To mark both European Antibiotic Awareness Day (EAAD) and the start of WHO’s World Antibiotic Awareness week, Dr Chris Matthews, operations director at Fish Vet Group, talks to The Fish Site about antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in global aquaculture and what i…
Nonglak “Anne” Thaisin, founder and CEO of Quality Farm, has been producing vannamei shrimp in Thailand for 27 years. Here she explains how adaptability and the development of new production systems, as well as new feeds and health products, is essential to st…
Aquaculture producers currently shoulder too much of the responsibility for sustainability, according to a new study, whose authors argue that seafood sustainability should be redefined so that it covers a wider range of social and environmental aspects, thus …
The US seaweed aquaculture sector is beginning to take off, in the process growing brand new businesses, providing important ecosystem services and allowing fishermen to supplement their income, as Tim Harder explains.
Following a recent report from the FAO on the threats posed by the production of invasive (potentially non-native) species in aquaculture, Gregg Yan and Jonah van Beijnen argue that a number of measures are needed to steer the global aquaculture sector away fr…
The 2020 Aquaculture Awards have officially opened for entry today, allowing aquaculture companies from around the world plenty of time to prepare their entries and nominations before the 9 March 2020 deadline.
Having just completed her first year on Mowi's salmon site off the Isle of Muck, farm technician and Fish Site columnist Clara McGhee reflects on some of the key things she has learned.
Many traditional farmers in West Bengal have diversified into shrimp aquaculture. But while it has made some farmers rich, others have found it has put their livelihoods – and perhaps even their lives – at risk.
Professor Ahmed Hassan discusses the scope, scale and ambition of the Suez Canal Fish Farming and Aquaculture Company, which is well on its way to achieving one of the most ambitious outdoor aquaculture projects ever seen.
A recent study has confirmed that mussel and oyster farming can play a key role in improving water quality by removing hundreds of tonnes of nitrogen from coastal bays and estuaries.
Thirty of the most influential seafood companies in the world, including seven firms that have strong aquaculture divisions, have been ranked according to their drive to achieve to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Algae producer SuSeWi is embarking on a visionary project that aims to create “the largest algae farm on earth” – in order to produce a valuable source of protein and long-chain omega-3s for the aquafeed sector.
A new report by the Dutch-based Changing Markets Foundation claims that retailers, including top UK supermarkets, are linked to “illegal, unsustainable fishing operations in India, Vietnam and The Gambia”.
As aquaculture strategy specialist at The Nature Conservancy, Tiffany Waters has turned a lifelong passion for shellfish and marine environmental management into a vocation in which her work is influencing the development of aquaculture and the communities who…
On the day that Eels: Biology, Monitoring, Management, Culture and Exploitation, is launched, The Fish Site caught up with Paul Coulson, who co-edited the book with Andy Don, to find out more about the enduring appeal of anguillids.
Shrimp producers are going to have to embrace new technologies and production techniques if they are going survive, according to Rabobank’s senior seafood analyst Gorjan Nikolik.
The giant river prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) fetches excellent prices in seafood markets across Asia. Aggressive marketing plus the recent development of monosex broodstock might soon make it as popular as vannamei shrimp.
Is Artemia a vital resource for aquaculture or a bottleneck for the future growth of the sector? Leading lights from INVE Aquaculture, the world’s leading supplier of brine shrimp, remain unsure.
An innovative new method of indoor shrimp production – which uses a novel method of stacking pools to increase yield – could have the potential to revolutionise the industry.
Now that its new production facility is up and running, Veramaris is reliant on its innovative solution combined with a disruptive marketing strategy to achieve its ambitious goals.
Like many of the world’s great initiatives, Montana Microbial Products (MMP), one of the most promising of a clutch of recent start-ups to focus on the aquafeed sector, began in time-honoured fashion – with a beer.
The aquafeed industry needs to “think out of the box to find growth,” according to a new report, How to Succeed in Aqua Feed, which has been published by Rabobank today.
While aquaculture is often associated with degrading water quality, invasive species introductions and the destruction of important coastal habitats, increasing evidence suggests that well-designed and managed aquaculture – particularly of shellfish and seawee…
On the day that Mycotoxins in Aquaculture is launched, The Fish Site caught up with its co-author, Michele Muccio, mycotoxin specialist at Biomin, to find out more about how the aquaculture sector can combat these fungi-produced toxins.
In troubled economic times, finding food for Zimbabwe’s overflowing prison population has posed both human rights and security challenges. But a new government-backed project is making use of the country’s considerable aquatic resources to ease the situation.
Obtaining reliable power for changing water is a perennial problem for the fish farmers of the Niger Delta – but for some installing solar-powered pumps is proving a cost-effective solution.
In order to follow up on the interest generated by our Women in Aquaculture series with some proactive steps towards encouraging women to realise their potential in the sector, in March The Fish Site established a pilot mentoring programme.
Given the potential impact that climate change could have on the aquaculture sector, it’s encouraging to note that several on-farm developments are currently helping to reduce the carbon footprint of the industry.
The founder and CEO of a new cloud-based digital trading platform for seafood explains to The Fish Site how he aims to disrupt the seafood trading industry.
Wider application of genetic improvement in aquaculture, with a focus on selective breeding, will help boost seafood production without the need to hugely increase the volume of inputs – including feed, land and water – required by the sector.
Mowi farm technician Clara McGhee discusses the crucial business of salmon feeding strategies and how these help to ensure a site remains profitable, environmentally sustainable and capable of producing nutritious fish for consumers around the world.
The Aquaculture Innovation Showcase is coming in September. Ahead of the event in London, The Fish Site spoke to TransAlgae’s VP of research and development, Ofra Chen, to discuss how algae can revolutionise the health and nutrition of farmed fish.
A pioneering system that can automatically count sea lice – and potentially save thousands of man hours, as well as improve fish welfare – is in the running for this year’s Nor Fishing Innovation Award.
Ensuring secure and sustainable food supplies will be one of the key challenges for human society this century, given the combination of population growth and climate change.
