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Ways to commercialise the production of finfish rendered sterile by novel methods sparked a thought-provoking discussion at the end of the inaugural International Finfish Sterility Workshop, which was held in Stirling this week.

A seminar focusing on the opportunities for trade and knowledge exchange between the UK aquaculture sector and the world beyond Europe, is being hosted by The Fish Site in Edinburgh in May.

By offering fish producers a guaranteed 5 percent improvement in growth rates and improved feed conversion ratios (FCRs) GenetiRate looks set to be one of the most talked about emerging aquaculture companies of 2019.

Aquaculture producers can expect a rise in demand for their products over the next few years, due to protein shortages caused by African swine fever (ASF), according to a leading seafood analyst.

Superior Fresh’s aquaponics facilty in Wisconsin is both the world’s largest aquaponics system and “the ultimate IMTA”, according to Dr Steve Summerfelt.

America’s largest land-based steelhead producer outlines how it has ironed out a number of early production issues as it attempts to reach its 1,200 tonne annual capacity.

With Seafood Expo North America on the horizon, it’s time for a delicious deep dive into the latest – and often novel – seafood launches of the year ahead. Whether you’re looking for something new to try, or want to up your lunch game, here’s what to look for …

Spotted sea trout, wolffish, tripletail, California halibut, southern flounder, lumpfish and greater amberjack are amongst the prime candidate species that might allow for the US to diversify its marine finfish aquaculture sector.

Representatives of Ghana’s tilapia sector see signs for optimism, now that a Chinese-owned tilapia production site has been mothballed.

On International Women's Day, Mowi fish farm technician Clara McGhee describes the rewards of working on a salmon farm - regardless of gender.

Having recently secured at least $30 million in funding to develop a novel system to revolutionise water-quality monitoring, Professor Chin-yuan Hsieh explains his ambitions in aquaculture.

Dr Richard Newton, one of the UK’s preeminent insect farming experts, explains why the sector has a long way to go before it can produce protein capable of competing with the commodities that are the current mainstay of the aquafeed industry.

Jennifer Sodji, who runs one of the biggest fish farms and the leading aquaculture association in Ghana, outlines how political intervention is essential to secure the sector's growth.

One of South East Asia’s largest shrimp farming groups is the Lim Shrimp Organization (LSO), which has established a network of integrated farming projects known as Aqua Villages. In 2018, it completed 12 such projects in Indonesia, two in Thailand and one in …

In the fifth installment of the series, Mowi (formerly known as Marine Harvest) farm technician Clara McGhee discusses the day-to-day running of a salmon farm.

In the second part of the feature, Professor Ross Houston, who is currently involved in using gene editing to improve resistance to diseases in salmon, explains the barriers – technical, regulatory and ethical – that need to be overcome before such techniques …

Efua Konyim Okai reports from James Camp Prison, Accra, on an aquaculture training initiative that is going to be rolled out across the country’s jails.

In a two-part feature, Professor Ross Houston, one of the world’s foremost aquaculture genetics experts, explains how a combination of new techniques and new technologies has a huge potential to improve breeding programmes across a wide range of aquatic specie…

Bas Geerts, from the World Benchmark Alliance (WBA), discusses his plans to assess and publish the sustainability scores of the world’s largest seafood companies.

Entries and interest from all over the world have been generated by the 2019 Aquaculture Awards, with applications arriving from across the globe.

How a more aggressive diversification of the raw materials used by the aquaculture feed sector could help the planet cope with burgeoning global population growth.

Dennis Hedgecock, founder of Pacific Hybreed, hopes to bring cutting-edge breeding science to the US west-coast shellfish sector, to ensure the long-term success of a pivotal industry.

Josh Goldman, founder and CEO of Australis, delves into barramundi production, how to overcome the challenges of land-based farming and how catering for millennials is the key to his continued success

Sturgeon farming in Russia is booming, which is reflected by the increasing number of investment projects it is attracting, as well as growing attention from the state being directed towards the problems that face the industry.

A novel aquaculture feeding concept is exploiting the pond ecosystem to encourage farmed fish and shrimp to ingest naturally occurring food alongside feed – a system that has the potential to reduce both production costs and environmental impacts.

The recurring boom-and-bust cycles in aquaculture production, where upscaling leads to diseases and eventual production collapse, have been one of the key factors in the declining rate of the industry's growth over the past 15 years.

Seaweed aquaculture is prominent across Japan, but in the southern prefecture of Saga it has a particularly successful history. Home to seaweed farming for more than a century, Saga faces the Ariake Sea, which is known for its nutrient-rich waters. Fresh wate…

A growing number of fish farmers from across Africa are putting pressure on their governments to take action against imported Chinese tilapia.

Originally from Brittany, Marie-Aude Danguy has been living and working in Ireland since the 1990s. She began working with a group of local shellfish farmers before establishing her own company, Triskell Seafood Ltd, which specialises in live shellfish.

Aquaponics is helping to keep farmers in drought-ravaged parts of Uganda alive, according to Dr Aisha Nalwoga, a fisheries officer with the Water Governance Institute.

In the fourth installment of the series, Mowi (formerly known as Marine Harvest) farm technician Clara McGhee discusses her fish farm's integral place in a small island community.

How an aquaculture training initiative in the Niger Delta is helping Nigerian fish farmers to earn a good living.

The true value of cultured bivalves such as mussels and oysters is chronically underestimated, according to a new report.

After 45 years in aquaculture, recently retired BioMar feed executive Niels Alsted speaks to The Fish Site about evolution of the aquaculture industry, the advantages of RAS and why insects are likely to remain an extremely niche raw material.

The emeritus professor of functional ecology at the University of Glasgow, who is one of the world’s preeminent experts on fish behaviour, discusses salmon welfare, nesting sticklebacks… and a near death experience while at work.

Aquaculture and environmental consultants Jonah van Beijnen and Gregg Yan outline some of the key developments they expect to take place in the Asian aquaculture sector in the year ahead.

Supplying cannabis for medical use in Canada – which is legal for licenced producers – is a competitive business. Based in Hamilton, Ontario, Green Relief Inc uses fish in an innovative aquaponics system to grow its crop and stay ahead of the game.

As West African countries look to aquaculture to plug the gap left by diminishing fisheries landings, brand new opportunities are opening up for women.

Four new aquaculture books are scheduled to be published by 5m, The Fish Site’s parent company, in the year ahead.

Dr Jesse Trushenski, director of science at Riverence and its sister company, Evaqua Farms, president of the American Fisheries Society and author of Understanding Aquaculture, describes her perfect jobs, the need to network and a particularly memorable seafoo…