in 2025 but remains almost 15% below 2019 levels
Verona, Italy, 14 October 2026 | Trout drives the annual recovery, while sea bass output remains a third below 2019 and hatchery production of both sea bass and seabream expands
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RAS biofilters do more than treat water: they also help shape its microbiota
Norway, 14 October 2026 | An experimental study with Atlantic salmon shows that microorganisms from biofilters can disperse into rearing water and alter its bacterial composition
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