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

New South Wales government backs aquaculture projects with AUD $14.3m investment

The New South Wales government says the investment will help expand oyster, kelp and seafood production on the South Coast while supporting jobs, modernisation and lower-emissions operations.

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Aerial view of mussel farming in the Los Lagos region, Chile.

Chile launches project to modernise mussel farming and improve traceability

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The 2021 winner of the Food Planet Prize was Connecticut-based non-profit GreenWave, which has developed a regenerative ocean polyculture system growing seaweed and shellfish.

Food Planet Prize opens call for blue foods innovations for 2027

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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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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

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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

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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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King crab caught in Norwegian waters.

King crab: an increasingly significant species for Norway's exports to the U.S.

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This industry is relatively young in Norway.

Nofima publishes new handbooks on live crab storage

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King crab Paralithodes camtschaticus in Norway.

Norwegian researchers recommend reducing the king crab quota by 2026

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Mahurangi Harbour, Warkworth, Auckland, New Zealand.

Oyster farmers affected by wastewater overflow in New Zealand receive NZD 1 million

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Lobster pots at Conwy Harbour, North Wales.

Welsh seafood industry asked to share carbon emissions data in bid for net zero

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The company has been cultivating oysters on Loch Fyne for over 45 years.

ASC certifies Scottish oyster farmer for sustainable aquaculture practices

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

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

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

Wild blue mussels, Mytilus edulis.

French project turns waste mussels into renewable energy

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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