Health & welfare

In focus

A Treasury of cleaner fish facts

01 Jun 2018

Jim Treasurer, editor of the first ever comprehensive review of the use of wrasse, lumpsuckers and other cleanerfish species on salmon farms, explains the significance of the new book

Bracken scoops welfare award

17 May 2018

Steve Bracken, who will soon be retiring from Marine Harvest, has been presented with a special award by the RSPCA for his contribution to the welfare of farmed salmon.

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An organic approach to dodging salmon health challenges

10 May 2018

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 n…

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Solving the sea lice burden: a question of concentration

12 Apr 2018

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

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News

Scottish salmon health shows substantial improvement

14 Jun 2018

Marine Harvest Scotland and Scottish Sea Farms have reported a sustained improvement in fish health during the first five months of 2018, with a marked reduction in disease-related mortalities.

Halamid: reliable in sea water too

07 Jun 2018Sponsored

Halamid is one of the best known disinfectants for aquaculture uses, improving water quality and preventing health problems with fish and shrimp.

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Algae strike BC salmon farms

06 Jun 2018

Grieg Seafood has revealed that 250,000 of its salmon have died at two sites in BC following harmful algal blooms (HAB) in the area.

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EAFP publish special Belfast conference bulletin

29 May 2018

A special issue of the Bulletin of the European Association of Fish Pathologists, covering the highlights of the 18th International Conference on Diseases of Fish and Shellfish, which took place in Be…

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SAIC to fund four PhDs

23 May 2018

Today at Aquaculture UK, the Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) announced a new skills initiative and funding for four PhD projects worth over £500,000.

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Diseases

Milestones marked by salmon initiative

26 Apr 2017

Over a quarter of the sites farmed by the 12 companies that are part of the Global Salmon Initiative (GSI) were Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) certified by the end of 2016 a 60% increase compa…

Novel technology to be used in search for disease-free seaweed

20 Apr 2017

A hi-tech piece of lab equipment that could be used for the first time to help breed disease-resistant algae for the seaweed-growing industry has been delivered to the Scottish Association for Marine …

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Pacific cleanerfish project proves its worth

18 Apr 2017

Following the successful deployment of a number of species notably lumpsuckers and ballan wrasse as cleanerfish in salmon cages in the eastern Atlantic, the aquaculture industry in BC has been seeki…

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Prices and disease hit global shrimp production

13 Apr 2017

Lower international prices and outbreaks of disease in some leading producing countries meant that global production of farmed shrimp in 2016 remained stagnant, or even fell, compared to the year befo…

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Medicinal treatments

Salmosan trade secrets claim dismissed

10 Jan 2018

Benchmark’s claims that Neptune Pharma executives exploited trade secrets involving Salmosan, a treatment used to combat sea lice by salmon farmers, have been rejected by the Norwegian Court of Appeal…

Spotlight on top antibiotics users

05 Dec 2017

A study listing the Chilean salmon farming companies that used the most antibiotics per ton of fish produced in 2012-2014 has been published by the Marine conservation organisation Oceana.

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Bid to reduce antibiotic use in aquaculture

21 Nov 2017

A new project that aims to help reduce the use of antimicrobials in the aquaculture industry has been completed by WorldFish this week.

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Chilean salmon producers obliged to disclose antibiotic use

11 Jul 2017

Chile’s salmonid producers will be forced to reveal the exact volume of antibiotics they use each year, after the country’s Supreme Court rejected an appeal by the salmon industry for this to remain c…

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Probiotics to boost immune fitness and gut health

06 Feb 2018Sponsored

Despite growing trends in probiotic use, their application in aquafeeds has been constrained by the aggressive feed manufacture process, which kills or maims heat sensitive bacteria. Recently, advance…

Nutriad sponsored fish parasites talks at TARS 2017

04 Sep 2017Sponsored

Once more, multinational feed additives producer Nutriad sponsored The Roundtable Aquaculture Series (TARS), which was held August 16-17 in Bali, Indonesia. This year’s theme was Finfish Aquaculture: …

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INVE Aquaculture releases enhanced shrimp probiotic

31 Jul 2017Sponsored

INVE Aquaculture has released a significant upgrade to its range of shrimp probiotics, a new and enhanced version Sanolife PRO-2.

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MSD Animal Health hosts fish health workshops

14 Mar 2016Sponsored

UK - The team from MSD Animal Health, the market leader in aquaculture welfare, hosted three events across Scotland, to share results of its latest fish health monitoring programmes.

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Non-medicinal treatments

Blue by name, green by nature

02 Feb 2018

How a cobia producer in Panama is winning plaudits - and certification success - for its ethical and environmental approach to aquaculture.

400 expected for Trondheim sea louse control conference

15 Jan 2018

Eirik Sigstadstø, R&D director at the Norwegian Research Fund (FHF), has high hopes for next week’s sea louse control conference in Trondheim, in which the use of lumpfish and wrasse are set to be hig…

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Delouser proves worth on salmon broodstock

03 Jan 2018

A new version of the Hydrolicer, which includes a new make of fish pump, has successfully deloused salmon broodstock averaging 13.5 kg.

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Lice it or lump it

04 Sep 2017

Encouraged by the success of cleanerfish in other salmon-producing regions, as well as improved access to a number of other novel methods to combat lice, Grieg Seafood Shetland is hoping to move away …

Fish can solve problems collectively

19 Apr 2017

Some fish can pool their experience to solve problems collectively, according to new research from scientists at the University of St Andrews.

Study backs value of no-take zones

22 Mar 2017

New research suggests the the creation of marine reserves can cause fish to adapt their behaviour in a way that makes them less likely to stray from areas with low fishing pressure.

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Urgent need to check how males and females respond differently to ocean acidification

23 Feb 2017

Climate change can have a different impact on male and female fish, shellfish and other marine animals, with widespread implications for the future of marine life and the production of seafood. But a …

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Rare Ice Age fish filmed in Derwent Water

07 Feb 2017

A rare fish that is thought to be from the Ice Age has been caught on video for the first time at a lake in Cumbria.