Production systems

Pavlina Pavlidou, technical consultant for Selonda Aquaculture in Greece, talks hatcheries, heroes and an eye-opening experience in Hainan

XpertSea, a Canadian company which uses artificial intelligence and computer vision to count and size early-stage aquatic organisms such as shrimp larvae and live feed, announced today that it has rai…

The first ever comprehensive book on the use of cleaner fish in aquaculture, edited by Jim Treasurer, former Research Director at Ardtoe Marine Research Facility, has been published today.

Possible ways of overcoming the poor commercial performance of integrated multi-trophic aquaculture (IMTA) projects in Europe to date are included in a new paper, recently published in the journal Aqu…

Larger salmon post-smolts do not grow as well in marine cages as traditional 100g smolts, according to new research.

Representatives of the Scottish and Danish aquaculture sectors are working more closely together in an effort to grow the fish farming industries in their respective countries.

A land-based aquaculture facility that could be capable of producing 50,000 tonnes of Atlantic salmon a year is due to begin construction in Maine this year.

South Africa’s abalone farmers are turning to renewables to power the growth of their industry - which is set to double production levels in the next five years.

A new research project that plans to investigate and analyse relevant management models for aquaculture has been launched in Norway.

The adoption of new technologies and techniques will help combat the increasing biological challenges faced by intensive aquaculture producers and allow the industry to expand, making it a great time …

Dr Marcy Wilder, senior research scientist at the Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS), sees huge potential for the production of shrimp and other organisms in recirc…

Marine Harvest’s plan for building a new wrasse hatchery on the Kintyre peninsula has been unanimously approved by Argyll & Bute Council.

An innovative project that aims to increase Irish aquaculture output to 45,000 tonnes per annum by 2020 has been launched this week.

Suppliers of components for land-based fish farms in Norway have started undertaking a new certification process following the launch of a new regulation in Norway.

Åsa Espmark, who has recently taken over a head of CtrlAQUA – a project that aims to create off-the-shelf solutions to growing salmon post-smolts in closed-containment systems – explains her ambitions…

While the demand for tilapia in Ghana is at an all-time high, the country’s pond tilapia producers are struggling to stay afloat, according to Efua Konyim Okai.

Doubts have been cast over the viability of the Atlantis Subsea Farming project, after their bid to increase the number of development licences granted to the underwater salmon farm design was turned …

Åsa Espmark has been appointed as the new centre director for CtrlAQUA, the £18 million project that aims to make off-the-shelf closed systems for salmon up to one kilo available by 2023.

TomAlgae, the feed firm specialising in the production of freeze-dried algae to be used as feed in shrimp and oyster hatcheries, is looking to crack the North American oyster market.

Thanks to an ongoing project led by the National Lobster Hatchery, UK lobster farming might be about to shift gear into a semi-intensive, highly productive industry. We spoke to project insider Dr Car…