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Ostrea edulis reefs in Connemara. Pilot restoration sites will be established at a variety of coastal sites in Ireland and Northern Ireland.

€1.5m project aims to restore Ireland's coasts, one oyster reef at a time

The BRICONS project, funded by the Irish Marine Institute and led by University College Dublin, works on native oyster reef restoration in a bid to boost biodiversity and improve coastal management.

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University of Aberdeen researcher Dr Victoria Sleight and Dr Tom Ashton of NativeAqua.

"Small underwater miracles": researchers launch genetic study to boost UK’s native oyster stocks

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EMPA President Addy Risseuw, and MEP Stéphanie Yon-Courtin, Vice-President of the Parliament’s Fisheries Committee, pictured at the "Food of the Future" event.

Shellfish farming should play a greater role in EU food policy, say MEPs and mollusc producers

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Wild blue mussels, Mytilus edulis.

French project turns waste mussels into renewable energy

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Carlingford Oyster Company receives innovation accolade at the Blas na hÉireann Irish Food Awards 2025.

Irish oyster farmer wins innovation accolade

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Rhode Island's state clam, the Northern quahog, has been in decline since the 1980s.

New US bill proposal to investigate declining shellfish populations

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Mussel longline aquaculture, a type of aquaculture practised in the coastal ocean of California.

NOAA identifies 13 new "aquaculture opportunity areas" in US waters

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Decameal will focus on improving extraction methods and expanding its crab supplier network.

Crab-to-feed startup Decameal secures €2.1M to expand sustainable aquaculture solutions

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The project will deploy 40,000 Oyster Heaven artificial reefs pre-loaded with oyster spat, installed by Norfolk Seaweed.

UK's largest oyster reef restoration project launches

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The consortium of companies, researchers and conservation groups says the initiative could support large-scale restoration of oyster reefs in the North Sea.

Half a million oysters to be released in Rotterdam pilot restoration project

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Maine aquaculture coastal communities working waterfront

Maine passes new laws to support aquaculture growth

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Oysters from Australia's Yumbah Aquaculture.

Yumbah Aquaculture, Australia's first BAP-certified oyster producer

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Yellowtail kingfish.

Proposed Yumbah-Clean Seas merger clears another hurdle for completion

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Norway's "seafood envoy" to the US, Karine Rød Haraldsson.

Major growth potential for Norwegian shellfish in the US, says report

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The campaign will run until August 11.

Spain launches research campaign for sustainable Norway lobster fishery

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Frozen oysters in shell are the main product of Harimanada Co.

Global Seafood Alliance unveils first BAP-certified oyster producer in Japan

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The marketing program aims to "increase awareness, demand, and long-term market opportunities for Alaska’s growing mariculture industry."

New marketing push to promote Alaska’s mariculture products

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Pictured: fresh mussels from the Isle of Mull, Scotland.

Scotland sets new record for mussel production in 2024

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This system is China's first world-class agricultural cultural heritage project in aquaculture.

FAO recognizes ancient chinese practices for pearl mussel farming

Seastex first identified mussel beards, or byssus, as a by-product of the aquaculture industry in April 202

Scottish startup creating mussel beard products to expand team and production capacity

Pictured: NOAA Fisheries Alaska Aquaculture Team with juvenile oysters near Kodiak, Alaska.

New NOAA Fisheries resource hub supports Alaska’s expanding aquaculture sector

Yellowtail kingfish.

Australia's Clean Seas Seafood to be acquired by Yumbah in proposed merger

Aerial view of large shrimp farms in the coastal region of Giao Thuy, Vietnam.

UKRI launches £12 million research initiative for South-East Asian aquaculture

Mussel reef

European partnership to recover marine nature at Dogger Bank

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