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Neil Wendover, MSD Animal Health, Singapore, uses field experiences from Asia to look at the implications of vaccine development for streptococcus in tilapia. Taken from the MSD Animal Health 'Bacterial Disease in Warmwater Fish: New Strategies for Sustainable…

When mercury is dumped into rivers and lakes, the toxic heavy metal can end up in the fish we eat and the water we drink. To help protect consumers from the diseases and conditions associated with mercury, researchers at Northwestern University in collaboratio…

This guide from the FAO Cultured Aquatic Species Information Programme provides information on farming red claw crayfish.

The latest GLOBALG.A.P. Standard, Integrated Farm Assurance Version 4, is the result of four years of research and consultation. Released in March 2011, Version 4 now covers a wider diversity of fish, crustaceans and molluscs and extends to include all hatcher…

Ballan wrasse are picky eaters when young. As adults, they eat sea lice off the skin of salmon which makes them valuable to fish farmers. But as juveniles, wrasse want to be served shrimp, states research from The Research Council of Norway.

NOAA researchers are getting a comprehensive view of the ocean floor using a new instrument, and have confirmed that there are high numbers of young sea scallops off of Delaware Bay.

This guide from the FAO Cultured Aquatic Species Information Programme provides information on farming Pike-perch.

Mark Gaikowski, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, US, determines the depletion of florfenicol (FFC) in water and florfenicol amine (FFA), a marker for FFC residue, from the fillet of market-weight tilapia in a recirculating aquaculture system (rAS) …

Based on extensive studies carried out in the last five years, University of Maine Ph.D. student Kevin Neves and the University of Maines Center for Cooperative Aquaculture Research (CCAR) Director Nick Brown have determined that cod living at high densities a…

This article by Luca Tacchi, University of Aberdeen et al looks at the transcriptomic and physiological responses to fishmeal substitution with plant proteins in formulated feed in farmed Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar).

This guide from the FAO Cultured Aquatic Species Information Programme provides information on farming Orange-spotted grouper.

Kudoa is a microscopic parasite found in several marine fish species worldwide. Enzymes produced by these parasites can make fish flesh soft or even gel-like, a condition commonly referred to as soft flesh. The parasite does not infect humans. NIFES has previo…

This report presents the results of a research exercise commissioned by WWF and conducted by Brook Lyndhurst during the latter part of 2011 and early part of 2012. The research was designed to investigate the business case for retailers to further support and …

This guide from the FAO Cultured Aquatic Species Information Programme provides information on farming North African catfish.

Most of us do not buy fresh fish that was caught more than three days ago. But if we do not know the date of capture, we are devouring fish that is often far older, says Nofima Scientist Jens stli, and colleagues, who invited over 400 fishing customers in Norw…

New microscope technology can portray fish in a new light, through a mix of biology, handicraft and art. This can help researchers understand whats going on inside the fish.

Fluctuating asymmetry (defined as small random deviations from the ideal bilateral symmetry) in isolated stickleback populations has been hypothesised to increase in response to both genetic and environmental stress experienced by a population, writes Nina Tro…

This guide from the FAO Cultured Aquatic Species Information Programme provides information on farming Japanese sea cucumber.

Grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) is one of the most economically important freshwater fish, but its production is often affected by diseases that cause serious economic losses, report researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

This guide from the FAO Cultured Aquatic Species Information Programme provides information on farming Japanese carpet shell.

Purdue University student Zeran Li's research project related to zebrafish eye development could lead to a better understanding of vision problems that affect billions of people worldwide.

This report by the New Economics Foundation highlights Europes reliance on fish products originating from external waters for its fish supplies, and provides pointers towards a more sustainable future for dwindling global fish stocks.

Ranaviruses cause systemic infection in fish, amphibians and reptiles. Disease outbreaks associated with ranaviruses have been reported worldwide, and their harmful impact on aquaculture and natural populations of host animals has drawn attention to this group…

Salmon can play a part in increasing the amount of the healthy omega-3 fatty acids we need by converting short fatty acids from plants to the long, marine omega-3 fatty acids that we want.

Fish are constantly being moved and transported, having both an affect on their health and on their meat quality. Hans Van de Vis, from the Netherlands Institute for Marine Resources & Ecosystem Studies has looked at the stress response in farmed African c…

Over the next few decades Africas population is expected to expand to more than that of China or India, constituting about 23 per cent of the global population by 2050. It is also expected that Africas urbanisation will continue to increase, following trends w…

This guide from the FAO Cultured Aquatic Species Information Programme provides information on farming Indo-Pacific swamp crab.

Melba B. Reantaso, Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), looks at the responsible use of veterinary medicines in aquatic food production. Taken from the MSD Animal Health 'Bacterial Disease in Warmwater Fish: New Strategies for Sustainable Control' proceedi…

The emerging disease early mortality syndrome (EMS) has caused large losses among shrimp farmers in China, Vietnam, Malaysia and Thailand. Causing mass mortalities, its spread points to the need for increased awareness and cooperative reporting, writes Eduardo…

This guide from the FAO Cultured Aquatic Species Information Programme provides information on farming brine shrimps.

Roel H Bosma of Wageningen University, Netherlands has modelled the financial feasibility of transforming extensive shrimp ponds in the Mahakam delta, Indonesia, into sustainable aquaculture ecosystems, writes Lucy Towers, TheFishSite Editor, from AQUA 2012, P…

The annual production survey of fish farms in Scotland for 2011 was carried out by Marine Scotland Science (MSS). This survey collates annual production data from Scottish fin fish farm sites operated by authorised aquaculture production businesses.

This guide from the FAO Cultured Aquatic Species Information Programme provides information on farming Atlantic Cod.

Patricia S.Gaunt, Mississippi state University looks at the best treatment practices of warmwater fish pathogens using feed medicated with Aquaflor (florfenicol). Taken from the MSD Animal Health 'Bacterial Disease in Warmwater Fish: New Strategies for Sustain…

As a valuable source of nutrients, globally fish provides about three billion people with almost 20 percent of their average per capita intake of animal protein, and 4.3 billion people with about 15 percent of such protein, according to the FAO's "The State of…

Worldwide, more than 18 million persons were infected with fish-borne zoonotic trematodes in 2002. To evaluate the effectiveness of interventions for reducing prevalence and intensity of fish-borne zoonotic trematode infections in juvenile fish, authors from t…

The toxins from blue-green algae pose a threat to animal health and potentially to consumers if they are present in farmed product. Culture animals that ingest these toxins may not die, but can be weakened, increasing their susceptibility to pathogens. Killing…

Child labour is a great concern in many parts of the world. In 2008, some60 percent of the 215 million boys and girls estimated to be child labourers worldwide were engaged in the agriculture sector, including in fisheries, aquaculture, livestock and forestry,…

This practical manual is produced by the Philippines national team under the ASEAN Foundation supported project "Strengthening capacity of small holder ASEAN aquaculture farmers for competitive and sustainable aquaculture" implemented by NACA in five ASEAN cou…

Rogrio Salvador, North Paran State University, looks at the impact of streptococcosis on tilapia in Brazil and efficacy of AquaVac Strep Sa for managing the disease under controlled conditions. Taken from the MSD Animal Health 'Bacterial Disease in Warmwater F…