Biotechnology

Thai Union Group has announced promising results when using AlgaPrime DHA, which is produced by Corbion, in its shrimp feeds.

KnipBio has announced that it is now able to produce its single cell protein aquafeed ingredient, KnipBio Meal (KBM), from condensed distillers’ solubles (CDS).

Mike Selden, CEO of Finless Foods, explains how cell-based seafood can complement conventional aquaculture in helping to feed the planet without destroying ocean life.

AquaBounty has announced this week that it has decided to close down its operations in Panama, now that it can stock and grow its genetically modified AquAdvantage Salmon at its site in Indiana.

In this two-part feature, The Fish Site and Mike Selden, CEO of the cell-based fish company Finless Foods, discuss the background of lab-grown fish and the origins of Finless Foods bluefin tuna.

AquaBounty has been granted approval for the commercial production of its genetically modified AquAdvantage salmon at its Rollo Bay production facility on Prince Edward Island.

Salmon rendered sterile through gene editing are exhibiting encouraging behaviour and performance during the grow-out phase, according to new research results.

Ways to commercialise the production of finfish rendered sterile by novel methods sparked a thought-provoking discussion at the end of the inaugural International Finfish Sterility Workshop, which was…

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has allowed AquaBounty to start farming its genetically modified AquAdvantage Salmon in Indiana.

In the second part of the feature, Professor Ross Houston, who is currently involved in using gene editing to improve resistance to diseases in salmon, explains the barriers – technical, regulatory an…

KnipBio’s single-cell protein can now be used in commercial aquaculture, having been awarded Generally Regarded As Safe (GRAS) designation from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

A line of tilapia that has been gene edited will not be classified as a genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in Argentina, according to a government advisory commission.

Trials that measured the efficacy of rainbow trout diets containing a single cell protein against a number of standard trout diets have shown promising results.

Sylvia Wulf is set to become the new CEO and executive director of AqauBounty on 1 January.

Despite being overfished in China and South East Asia, a suite of advances in sustainable aquaculture of a number of grouper species is bringing benefits to producers and consumers alike.

AquaBounty is looking to move from triploidy to gene editing as the best means to ensure sterile fish, following a deal signed with the Center for Aquaculture Technologies (CAT) this week.

Dr Laura Braden, an eminent sea lice researcher who now works for AquaBounty, lives on Prince Edward Island, Canada, with her husband-to-be, a young baby, two German shepherds and a Norwegian forest c…

While biotechnology may draw mixed responses from consumers, producers and regulators around the world, it has a crucial role in ensuring the sustainable development of global aquaculture.

A project which aims to selectively breed feed-efficient lines of tilapia in order to improve the economic viability of aquaculture in areas where feed is expensive and scarce has recently been launch…

Portions of fish that have been produced in bioreactors are going to be available in restaurants by 2019 thanks to a project that should fundamentally challenge the way that we think about fish produc…