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UK - A study into the effects of white spot in shrimp farming units has won this year's prestigious Lindsay Laird Award.

EUROPE - The period of transfer from the hatchery to the sea cage, is a challenging time for marine fish fry. Young fish are more prone to disease and stress after travelling long distances to the sea. However, with the …

AUSTRALIA - In a world-leading breakthrough for aquaculture, researchers at the University of Tasmania, have developed a unique aquaculture system that makes it possible to establish a new commercial industry for sustain…

Spain has a long history of aquaculture, with the earliest shellfish and fish rearing facilities in the country traced back to Roman times. By the Middle Ages, trout and carp were reared for the first time in Europe in t…

UK - The Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) is to work with New Zealands largest independent science organisation, the Cawthron Institute, to explore research projects of mutual interest in particular, project…

INDIA - In order to boost marine fish production in the country, India has decided to focus on promoting and popularizing mariculture activities in all the maritime states.

Although cleaner fish are proving an effective and environmentally friendly way of removing sea lice on salmon farms, they can carry pathogens that can cause disease in both the cleaner fish and salmon. Speaking at Aquac…

EUROPE - Integrated Multi-trophic Aquaculture (IMTA) has the potential to deliver greater productivity and reduced environmental impact for the European aquaculture industry. IMTA systems can be environmentally responsib…

CANADA - The use of cleaner fish such as lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus) to control sea lice in aquaculture is rapidly emerging as an effective alternative to medicinal treatments. However lumpfish are a relatively new spe…

UK - The market for organic food has grown dramatically in the EU over the last few years. However, there is low production and consumption of organic seafood in Europe. Looking into why there is low consumption and the …

UK - Aquaponics systems are very dependent on system stability. With this in mind, Ulrich Knaus, from the University of Rostock, investigated a new method for assessing system stability using oxygen.

Mycotoxins, secondary metabolites produced by molds, can harm many varieties of aquaculturespecies. Here are 8 key facts about mycotoxins that reveal the real dangers for production.

UK - Aquaponic systems offer many benefits but the impact it has on the welfare of fish is generally unknown, explained Bjoern Bassmann, University of Rostock, in his presentation at Aquaculture Europe 2016, 20-23 Septem…

GLOBAL - World leaders have signalled an unprecedented level of attention to curb the spread of infections that are resistant to antimicrobial medicines, in a pledge agreed by 193 countries at the United Nations headquar…

AUSTRALIA - The gross value of Australian farm production is forecast to increase to $58.4 billion in 2016-17, according to the latest analysis released in the Agricultural Commodities report from ABARES, the research ar…

SCOTLAND, UK - A pioneering industry-led survey of a key west of Scotland herring fishery is paving the way for fishermen to provide scientific support to fisheries management.

PANAMA - The time is right for Panama to engage new technology and be at the forefront of the aquaculture industry. There are many reasons to consider aquaculture investment in Panama with the right opportunity.

GLOBAL - Despite fish waste being a global problem, post harvest losses most affect poor people in developing countries, who depend on fish for food, nutrition and income.

GLOBAL - A paper challenging global business leaders to recognise the complexity of the antimicrobial resistance (AMR) challenge in humans and animals and the role of agriculture, has been circulated at the G20 Summit, w…

INDIA - One of Indias premier aquaculture research institutes, the Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture (CIBA), has developed indigenous shrimp feed technology for processing and production of different grades …