Health

At a time when environmental headwinds and economic uncertainty are leading some companies to slow their support for R&D, INVE Aquaculture, part of Benchmark Holdings plc, believes investment in innov…

ADM is offering a new sustainable fish oil alternative for aquafeeds, DHA Natur - a highly concentrated, non-genetically modified vegetable source of the essential omega-3 fatty acid DHA.

Innovative ways to manage salmon behaviour so they are less likely to be infected by sea lice was the subject of a fascinating talk by Dr Frode Oppedal at last weeks Fish Vet Society conference in Edi…

A project to research the potential of using kelp perch and pile perch to pick sea lice off farmed Atlantic salmon is one of three to land funding from British Columbias salmon farmers this week.

Plans to dramatically upgrade a laser delousing device were revealed at this weeks Fish Vet Society conference in Edinburgh.

A new award to support research in salmon health and welfare by tomorrows industry leaders has been launched today.

The presence of the pathogenic strain of ISA at a salmon site run by Bakkafrost in the Faroe Islands has now been confirmed.

A run-through of the latest developments in non-medicinal sea lice treatments is likely to be among the highlights of next weeks Fish Vet Society Spring Conference.

A new virus that has decimated tilapia populations in Ecuador and Israel has now been found in Egypt, according to a new report from WorldFish and the University of Stirling.

In a bid to tackle problems caused by costly health issues such as SRS, the Global Salmon Initiative (GSI) has today issued a Statement of Intent with pharmaceutical companies, to demonstrate its comm…

Heart and Skeletal Muscle Inflammation (HSMI) has been discovered at an Atlantic salmon farm in BC for the first time, a finding that has raised alarm bells for wild fisheries and fish farming interes…

A new probiotic that could lessen the use of antibiotics in the shrimp industry is set to be launched by Evonik at VIV Asia, in Bangkok, this week.

ROMANIA - The Romanian veterinary authorities have reported two new outbreaks of koi herpesvirus disease outbreaks in Bucuresti.

China still faces severe challenges to ensure food safety, despite improvements in recent years, and authorities will maintain a zero-tolerance attitude toward violations of laws, the national food sa…

CHILE - Congratulations to Chiles Marine Farm Tornagaleones S.A., which is now capable of offering four-star Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) salmon, the Global Aquaculture Alliance announced in late …

CHILE - Benchmarks Fish Vet Group in Chile has announced they will join the list of official fish health laboratories recognised by the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Service (Sernapesca).

AUSTRALIA - A new outbreak of white spot disease has been reported on a giant tiger prawn farm in Logan River, Queensland.

CHINA - Please join the Global Aquaculture Alliances Best Aquaculture Practices division in welcoming the worlds first BAP-certified crawfish facility to the third-party certification programme, the o…

VIET NAM - Frozen shrimp exported to the Republic of Korea (RoK) from member countries of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) must undergo quarantine checks before shipping to the market.

Fungus on fish eggs isnt only an eyesore for the aquaculture industry, its also deadly to fish and expensive to treat. US Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists have found that copper sulfate kil…