Production systems

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…

A project to develop a system that alerts operators of recirculation aquaculture systems (RASs) when dangerous bacteria are in the process of blooming has been launched by Norwegian researchers.

The offshore aquaculture specialist InnovaSea Systems announced that it has acquired Amirix Systems, which owns a number of companies that specialise in using acoustic telemetry for tracking both wild…

Icelandic salmon egg producer Stofnfiskur is now able to grow fish to market size within 11 months in its land-based facility at Kalmanstjørn.

The first batch of salmon broodstock are due to arrive at the SalmoBreed Salten ova production facility next week, following 13 months of construction at the state-of-the-art site.

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 Bonni…

A new course designed to improve water quality awareness for staff involved in recirculating aquaculture systems (RASs) has been launched by the NAFC Marine Centre this week.

The last-minute rush for development licences submissions in Norway includes a 13-licence application by Cermaq for a closed-containment salmon farming system called the FlexiFarm.

A scheme designed to encourage more Norwegian fishermen to keep their cod catches alive is successfully extending the fresh cod season, according to new research.

A new project designed to encourage the development of integrated multi-trophic aquaculture (IMTA) in western Europe is beginning to take shape.

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 leadin…

A new study suggesting ways in which Scottish mussel growers can step up their production levels has been published today.

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 spec…

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.

A $2 million initiative which focuses on developing technologies that give farmers the ability to manage their farm and stock remotely has been launched in New Zealand.