Production systems

In the fifth installment of the series, Mowi (formerly known as Marine Harvest) farm technician Clara McGhee discusses the day-to-day running of a salmon farm.

North Korea: salmon farming’s next superpower?

Breeding & genetics

18 February 2019

Detroit earmarked for $30 million eel farm

Recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS)

15 February 2019

Land-based salmon farmer secures $20 million funding

Recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS)

11 February 2019

January 2019

Start-up to launch salmon range that is locally sourced and sustainably farmed

30 January 2019

Oceans of opportunity for Australis

Land-based production systems

30 January 2019

Josh Goldman, founder and CEO of Australis, delves into barramundi production, how to overcome the challenges of land-based farming and how catering for millennials is the key to his continued success

Worker feared dead after smolt plant fire

Hatcheries People Atlantic Salmon

28 January 2019

Berlin to host RAS conference

Recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS)

21 January 2019

Women in aquaculture Women in Aquaculture: Yukiko Furukawa

Post-harvest People Aquatic plants

21 January 2019

Seaweed aquaculture is prominent across Japan, but in the southern prefecture of Saga it has a particularly successful history. Home to seaweed farming for more than a century, Saga faces the Ariake Sea, which is known for its nutrient-rich waters. Fresh wate…

How aquaponics can spare Ugandan farmers from drought

Aquaponics

15 January 2019

Aquaponics is helping to keep farmers in drought-ravaged parts of Uganda alive, according to Dr Aisha Nalwoga, a fisheries officer with the Water Governance Institute.

Asian aquaculture: trends for 2019

Recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS)

3 January 2019

Aquaculture and environmental consultants Jonah van Beijnen and Gregg Yan outline some of the key developments they expect to take place in the Asian aquaculture sector in the year ahead.

December 2018

Cutting aquaponics costs is more than pot luck

Aquaponics Regulations Tilapia / Cichlids

30 December 2018

Supplying cannabis for medical use in Canada – which is legal for licenced producers – is a competitive business. Based in Hamilton, Ontario, Green Relief Inc uses fish in an innovative aquaponics system to grow its crop and stay ahead of the game.

China sets sights on offshore aquaculture

Technology & equipment

17 December 2018

The time is ripe for rice-fish culture

14 December 2018

The area of China devoted to rice-fish culture systems grew by 11 percent in 2016-2017 and now covers about 2 million hectares of the country, according to a new report.

Russia set for 2,500 tonne salmon facility

Recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS)

11 December 2018

South Africa’s first salmon farm?

Recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) Land-based production systems Atlantic Salmon

7 December 2018

Brackish farmers reap greater financial rewards

Training

5 December 2018

Women in aquaculture: Maria Darias

Breeding & genetics

4 December 2018

Maria Darias specialises in bringing sustainable aquaculture to developing countries, a role that recently involved a four-year stint in Peruvian Amazonia, establishing farming protocols for a range of native species.

November 2018

AquaBounty steps up commercialisation schemes

Biotechnology Recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) Salmonids

29 November 2018

New RAS feed launched

Formulated feed Recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) Salmonids

29 November 2018

Super grouper: advances in RAS production in Asia

Biotechnology Technology & equipment Marine fish

20 November 2018

Despite being overfished in China and South East Asia, a suite of advances in sustainable aquaculture of a number of grouper species is bringing benefits to producers and consumers alike.

Grin and Barents: Russian Aquaculture looks to lucrative times ahead

16 November 2018

Russia’s largest salmon producer, Russian Aquaculture, has announced plans for a massive expansion of its business by 2025.

Sea Farms lands £1.28 million research grant

Recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS)

13 November 2018

Land-based salmon farmer sets 260,000 tonne target

Recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS)

12 November 2018

Super-sized salmon farm moves one step closer

Technology & equipment

12 November 2018

Aquaculture in action Aquaculture in action: in-pond innovation doubles tilapia production in Egyptian trials

Water quality Sustainability Catfish / Pangasius

6 November 2018

In the face of rising production costs and limited land and water availability, Egyptian fish farmers are looking for new ways to achieve higher productivity and profitability

RAS for sale

Recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS)

1 November 2018

October 2018

John Ross owner plans Baltic trout farm

29 October 2018

Turning small fry into big business

Hatcheries Post-harvest Sea bass

26 October 2018

One of the oldest marine finfish hatcheries in Europe has also become one of the most innovative, following a change of ownership in 2016.

Women in aquaculture Women in aquaculture: Patricia Barrera

Recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) People Trout

25 October 2018

Patricia Barrera swapped a career in pharmaceuticals to follow her passion for aquaculture, establishing Trout Managers SAS in Colombia, which she now runs.

Fish farmers accused of “exceptionally short” memories

Welfare Recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) Atlantic Salmon

24 October 2018

Novel production systems in the spotlight

Technology & equipment Recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) Atlantic Salmon

23 October 2018

Norwegian salmon hegemony under threat?

Technology & equipment Recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) Atlantic Salmon

23 October 2018

A leading Norwegian salmon farmer took a swipe at the government’s development licence initiative today, as it was prompting firms to design systems that could remove the country’s natural salmon producing advantages.

A slice of genius

Technology & equipment

17 October 2018

A Brazilian aquaculture technology firm has unveiled an innovative production system for farming tilapia - in Brazil and beyond.

A new candidate for commercial aquaculture?

Fish stocks Environment Lobsters

15 October 2018

A project seeking to close the breeding cycle of the European spiny lobster is showing promising results and may help both to support coastal diversification opportunities and encourage restoration of the species in the wild.