Breeding & genetics

The fate of Mexico’s nascent Totoaba aquaculture industry is hanging in the balance, as farmers await a decision by CITES on whether it will be possible to export this once-threatened species.

Wanyama Pascal is manager of Bayrise Fish Farm on Lake Victoria, Kenya – a tilapia farm with the capacity to produce nearly 400 tonnes a year.

GenoMar has delivered its first batch genetically improved tilapia fingerlings from its new hatchery in Vietnam.

Building a shrimp farm in Florida has been rewarding and frustrating in equal measure for Robins McIntosh of Charoen Pokphand Foods, but the experience has taught him a great deal.

A project that aims to compare the commercial production of market-sized yellow perch fish in flow-through and recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS), is due to launch in Minnesota in September.

Norwegian cod farming startup Norcod has begun it first commercial harvest, generating its first sales revenue in the process.

Pacific Hybreed will be collaborating with three leading US shellfish researchers in a new project designed to produce disease-resistant eastern oysters (Crassostrea virginica).

Researchers in Ghana believe that there’s now scope to fulfil the potential of the African bony tongue – commonly referred to as “super cu” in Ghana – as a key aquaculture species.

A project that seeks to develop new kelp strains for the seaweed aquaculture sector has been awarded funding from World Wildlife Fund (WWF), with support from the Bezos Earth Fund.

Singapore RAS, which aims to be the first Atlantic salmon producer in the Southeast Asian city state, has selected where to source its ova from.

Europe’s largest native oyster restocking programme has been launched today to coincide with World Oyster Day.

Five aquaculture projects have been pledged a share of a new $7.9 million funding round from the British Columbia Salmon Restoration and Innovation Fund (BCSRIF).

A new $4.9 million hub to improve the productivity of aquaculture in northern Queensland has been launched in conjunction with James Cook University this week.

The possibility of breeding tilapia that are resistant to tilapia lake virus (TiLV) is one step closer, thanks to a genomic research breakthrough.

Among the most economically important farmed fish, production methods, levels of technological development and the types of fish health and well-being issues faced can vary widely — and those in the industry that make a …

Aquaculture is used to help enhance wild stocks of nearly 200 aquatic species around the world, but these programmes have had mixed results.

A fresh batch of disease-resistant Pacific oysters, selectively bred and reared in Tasmania, could be the saviour of South Australia’s oyster aquaculture sector.

Ten estuaries on the west coast of North America have been identified as priority locations for expanding the use of conservation aquaculture to help bring back Olympia oyster populations

Six aquaculture-related projects in Bangladesh, Ghana, Malawi and Zambia have been awarded a share of $1.15 million in grant funding by the Fish Innovation Lab at Mississippi State University (MSU).

Plans to investigate the possibility of farming yellowbelly flounder in land-based systems have been launched in New Zealand this month.