Recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS)

Yumigahama Fisheries Co, a subsidiary of Nissui, has harvested the first chub mackerel from its land-based recirculating aquaculture system facility in Sakaiminato City.

Kane Mcguinn, founder and CEO of Atlas Aquaculture, has taken the experience he’s gained in the aquarium sector and applied it to the commercial production of species, including coral trout and giant groupers, in a uniqu…

New trial results from Kuterra’s Atlantic salmon RAS in British Columbia suggest that adding beneficial bacteria to the biofilter can help reduce off-flavour in fish grown in land-based facilities.

A four-year aquaculture research and development project in Scotland has been awarded up to £5 million in public sector funding.

Plans to begin construct the UK’s largest shrimp farm in 2022 have been released by a startup called Land Ocean Farm today.

Ahead of the inaugural meeting of the World Aquaculture Society’s African Chapter, which is due to take place in Alexandria this month, Harrison Charo Karisa – one of the key organisers of the event – discusses the prosp…

SalmoTerra has announced plans to begin construction of its first land-based salmon farm, which will be located in Øygarden, near Bergen.

The Kingfish Company has finalised the purchase of land for its new recirculating aquaculture facility in Jonesport, Maine, saying that that the precision aquafarm will be a hub for sustainable aquaculture in the US.

The UK’s first redclaw crayfish farm – operating in an indoor recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) – is due to open shortly in Dorset, as Elena Piana, founder of Noola Redclaw, explains.

Finnforel, which curently produces 1,000 tonnes of rainbow trout at an RAS facility in Finland, has announced plans to invest an additional €45 million in the sector.

Skretting has announced plans to build a specialised state-of-the-art feed plant to serve Atlantic Sapphire’s land-based salmon farm in Florida.

Though large recirculating aquaculture facilities attract plenty of investors and press coverage, the industry might be better served by distributing multiple recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) locally.

A fully-funded PhD that is looking to use acoustic technology to understand shrimp behaviour in recirculation aquaculture systems (RAS) is currently being offered by the University of St Andrews.

NaturalShrimp, the Texas-based recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) vannamei shrimp producer, has entered into an agreement to supply Gulf Seafood Inc (GSI) with 25,000 pounds (11.3 tonnes) of live shrimp over a three-…

The Kingfish Company announced that it has entered a partnership with food retailer Conad to sell its RAS-raised yellowtail kingfish in Italy.

Gerald Easterling, CEO of NaturalShrimp Inc, highlights new building projects and the first moves towards commercialising its RAS technology in an upbeat shareholder letter.

Yarangjang Imchen claims to be the first ornamental fish and shellfish farmer in the landlocked state of Nagaland in northeast India, operating 40 tanks in his backyard.

Devices that produce nanobubbles are becoming increasingly popular in a range of aquaculture operations, with a growing number of studies supporting their value – both in improving production and in reducing the environm…

Following a €3.7 million deal, Agtira is poised to produce salmon, cucumbers, tomatoes and herbs in an aquaponics facility beside the Östersund branch of Sweden’s largest supermarket chain, Maxi ICA.

Scottish Sea Farms has been shortlisted for a major environmental award, chosen from over 100 entries.