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

Scotland sets new record for mussel production in 2024

Scottish Shellfish Farm Production Survey 2024 reveals surge in production for mussels and native oysters, while pacific oyster output dropped.

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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

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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

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

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

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Yellowtail kingfish.

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

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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

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Mussel reef

European partnership to recover marine nature at Dogger Bank

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Harvesting Oysters in Whangaroa Harbour, Northland, New Zealand.

New Zealand aquaculture development plan aims for $3 billion revenue by 2030

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Oyster fishing boats and traditional oyster barns on Prince Edward Island.

Canadian government pledges $850k to tackle "serious threat to Canada's oyster industry"

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The  vessel's commissioning in the UK was completed by Macduff Shipyards.

Macduff Ship Design delivers two of its sister vessels to UK's largest mussel farm

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Piers Mudd was the founding CEO & Director of the African aquaculture company Yalelo Uganda.

UK mussel farmer hires Head of Strategy to lead fundraising program

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“We’re seeing growing enthusiasm for mussels, not just for their taste but for their minimal environmental impact," said Katie Keay, Senior Sustainability & Ethics Manager at Waitrose.

UK retailer Waitrose reports surge of consumer interest in mussels

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Iceland's Minister of Food, Agriculture, and Fisheries, Hanna Katrín Friðriksson, and First Gentleman of Iceland, Björn Skúlason, pictured at the Iceland Ocean Cluster event.

Iceland Ocean Cluster showcases cultivated shellfish meat products for first time outside Asia

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Oyster Restoration Company launches new solution for faster recovery of oyster reefs

Oyster Restoration Company launches new solution for faster recovery of oyster reefs

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Norwegian live snow crabs in China.

Norway exports live snow crabs to China for first time

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Oyster farms in Gadeokdo Island, Busan, South Korea.

South Korea announces "vision of becoming the world’s No. 1 oyster-exporting country"

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Shellfish farm on Orr's Island, Harpswell, Maine, United States.

US aquaculture census reveals growth in farms, surge in shellfish sales

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Construction of a land-based urchin farming site is expected to commence in Toyama Prefecture in early 2025.

New Japanese partnership to boost kelp forests through sea urchin ranching

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European flat oysters (Ostrea edulis)

Industry alliance to tackle European oyster disease, supporting restoration and farming

An Australian fisherman holds a lobster.

Australia resumes exports of live lobster to China

Canadian aquaculture sector saw overall declines in production and sales in 2023

Canadian aquaculture sector saw overall declines in production and sales in 2023

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

US federal agency announces "major milestone" in aquaculture development on east and west coasts

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

Scottish Shellfish launches new consumer website

Norwegian Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, Marianne Sivertsen Næss, and Chinese Minister of Customs and Veterinary Authorities, Yu Jianhua.

Norway closer to exporting live snow crab to China

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