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Lake Volta tilapia farmers await government relief funds following flooding

Husbandry Open farming systems Politics

8 December 2023

Ghana’s tilapia farmers have been promised a share of the $40 million pledged by the government to alleviate the issues caused by the recent flooding in Lake Volta, but some experts argue that a radical overhaul of the country’s aquaculture strategy is what's …

by Efua Konyim Okai West African aquaculture correspondent

2023 in review Kevin Fitzsimmons

Fisheries

6 December 2023

Professor Kevin Fitzsimmons believes that there are plenty of positives to be taken from the last 12 months in aquaculture and has an optimistic outlook for the sector in 2024 – but mention the fisheries and marine ingredients lobbies to him at your peril.

The Lutz Report Nitrite: a guide to understanding and limiting its presence in both RAS and pond culture

Bacterial diseases

4 December 2023

Nitrite is both toxic and inevitably present in all closed aquaculture systems, so it’s essential for farmers to understand where it comes from and how it can be managed.

Women in aquaculture A leading light in Egypt’s aquaculture sector

Husbandry

1 December 2023

After gaining her master’s in aquaculture in Gran Canaria, Nourhan Ali has gained an impressive range of farming experience in Egypt and is now a consultant for the Saudi Aquaculture Society.

Cooke lands $4.7 grant for True North Salmon processing plant

Open farming systems

8 December 2023

Native oyster nursery installed in Belfast port

8 December 2023

New research could help reduce winter ulcers in farmed salmon

Bacterial diseases

8 December 2023

Kelp Blue seeks $80 million blue bond

Restorative aquaculture

8 December 2023

SAIC secures funding for seven fish health projects

Vaccines

7 December 2023

Salmon farmers strike back against anti-aquaculture campaign

Open farming systems

7 December 2023

Northern Europe’s largest insect factory opens

7 December 2023

Warm water

UMass aquaculture biosensor research awarded $1 million

Viruses

6 December 2023

Application approved for Australian renewable aquaculture project

5 December 2023

Biotech startup raises €800k to unlock potential of microalgae

4 December 2023

New report highlights effective actions to grow shrimp industry

Marketing

30 November 2023

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Cold water

Stolt to step up sole production in Spain

6 December 2023

Italian aquaculture producers suspected of €4.5 million fraud

Economics

6 December 2023

Researchers believe human anti-aging supplement could reduce salmon health risks

Feed formulation

5 December 2023

PatoGen and SAMS set date for gill health workshop

1 December 2023

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People & planet

The Nature Conservancy sees aquaculture as key to sustainable future at COP28

5 December 2023

Kelp Blue wins Zayed Sustainability Prize

4 December 2023

Initiative aims to take UK seaweed sector to the next level

30 November 2023

Salmon aquaculture off the hook over harmful algal blooms

Harmful algal blooms

29 November 2023

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Startups

Leeds University and Entocycle seek to catalyse commercialisation of UK insect farming

Feed ingredients

7 December 2023

GCash and Mayani unite to bridge Philippines’ $6B agri-fisheries credit gap

Open farming systems

1 December 2023

Finalists announced in Future of Fish Feed krill replacement challenge

Feed ingredients

30 November 2023

Jala nets $13 million investment

Technology & equipment

28 November 2023

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The Lutz Report Nitrite: a guide to understanding and limiting its presence in both RAS and pond culture

Bacterial diseases

4 December 2023

Can monodon gain ground against the monoculture of vannamei shrimp?

Viruses

1 November 2023

The pioneers seeking to put the burbot on “the main stage of commercial aquaculture”

Husbandry

20 September 2023

Kenya’s ambitious island-based tilapia farm

Feed ingredients

22 November 2023

Women in aquaculture The quest to become one of Zambia’s top tilapia producers

Husbandry

27 September 2023

Flagship farm brings new business model to Uganda’s tilapia sector

Feed ingredients

9 August 2023

Tomota: a shrimp farmer’s best friend?

Feeding systems

20 November 2023

The migrant workers who keep the aquaculture industry alive

Jobs

3 July 2023

Four tips to optimise the stability of your biofloc system

Nutrition

27 February 2023

Celebrating women in Caribbean aquaculture Could farmed urchins and crabs rescue Puerto Rico’s coral reefs?

Husbandry

6 September 2023

The importance of small-scale freshwater fish farms

5 July 2023

Mia Avril: Saint Lucia’s aquaponics advocate

Feed ingredients

26 May 2023

Connecting Indian aquaculture

Aquaculture vs alternative proteins: debunking the myths

26 April 2023

Scaling up the adoption of technology in Indian aquaculture

3 October 2022

Smart aquaculture: technological intervention is vital for a sustainable future

11 May 2022

Pioneers of African aquaculture

Ade Alakija: the man who took Nigeria's catfish sector to a new level

15 March 2023

Pioneers of African aquaculture: Ismail Radwan

27 September 2021

Pioneers of African aquaculture: Fergus Flynn

24 February 2021

Meet the farmer

Togo’s tilapia king

24 November 2023

From taxi driver to trout supremo

17 November 2023

Reaping the rewards of a move from agri- to aqua-culture

20 October 2023

Generation recirculation

America’s eel RAS superstar

15 November 2023

The tiny RAS with massive impact potential

23 October 2023

The company that shows how RAS facilities can be profitable within a year

2 October 2023

All about MENA

Dubai's aquaculture success story: Fish Farms LLC

6 February 2023

Tunisia – aquaculture on the rise

6 July 2022

Insights from Israel’s number-one fish farm

18 May 2022

Catfish / Pangasius

Aquabashy brings key Nigerian aquaculture players together for World Fisheries Day

27 November 2023

ASC hails success of inaugural Vietnam summit

15 November 2023

Laser bird repellent shows promise for Mississippi aquaculture operators

31 October 2023

Marine fish

Research reveals fitter fish win growth race

4 December 2023

Soil Association seeks public opinion on organic aquaculture standards

29 November 2023

Insectum launches mobile, modular black soldier fly farms

24 November 2023

Microalgae

AlgaEurope set for Prague

3 November 2023

NewFish lands Katapult Ocean investment

10 October 2023

Could power plants fuel alternative aquafeeds?

29 September 2023