A simple solution to Chile’s SRS epidemic 22 Jun 2017Vaccines and traditional control methods have failed to stop SRS from threatening Chile’s aquaculture industry. But a research student in Canada might just have found a simple solution to the devastat…
Medicinal sea lice treatments drop by 27 percent in Scotland 21 Jun 2017Investments in cleanerfish and mechanical sea lice removal pay off.
Chilean antibiotics still a major concern21 Jun 2017Antibiotic use in Chilean salmon production is still unacceptable, warns Oceana, despite 15 percent drop last year.
Europharma to host fish health seminar in Lofoten 12 Jun 2017Europharma, one of the world's leading developers of fish health and welfare programmes, is gearing up for its annual fish health seminar in the Lofoten Islands, Norway.
New treatment offers 9 months without sea lice 12 Jun 2017A new preventative sea lice treatment has shown to keep the parasites off salmon for an average of nearly 9 months.
ISA suspected at Grieg salmon site09 Jun 2017Suspicions of the presence of infectious salmon anaemia (ISA) have been revealed at the Grieg Seafood salmon site near the town of Hammerfest in northern Norway.
Decision proves a curates egg for MH03 Jun 2017The Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries has granted four development licences for Marine Harvests Egg" closed containment system.
Patent sought for neonicotinoid-based sea louse treatment02 Jun 2017Details of an application for a patent concerning a neonicotinoid-based in-feed sea louse treatment have been recently published in the US.
Bonamia threatens NZ flat oysters01 Jun 2017The parasite Bonamia ostreae has been detected at oyster farms on Stewart Island, off the south end of New Zealand.
Fishguard to host fish health training in Stirling31 May 2017Fishguard, the veterinary services arm of Europharma, is inviting all those interested in learning more about fish welfare and health issues to a Fish Health & Welfare Training Course at the Stirling …
Secrets of summer blindness in salmon revealed30 May 2017The exact nature of the link between sea temperature and blindness in salmon has been established by scientists at Norways National Institute of Nutrition and Seafood Research (NIFES).
Omega 3s are of alpha importance for salmon health29 May 2017New research from Nofima shows that salmon diets need to contain more than 1 percent EPA and DHA marine omega 3 fatty acids in order to remain healthy.
Hope to breed out PD risk29 May 2017A breakthrough which makes possible to breed fish with natural resistance to pancreas disease (PD) in Atlantic salmon has been made by Nofima, SalmoBreed and other partners.
New sea louse treatment nears commercial launch24 May 2017A ground-breaking sea lice treatment is due to be launched by Benchmark in the coming months, according to a trading report released by the group today.
Bakkafrost tops Q1 table despite ISA challenge23 May 2017Bakkafrosts farming segment harvested 13,200 tonnes at an EBIT of NOK 34.27 per kg in the first quarter of the year an impressive margin despite facing a number of biological challenges.
INVE seals Thai tilapia deal16 May 2017SponsoredINVE has signed an agreement that will result in a range of its tilapia products being distributed by one of Thailands largest quality tilapia fry and feed providers, Manit Farm.
Tough quarter for Shetland salmon12 May 2017Salmon harvests in Shetland were at historically low levels in the first quarter of the year while the archipelago usually produces around 40,000 tonnes annually, which equates to roughly a quarter o…
Report reignites sea lice debate11 May 2017Returns of wild adult salmon can be reduced by more than 50% in years following high lice levels on nearby salmon farms during the smolt out-migration, according to the results of a new study.
Call for more wild lumpfish research10 May 2017Understanding the natural behaviour of lumpfish is likely to be the key to devising a strategy for how best to deploy them as cleanerfish in salmon cages.
