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Spanish aquaculture: an €800 million sector at a crossroad

Aquaculture income fell by 26.6 per cent in 2023 compared with the previous year, while labour productivity (measured as income per annual work unit) contracted by a similar margin. Direct employment ...
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European Investment Bank backs Oceanloop with €35 million investment

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has granted a €35 million loan to German start-up Oceanloop, a company at the forefront of sustainable aquaculture technology. This funding, under the European Union ...
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Farmed Atlantic salmon safer to eat, but now contains less omega-3, long-term study finds

Farmed Atlantic salmon may be safer on the plate today than it was 15 years ago, but its nutritional profile has changed — notably, with lower levels of beneficial omega-3 fatty acids, according to a ...
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Seafood mislabeling: an unresolved issue for 2025

Seafood mislabeling in the European Union remains an unresolved issue as we approach 2025, with significant implications for consumer trust, sustainability, and public health. Various studies have ...
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Aquaculture and Communication: How to Stand Out in the Age of Fragmented Attention

In today’s hyperconnected world, social media is a vast ocean of information and entertainment. Among viral memes, quick recipes, and animal videos that bring a smile, we also find educational ...
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AVRAMAR Greece’s 2026 begins with a choice between cash and restructuring

The situation of AVRAMAR Greece, one of the largest producers of gilthead seabream and European seabass in the Mediterranean, remains critical as the year draws to a close. The company’s bank ...
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European eel: the species trapped in a market-driven race to extinction

The European eel (Anguilla anguilla) is vanishing before our eyes. Its numbers have plummeted since the late 1970s, yet fishing pressure has not eased. On the contrary: the scarcer the eel becomes, ...
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Bay of Cadiz: a privileged setting for modern, circular and sustainable aquaculture

These figures, as confirmed during the third AZA4ICE project local meeting held at the Faculty of Marine and Environmental Science of the University of Cádiz, show that the Bay provides an ...
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Attractant in Aquaculture: Understanding their types and uses to enhance productivity

Attractants are chemical compounds, either natural or synthetic, designed to stimulate the sensory responses of fish and crustaceans, thereby enhancing the efficiency of feed utilization. These ...
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The Great Cormorant: A growing threat to aquaculture and biodiversity in Europe

The soaring population of Great Cororants (Phalacrocorax carbo carbo and Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis) has become a pressing challenge for European aquaculture and aquatic biodiversity. Over the past ...
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Cooke Seafood Acquires Operations of the Defunct AquaBounty on Prince Edward Island

Kelly Cove Salmon Ltd. (KCS), the Atlantic Canadian salmon farming division of Cooke Aquaculture Inc., is delighted to announce the acquisition of the now-defunct operations of AquaBounty Canada Inc ...
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Fish Oil price in the last decade reflects a significant supply-demand imbalance

Aquaculture feed costs are under growing strain as a decade of modest increases in fishmeal prices contrasts sharply with an unprecedented surge in fish oil costs, plaing pressure on producer’s ...