South Africa

Proteomics can rapidly, and economically, assess the impact that changes in feed formulation have on the performance of farmed fish, potentially helping to integrate novel and functional ingredients into aquafeeds.

As the co-founder of a South African startup, spending three months in Olaisen Blue’s in-residence programme in Norway helped me appreciate how collaboration, community and a shared vision can catalyse the growth of the aquaculture sector.

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 traditional Chinese herbal prophylactic, containing bioavailable phytonutrients recovered from the Camellia sinensis tea bush, has been shown to protect shrimp from outbreaks of AHPND and WSSV.

By adopting the “basic building block” of tilapia farming, producers across Africa can establish and scale operations in both urban and rural environments – moving Africa’s tilapia industry beyond subsistence farming.

Nick James, the founder of South Africa’s legendary Rivendell Hatchery, looks back on a colourful aquacultural career as he prepares to put his life’s work on the market.

Catherine Greengrass Smith, director of aquaculture and environmental consultancy Gaia, talks about her ambitions to help the growth of South Africa’s aquaculture industry

South Africa’s abalone farmers are turning to renewables to power the growth of their industry - which is set to double production levels in the next five years.

The first interviewee in The Fish Site's new series is Conchita Milburn, head of Gariep Dam Hatchery and Aquaculture Technology Demonstration Centre, South Africa, who is playing a key part in various freshwater aquaculture projects in the Free State province …

Popular and adaptable, Nile tilapia are leading cichlid production worldwide. So why is the species banned in three of South Africa’s nine provinces? As Conchita Milburn reports, managing South Africa’s tilapia stocks is a balancing act that pits the sector’s …