A number of aquaculture entrepreneurs took part in the recent One Ocean Expedition, sparking real aquaculture collaborations and early seaweed initiatives in Baja California Sur.

The voyage took place aboard Norway’s storied tall ship Statsraad Lehmkuhl in the Gulf of California from 16 to 24 November, and the crew included mentors and alumni of the Women in Ocean Food (WIOF) LATAM programme, alongside more than 70 participants from 12 organisations working across the region. Scientists, academics, entrepreneurs, students, coastal community members, storytellers and artists shared the same decks and the same watch rotations

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• It wants to "learn" from other management models to take advantage of the proliferation of this species on its coasts
• It is already evaluating a quota system

In the English counties of Devon and Cornwall, the octopus is an anecdotal species. On the three occasions when it has not been, when it has proliferated in abundance on their coasts—in 1899, 1950, and 2025—it has been considered a "plague." "In the last two or three months, this coast has been visited by a perfect plague of octopuses. They have practically ruined the industry, and many shipowners have tied up their boats in despair [...] They are the most disgusting beasts," published the local newspaper, the Western Evening Herald, founded four years earlier, on December 18, 1899. Even now, when this cephalopod mollusk is a globally sought-after product, it carries the same stigma in these parts of England.

Optimar has secured a major aquaculture contract to supply harvesting and slaughtering equipment to a new fish farming project in Kazakhstan, marking the company’s first delivery to the country and a significant expansion of its international footprint.

The deal is with Organic Fish, which is developing a modern trout farming operation in the Caspian Sea. The project aims to reach an annual production capacity of around 5,000 tonnes within three to four years. Optimar will deliver a complete harvesting package for offshore operations and a slaughterhouse package for land-based processing.

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A Japanese sushi magnate has paid a record-breaking £2.4 million for a giant bluefin tuna at Tokyo’s famous New Year fish auction. Kiyoshi Kimura, widely known as the “Tuna King,” placed the winning bid of 510.3 million yen for the 243-kilogram fish, which was caught off the northern coast of Japan.

Speaking after the pre-dawn auction at Tokyo’s main fish market, Kimura admitted he had not expected the price to climb so high.

The price paid was the highest recorded since auction data began being collected in 1999. The previous record was set in 2019, when a 278-kilogram bluefin sold for 333.6 million yen shortly after the market relocated from the historic Tsukiji site to a new, modern facility. Last year’s top tuna fetched 207 million yen.

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Salmon farming project in Fukushima advances toward commercialization.

A land-based aquaculture project focused on Benizake, or sockeye salmon, in Fukushima Prefecture is moving from pilot scale toward commercial development after expansion plans were selected for national subsidy support.

The project is being undertaken jointly by Okayama University of Science, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone East Corporation, and Ichii Inc.. The partners plan to expand operations and construct new facilities in Namie, following their selection under Japan’s Subsidy for Business Location to Support Self-Reliance and Return, and Create Employment.

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Salmon supplies out of northern Norway face disruption this week following heavy snow and sub-zero temperatures.

There are cancellations on fish trains and trucks between Narvik and Stockholm, and other onward destinations in Sweden.

And all trains between Narvik and Gällivare, an important railway junction in Sweden for salmon traffic, have been cancelled.

A warning of further heavy snow and string winds has been issued by the weather authorities.The Nordland region of Norway is a major salmon producing area. However, it is often prone to disruption at this time of year, which has a knock-on effect on prices.

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