Could farmed salmon become the world’s most sustainable source of protein?15 Sep 2017 Farmed salmon has the scope to become the most sustainable source of healthy protein in the world, according to a representative of the Global Salmon Initiative (GSI).
From small fry to big fish: the end of salmon crofting in Shetland12 Sep 2017 Over a few short decades, the shape of Shetland’s salmon aquaculture sector went from small-scale crofting by prosperous local heroes to corporate mega-business. Tom Morton surveys the industry landsc…
Six appeal05 Sep 2017 How an Irish entrepreneur is looking towards a six-legged solution to the EU’s protein production deficit.
Lice it or lump it04 Sep 2017 Encouraged by the success of cleanerfish in other salmon-producing regions, as well as improved access to a number of other novel methods to combat lice, Grieg Seafood Shetland is hoping to move away …
BC salmon gets Seafood Watch seal of approval 19 Sep 2017 Atlantic salmon farmed in British Columbia (BC) has been ugraded to the “good alternative” classification by the Monterey Bay Aquarium's Seafood Watch program.
Scottish salmon production slips 5.2 percent19 Sep 2017 Health issues, leading to early harvests, caused Scottish salmon production levels fell by 5.2 percent last year, to a total of 162,817 tonnes, according to figures released by Marine Scotland Science…
Turks take Caribbean aquaculture to a new level18 Sep 2017 Plans to produce up to 40,000 tonnes of sea bass and sea bream a year in the Dominican Republic have been revealed by the Turkish firm Kılıç Deniz.
Does aquaculture impact wild fish quality?18 Sep 2017 The belief that fish farms have an adverse impact on the quality of wild fish caught in their vicinity is largely misplaced, according to a recent study.
Alaska Fish Factor: backing blue growth18 Sep 2017 Marine technology experts are meeting at the Dena’ina Center in Anchorage this week as part of the Oceans ’17 conference, which will include considerable coverage of topics related to ‘blue growth’. …
Novel protein shown to boost shrimp survival14 Sep 2017 A diet containing a novel single-celled protein developed by KnipBio has been shown to increase survival rates of post-larval Pacific white shrimp by at least 30 percent.
Shrimp thrive on fishmeal replacement15 Aug 2017 Whiteleg shrimp fed a diet including a new microbial protein have been shown to outperform those given standard fishmeal-based feeds.
Feeding the needs of African aquaculture07 Jul 2017 Following the successful debut of the World Aquaculture Society’s debut conference in sub-Saharan Africa, The Fish Site spoke to Niels Lundgaard, Commercial Director of Africa for Aller Aqua Group – w…
Nutrition key to fish and shrimp health 26 Jun 2017 Fish and shrimp feed production specialist Skretting is celebrating 25 years since it launched its first health-focused aquafeed.
New generation of Hydrolicer launched17 Aug 2017 The latest and largest Hydrolicer model, which can delouse 350 tonnes of salmon per hour, is on display at this year's Aqua Nor.
New Benchmark solution allows salmon farmers to delouse without affecting the environment15 Aug 2017 CleanTreat cleanses the treatment water after delousing in well boats, and the water is clean before it is released back into the fjords. The solution allows salmon farmers to use medical treatments a…
How can we save the global shrimp industry from devastating diseases? 30 Jun 2017Opinion Stable, biosecure, zero water-exchange aquaculture is the only remedy for repeated catastrophic loss from disease in the shrimp industry, according to Panama-based shrimp RAS expert Dr Bill McGraw.
Environmental DNA sampling shows huge potential for aquaculture 29 Jun 2017 The success of a project that used a cutting-edge genetic technique to assess the presence of water-borne pathogens in Australia's barramundi sector shows the huge potential the technique has to offer…
Register now for UK's record-breaking aquaculture exhibition14 Sep 2017 2018’s Aquaculture UK exhibition is set to be the largest ever aquaculture event to be held in the British Isles.
Poster prize to honour Scots scientist07 Sep 2017 The tenth Lindsay Laird Innovation in Aquaculture prize will be awarded to the student with the best poster presentation at Aquaculture Europe 2017.
Ambitious GOALs set for Dublin aquaculture conference05 Sep 2017 The organizer of this year’s GOAL conference, which takes place in Dublin on 3-6 October, hopes it will help to highlight trends and outline technologies that should inspire the international aquacult…
Reflections on Aqua Nor 201723 Aug 2017 At Aqua Nor 2017 last week we took the opportunity to chat with a selection of attendees and exhibitors to ask why the Trondheim trade show is so important to them. Here's what they had to say:
Cabinet Secretary congratulates Gael Force on feed barge order04 Sep 2017Sponsored Scotland's Cabinet Secretary for the Rural Economy, Fergus Ewing, has visited Gael Force Group’s engineering facility in Inverness following the Highland firm’s announcement earlier this month that t…
INVE Aquaculture releases enhanced shrimp probiotic31 Jul 2017Sponsored INVE Aquaculture has released a significant upgrade to its range of shrimp probiotics, a new and enhanced version Sanolife PRO-2.
Artemia plant heads for Global GAP certification 28 Jun 2017Sponsored INVE Aquaculture Inc (IA Inc) has recently taken a large step towards Global GAP certification, thanks to its artemia and probiotics plant in Salt Lake City achieving GMP certification.
Nutriad sponsoring Asian-Pacific Aquaculture 201704 Sep 2017Sponsored A world leader in speciality additives for fish and shrimp, Nutriad sponsored the Asia Pacific Aquaculture 2017 (APA) exhibition which was held recently in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Nutriad health exper…
Does the future lie in offshore, unmanned fish farms?29 Aug 2017 Robotics technology is bringing the prospect of unmanned offshore fish farms closer all the time, according to Norwegian researchers.
Lumpfish sorter makes the grade 25 Aug 2017 A grading system, which can sort even lumpfish as small as 0.5 grams, is now commercially available, following the development of a novel design by Stofnfiskur and Vaki, a Division of Pentair Aquatic …
What’s the smartest way to sterilise your stock?23 Aug 2017 As the search for the best way to produce sterile farmed fish stocks continues, novel methods such as germ-cell migration disruption could offer good alternatives to inducing triploidy, according to o…
Optoscale weighs up significance of Innovation Award02 Aug 2017 A novel system to measure the weight of salmon in cages without disturbing them is one of the three technological developments to be shortlisted for this year’s Aqua Nor Innovation Award.
