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The Singaporean firm that aims to transform Asia's crayfish sector

26 Oct 2020

Desmond Chow, the founder of Singapore Crawfish, is so convinced that crayfish aquaculture is ripe for investment that he’s spent the past two years, and considerable amounts of his own capital, developing a range of cra…

Five ways for fish farmers to survive Covid-19

23 Oct 2020

The Fish Site presents five tips to help aquaculture operators stay afloat in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic – an era of changing demand, complex shipping restrictions and feeding unsold farm inventory.

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Ensuring the right light for RAS production

21 Oct 2020

Surprisingly little research into establishing the optimal lighting conditions for salmon in RAS facilities has been published. As a result, and given that light plays a key role in the development of Atlantic salmon, re…

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Meet Germany's pioneering shrimp producer

19 Oct 2020

India, Ecuador… or Bavaria? The third location might not seem like the obvious place to source vannamei shrimp from but Crusta Nova, a German agtech and seafood company, is producing 30 tonnes of them a year, from an RAS…

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News

Conservation titans offer lifeline to oyster aquaculture sector

27 Oct 2020

$2 million in funding has been pledged to an initiative that aims to restore oyster stocks in several US states as well as provide financial support for a sector that's been hit hard by a downturn in demand caused by Cov…

Further validation for Veramaris algal oil

26 Oct 2020

Omega-3-rich algal oil can successfully replace fish oil in the diet of farm-raised juvenile California yellowtail (Seriola dorsalis) without compromising growth or survival, according to a new study.

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Ireland to bale out struggling bivalve farmers

26 Oct 2020

Ireland’s mussel and oyster farmers have been promised compensation to make up for drastic declines in sales since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Indonesian shrimp initiative gains World Economic Forum endorsement

23 Oct 2020

The benefits of a mangrove-sensitive shrimp aquaculture project that’s currently operational in Indonesia have been highlighted in a recent article by the World Economic Forum.

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Can CRISPR edit sea lice out of salmon aquaculture?

23 Oct 2020

A new project will use the gene editing tool CRISPR-Cas9 to assess why Pacific salmon species are less susceptible to sea lice than Atlantic salmon.

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Ireland to bale out struggling bivalve farmers

26 Oct 2020

Ireland’s mussel and oyster farmers have been promised compensation to make up for drastic declines in sales since the s…

Five ways for fish farmers to survive Covid-19

23 Oct 2020

The Fish Site presents five tips to help aquaculture operators stay afloat in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic…

USDA greenlights direct aid to Covid-19-affected aquaculture operations

5 Oct 2020

The USDA has earmarked an additional $14 billion for aquaculture producers who continue to face market disruptions and increased costs due to the ongoing coronavirus crisis.…

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How has India’s shrimp sector weathered the Covid-19 crisis?

5 Oct 2020

After the India’s lockdown in March put the summer shrimp season in jeopardy, researchers estimate that the shrimp industry could face a $1.5 billion loss for 2020-2021. But government safeguards and improved labour retention could keep firms afloat for the winter season.…

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Thai Union to use algal ingredient in its shrimp feeds

12 Oct 2020

Thai Union has announced plans to use AlgaPrime DHA, which can be used as a substitute for fish oil, in its shrimp feeds…

Ÿnsect raises $372 million for “the first carbon negative and largest vertical farm in the world”

6 Oct 2020

Insect farming startup Ÿnsect has extended its Series C funding to $372 million – the largest amount ever raised by a no…

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Environmentally friendly feed system gains commercial validation

30 Sep 2020

A new type of feeding system that uses water, rather than air, to deliver feed pellets from a feed barge to its surround…

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Fears over feminising antioxidants in fish feeds

14 Aug 2020

One of the world’s top tilapia hatcheries has traced a radical upturn in the proportion of female tilapia in their norma…

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Fish health

Could DNA vaccines offer fresh hope for global aquaculture?

9 Oct 2020

Vaccines based on synthetic DNA rather than whole viruses could offer the aquaculture sector a novel and relatively econ…

Can nanobubbles and ultrasound beat disease bacterial issues in RAS?

9 Oct 2020

Oxygen-filled nanobubbles combined with ultrasound can reduce levels of pathogenic bacteria including Vibrio parahaemoly…

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Study backs the use of bacteriophages in shrimp aquaculture

7 Oct 2020

Bacteriophages can prove an effective alternative to the use of antibiotics to tackle Vibrio infections in shri…

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How to handle ammonia spikes when farming shrimp

7 Oct 2020

As part of a new series for The Fish Site, the experts at leading aquaculture financial tech company Alune share their insights and knowledge on how to manage water quality in shrimp aquaculture.…