Genomics

Cryopreservation – involving the freezing and ultra-low temperature storage of ova and sperm – has been demonstrated with varying degrees of success across a range of farmed aquatic species, but more standardised techniq…

Although the $4 billion giant river prawn (Macrobrachium ronsebergii) sector has largely stagnated over the last decade, new breeding programmes could help pave the way for its resurgence.

Dr Joshka Kaufmann of Ireland’s Marine Institute has been awarded a grant to investigate and predict how Atlantic salmon evolve in the midst of human-driven environmental change.

Researchers at Scotland's Roslin Institute have published multiple papers on oyster genetics that could help the industry produce larger and healthier shellfish.

Recent genetic advances are being heralded as possible game-changers for the tiger prawn (Penaeus monodon) farming sector, potentially bringing a welcome renaissance to a sector that has fallen far behind vannamei shrimp…

When I was contemplating a topic for this month’s article, I was reminded of a question my daughter asked me several years ago: “Can we feed our dogs a vegetarian diet?”

The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in the Philippines has approved GenoMar for the world's first specific pathogen-free (SPF) certification for tilapia.

Despite its impressive growth rate and resistance to disease, the GIFT strain of tilapia is yet to fulfil its true potential in Odisha, according to several key players in the Indian state’s aquaculture sector.

There’s plenty of room for improvement in both shrimp feeds and genetics according to Ronnie Tan, Johan Brouwer and Willem van der Pijl.

Researchers from James Cook University have mapped the complete genome for Australian tiger prawns, potentially unlocking disease resistance and productivity gains for the aquaculture sector.

New report reveals the Sustainable Aquaculture Innovation Centre's (SAIC) economic impact, including 600 new jobs and an additional turnover of £50 million per annum by 2026.

An inexpensive genomics marker tool can accurately identify hybrid fish that threaten the survival of natural tilapia populations in aquaculture, helping empower both aquaculture producers and conservation efforts in Tan…

Professor Ross Houston, who currently leads the aquaculture genetics team at The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, will join Benchmark Genetics (BG) as the Director of Innovation on 1 March 2022.

Genomic selection is an effective means of improving aquatic animal health, with recent studies suggesting it can be used for a range of conditions including whitespot resistance in shrimp, herpesvirus resistance in Paci…

Scientists at Australia’s Murdoch University are developing a new method to measure fillet fat percentages while fish are still alive.

After five years of extensive research and breeding trials, Genomar introduces new disease-resistant strains of tilapia.

Details of a new $3.8 million project that will use genomic techniques to produce the first selectively bred Canadian strain of eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) have been released today.

In a two-part feature, Professor Ross Houston, one of the world’s foremost aquaculture genetics experts, explains how a combination of new techniques and new technologies has a huge potential to improve breeding programm…