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Women in aquaculture The lady who’s looking to help Libya fulfil its true aquaculture potential

Disease Bacterial diseases Sea bass

11 December 2023

Libyan-based Dr Jamila Rizgalla, head of the Department of Aquaculture at the University of Tripoli, talks about her journey into the aquaculture sector and how she is working to progress aquaculture development in her country

by Dr Sophie Fridman Aquatic animal health consultant

2023 in review Kevin Fitzsimmons

Fisheries

6 December 2023

Professor Kevin Fitzsimmons believes that there are plenty of positives to be taken from the last 12 months in aquaculture and has an optimistic outlook for the sector in 2024 – but mention the fisheries and marine ingredients lobbies to him at your peril.

by Rob Fletcher Senior editor, The Fish Site

Meet the farmer From taxi driver to trout supremo

Husbandry

17 November 2023

Kal Bahadur Gurung, 40, ditched his taxi business in the Indian state of Sikkim in favour of rainbow trout farming and now earns around $30,000 per year.

Generation recirculation America’s eel RAS superstar

Husbandry

15 November 2023

After more than a decade of raising eels, Sara Rademaker, the founder of American Unagi, sees New England’s eel farming sector as having a much greater chance of acceptance – and success – than many of the high profile plans for land-based farms that are curre…

Rabobank / Gorjan Nikolik reports From carps to cars: why China is less reliant on aquaculture exports

Consumer

8 November 2023

China’s shift towards an increasingly Western pattern of seafood production and consumption – one that relies on imports from countries with greater natural capital per capita – appears to be gaining momentum.

Ode and C Food Norway to upcycle farmed cod by-products

11 December 2023

Cooke lands $4.7 grant for True North Salmon processing plant

Open farming systems

8 December 2023

Native oyster nursery installed in Belfast port

8 December 2023

New research could help reduce winter ulcers in farmed salmon

Bacterial diseases

8 December 2023

SAIC secures funding for seven fish health projects

Vaccines

7 December 2023

Salmon farmers strike back against anti-aquaculture campaign

Open farming systems

7 December 2023

Stolt to step up sole production in Spain

6 December 2023

Production systems

Lake Volta tilapia farmers await government relief funds following flooding

Husbandry

8 December 2023

UMass aquaculture biosensor research awarded $1 million

Viruses

6 December 2023

Researchers believe human anti-aging supplement could reduce salmon health risks

Feed formulation

5 December 2023

The Lutz Report Nitrite: a guide to understanding and limiting its presence in both RAS and pond culture

Bacterial diseases

4 December 2023

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Technology & equipment

Jala nets $13 million investment

Startups

28 November 2023

Aquarech lands $1.7 million investment

Startups

22 November 2023

Tomota: a shrimp farmer’s best friend?

Feeding systems

20 November 2023

Restorative aquaculture The app where seaweed supply meets demand

Restorative aquaculture

13 November 2023

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Nutrition

Finalists announced in Future of Fish Feed krill replacement challenge

Feed ingredients

30 November 2023

Compassion in World Farming develops salmon welfare scorecard

Health

29 November 2023

Skretting and Zooca Calanus join forces to develop copepod-based aquafeeds

Feed ingredients

27 November 2023

Insectum launches mobile, modular black soldier fly farms

Feed ingredients

24 November 2023

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Salmonids

PatoGen and SAMS set date for gill health workshop

1 December 2023

Scottish farmed salmon accounts for nearly 30 percent of UK fish sales

Open farming systems

30 November 2023

Salmon aquaculture off the hook over harmful algal blooms

Harmful algal blooms

29 November 2023

Soil Association seeks public opinion on organic aquaculture standards

People

29 November 2023

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Bivalves

Could the world's fastest growing bivalve be the farmed seafood of the future?

Species development

20 November 2023

Nanobubble startup secures funding ahead of aquaculture launch

Startups

17 November 2023

EU-funded project aims to solidify wind farms as viable aquaculture sites

16 November 2023

Aquaculture series set to hit mainstream TV

10 November 2023

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Aquatic plants

Hatch unveils latest aquaculture accelerator cohort

Genetics

3 July 2023

Blue Carbon Lab trials novel mangrove restoration methods

9 May 2023

Blue carbon researchers develop new way to protect coastal wetlands

Husbandry

31 March 2023

Fulfilling the potential of Senegal’s oyster farming sector

NGO

29 March 2023

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Our series

Women in aquaculture The lady who’s looking to help Libya fulfil its true aquaculture potential

11 December 2023

A leading light in Egypt’s aquaculture sector

1 December 2023

Why certification is key for the long-term health of the seaweed sector

27 October 2023

Aquaculture in action Aquaculture in action: reducing the need for feed

24 January 2019

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

6 November 2018

Aquaculture in action: seeding the future with seasonal loans

7 September 2018

Restorative aquaculture The app where seaweed supply meets demand

13 November 2023

The driving force behind WWF’s adventures in the seaweed sector

8 June 2023

The startup that plans to farm Sargassum in the mid-Atlantic

17 May 2023

Meet the farmer Togo’s tilapia king

24 November 2023

From taxi driver to trout supremo

17 November 2023

Reaping the rewards of a move from agri- to aqua-culture

20 October 2023

Oceanpick celebrates a decade in Sri Lanka

Husbandry

26 September 2022

The farm that seeks to safeguard a nation’s food security

Husbandry

21 June 2022

Seaweed aquaculture – panacea or hype?

6 April 2022

Tomota: a shrimp farmer’s best friend?

Feeding systems

20 November 2023

The migrant workers who keep the aquaculture industry alive

Jobs

3 July 2023

Four tips to optimise the stability of your biofloc system

Nutrition

27 February 2023

Can IMTA be commercially successful in the West?

11 October 2021

A tale of two oyster farms: social acceptance in the US aquaculture sector

Production systems

11 December 2020

Tales from a tribal trout farm

Recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS)

18 November 2020

What the salmon sector should learn from COP27

12 December 2022 Opinion

Salmon farmers use their voice to raise awareness on International Women's Day

Jobs

8 March 2022

Eyes on the horizon: an aquaculture leadership blog It's time blue foodies come together and speak up

NGO

19 May 2021

Startups

Siemens and Nasekomo outline 2 million tonne insect farming ambition

11 December 2023

Kelp Blue seeks $80 million blue bond

Restorative aquaculture

8 December 2023

Northern Europe’s largest insect factory opens

7 December 2023

Leeds University and Entocycle seek to catalyse commercialisation of UK insect farming

Feed ingredients

7 December 2023

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Women in aquaculture

A leading light in Egypt’s aquaculture sector

1 December 2023

Why certification is key for the long-term health of the seaweed sector

27 October 2023

Putting Indonesia’s aquaculture sector on the map

4 October 2023

The Nofima notebook

How are genetic technologies being applied to combat infectious diseases in aquaculture?

7 September 2022

Study validates the use of low peracetic acid doses in RAS

24 February 2022

Advancing selective breeding in sea bass and sea bream

25 November 2021

Oyster farming for a new generation

Oyster farming technology coming up from Down Under

27 April 2021

Positional sense: why farming SatNav is here to stay

25 February 2021

Why live tanks are the future of oyster storage

22 January 2021

Rattling the cage

Why US seafood consumers must own their own impact

13 September 2023 Opinion

Why the aquafeed sector must become more transparent

9 March 2021

What’s holding back high impact aquaculture development?

4 January 2021

Restorative aquaculture

The driving force behind WWF’s adventures in the seaweed sector

8 June 2023

The startup that plans to farm Sargassum in the mid-Atlantic

17 May 2023

Reef encounters: can artificial structures improve biodiversity around aquaculture sites?

12 August 2022

Pioneers of African aquaculture

Ade Alakija: the man who took Nigeria's catfish sector to a new level

15 March 2023

Pioneers of African aquaculture: Ismail Radwan

27 September 2021

Pioneers of African aquaculture: Fergus Flynn

24 February 2021

Generation recirculation

The tiny RAS with massive impact potential

23 October 2023

The company that shows how RAS facilities can be profitable within a year

2 October 2023

Germany’s clearwater shrimp RAS champion

3 April 2023

Learning the ropes: a beginner's guide to mussel farming

Life lessons and keeping a mussel farming business afloat

4 January 2023

Mussel farming: a source of sustainable protein that promotes biodiversity

24 November 2021

The mysterious world of mussel spat collection

3 June 2021