A new report shows that ensuring sufficient levels of zinc and long chain omega-3 fatty acids in salmon feed can help improve the gut and gill health of salmon and reduce losses when smolts are transferred to marine sites.
With demand rising globally, octopus farming is developing apace – but, mindful of both the animals’ welfare and concerns around sustainability, should we be scaling it up at all?
A new project, called IMPAQT, is attempting to reinvigorate the stagnant EU aquaculture sector by encouraging the adoption of more eco-intensive IMTA initiatives.
Dougie Allen, a co-founder of Great British Prawns, explains what inspired him to establish the UK’s first and only clearwater – as opposed to biofloc-based – shrimp farm.
With a flying start from a government programme, unemployed young people in Nigeria’s Delta State are discovering aquaculture offers a great opportunity – both to support themselves and help solve the region’s social issues.
Angela Ashby, head of clinical services at Fish Vet Group, explains how the complimentary diagnostics courses the company started offering their clients are proving increasingly popular since their launch earlier this year.
