Laïla Akhtar

After working in Namibia, Nicaragua, Saudi Arabia and Australia, Albert Ferrer Lladosa’s most recent venture has been managing an indoor shrimp farm in Greece.

A new study showed that processed animal proteins improved growth, performance, gut health and microbiota composition, while also easing intestinal inflammation of rainbow trout.

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

Opemipo Oyebadejo, who’s a senior farmer and fish expert at Orisha Farms, aims to expand the cage-based farming of tilapia and catfish in Nigeria.

Abigail Barrows dialled back an international research career to establish an oyster farm in her native Maine, which she is trying to make as sustainable and plastic-free as possible.

Ittinsect, a Rome-based biotech startup, is developing a range of high-performance aquafeeds based on insects, microalgae and agriculture by-products to replace the use of ocean-sourced fishmeal in aquaculture.

Indonesia-based aquaculture specialist Retno Nuraini’s continual work on sustainable production has led her to join Deliberate Capital, an investment company which is providing financial and technical expertise to smallholder shrimp farmers.

Melania Lynn Cornish is one of Canada’s true seaweed farming pioneers and, following 30 years in the sector, is now passing on her hard-won skills to a new generation of small seaweed farmers in Malaysia.

A mini guide has been launched to help farmers establish optimal stocking densities in aquaculture in order to ensure good fish welfare.

Dr Marta Carvalho is a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, where she studies novel Omega-3 sources for fish feed.