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 recirculation aquaculture systems.

Green light for £6 million wrasse hatchery

Recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS)

19 January 2018

Irish to boost freshwater farming efficiency

12 January 2018

Fresh regulations to prevent escapes from land-based fish farms

Land-based production systems Regulations Atlantic Salmon

3 January 2018

Under Ctrl: how a multi-partner project offers hope for improved post-smolt production

Technology & equipment

2 January 2018

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 to The Fish Site.

December 2017

Tilapia fertility spawns trouble for Ghana’s pond farmers

Breeding & genetics Education & academia Tilapia / Cichlids

20 December 2017

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.

Deeply disappointing: Atlantis salmon farm decision

Technology & equipment

19 December 2017

New head for closed-containment project

Recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS)

14 December 2017

Algal feed firm eyes up US oyster opportunities

Feed ingredients Hatcheries Oysters

13 December 2017

Promising results from UK lobster hatchery

Fish stocks Sustainability Lobsters

11 December 2017

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 Carly Daniels about why innovations that might revolutionise th…

Beating the bacteria in RASs

Bacterial diseases Water quality

1 December 2017

InnovaSea adds to offshore aquaculture expertise

1 December 2017

November 2017

Impressive improvements in salmon growth rates

Breeding & genetics Land-based production systems Atlantic Salmon

28 November 2017

First salmon delivered to "the world’s most advanced fish farm”

Breeding & genetics Recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) Atlantic Salmon

27 November 2017

Empowering Kenyan communities through aquaculture

Sustainability People Marine fish

25 November 2017

The Kenya Coastal Development Project (KCDP) is playing a key role in sustainably managing natural resources and transforming livelihoods along the country’s impoverished coastline, according to Bonnie Waycott.

Short RAS course launched

Recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) Courses

23 November 2017

A fresh take on closed containment aquaculture

Technology & equipment

20 November 2017

Industry backs capture-based cod aquaculture

Fisheries agreements Economics Cod

16 November 2017

Polyculture project takes shape

15 November 2017

High hopes for growing shellfish in tidal lagoons

Water quality

15 November 2017

Tidal power lagoons proposed along the British coast should have aquaculture development built into the planning process, in order to harness the massive benefits of co-location, according to a leading shellfish expert, writes Justyn Jones.

Shellfish sector must increase mussel mass

Hatcheries Politics Mussels

14 November 2017

Diversification in aquaculture: lessons to be learnt

Fish stocks Post-harvest Cod

3 November 2017

Dr Andrew Davie argues that, despite the struggles of Europe's cod and tuna aquaculture industries, there is still scope for the region’s fish farmers to diversify from the production of salmonid species.

A game-changer for Ghanaian aquaculture?

1 November 2017

The concept of ‘cluster farming’ tilapia and catfish, which is being pioneered in Ghana by a Dutch investment firm, could revolutionise the country’s – and the continent’s – aquaculture sector.

October 2017

Remote controlled aquaculture project launched

Technology & equipment

29 October 2017

Russian producer snaps up second Norwegian smolt farm

Land-based production systems

23 October 2017

Brackish potential for a shrimp farming surge in India

Environment

22 October 2017

3D mapping of brackish-water aquaculture resources is to be undertaken in India, backed by satellite images and extensive ground surveys, in a move that could boost the country's shrimp production.