Health

Virbac delivers vaccines – and hope – to Colombia’s beleaguered tilapia farmers

Bacterial diseases Vaccines Tilapia / Cichlids

20 July 2023

The first experimental batch of a vaccine that should help Colombia’s tilapia farmers combat the new serotype strain of Streptococcus agalactiae that has recently been reported in the region arrived in the country last week.

The Lutz Report How much is genetics really improving the health and growth rates of farmed vannamei shrimp?

Genetics Genomics Shrimp

12 July 2023

Access to a growing array of recent and emerging technologies offers hope for breeding shrimp which are either faster growing or more resistant to specific diseases, but the performance of improved lines in pond production may often fall short of expectations.…

Stellar line-up set for inaugural Shrimp Summit

Genetics Disease Shrimp

11 July 2023

Helping Colombia’s tilapia farmers overcome the Streptococcus outbreak

Bacterial diseases

5 July 2023

Is rapid growth dangerous for juvenile farmed salmon?

Welfare

4 July 2023

June 2023

Global Salmon Initiative publishes tenth sustainability report

Feed ingredients Welfare Salmonids

28 June 2023

Shaking up Vietnam’s shrimp farming sector

Bacterial diseases Pathogens Shrimp

28 June 2023

Ten years after returning to Vietnam, Loc Tran, founder and CEO of ShrimpVet, is looking for ways to help farmers adopt more progressive and efficient practices in order to survive the current downturn in shrimp prices.

The quest for disease-free PLs in Bangladesh's shrimp sector

Disease Breeding & genetics Shrimp

27 June 2023

Attempts to improve access to disease-free shrimp juveniles – and clamp down on illegal imports – in Bangladesh show promise, but the sector still has a long way to go.*

Scottish Sea Farms win innovation award for seaweed scheme

Sea lice Non-medicinal treatments Atlantic Salmon

23 June 2023

Women in aquaculture Francisca Samsing Pedrals: bringing more vets into the aquaculture sector

Disease Viruses Salmonids

21 June 2023

Francisca Samsing Pedrals – who has worked in the salmon sector in Chile, Australia and Norway – is relishing her new role at vet school in Sydney, where she wants to make more people aware of the opportunities offered in global aquaculture.

New report released on aquatic health in sub-Saharan aquaculture sector

Disease Pathogens Shrimp

19 June 2023

TeOra wins joint top prize at global innovative solutions comp

Disease Viruses

9 June 2023

Insights into omega-3s in aquafeeds

Feed ingredients

6 June 2023

May 2023

Gael Force signs deal to produce SeaQureWell prototype

Biosecurity Technology & equipment

31 May 2023

Fish farmers express concerns over wild salmon protection zones

Sea lice Regulations Atlantic Salmon

31 May 2023

Faces of the future Sander Kristiansen: from salmon farmer to youthful entrepreneur

Sea lice Husbandry Atlantic Salmon

31 May 2023

At the age of only 19 Sander Kristiansen began managing a farm containing over a million salmon, and – one year later – he’s also in the process of designing his own unique fish farm service vessel.

Backing bacteriophages to replace antibiotics in trout farming

Biotechnology Bacterial diseases Trout

16 May 2023

UK and India partner to tackle diseases in shrimp farming

Disease Welfare Shrimp

10 May 2023

Exploring how gut microbiota can influence the health of farmed fish

Nutrition Breeding & genetics Sea bass

9 May 2023

Supply chain event announced for Scotland's first semi-closed salmon farm

Sea lice Predators Atlantic Salmon

3 May 2023

Gill health issues lead to increased mortalities for Salmon Evolution

Land-based production systems

2 May 2023

Could exposure to specific bacteria be beneficial to farmed salmon?

Bacterial diseases Welfare Atlantic Salmon

2 May 2023

April 2023

Towards clean kelp - the potential for eDNA to predict biofouling

Biotechnology Diagnostics Seaweed / Macroalgae

28 April 2023

A new project, involving researchers from Glasgow University and Kelpcrofting, a seaweed farming startup, is investigating the use of environmental DNA (eDNA) to predict biofouling of cultured seaweed and planktonic threats to farmed salmon.

Meet the farmer Helping to generate East African aquaculture success

Formulated feed Parasites Tilapia / Cichlids

28 April 2023

Enos Were, the managing director of Jewlet Fish Farms, is a pioneer who has transformed East Africa’s aquaculture industry by training countless fish farmers, researchers and government officials, as well as developing his own successful independent farm.

Novel test proves its worth for detecting white spot syndrome virus

Biotechnology Disease Shrimp

25 April 2023

Why faster growing shrimp genetics shouldn’t be blamed for farming failures

Bacterial diseases Husbandry Shrimp

24 April 2023

Robins Macintosh makes a compelling case for the merits of faster growing shrimp lines, countering the widespread belief that strains which have been selected purely for growth are always likely to have lower rates of survival.

Meet the farmer Albert Ferrer LLadosa's global aquaculture odyssey

Feeding systems Husbandry Tiger prawn

14 April 2023

After working in Namibia, Nicaragua, Saudi Arabia and Australia, Albert Ferrer Lladosa’s most recent venture has been managing an indoor shrimp farm in Greece.

Celebrating women in Caribbean aquaculture Dr Carla Philips Savage

Diagnostics Disease Marine fish

7 April 2023

Carla Phillips Savage, who is currently an associate professor at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, discusses her journey to become the only certified aquatic veterinarian in Trinidad and highlights the need for more aquatic animal health p…

Generation recirculation Germany’s clearwater shrimp RAS champion

Pathogens Husbandry Shrimp

3 April 2023

Bert Wecker, founder of Neomar, believes that farming tropical shrimp in temperate countries is on the verge of being highly profitable, and that the sector is all set for expansion, both in Europe and North America.

March 2023

Benchmark announces streptococcus-resistant tilapia breakthrough

Bacterial diseases Breeding & genetics Tilapia / Cichlids

31 March 2023

The advantages of employing a shrimp nursery system

Bacterial diseases Husbandry Shrimp

31 March 2023

Using a multi-phase shrimp farming system, which includes an intermediary nursery stage between hatcheries and grow-out ponds, can increase productivity, reduce the time to harvest and improve farm management.

Norway earmarks additional funding for salmon parasite research

Disease Parasites Salmonids

30 March 2023

Research on oyster stress may yield human health benefits

Diagnostics Non-medicinal treatments Oysters

28 March 2023

Menai Strait mussel farmers fear for their livelihoods

Pathogens Husbandry Mussels

22 March 2023

Post-Brexit regulations are posing a threat to one of the UK’s oldest aquaculture sectors, in the Menai Strait – where mussel harvests have dropped from 7,500 tonnes in 2016 to around 400 tonnes in 2022.

A guide to the dangers that piscivorous birds pose to aquaculture operators, including the best ways to limit the damage they can cause.