Water quality

A new laboratory study shows that microplastics can negatively impact fish health and physiology, finding that the presence of plastic fragments can make IHNV outbreaks more damaging.

Mowi is reporting low harvest volumes and poorer than expected fish growth at its Irish salmon operations.

A researcher from Brazil’s UNESP university has identified a bacteria linked to a myriad of diseases in both humans and intensive tilapia aquaculture as part of her master’s thesis.

The water-filtering abilities of farmed kelp could help reduce marine pollution in coastal areas, according to a new study led by the University of Alaska Fairbanks.

A research project has recently been launched to investigate how plastics from the aquaculture and fisheries sectors can be recycled and made into new products.

A team of researchers from the University of Oklahoma (OU) is leading an effort toward better management of harmful algal blooms (HABs) through a new genome-based taxonomy.

The Swinomish Indian Tribal Community is using funding from NOAA to build the first modern clam garden in the US, reviving a 3,500-year-old indigenous aquaculture tradition in Washington state.

A recent study explored the intestinal microbiota of Atlantic salmon during the seawater transfer process and found that gradually exposing the fish to changes in salinity led to a greater diversity in their intestinal b…

With two crops of mussels now in the water, it’s a question of keeping ones boat and buoys afloat for another six months – which isn’t always as straightforward as it sounds.

Ocean warming and ocean acidification driven by climate change decrease the nutritional quality of some marine organisms, causing disruptions to the ocean food web.

Norway’s Atlantic salmon sector published their feed composition and utilisation data from 2020, showing more novel ingredients in their formulations and greater salmon output – but as inflation and global commodity pric…

Brown seaweeds, such as bladderwrack, could remove up to 550 million tonnes of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere every year, according to researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology.

Though indoor shrimp farming has been tapped as a potential disruptor in the aquaculture space, investors have been hesitant to sign on the dotted line. But according to Aurore Gil of ADM Capital Europe, this reflects an…

A new publication has found that leveraging a combination of probiotics along with complementary exogenous enzymes in an intensive culture system can boost growth parameters and improve the culture environment for farmed…

Lisa Milke, a shellfish research expert, has been appointed as the new head of NOAA’s ecosystems and aquaculture division.

Lake Volta might be the most productive aquaculture centre in Ghana, but the current model of fish farming on the lake is unsustainable, according to Dr Kofitsyo Cudjoe, a senior adviser at the Norwegian Veterinary Insti…

Okuma New Zealand is partnering with Gulf Guardians to help regenerate the Hauraki Gulf by putting mussels back into the ocean.

Industry data suggests that bacterial infections are on the rise in Norway’s Atlantic salmon industry – and researchers are linking biological stress hormones to their dipping resilience.

Limited access to seawater has been a pressing challenge for producers of Florida pompano – but a recent trial has found that pompano larvae can thrive in varying salinities, giving commercial farms a way to reduce produ…