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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

Benchmark Genetics and European research partners have developed the first high-density SNP array for Manila clam and grooved carpet shell clam.

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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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Pacific Hybreed CEO Melissa DellaTorre.

Hawaiʻi’s Pacific Hybreed raises $1m to expand shellfish hatchery work

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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

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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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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

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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

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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

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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

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

King crab caught in Norwegian waters.

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

This industry is relatively young in Norway.

Nofima publishes new handbooks on live crab storage

King crab Paralithodes camtschaticus in Norway.

Norwegian researchers recommend reducing the king crab quota by 2026

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