Health

HATCH, the world´s first global aquaculture accelerator, is moving to Cork, Ireland, for its second cohort after a successful first one in Bergen earlier in 2018.

Two of Scotland’s leading fish farming companies have helped to close the cycle of ballan wrasse – successfully breeding from farm-raised broodstock.

The Center for Aquaculture Technologies Canada (CATC) has received a licence that will allow it to conduct QC testing of regulated aquaculture vaccines.

Recent trends indicate that illegal imports of fertilised eggs, fingerlings and market-ready tilapia from China are presenting a serious challenge to the efforts of sub-Saharan Africa’s fledgling fish…

Papers relating to cleanerfish production achieved a clean sweep at this year’s awards for Swansea University’s best undergraduate dissertations on fisheries and aquaculture.

How one man’s award-winning attempt to adapt a specialist net system could improve gill health in salmon and help minimise the aquaculture industry’s environmental footprint across the globe

The use of Halamid during vaccine administration effectively controls the risk of biosecurity breaches despite personnel and equipment moving from site to site.

Dr Anna Kintner, analytical services manager at Europharma UK, believes that the fish farming industry needs to pay more attention to the threat posed by gelatinous zooplankton – a belief given creden…

The team behind a project that aims to improve the health of farmed sea bass and sea bream in the Mediterranean has launched an discussion forum on Sparicotylosis today.

The Scottish salmon industry is predicted to grow faster than the salmon sectors of any other country in the next three years, according to a new report.

Marine Harvest Scotland and Scottish Sea Farms have reported a sustained improvement in fish health during the first five months of 2018, with a marked reduction in disease-related mortalities.

​Halamid is one of the best known disinfectants for aquaculture uses, improving water quality and preventing health problems with fish and shrimp.

Grieg Seafood has revealed that 250,000 of its salmon have died at two sites in BC following harmful algal blooms (HAB) in the area.

Jim Treasurer, editor of the first ever comprehensive review of the use of wrasse, lumpsuckers and other cleanerfish species on salmon farms, explains the significance of the new book

A special issue of the Bulletin of the European Association of Fish Pathologists, covering the highlights of the 18th International Conference on Diseases of Fish and Shellfish, which took place in Be…

Today at Aquaculture UK, the Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) announced a new skills initiative and funding for four PhD projects worth over £500,000.

A new booklet which aims to debunk some of the myths surrounding Scotland's salmon farming sector has been distributed to key decision makers today.

Marie-Clare Russell, who has been involved in fish health since the mid-80s, is relishing the challenge of developing new ways to tackle sea lice in her current role as managing director of FAI Aquacu…

​On April 17th, Hipra organised a theoretical training course in health and prevention, known as Hipra University, in Palma de Mallorca (Spain).

Inspired by the early trials of the world’s largest operational salmon farming pen, SalMar is now determined to head even further offshore, with plans to build a system that can withstand wave heights…