Health

A new diagnostic tool that can detect a range of aquatic pathogens, including DIV-1, between two and four weeks before clinical signs are apparent to shrimp farmers, has recently been launched by Genics.

A salmon farmer is looking to secure a patent for part of a system he developed in his own living room that is now being rolled out across 90 cages in Scotland and has had a hugely positive impact on gill health.

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.

Growth hormone transgenic Coho salmon exhibit significantly greater growth rates than selectively bred Coho salmon, in a variety of production conditions and experimental designs, according to emerging research from the Pacific Science Enterprise Centre.