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Why fish vaccines are increasingly coming in smaller doses

21 Sep 2021 Sponsored

When it comes to fish vaccine doses, less is often more. Pharmaq’s Bjørn Brudeseth explains why micro-dose fish vaccines are a macro trend.*

A greener blue revolution

The aquaculture industry must continue in its quest to become more sustainable, with greater use of seaweeds in aquafeeds and production of herbivorous fish among two of the most promising avenues to achieve this.

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From South Wales to Singapore: the aquaculture researcher with global ambitions

Jack James, founder and CEO of Pontus Research*, talks about his company’s new Singapore operation, the challenges of founding a business, and how the aquaculture sector can help to revitalise post-industrial Wales.

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Vaccines provide tilapia producers with a platform for sustainable growth

10 Aug 2021 Sponsored

As tilapia production intensifies, fish health challenges are evolving — but so is fish health management. Find out how vaccines and other techniques are helping Brazil’s tilapia producers stay competitive and sustainabl…

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News

Scotch eggs: a salmon farmer's home-grown solution to climate change

Scottish Sea Farms is set to take delivery of the first eggs bred from salmon grown at its own marine farms – in a bid to future-proof fish welfare in the face of climate change.

Trials back the efficacy of novel sea lice barrier

Field trials with Mowi Chile demonstrate that lice skirts made with Garware fibres can successfully contain infestations of Caligus larvae while allowing water to flow and maintain dissolved oxygen levels during…

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Researchers use personality profiling to improve lumpfish performance

Scientists at the University of Swansea have designed a series of behavioural tests to build personality profiles for lumpfish in hopes of determining which individuals would exhibit cleaning behaviour.

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Norway’s Bluegrove receives €3.5 million from EU to develop new fish welfare tech

Bluegrove, formerly known as CageEye, has been awarded €3.5 million (NOK 35 million) from the EU’s Eruopean Innovation Council (EIC) to further develop and commercialise its Welfare Shield technology.

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Data analytics disrupter lands $7 million investment

Aquaculture data analytics disrupter Ecto has raised $7 million in financing, led by the Rabo Food & Agri Innovation Fund and Aqua-Spark. Over the past two years, the Ecto team have been developing infrastructure to …

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Disease

A breath of fresh air: how nanobubbles can make aquaculture more sustainable

Devices that produce nanobubbles are becoming increasingly popular in a range of aquaculture operations, with a growing …

Tackling pathogens in Australia's tiger prawn farms

A new research collaboration seeking to give the northern Australia’s tiger prawn aquaculture industry a biosecurity boo…

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Vietnam plans $149 million aquaculture expansion

A $149 million initiative to develop the aquaculture sector in the Mekong Delta has been launched by Vietnam’s Ministry …

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Titanic star aims to sink salmon farming sector

The Scottish salmon farming sector is due to face another round of criticism, with the launch of a new documentary, narr…

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Medicinal treatments

Jala, Wittaya and Salmokine win Global Aquaculture Challenge awards

Three of the eight aquaculture startups to take part the Yield Lab's inaugural Global Aquaculture Challenge were awarded…

Novel sea louse treatment set to debut in Norway

The salmon industry's first new medicinal treatment in over a decade is on the cusp of its first commercial deployment i…

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Benchmark’s BMK08 sea lice treatment authorised in Norway

The Norwegian Medicines Agency (NoMA) has authorised Benchmark PLC’s Ectosan Vet (BMK08) sea lice treatment.

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Countering AMR in Egypt's tilapia farming sector

A project that aims to reduce the need for antibiotics in Egypt’s tilapia farming sector is gaining momentum.

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Non-medicinal treatments

Trials back the efficacy of novel sea lice barrier

Field trials with Mowi Chile demonstrate that lice skirts made with Garware fibres can successfully contain infestations…

How to manage water effluent from shrimp farms

Effluent from shrimp ponds can have a significant impact on the natural environment and on neighbouring shrimp farms, bu…

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Restorative aquaculture: KelpCrofting

Martin Welch, co-founder of KelpCrofting and inventor of the KelpRing cleaner fish hide, discusses the huge range of ben…

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ADM ups investment in shrimp and aquafeeds for Asian markets

ADM hopes to expand its manufacturing capabilities and aquaculture ventures in China by bringing its Life Defense and Oc…

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