Water quality

Calls to ban the aquaculture of Pacific oysters in the UK are not supported by science, according to the authors of a newly published report.

Martin Welch, co-founder of KelpCrofting and inventor of the KelpRing cleaner fish hide, discusses the huge range of benefits that can be brought about by small-scale seaweed farming in the North Atlantic and beyond.

Moleaer, which is developing nanobubble technology that has been reported to improve water quality in the salmon aquaculture sector, has secured $9 million in funding.

Plans to step up catfish production in the Philippines have been given a boost, after water quality issues were identified at one of the country’s key hatcheries.

Integrated multi-trophic aquaculture (IMTA) is proving its worth in Sungo Bay in China, with numerous studies to support its environmental and economic benefits.

The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) has called for a tender to research the effects of current fish farming activities on the marine environment in the East Johor Strait.

A webinar on the application of sensors in precision aquaculture was attended by 157 participants from 33 countries this week.

An energy-efficient system for cultivating marine microalgae that can improve water quality in aquaculture systems has been developed by researchers in Sweden.

The first seaweed farm in US tropical waters has been installed in Puerto Rico, in a bid to support large-scale production of algal biomass for biofuels and other valuable bioproducts.

A rapid diagnostic method to reduce the incidence of biofouling on farmed mussels is currently being developed.

The salinity levels of shrimp ponds have been shown to have a major impact on the prevalence of Enterocytozoon hepatopenaei (EHP), according to new research from the University of Arizona.

Seaweed aquaculture could reduce the size and number of “dead zones” in the oceans, by absorbing the excess nitrogen and phosphorous in the water that cause these zones to appear.

Robins McIntosh, executive vice-president of Charoen Pokphand Foods (CP) and CEO of Homegrown Shrimp, explains a novel means of microbial management in recirculation aquaculture systems (RAS) and how this is helping him …

Trials of a specialist lighting system have led to a 10 percent increase in tilapia growth rates and a 10 percent reduction in their feed conversion ratio (FCR), according to the results of a new study.

The value of oyster and clam aquaculture in terms of their nitrogen removal services has been quantified by a groundbreaking new study.

The Fish Site has been in touch with aquaculture operators from around the world, hoping to gain insights into their jobs, farms and the fish they produce for our new Meet the farmer series. Our first i…

Seagrasses can reduce local ocean acidity by up to 30 percent, according to researchers from the University of California, Davis, following a six-year study along the California coast.

Plans to install the world's largest closed-containment fish farm are gaining pace, following a deal between American Aquafarms and Blue Ocean Technologies.

A recent study has described Indian aquaculture practises as unhygienic and unhealthy. But farmers claim that the report is biased and risks causing economic damage to an industry that is trying to recover after the pand…

Ocean Rainforest, the pioneering seaweed producer, which currently operates in the Faroe Islands and California, has developed the techniques and the market for large-scale kelp cultivation, and has a vision of “a local …