Recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS)

There are those who argue that farming is a way of life and not a business, but in today's modern, competitive and global agriculture/agribusiness environment, that mindset is the quickest way to lose money.

Bert Wecker, founder of Neomar, believes that farming tropical shrimp in temperate countries is on the verge of being highly profitable, and that the sector is all set for expansion, both in Europe and North America.

Karlanea Brown is one of the USA’s true pioneers of indoor biofloc shrimp farming, establishing RDM Aquaculture in Indiana in 2010.

Recent trials from the F3 Innovation Network found that it is feasible and economically viable for aquaculture nutritionists to significantly reduce – or even eliminate – fish meal and fish oil from the diets of carnivorous fish species like largemouth bass, a…

Water disinfection is a necessary step in preparing aquaculture facilities before stocking, but it also causes microbiome die-offs which result in the higher likelihood of disease further down the line, according to Rachelle Jensen, founder of Luminis Water Te…

MariHealth Solutions, a South African startup, has developed an innovative proteomic-based tool for detecting stress levels – and their possible causes – in a range of key aquaculture species.

A NOAA partnership has helped land-based macroalgae farm SOLSEA achieve profitable seaweed production while contributing to innovative research.

While many grandiose aquaculture projects have failed to live up to their promise in the Middle East, Fish Farms LLC – which includes a hatchery, cage farms and RAS facilities in Dubai – offers an example of what can be achieved under testing conditions.

A novel floating, modular RAS design is at the centre of a startup’s vision to scale up the fledgeling Atlantic bluefin tuna aquaculture sector.

Norwegian salmon farmers have enjoyed a decade of unprecedented profitability, but plans to introduce a 40 percent resource rent tax on the sector - combined with the emergence of new systems for growing salmon in different regions - could undermine the volume…

As many aquaculture operators feel the economic pinch, this article suggests a number of ways in which production efficiency – and thereby economic performance – can be improved.

Norway’s Atlantic salmon sector published their feed composition and utilisation data from 2020, showing more novel ingredients in their formulations and greater salmon output – but as inflation and global commodity prices surge, feed companies may face diffic…