Production systems

IMTA project to test bio-based mussel ropes

Sustainability

9 August 2021

Seed selected for Singapore’s first salmon farm

Breeding & genetics Recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) Atlantic Salmon

6 August 2021

Could Queensland be “the aquaculture capital of the world”?

Recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) Regulations Shrimp

6 August 2021

A new dawn for Welsh aquaculture Startups seek to add dynamism to Welsh aquaculture

Recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) People Trout

4 August 2021

Jon Parker, development lead for Aquaculture Industry Wales (AIW), explains how the organisation - which is backed by a growing number of startups - aims to improve the industry’s reputation among the public and politicians, in order to generate much needed gr…

Arizonan shrimp farmer aims to take intensification to a new level

Technology & equipment Recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) Shrimp

3 August 2021

Royal Caridea is poised to harvest its first cohort of shrimp from an RAS facility in Arizona, where Dr Maurice C Kemp, the startup's founder and president, aims to continue to develop a unique, hyper-intensive farming system.

Could Indonesia’s fledgling eel farming sector be on the cusp of a breakthrough?

Fish stocks Sustainability Eels

2 August 2021

Indonesia’s eel farming industry has huge potential – as long as all stakeholders can make a supportive ecosystem – according to Angga Kurniawan, general manager of one of the country’s pioneering eel farms.

Kazakhstan unveils plans for 10,000-tonne barramundi farm

Recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) Politics Barramundi

1 August 2021

July 2021

Cage farming of pangasius and tilapia proves profitable in eastern India

Politics

30 July 2021

Increasing numbers of people displaced by the construction of a reservoir in India’s Jharkhand State are turning to cage culture of tilapia and pangasius, thanks to government subsidies and reports of good profits.

Ohio to host $200 million GE salmon facility

Biotechnology Recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) Salmonids

29 July 2021

Meet the farmer Meet the farmer: Abdulmalik Oladipupo

Sustainability Recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) Catfish / Pangasius

27 July 2021

Twenty-seven-year-old Abdulmalik Oladipupo is the aquaculture senior supervisor at Patec Foods Limited, which produces catfish and pangasius in an RAS farm in Nigeria.

New Zealand startup launches $7 million whitebait farming project

Fish stocks Environment Whitebait

26 July 2021

The Lutz Report Adopting Asian shrimp farming techniques pays off for Guatemalan aquaculture pioneer

26 July 2021

The decision to change from producing shrimp in traditional earthen ponds to a more intensive model, based on techniques adopted from Asia, has paid dividends – both for Acuamaya and for several hundred small scale producers who have followed the company’s lea…

Restorative aquaculture Restorative aquaculture: know your anemones

Feed ingredients Sustainability Echinoderms

21 July 2021

A promising integrated multi-trophic aquaculture (IMTA) project aims to restore a threatened sea anemone to a large swathe of the southwest coast of Spain, as well as produce a range of other seafood products.

Kvarøy announces $16 million smolt upgrade

Hatcheries Recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) Atlantic Salmon

19 July 2021

EU funds €900,000 project to promote aquaponics in Italy and Tunisia

Aquaponics

17 July 2021

Generation recirculation Land-based salmon farming: key investment considerations

Recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) Economics Atlantic Salmon

16 July 2021

Two of the team from Hatch Innovation Services* reflect on the key considerations to make before investing in land-based salmon farming.

Construction starts on Project Sea Dragon

16 July 2021

Women in aquaculture Women in Aquaculture: Ching Fui Fui

Broodstock management Hatcheries Sea bass

15 July 2021

Ching Fui Fui is an associate professor at the University Malaysia in Sabah. She runs the university fish hatchery and works at the Borneo Marine Research institute, a centre of excellence working on conservation and sustainable development of marine resources…

A closer look at plans for Australia’s largest prawn farm

Climate change

14 July 2021

As Project Sea Dragon comes one step closer to lift-off, The Fish Site assesses the potential impacts – both positive and negative – that it’s likely to have on the social, economic and environmental fabric of two remote regions of Australia.

Atlantic Sapphire reports another mass mortality

Welfare Water quality Atlantic Salmon

12 July 2021

Shumway's reflections on shellfish aquaculture

Climate change Water quality Molluscs

9 July 2021

Prof Sandy Shumway, one of the most eminent shellfish specialists in North America, discusses her new book, her dream shellfish farming locations and why she’s increasingly convinced of the myriad benefits that shellfish aquaculture brings.

Two new hatcheries planned for the Philippines

Hatcheries Politics Tiger prawn

8 July 2021

Generation recirculation Bringing RAS to the people

Recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) People Catfish / Pangasius

8 July 2021

According to Jeff Cheng, recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) don’t need to be used for high value species or purely by large corporations, but are well within the grasp of relatively small aquaculture players, producing a wide range of species.

Meet the farmer Subhajit Mondal

Husbandry Open farming systems Shrimp

6 July 2021

Subhajit Mondal is a young entrepreneur who started working with Pasupati Aquatics Private Limited in 2014. Since then, he has taken the company to dazzling heights and has become one of the largest exporters of shrimp in West Bengal, India.

Closer to shrimp aquaculture Seven tips to improve pond bottom quality in shrimp farms

Nutrition Health Shrimp

5 July 2021

The sludge and sediment that accumulates during the shrimp farming cycle can cause a lot of problems if left unmanaged - here's how producers can handle it effectively.

Stolt reports surge in flatfish farming revenues

Recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) Economics Sole

2 July 2021

June 2021

High hopes for aquaponics system inspired by sewage treatment

Water quality Aquaponics Trout

30 June 2021

CEO offers key insights into Barramundi Group and beyond

Vaccines Recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) Barramundi

30 June 2021

Andreas von Scholten, CEO of Barramundi Group, talks about the future of aquaculture, the importance of vaccines and building the company’s ground-breaking operations in Brunei.

Ramping up land-based steelhead production to 21,000 tonnes

Recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS)

29 June 2021

New Zealand scientists launch novel flounder farming breeding programme

Fish stocks Breeding & genetics Flounder

29 June 2021

Kingfish Maine gains final permit approval

Recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) Regulations Yellowtail

28 June 2021

Meet the farmer Fern Gillies Robertson

Welfare Hatcheries Atlantic Salmon

28 June 2021

After taking a job at Mowi because it was close to home, Fern quickly decided to make a career in aquaculture and hopes to take on a managerial role.

Oil and gas firm moves into offshore aquaculture

Technology & equipment

24 June 2021

The search for a breakthrough in mussel aquaculture

Climate change

24 June 2021

Co-culture of kelp and mussels proves its worth

Climate change Water quality Mussels

24 June 2021

Pacifico hires ex-Mowi exec as it plans to expand

Recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) Jobs Striped bass

23 June 2021

Plans unveiled for “world’s first” land-based lobster farm

Sustainability Recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) Lobsters

23 June 2021

Closer to shrimp aquaculture How to manage water effluent from shrimp farms

Feeding systems Disease Shrimp

22 June 2021

Effluent from shrimp ponds can have a significant impact on the natural environment and on neighbouring shrimp farms, but there are a number of ways to reduce this impact, for the good of both the farmers and their surrounding areas.

Artec favourites for 20,000-tonne Korean salmon farm contract

Land-based production systems

21 June 2021

Moving closer to tripletail aquaculture

Nutrition Health Tripletail

21 June 2021

The aquaculture industry could be progressing towards commercial tripletail production after wild-caught specimens were able to spawn and larvae grew to maturity in a recirculating aquaculture system (RAS).