Rob Fletcher

A new diagnostic tool that can detect a range of aquatic pathogens, including DIV-1, between two and four weeks before clinical signs are apparent to shrimp farmers, has recently been launched by Genics.

Covid-19 may have slashed India’s annual shrimp production by over 200,000 tonnes, but clever farmers should be well placed to return to profit before the year is out, according to one of the country’s leading experts.

The coronavirus pandemic reduced Ecuadorian shrimp exports by 25,000 tonnes in just two months in the first quarter of the year according to recently published statistics.

Coastal communities can benefit from aquaculture in restored habitats such as mangroves, according to the second installment of the World Economic Forum’s New Nature Economy Report series.

Four possible scenarios for the development of global aquaculture have been suggested in a thought-provoking new study.

A salmon farmer is looking to secure a patent for part of a system he developed in his own living room that is now being rolled out across 90 cages in Scotland and has had a hugely positive impact on gill health.

The Marine Institute’s newly-launched SALMSON smolt project aims to investigate the potential benefits of using recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) to help produce larger organic salmon smolts in Ireland.

Despite the turbulent economic climate, Netherlands-based The Kingfish Company is expanding - and charting new waters in the USA.

The limited knowledge of the nutritional requirements of the vast majority of the fish and crustacean species currently farmed today is one of the five biggest challenges currently facing aquafeed producers.

A Norwegian start-up is offering to develop free dashboards for aquaculture producers, based on satellite data that can to help reduce risks and identify new opportunities for growth.

The developers of a laser that has been designed to knock sea lice off farm raised salmon have defended their product following a study that questioned its efficacy.

A calibration-free pH measuring device, which is applicable for sectors including aquaculture, is set for commercialisation having secured significant seed funding.

A new report is urging consumers to eat less farmed salmon in favour of more fish and shellfish that are lower down the foodchain.

Plans for a 40,000 tonne shrimp farm in Oman are due to be fast-tracked, following a decision to merge three state-owned seafood companies.

A valuable overview of the Thai shrimp farming sector was presented today by Putth Songsangjinda, expert in marine shrimp aquaculture from the Coastal Aquaculture Research and Development Division of Thailand’s Ministry …

An initial project to pave the way for modern selective breeding of tilapia strains farmed in East Africa has been completed recently. Genetic tools were developed, and a detailed analysis of the region’s farmed strains …

The efficacy of a laser-firing device that has been designed to reduce sea lice pressures on farmed salmon has been called into question by new research.

Joachim Claeyé decided to establish a burbot (Lota lota) hatchery in Belgium at the age of 18. Five years later Claeyé – who juggles running Aqualota with a job as an junior aquaculture researcher – is collaborating with…

The introduction of artificial water plants into tilapia aquaculture can lead to significant improvements in fish welfare at minimal expense to the farmer.

Changes to legislation could make Indonesia the largest grower of spiny lobsters in the world and benefit thousands of households, according to a recent feasibility study.