Recasting the net01 Aug 2018How one man’s award-winning attempt to adapt a specialist net system could improve gill health in salmon and help minimise the aquaculture industry’s environmental footprint across the globe
Sea bream forum opens for business02 Jul 2018The team behind a project that aims to improve the health of farmed sea bass and sea bream in the Mediterranean has launched an discussion forum on Sparicotylosis today.
A Treasury of cleaner fish facts 01 Jun 2018Jim 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 award17 May 2018Steve 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.
Aquaculture accelerator seeks applicants for Irish programme 09 Aug 2018HATCH, the world´s first global aquaculture accelerator, is moving to Cork, Ireland, for its second cohort after a successful first one in Bergen earlier in 2018.
Closing the ballan wrasse breeding cycle09 Aug 2018Two of Scotland’s leading fish farming companies have helped to close the cycle of ballan wrasse – successfully breeding from farm-raised broodstock.
CATC wins vaccine testing licence09 Aug 2018The Center for Aquaculture Technologies Canada (CATC) has received a licence that will allow it to conduct QC testing of regulated aquaculture vaccines.
Lumpfish papers win Swansea awards02 Aug 2018Papers relating to cleanerfish production achieved a clean sweep at this year’s awards for Swansea University’s best undergraduate dissertations on fisheries and aquaculture.
Halamid enables mobile automated fish vaccination12 Jul 2018SponsoredThe use of Halamid during vaccine administration effectively controls the risk of biosecurity breaches despite personnel and equipment moving from site to site.
Milestones marked by salmon initiative26 Apr 2017Over 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 seaweed20 Apr 2017A 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 …
Pacific cleanerfish project proves its worth18 Apr 2017Following 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…
Prices and disease hit global shrimp production13 Apr 2017Lower 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…
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 users05 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.
Chilean salmon producers obliged to disclose antibiotic use11 Jul 2017Chile’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…
Probiotics to boost immune fitness and gut health06 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…
Nutriad sponsored fish parasites talks at TARS 201704 Sep 2017SponsoredOnce 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: …
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.
MSD Animal Health hosts fish health workshops14 Mar 2016SponsoredUK - 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.
Blue by name, green by nature02 Feb 2018How 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 conference15 Jan 2018Eirik 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…
Delouser proves worth on salmon broodstock03 Jan 2018A new version of the Hydrolicer, which includes a new make of fish pump, has successfully deloused salmon broodstock averaging 13.5 kg.
Lice it or lump it04 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 …
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.
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.
Urgent need to check how males and females respond differently to ocean acidification23 Feb 2017Climate 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 …
Rare Ice Age fish filmed in Derwent Water07 Feb 2017A 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.
