Welfare

The need to ensure that new technological systems are actually safe to trial on salmon was the central strand of a talk by Åsa Espmark at yesterday’s Nofima conference at Aqua Nor.

Research into ways of assessing the welfare of farmed lumpfish has been awarded a prize by 5m Publishing, The Fish Site’s parent company.

Ensuring smolt adapt successfully after transfer to marine sites is notoriously difficult, but Virginia Iglesias of the Fish Vet Group offers some valuable insights into failed smolt syndrome and how …

A veterinarian at Swansea’s Centre for Sustainable Aquatic Research has pioneered the use of a non-destructive method to assess the health of lumpfish broodstock.

A potentially groundbreaking project which aims to improve the welfare of farmed tilapia has just been launched in Brazil.

A new study has shown that lumpfish who have habituated to their surroundings will consume more sea lice and exhibit less biological stress.

Professor Johan Aerts, Head of the Stress Physiology Research Group (StressChron), explains why reducing stress in farmed fish is an essential way to optimise aquaculture sustainability.

With demand rising globally, octopus farming is developing apace – but, mindful of both the animals’ welfare and concerns around sustainability, should we be scaling it up at all?

Angela Ashby, head of clinical services at Fish Vet Group, explains how the complimentary diagnostics courses the company started offering their clients are proving increasingly popular since their la…

Around 80 delegates from five nations, including representatives from 26 companies, gathered at Swansea University’s Singleton Campus for the 1st Symposium on Welfare in Aquaculture, which focused on …

The fledgling octopus farming sector should be shut down for both ethical and ecological reasons, according to a number of eminent academics.

BioMar claims to have created a lumpfish diet that eliminates the development of cataracts and therefore improves their efficacy as cleaner fish.

Grieg Seafood has released its 2018 Annual Report; discussing productivity results for its fish farms across the globe

A film aimed at improving the welfare of farmed fish at slaughter has been translated into nine languages.

A new study which compares the animal welfare policies of 150 leading companies in the food sector, including a number of the world’s leading retailers and food outlets, has been published this week.

The welfare of farmed fish and shellfish will be the focus of the first day of the Fish Vet Society’s Spring Scientific Conference, which is taking place on 26-27 March, near Edinburgh.

Norwegian researchers have developed an electronic “sensor” fish to measure how mechanical delousing impacts salmon.

Feeds containing high levels of zinc and omega-3 can enhance barrier properties in salmon skin, particularly improving the health and welfare of smolts when first transferred to sea pens, according to…

Investment in the latest anti-predator nets in Scotland has seen a reduction in the number of seals culled to protect farmed salmon stocks, according to new figures.

Good feed and the right environment during their hatchery phase are key for lumpfish to be effective as cleaner fish in salmon farms once transferred to sea.