Women in Aquaculture: Dr Victoria Alday-Sanz12 Dec 2018Victoria Alday-Sanz, director of biosecurity and breeding programmes at Saudi Arabia's National Aqua Group (NAQUA), talks about the challenges of looking after 80,000 tonnes of fish and shrimp each ye…
A clean break for Chilean aquaculture30 Nov 2018Although lagging behind Norway, research into the use of Pacific cleaner fish species to combat lice issues is showing some promise.
A new era for the welfare state27 Nov 2018A manual that explains how best to assess farmed salmon welfare has been published in English for the first time today.
Fish and chips: how computer analytics can transform aquaculture17 Sep 2018Tony Chen, founder of Manolin, explains why he ditched working for Uncle Sam in favour of joining an aquaculture accelerator, even though he’s better at managing data than fish
Ross’s “catastrophic” losses13 Dec 2018Plankton and high sea temperatures combined to wipe out around half of the salmon at two sites run by Wester Ross this summer.
Fresh insights into tilapia welfare13 Dec 2018Stocking farmed tilapia at high densities could be beneficial to their welfare and help safeguard against negative ecological consequences should they escape, according to new research.
Symposium to focus on skin, gills and guts12 Dec 2018A brand-new conference that aims to cover issues relating to the skin, gut and gill health of a wide range of cultured fish species is set to take place in Oslo on 11-13 September.
Transferring salmon sector know-how to the tropics4 Dec 2018A new project is looking for partners to apply some of the salmon sector’s successful disease management methodologies to shrimp, tilapia and pangasius farms.
Stress linked to slow healing in salmon3 Dec 2018Stress slows wound healing in salmon, according to new research undertaken by Nofima scientist Lene Sveen at Nofima.
AGD: a practical guide, part 114 Mar 2018In 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 cha…
AGD: a practical guide, part 223 Mar 2018In 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.
Sea lice medication use drops dramatically 26 Apr 2018Members of the Global Salmon Initiative (GSI) have reduced their use of sea lice medicines by 40 percent in the last five years, according to a new report.
Lice it or lump it4 Sep 2017Encouraged 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 …
Debunking the antibiotics myth15 Nov 2018Salmon producers in Norway have almost eradicated the use of antibiotics and all salmon from Norway are completely free from residuals from antibiotics or other medicines.
Salmosan trade secrets claim dismissed10 Jan 2018Benchmark’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 users5 Dec 2017A 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.
Bid to reduce antibiotic use in aquaculture21 Nov 2017A new project that aims to help reduce the use of antimicrobials in the aquaculture industry has been completed by WorldFish this week.
Live feed supplement launched1 Feb 2018SponsoredA new product to help enrich rotifers and Artemia that are used as live feeds in fish and shrimp hatcheries has been launched today.
Probiotics to boost immune fitness and gut health6 Feb 2018SponsoredDespite 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…
INVE Aquaculture releases enhanced shrimp probiotic31 Jul 2017SponsoredINVE Aquaculture has released a significant upgrade to its range of shrimp probiotics, a new and enhanced version Sanolife PRO-2.
Fish Vet Group lands CMS and lumpfish specialist3 Oct 2017Fish Vet Group Norge has recently hired Marta Alarcón – a fish health specialist with a strong background in researching cardiomyopathy syndrome (CMS) in Atlantic salmon and diseases in lumpfish.
Closing the ballan wrasse breeding cycle9 Aug 2018Two of Scotland’s leading fish farming companies have helped to close the cycle of ballan wrasse – successfully breeding from farm-raised broodstock.
An organic approach to dodging salmon health challenges10 May 2018Organic 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…
Groundbreaking cleaner fish book now available3 Apr 2018The first ever comprehensive book on the use of cleaner fish in aquaculture, edited by Jim Treasurer, former Research Director at Ardtoe Marine Research Facility, has been published today.
Dirty words over cleanerfish fishery20 Apr 2017A call to halt the supply of live wild-caught wrasse to the salmon aquaculture sector has been issued by the Angling Trust.
Social fish are caught more often by anglers 23 Jul 2018The most sociable bluegill are the most likely to be caught by anglers and their removal by fishermen could spark major changes for the remaining population, according to a new study.
Fish can solve problems collectively19 Apr 2017Some fish can pool their experience to solve problems collectively, according to new research from scientists at the University of St Andrews.
Are smarter fish happier fish?21 Jul 2017There is increasing evidence that farmers can augment brain growth in their fish by mimicking aspects of their natural habitat in farm sites. But, from a welfare point of view, are bigger brains a ble…
Study backs value of no-take zones22 Mar 2017New 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.
