Research at the University of Iowa looks at methods to protect the Pacific white shrimp against white spot syndrome virus (WSSV). Double stranded RNA was synthesized in vitro withsequences corresponding to portions of the WSSV genomeand were injected into shri…
With salmon prices reaching extraordinary highs last year, Charlotte Johnston, TheFishSite editor speaks with Alf-Helge Aarskog, CEO of Marine Harvest to get a global market outlook.
Broad concern and confusion about antibiotic use on farms have been expressed by the general public and policymakers, according to a white paper published from the 2011 National Institute for Animal Agriculture Symposium Proceedings on Antibiotic Use in Food A…
With outbreaks of Abalone Viral Ganglioneuritis (AVG) in Tasmania, the New South Wales government (Australia) has implemented a temporary suspension on imports of live abalone from Tasmania. TheFishSite.com looks at what the disease is and how the disease is b…
There is growing interest in the use of beneficial bacteria,probiotics, as an alternative strategy to antimicrobial compoundsfor disease prevention and control in aquaculture. These naturallyoccurring bacteria exert their beneficial effects on the host bymodif…
Since the discovery of whirling disease in aquaculture facilities in Colorado, many management changes for salmonids have taken place. Carolyn Gun, Assistant State Fish Pathologist at the CDOW Aquatic Animal Health Lab looks at how the disease affects fish and…
With high live feed costs for fish larvae in marine aquaculture, much effort has gone into replacing live feeds with inert microdiets. The ingestion and breakdown of carrageenan and alginate microdiets in Senegalese sole, post-larvae, were discussed at Aquacul…
