Medicinal treatments

The salmon industry's first new medicinal treatment in over a decade is on the cusp of its first commercial deployment in Norway.

The Norwegian Medicines Agency (NoMA) has authorised Benchmark PLC’s Ectosan Vet (BMK08) sea lice treatment.

A project that aims to reduce the need for antibiotics in Egypt’s tilapia farming sector is gaining momentum.

Skretting and Proteon Pharmaceuticals are joining forces to develop bacteriophage technology for aquaculture.

Recent experiments have shown that crude venom from the Acromitus flagellatus jellyfish can slow – and even reverse – human liver and lung cancer cell growth, suggesting that it could be a promising cancer treat…

A case study from Louisiana suggests that most shrimp products that are imported into the US contain antibiotic residues and sulphites, violating the country’s labelling and regulatory standards.

BMK08, a novel treatment against sea lice, is one step closer to commercial launch, having been recommended for approval by the EU’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Veterinary Use (CVMP).

As antibiotics face stricter regulations and antimicrobial resistance becomes more widespread, the aquaculture sector is seeking new ways to treat bacterial infections – bringing a renewed focus on bacteriophages.

Chileans have been warned not to eat any of the 875,000 escaped salmon that are currently at large in the Los Lagos area, as they have recently been treated with antibiotics.

The use of antibiotics in the global salmon sector has halved over the course of the last seven years, due to improvements in antibiotics stewardship, disease control and fish welfare, according to a new report.

To mark both European Antibiotic Awareness Day (EAAD) and the start of WHO’s World Antibiotic Awareness week, Dr Chris Matthews, operations director at Fish Vet Group, talks to The Fish Site about antimicrobial resistanc…

A new online course on antimicrobial stewardship in the food chain, including the aquaculture sector, was launched today.

Whether the UK aquaculture sector is on track to achieve goals set by the Responsible Use of Medicines in Agriculture Alliance (RUMA), has been revealed by new figures published last week.

Grieg Seafood has released its 2018 Annual Report; discussing productivity results for its fish farms across the globe

Salmon producers in Norway have almost eradicated the use of antibiotics and all salmon from Norway are completely free from residuals from antibiotics or other medicines.

Benchmark’s claims that Neptune Pharma executives exploited trade secrets involving Salmosan, a treatment used to combat sea lice by salmon farmers, have been rejected by the Norwegian Court of Appeal.

A study listing the Chilean salmon farming companies that used the most antibiotics per ton of fish produced in 2012-2014 has been published by the Marine conservation organisation Oceana.

A new project that aims to help reduce the use of antimicrobials in the aquaculture industry has been completed by WorldFish this week.

Chile’s salmonid producers will be forced to reveal the exact volume of antibiotics they use each year, after the country’s Supreme Court rejected an appeal by the salmon industry for this to remain confidential.

Pledge to reduce antibiotic use proves crucial.