Breeding & genetics

Dr George Chamberlain, managing director of Kona Bay shrimp, has decided to retire and sell up his share in the company to Hendrix Genetics.

A device that can automatically choose which farmed fish should be retained for breeding purposes is currently under development.

An initial project to pave the way for modern selective breeding of tilapia strains farmed in East Africa has been completed recently. Genetic tools were developed, and a detailed analysis of the region’s farmed strains …

Despite vast natural water resources and increased production capacity, difficulties in sourcing raw materials and high up-front costs for producers keep Zambia’s aquaculture sector behind its neighbours.

As Benchmark’s shrimp facility in Florida begins to gear up towards commercial production, Oscar Hennig, operations director of Benchmark Genetics’ shrimp-breeding programme – who has been in the shrimp sector for nearly…

In recent years the buzz and hype surrounding the drive to achieve commercial full-cycle tuna farming in the Mediterranean seems to have subsided. We checked in with some of the leading minds in the field to discuss the …

India’s Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Aquaculture (RGCA), has announced plans to start producing genetically improved farm tilapia (GIFT) at its multi-species aquaculture complex at Vallarpadam, in Kochi.

Mortalities experienced by a number of king crab farmers in the Philippines have been traced back to a batch of juveniles that were imported from Vietnam and turned out to be different species.

A strain of rainbow trout that is 10-15 percent more feed efficient is being developed by researchers at the University of Idaho.

India’s shrimp sector needs to develop its own supplies of larval feed and seed stocks, according to a new report.

Maine’s Center for Cooperative Aquaculture Research, which has helped to launch some of the state’s most innovative aquaculture businesses, is now the subject of international interest too, helping to attract Ki…

Pablo Mazo, the former technical team manager at the salmon producer Ventisqueros, has taken up a position as general manager at Benchmark Genetics Chile.

Stofnfiskur has recently completed the delivery of 400,000 salmon eggs to three customers in China - reflecting plans to expand the country's fledgling salmon farming sector.

A major bottleneck in octopus aquaculture appears to have been removed, thanks to the development of a pioneering method of incubating the eggs without the need for maternal broodstock.

The potential of fish and shellfish production to feed a growing global population could be significantly enhanced through advances in genetics and biotechnology.

StofnFiskur has secured renewed approval to export Atlantic salmon ova to Chile – meaning that it remains the only foreign ova supplier to meet the country's strict biosecurity standards.

A new, cost-effective selective breeding method for improving how resistant salmon are to sea lice is being developed by a Scottish research consortium.

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.