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Along with many of its West African neighbours, Liberia’s fish production is a fraction of what it could be. A recent World Bank-led programme aims to change that – harnessing Liberia’s ambition to create a thriving aquaculture industry.

The combined ethical and economic arguments for encouraging gender diversity in aquaculture were among the key themes at The Fish Site’s inaugural Women in Aquaculture event.

Heather Jones, CEO of the Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre, explains why she's backing this week's Women in Aquaculture breakfast, describes a visit to a Tasmanian shellfish hatchery and recalls an unpleasant encounter with an uncooked echinoderm

Marie-Clare Russell, who has been involved in fish health since the mid-80s, is relishing the challenge of developing new ways to tackle sea lice in her current role as managing director of FAI Aquaculture.

Isabel Represas, regional sales director at INVE Aquaculture, discusses the opportunities and challenges facing fish farming in the Mediterranean, and what it takes to keep pace with a rapidly evolving industry

For decades Halamid has been used to keep the gills of salmonids clean, making it essential to the aquaculture industry.

With a rapidly increasing global population, there is growing need for food. But, as there is a tremendous decline in the area of fertile land, one possible solution is aquaponics – growing fish and vegetables in an integrated, soil-free system.

Organic Sea Harvest (OSH), which has just been granted permission to establish two new salmon farms off north-east Skye, believe that a less intensive approach to production should help them avoid a number of the health challenges that some conventional farms …

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

After several years of poor performance the profitability of the Chile’s salmon sector is now catching up with its conterpart in Norway, according to a new analysis by Rabobank.

Victoria Chomo, secretary of the FAO's European Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture Advisory Commission (EIFAAC) and the Central Asian and Caucasus Regional Fisheries and Aquaculture Commission (CACFish), offers some fascinating insights into aquaculture in Easte…

Aquaculture is growing in Ghana – at both the large and small scales. But producers are concerned that government plans to introduce a new aquatic-animal policy might prevent them from sourcing better-performing strains of tilapia

Sea lice, co-infections, research with zebrafish and some novel diseases in esoteric species all featured at this year’s Eastern Fish Health Workshop (EFHW).

Pavlina Pavlidou, technical consultant for Selonda Aquaculture in Greece, talks hatcheries, heroes and an eye-opening experience in Hainan

Four employees from Kampachi Farms – Lucie Leonard, Helen Meigs, Lisa Vollbrecht and Taimane Ulu – discuss gender issues, feed trials and the challenges posed by farming yellowtail in the middle of the largest ocean on earth.

With sea lice an increasingly tough problem for salmon farmers to treat, new research suggests that managing water temperature might be more effective than blitzing the parasites with more chemicals

Alexis Chatterton, mooring services manager with Gael Force Group, explains how developing equipment such as cages and mooring systems that can cope with extreme environmental conditions is key to the expansion of the aquaculture industry.

The chance to vote for your favourite person, product or company involved in British aquaculture is now open.

Dr Cecile Brugère, independent consultant and director of Soulfish Research and Consultancy, discusses transforming gender equality and food security in aquaculture

Thirty-eight companies, individuals and initiatives have made the shortlist for the 2018 Scottish Marine Aquaculture Awards.

Helen Jenkins, aquatic biosecurity liaison officer for Northern Australia, reflects on the challenges of tackling biosecurity in Australian prawn culture.

In the second installment of a two-part review of amoebic gill disease (AGD), John Angles explores current challenges posed by the pathogen and a variety of innovative means to combat it.

A new event promoting greater gender equality in aquaculture has been announced by The Fish Site as part of this year’s Aquaculture UK exhibition.

Over 80 species of microsporidia are known to infect fish and aquatic invertebrates, explains The Fish Vet Group’s Anna Herrero.

Huw Golledge, senior scientific programme manager for the Humane Slaughter Association (HSA), explains some of the key the issues that helped inspire a £1.7 million donation to projects that improve the welfare of fish, crustacea and cephalopods at the time of…

In the first installment of a two-part review of amoebic gill disease (AGD), John Angles explores the history of the pathogen, which has emerged to become one of the most significant global health challenges faced by salmonid producers in the last decade

Aquaculture can offer a food-secure future for Zambia according to Dr Mary Lundeba, who works with WorldFish.

On International Women's Day, Dr Sophie Fridman, a post-doctoral research fellow at Stirling’s Institute of Aquaculture, explains why she and three colleagues decided to establish an organisation to promote gender equality in aquacutural academia.

Dr Solveig van Nes, Marine & Maritime Director of Creuna, Norway, has played a key role in initiating a digital education platform that teaches Norway's next generation about the vast potential of the ocean, as well as the importance of sustainability in h…

Carsten Krome, the co-founder of Hatch, the first ever aquaculture accelerator, explains to The Fish Site what the initiative aims to achieve.

Ghana’s goal to nearly double its aquaculture production this year is only feasible if problems related to seed stock, feeds and fish health are solved.

Han Han, CEO and founder of China Blue , explains how the non-for-profit organisation is helping to improve the sustainability of China’s aquaculture production.

For developing nations, aquaculture is often regarded as an opportunity to provide jobs and food security. However, as a recent report suggests, aquaculture has the potential to empower women too.

Virginia Iglesias, a veterinarian based at the Fish Vet Group’s Inverness office, explains the causes, diagnosis and control of the disease - which is a major problem in global salmonid aquaculture.

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.

Nicki Holmyard, a mussel farmer, fish industry journalist and PR expert, shares her experiences of three decades in the aquaculture industry.

The chief veterinary officers of Scotland, Iceland and the Faroes are all set to attend this year’s Fish Vet Society Conference in Edinburgh.

Morine Mukami, a research scientist at the aquaculture department of the Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute in Mombasa, outlines the importance of Artemia as a live feed for larviculture.

A flotilla of white and orange robots is destined to arrive with one of Norway’s most progressive aquaculture operators this year, in a colourful – yet apparently practical – attempt to improve the performance of their salmon farming sites.

An international team of researchers is helping aquaculture producers in India, Bangladesh and Kenya to make better health management choices, in a bid to improve both the profitability and sustainability of fish farmers in low- and middle-income countries.