Breeding & genetics

It's known that escaped fish from Norwegian salmon farms can interbreed with wild salmon, and thus must have changed the genetic and physical makeup of the country's famed wild salmon stocks, says the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU).

This guide from the FAO Cultured Aquatic Species Information Programme provides information on farming Pacific cupped oyster (Crassostrea gigas).

This guide from the FAO Cultured Aquatic Species Information Programme provides information on farming mrigal carp (Cirrhinus mrigala).

This guide from the FAO Cultured Aquatic Species Information Programme provides information on farming milkfish - from sourcing fry to marketing milkfish globally.

This guide from the FAO Cultured Aquatic Species Information Programme provides information on farming Mud Carp (Cirrhinus molitorella).

This guide from the FAO Cultured Aquatic Species Information Programme provides information on farming Indian Carp (Catla catla).

This guide from the FAO Cultured Aquatic Species Information Programme provides information on farming Japanese eel.

Aquaculture is growing so rapidly that it accounts for almost 50 per cent of all fish brought to the table. Rebecca Chappell, SDNN looks at leading fish farms in San Diego, US.

White sturgeon have successfully been bred in captivity by the Department of Aquaculture and Aquatic Resources at the University of Los Lagos, Chile.

This guide from the FAO Cultured Aquatic Species Information Programme provides information on farming Crucian carp.

This guide from the FAO Cultured Aquatic Species Information Programme provides information on farming meagre.

This guide from the FAO Cultured Aquatic Species Information Programme provides information on farming European eel.

This guide from the FAO Cultured Aquatic Species Information Programme provides information on farming Siberian sturgeon.