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Why fish vaccines are increasingly coming in smaller doses

21 Sep 2021

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

17 Sep 2021

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

27 Aug 2021

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

CRISPR used to find IPN-resistance gene in farmed salmon

24 Sep 2021

A gene affecting resistance to a viral disease in Atlantic salmon has been identified using CRISPR gene-editing technology.

Greece’s mussel harvest at risk due to extreme heat

21 Sep 2021

After a summer of scorching temperatures, mussel farmers across the Aegean Sea are finding more empty shells, telling Reuters that the crop, “boiled in their own environment”.

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Can genomics tackle white spot disease?

15 Sep 2021

New research into the genome of the kuruma shrimp (Marsupenaeus japonicus) could pave the way for breeding programmes that make it less susceptible to diseases such as white spot.

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Tilapia aquaculture could be sub-Saharan Africa’s silver bullet when tackling food insecurity

7 Sep 2021

Aqua-Spark’s new Aqua Insights Report finds that expanding tilapia aquaculture across sub-Saharan Africa will feed the region’s growing population in an affordable, scalable and sustainable way.

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ASC ramps up fish welfare agenda

1 Sep 2021

The ASC has launched a public consultation on ways to improve the welfare of farmed fish – covering issues including water quality, stocking density and slaughter methods.

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Disease

Titanic star aims to sink salmon farming sector

30 Aug 2021

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

Meet the farmer: Emmanuel Dery

30 Aug 2021

After graduating with a degree in natural resource management, Emmanuel Dery started the first fish farm in Ghana’s Nort…

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Facility improves disease research in RAS

20 Aug 2021

The first disease challenge trails conducted in a new recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) has offered fresh insights …

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“A significant step for disease management” in the salmon sector

18 Aug 2021

A new service that automatically alerts salmon farmers to non-notifiable diseases – such as pasteurellosis, CMS, AGD – i…

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Novel sea louse treatment set to debut in Norway

4 Aug 2021

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

Benchmark’s BMK08 sea lice treatment authorised in Norway

5 Jul 2021

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

13 May 2021

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

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Skretting and Proteon to trial bacteriophages for aquaculture

29 Jan 2021

Skretting and Proteon Pharmaceuticals are joining forces to develop bacteriophage technology for aquaculture.

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How to manage water effluent from shrimp farms

22 Jun 2021

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

Restorative aquaculture: KelpCrofting

16 Jun 2021

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

11 Jun 2021

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

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ViAqua gets $4.3 million investment from S2G Ventures and Thai Union for shrimp health platform

10 Jun 2021

S2G Ventures, Thai Union and Agriline have invested $4.3 million in ViAqua Therapeutics to help develop its RNA-based sh…

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