Grant to tackle enteritis in trout 19 Jun 2018KnipBio has been awarded a grant to study how changes in diet can alleviate enteritis and other diseases in farmed rainbow trout.
Positive six months for Benchmark19 Jun 2018Benchmark, the aquaculture health, genetics and advanced nutrition business, has recorded a £3.6 million profit for the six months up to 31 March 2018 – compared to a £8.2 million loss in the same per…
New head for fishmeal body15 Jun 2018IFFO, the marine ingredients organisation, has announced the appointment of Petter Martin Johannessen as its new director general.
The real eel: a guide to eel farming 07 Jun 2018Joost Blom, BioMar’s resident eel feed expert, sheds some light on the challenges that need to be overcome to ensure a sustainable increase in farming one of the planet’s most mysterious fish
Fly farmer lands $105 million investment06 Jun 2018The UK-headquartered fly farming firm AgriProtein reports that it has received a new investment of USD $105 million to help fuel their international expansion and continued R&D investment.
Nebraska facility offers tantalising fish oil alternatives 05 Jun 2018A new algal production facility which will have the capacity to produce 15 percent of the EPA and DHA required for the global salmon feed industry is nearing completion.
Nutriad organises mini-symposium at ISFNF in Spain05 Jun 2018SponsoredThe 18th edition of the International Symposium on Fish Nutrition and Feeding (ISFNF) will be held in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain from 3 to 7 June 2018. This ISFNF event will be celebrating more…
Marine Harvest’s Kyleakin feed plant management team in place 01 Jun 2018The newly appointed team which will be heading up Marine Harvest’s feed plant in Kyleakin started their new jobs last week.
A Treasury of cleaner fish facts 01 Jun 2018Jim Treasurer, editor of the first ever comprehensive review of the use of wrasse, lumpsuckers and other cleanerfish species on salmon farms, explains the significance of the new book
SFP targets SE Asia reduction fisheries31 May 2018Improving the sustainability of reduction fisheries, which provide the bulk of the fishmeal and fish oil for the global aquaculture feed industry, is essential – in particular in Southeast Asia – acco…
"Momentous moment" for fishmeal sourcing standard 30 May 2018Gaining ISEAL associate membership in Brussels last month shows how the marine ingredients industry can drive change, as Francisco Aldon, General Manager of IFFO RS Ltd, explains to The Fish Site.
Mick's mills 29 May 2018Mick Watts might have built mills in parts of South America where few gringos dare to tread, but despite the lack of gun-toting guerrillas roaming Skye, he says that building a fish feed mill in Scotl…
Sustainable sourcing initiative launched 21 May 2018An initiative that aims to enhance the sustainable sourcing of marine ingredients by industries such as the aquafeed production sector has been launched today.
Novel protein set for salmon feed trials17 May 2018Nofima and Calysta have agreed to launch a series of trials in which salmon are fed diets containing a novel protein made from single celled organisms rather than fishmeal.
Another inspirational year for Benchmark15 May 2018Benchmark, the aquaculture health, advanced nutrition and genetics business, has been identified as one of London Stock Exchange Group’s 1000 Companies to Inspire Britain.
BioMar feels the chill03 May 2018A cold winter in Europe combined with the increasingly competitive nature of the sector have been blamed for BioMar’s feed sales not meeting expectations in Q1 2018.
Evaluation of grain distillers dried yeast as a fish meal substitute in practical-type diets of juvenile rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss03 May 2018SponsoredThe goal of this study was to examine the suitability of GDDY as a replacement for fish meal on a digestible protein basis in rainbow trout diets.
Study suggests that a co-product of ethanol industry could boost rainbow trout growth 03 May 2018SponsoredCo-products from the production of fuel ethanol may have the potential to be used as protein sources for Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss if dietary supplementation strategies that can maintain fish…
A "paradigm shift" in omega-3 research02 May 2018A major discovery that could “revolutionise” the understanding of omega-3 production in the ocean has been made by an international team of scientists.
Scientific session on functional feed additives at APA 201802 May 2018SponsoredThe 2018 Asian Pacific Aquaculture Convention (APA) took place in Taipei from 23th to 26th of April, and counted with over 1,500 registered participants this year. APA18 is organised by the World Aqua…
