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Brown crab fishers in Orkney, Scotland, UK.

Orkney Crab fishery: world-first to achieve Community Catch certification

Awarded by NSF as an independent certifying entity, this new standard sets a new benchmark for small-scale fishery sustainability and social responsibility.

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Fresh and frozen Seafood selection at an American grocery store supermarket. Seafood department sign above retail display.

PanaPesca partners with Florida's CKAF for sustainable clam supply

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Aerial view of Oyster Bay, Long Island.

Oyster farms could support recovery of wild stocks in New York state

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Benchmark Genetics describes the new platform as "a practical genomic resource that will support shellfish research, breeding and conservation for years to come."

New genomic tool could strengthen clam breeding and conservation

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Glidden Point oyster farmers in September 2025.

Maine aquaculture sales rise 44% over decade

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Pictured: a computer display at a seafood processing facility. New classroom resources for students in grades 7-12 will help them learn about the seafood sector and careers in the industry.

Nova Scotia launches seafood careers programme for schools

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The opening of disaster relief funding comes soon after New York State announced a separate $3 million funding round for Long Island aquaculture businesses, many of which are oyster farming operations.

US disaster declaration unlocks financial support for Long Island oyster farmers

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

Scottish shellfish farmers set new mussel production record in 2025

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Lots of mussel and other seashells washed up on a beach in Canterbury, New Zealand.

New Zealand court fines aquaculture company for shellfish biosecurity breaches

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Harvesting Oysters in Whangaroa Harbour, Northland, New Zealand.

New Zealand changes national rules to support aquaculture

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Kerian Fennelly, CEO of Newport Mussels.

Newport Mussels plans first offshore mussel farm in US North Atlantic waters

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The main reproductive period is between December and April.

Spanish initiative boosts sustainable oyster farming in Benin

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The geoduck clam is currently the only ASC-certified of its kind in the world.

Taylor Shellfish, first U.S. bivalve farm with ASC certification

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Aquaculture Opportunity Areas in Alaska

New NOAA atlas identifies potential aquaculture sites in Alaska

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Maine Farmers Are Why - Campaign by Maine Farmed Seafood Coalition

Maine's sea farmers launch public awareness-raising campaign

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Mussel farm / Camanchaca Cultivos Sur.

Camanchaca launches new maritime logistics for its mussel business

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Norwegian blue mussel powder.

Can blue mussels be an ingredient in salmon feed?

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Lobster pots stacked on a dock in Nova Scotia.

Nova Scotia introduces tougher penalties to tackle illegal seafood activity

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Manila clams.

Italian-Norwegian project sees selective breeding cut Manila clam production time by three months

The researchers explored how aquaculture can coexist with fisheries, transport, and other activities, using Inhaca Island as an example.

Norway collaborates with Mozambique on sustainable green mussel production

Pictured left to right: Micheál Sugrue, Sharon Sugrue and Emmet Casey, of mussel and oyster farming company Réalt na Mara Shellfish.

Aquaculture meets tourism in new shellfish tour on Ireland’s southwest coast

The first group of small-scale mussel producers, now ASC certified, alongside a second group working toward certification by the end of 2026, led by Verónica Vivar of the St. Andrews Multisite Certification initiative.

St. Andrews is the first Chilean mussel producer to gain ASC Multisite Certification

NORA says restoration projects across Europe have reported difficulty in sourcing European flat oysters (Ostrea edulis).

Consultation opens on scaling hatchery production for native oyster restoration

Oyster farms on the north coast of New South Wales, Australia.

New South Wales launches funding programme to expand aquaculture sector

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