Production systems

Providing rainbow trout with enhanced oxygen and exercise levels leads to improved growth performance and cardiac health.

Urchinomics is opening its first land-based sea urchin ranch in Norway, in a project that could both improve marine habitats and help diversify the country's aquaculture sector.

Hoopers Island Oyster Co, in Maryland, has reported the completion of its first seed spawn of the season, and expect to soon have seed for sale to fellow oyster farmers along the Atlantic seaboard.

Pure Salmon has received Ocean Wise endorsement for its land-based facility in Poland.

Havfarm 1, a structure that has the capacity to hold 10,000 tonnes of salmon, has recently been launched at Yantai shipyard in China.

The following tips are designed to help small-scale aquaculture operators, particularly in Asia and Africa, reduce their environmental impacts and embrace operational sustainability.

Salmon Evolution, the company planning Norway’s largest land-based salmon farm, has raised an additional 258 million kroner (£19.6m), as they seek to begin the first phase of construction.

Stolt Sea Farm experienced a record increase in sales of its farmed turbot during 2019, with exports of the species now reaching over 30 countries.

A company that uses algae to convert effluent water from recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) into valuable products for the solar and personal care sectors has secured investment from Aqua-Spark today.

8F Asset Management has announced that it has raised $358.8 million – enough to finance the construction of Pure Salmon’s RAS facilities in Poland, Japan, France and US.

The livelihoods of coastal fishermen in northwest India could be significantly improved by their diversification into seaweed farming.

AquaBounty CEO Sylvia Wulf is looking forward to the company's first harvest of US-growth transgenic salmon after a “transformative year”, despite net losses increasing from $10.4 to $13.2 million.

Giant river prawn production is substantially more efficient if waterthyme is added to the system, according to new research.

Insights into some of the most progressive aquaculture producers are now accessible to the public thanks to a new initiative by the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP).

The diversification of aquaculture is vital for the long-term success of the sector, argues Øyvind J Hansen, in the first instalment of an exclusive new series by Nofima.

Nick James, the founder of South Africa’s legendary Rivendell Hatchery, looks back on a colourful aquacultural career as he prepares to put his life’s work on the market.

Scottish Sea Farms is looking to trial Scotland’s first open ocean salmon farm as it seeks new locations in which to expand production capacity.

Shares in land-based salmon producer Atlantic Sapphire have plummeted in value by 16 percent in one day, following reports of the loss of 227,000 salmon at its Danish facility over the weekend.

A programme that encourages the adoption of pond-based fish farming in Kenya is raising household incomes and halting the spread of sexually transmitted disease, according to World Neighbors.

Shandong Ocean Oriental sold its land-based salmon farm to Qingdao Guoxin recently at a price of ¥226 million ($32 million).