Production systems

Recirculation and recycling: moving closer to zero-waste aquaculture

4 October 2021

Instead of treating and discarding wastewater from food processing, Mark Rottmann, CEO of iCell Aqua, is integrating it with RAS – bringing the industry closer to achieving zero-waste and fully circular protein production.*

The Nofima notebook How aquaculture can contribute to climate-friendly food systems

Climate change Human health

1 October 2021

Only 6-7 percent of the protein currently consumed by humans originates from aquatic sources. Given global population growth and the potential to produce food more sustainably in the oceans than on land, this must change.*

September 2021

Why there's no need to wait for blue carbon

Climate change Economics Aquatic plants

29 September 2021

In order for the seaweed industry to thrive and grow sustainably, it needs to be self-sustaining and market-driven, not reliant on the possibility of blue carbon credits, according to Briana Warner, CEO of Atlantic Sea Farms.

Meet the farmer Meet the farmer: Nishanth Reddy

Technology & equipment People Shrimp

28 September 2021

27-year-old Nishanth Reddy Kavalreddy has been farming shrimp in India for six years and currently runs a farm divided between extensive and intensive production methods.

Atlantic Sapphire ready to "show the true potential of land-based salmon farming"

Recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) Economics Atlantic Salmon

27 September 2021

India seeks to develop seaweed and shrimp sectors

Climate change Politics Tiger prawn

27 September 2021

Pioneers of African aquaculture Pioneers of African aquaculture: Ismail Radwan

People

27 September 2021

Ismail Radwan is one of the key players in establishing Egypt as the unrivalled hub of African aquaculture – applying skills and knowledge he’s gleaned over 40 years from near and far.

Meet the farmer Meet the farmer: Israel "Dr Fish" Yusuf

Economics People Catfish / Pangasius

22 September 2021

Israel Yusuf, who is also known as "Dr Fish", is a 41-year-old fish farmer, farm reform advocate, agribusiness development consultant and aquaculture service provider in Nigeria.

The modular fish farm made from shipping containers

Technology & equipment Land-based production systems

21 September 2021

Novel system to monitor structural integrity of offshore salmon farm

Technology & equipment

20 September 2021

Meet the farmer Meet the farmer: Wanyama Pascal

Formulated feed Breeding & genetics Tilapia / Cichlids

14 September 2021

Wanyama Pascal is manager of Bayrise Fish Farm on Lake Victoria, Kenya – a tilapia farm with the capacity to produce nearly 400 tonnes a year.

New Zealand to upscale open ocean aquaculture sector

13 September 2021

Rabobank / Gorjan Nikolik reports The prospects for offshore aquaculture: a Rabobank perspective

Regulations

13 September 2021

Up to 10 percent of the global salmon supply could be produced in offshore systems by the end of the decade, according to a new report published by Rabobank today.

Can “ecotechnologies” be economically viable alternatives to RAS in Africa?

Water quality Recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) Catfish / Pangasius

9 September 2021

Ecotechnolgies, including constructed and reciprocating wetland systems, might offer economical alternatives to RAS, employing some of the same principles as recirc systems, but at the fraction of the cost.

Top tips for setting up a shrimp farm in the US

Recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) Land-based production systems Shrimp

9 September 2021

New University of Stirling project hopes to make the marine aquaculture sector climate-ready

Climate change Sustainability Marine fish

8 September 2021

Meet the farmer Meet the farmer: Iwan Sumantri

Nutrition Welfare Shrimp

8 September 2021

With more than a decade of experience in shrimp aquaculture, Iwan Sumantri is spearheading the development of the Millennial Shrimp Farming project in Jepara, Indonesia while simultaneously training the next generation of Indonesian shrimp experts.

Stolt Sea Farms RAS facility brings in its first sole harvest

Sustainability Recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) Sole

7 September 2021

Tilapia aquaculture could be sub-Saharan Africa’s silver bullet when tackling food insecurity

Husbandry NGO Tilapia / Cichlids

7 September 2021

Sparking interest – and investment – in sub-Saharan African aquaculture

Economics Startups Tilapia / Cichlids

7 September 2021

On the day of the publication of Aqua-Spark’s new report on tilapia farming in sub-Saharan Africa, Willem van Pijl and Amy Novogratz reflect on what they’ve learned and what they’re hoping to achieve through the process, as they approach the launch of a $50 mi…

Can the "fastest animal on Earth" shake up the land-based shrimp farming sector?

Breeding & genetics Land-based production systems Shrimp

6 September 2021

Building a shrimp farm in Florida has been rewarding and frustrating in equal measure for Robins McIntosh of Charoen Pokphand Foods, but the experience has taught him a great deal.

India launches 30,000-tonne seaweed farming initiative

Climate change Economics Aquatic plants

6 September 2021

Leading abalone farmer hit hard by Covid pandemic

Land-based production systems Economics Abalone

3 September 2021

August 2021

US tilapia farmers consider switching to perch

Breeding & genetics Recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) Freshwater fish

31 August 2021

Could a “hybrid biofloc system” transform land-based shrimp farming?

Land-based production systems Biofloc Shrimp

31 August 2021

Noray Seafood, which has developed a unique, proprietary shrimp farming system, believes that land-based shrimp farming is only a few years short of reaching a significant scale in the West.

Meet the farmer Meet the farmer: Emmanuel Dery

Disease People Tilapia / Cichlids

30 August 2021

After graduating with a degree in natural resource management, Emmanuel Dery started the first fish farm in Ghana’s Northern and Upper Regions, with the support of the Canada International Development Agency (CIDA).

Atlantic Sapphire turns to trout as losses deepen

Recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) Economics Atlantic Salmon

27 August 2021

A new dawn for Welsh aquaculture From South Wales to Singapore: the aquaculture researcher with global ambitions

Nutrition Health Salmonids

27 August 2021

Jack James, founder and CEO of Pontus Research*, talks about his company’s new Singapore operation, the challenges of founding a business, and how the aquaculture sector can help to revitalise post-industrial Wales.

Norwegians team up in a bid for international offshore aquaculture expansion

Technology & equipment

26 August 2021

Government grants help Assam's aquaculture sector hit new heights

Politics Startups Catfish / Pangasius

26 August 2021

Until recently, Assam depended heavily on other Indian states to fulfil its demand for fish. However, it has increased its aquaculture production significantly in the past five years, thanks in part to government incentives.