Breeding & genetics

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Benchmark expects a “significant” reduction in sales of its advanced nutrition products but believes that its genetics sales should hold firm.

Production of a fast-growing tilapia strain developed by Spring Genetics could be an effective means of alleviating poverty in El Salvador, according to one of the world’s leading philanthropists.

Despite a number of challenges that still need to be overcome, genome sequencing has a growing range of practical applications in aquaculture and, as costs come down, it is going to be increasingly widely used.

AquaBounty CEO Sylvia Wulf is looking forward to the company's first harvest of US-growth transgenic salmon after a “transformative year”, despite net losses increasing from $10.4 to $13.2 million.

The diversification of aquaculture is vital for the long-term success of the sector, argues Øyvind J Hansen, in the first instalment of an exclusive new series by Nofima.

Catla producers might be better off sourcing fry from a catla's second spawning of the season - as their offspring have fewer deformities, an enhanced survival rate and enlarged body size, according to new research.

Certain tilapia families have been shown to be completely resistant to tilapia lake virus (TiLV), offering hope that breeding programmes can combat one of the worst diseases to hit the global fish farming industry in rec…

Mulling over the next fish to invest in? Let’s take a cue from the ancient Egyptians and Romans, who have long loved their mullets (No, not the haircut).

Aquaculture investor Hatch is inviting applications for its fourth accelerator programme, which offers 10 companies mentorship, financing of up to $130,000 and industry access.

The Ocean Conservation Trust is constructing a seagrass cultivation laboratory at the National Marine Aquarium as part of a new £2.5 million habitat restoration project launched last week by Natural England.

A new tool incorporating the latest advancements in genetic marker information for whiteleg (vannamei) shrimp has been launched this week.

Benchmark has targeted raising £43 million in order to scale up and speed up the commercialisation of its novel sea lice treatment system CleanTreat.

AquaBounty has announced plans to produce 50,000 tonnes of transgenic salmon annually by 2027 as it bids to raise $9.2 million from investors.

Tilapia that have not been treated with hormones appear to be more robust against diseases such as tilapia lake virus, strengthening the argument to use males produced via more natural means.

Now that Seabass Chile has successfully closed the breeding cycle of the Patagonian toothfish for the first time, the company is looking forward to the commercial production of this high value species. And it could, they…

Maintaining broad genetic diversity among farmed mussel populations will allow them to adapt to the acidification of the oceans, according to new research.

The leader of a project that was initially launched to help endangered wild burbot (Lota lota) populations in North America believes that the species has huge potential for commercial aquaculture too.

After a tough 2019 financial year, Benchmark has listed the commercial launch of CleanTreat and their novel sea lice treatment BMK08 as top priorities for 2020.

A new aquaculture technique developed in the Philippines might help to halt the decline of one of the country’s most prized native fish species.

In markets around the world, aquaculture producers are waking up to the opportunities offered by native and indigenous species. We look at initiatives from Brazil and elsewhere that are making use of their local resource…