Nutrition

Including low levels of lupin seed meal in the diets of shrimp can stimulate their immune systems.

On the fifth anniversary of their first investment in aquaculture, Mike Velings, co-founder of Aqua-Spark, explains how the fund, the aquaculture investment landscape and the industry in general, have changed over the la…

A new report by WWF cites the Global Salmon Initiative as a glowing example of how a sector can improve its sustainability and profitability if companies instigate pre-competitive collaboration in key areas.

Maruha Nichiro Corporation, the world's largest fishery firm, has invested in Umitron’s latest smart feeding device, the Cell2, in its rainbow trout farming operations in Japan.

Saithe that eat formulated feed pellets from beside salmon cages as part of their diets have significantly lower flesh quality according to new research.

A new range of starter feeds for trout, which aims to “provide key nutrients while improving water quality” has been launched by Alltech Coppens this week.

Officials in Vietnam have announced plans to regulate the levels of the preservative ethoxyquin in aquafeeds, in order to maintain its significant aquaculture exports to the EU.

Leading animal nutrition company Biomin has recently opened a new China-Austria Joint Laboratory of Animal Nutrition in Beijing in cooperation with the Institute of Animal Sciences of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural …

Replacing soya bean meal (SBM) with cashew nut meal (CNM) in aquafeeds improves the growth rates and feed conversion ratios (FCRs) of tilapia, according to newly published research.

Seagrass debris has the potential to improve the culture of sea cucumbers, according to new research.

Adding small quantities of taurine to fish feeds can both enhance growth rates and muscle function, according to new research.

The need to halt the decline of yield per fry was the central theme of a presentation on Mediterranean finfish hatcheries which was given by Isabel Represas at INVE’s customer seminar in Crete.

A project with firm that is developing a novel way of converting CO2 into protein is one of the novel feed ingredient projects that Skretting has pledged to invest $2 million in over the course of 2020.

After a tough 2019 financial year, Benchmark has listed the commercial launch of CleanTreat and their novel sea lice treatment BMK08 as top priorities for 2020.

Major salmon feed producers join forces to ensure Brazilian soy products remain traceable and sustainable.

The world's leading salmon feed producers has joined forces in a bid to ensure that the soy they source for their feeds is not contributing to deforestation of the Amazon in Brazil.

Aller Aqua has opened its seventh feed mill, in Serbia, with a focus on carp feed.

Scientists are testing whether oils from microalgae and genetically modified (GM) oilseed crops could provide beneficial omega-3 oils for salmon and, in turn, boost human health.

Reduction fisheries from Mauritania and India have become the first from Africa and Asia respectively to join the IFFO RS Improver Programme.

A Finnish start-up is aiming to make inroads in aquaculture with a new source of single-cell protein derived from sulphite pulp. It’s sustainable and competitive, but will it work?