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Record breakers
With aquaculture now producing more than catch fisheries for the first time in human history, has the age of the fish farm arrived? World fisheries and aquaculture production has hit...
The next level
The Irish Government has a plan to grow the country’s aquaculture sector sustainably. Aquaculture in Ireland has grown significantly since the 1980s and today the sector produces nearly 43,000 tonnes...
Fast track – or road to ruin?
Science offers a way to bring about dramatic improvements in livestock – including salmon – but not everyone is happy about it, Robert Outram finds. Gene editing is a divisive...
What now for RSPCA Assured?
The RSPCA’s own President says it should drop its farming certification scheme, as Sandy Neil reports. The campaign group Animal Rising is calling on the RSPCA to drop its ethical...
The only way is up
Vertical Oceans’ modular stacking RAS system for shrimp will work anywhere, say the company’s founders. Robert Outram reports. Shrimp farming is big business. Just one species – Pacific whiteleg shrimp...
Off the hook
As Vince McDonagh reports, a study by Norway’s Institute of Marine Research has added to the evidence that farmed salmon are not spreading diseases to their wild counterparts. Marine researchers...
Oysters galore – in France
Nicki Holmyard shares her impressions after her visit to France’s oyster heartland. I love oysters, and really miss having oyster farmers for neighbours! In my local fishmongers, No 3 oysters...
