Nutrition and feeding of aquatic species

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A fertile new market in African aquaponics

15 Jan 2021

A fish farming system which produces tilapia, algae and plants that can be used as both fish feeds and agricultural fertilisers has been established by two West African entrepreneurs.

The live feed that could revolutionise grouper aquaculture

26 Nov 2020

The growth of grouper aquaculture has been held back by the difficulties experienced in the larval rearing stage. However, according to CFEED, the use of copepods at the first feeding stage is leading to marked improveme…

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The Singaporean firm that aims to transform Asia's crayfish sector

26 Oct 2020

Desmond Chow, the founder of Singapore Crawfish, is so convinced that crayfish aquaculture is ripe for investment that he’s spent the past two years, and considerable amounts of his own capital, developing a range of cra…

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The recircular economy: RAS trial centre opens for business

13 Aug 2020

A new cutting-edge facility designed for recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) trials on coldwater species is now operational in Bergen.

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Ÿnsect startup joins the World Economic Forum's Global Innovators Community

26 Jan 2021

Agtech startup Ÿnsect, a leading insect protein and fertiliser producer, has joined the invitation-only World Economic Forum's Global Innovators Community.

Skretting’s aquafeed portfolio receives carbon-neutral certification

25 Jan 2021

Skretting Italy can now provide extensive carbon footprint figures for each aquafeed in its nutrition portfolio, allowing producers to take decisive action on sustainability pledges.

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Four themes that will shape aquaculture in 2021

23 Jan 2021

Sarah Riddle, director of business engagement at the Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC), looks at four key areas where the sector is likely to evolve during the next 12 months.

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The mutant plankton that could improve juvenile farmed finfish survival

18 Jan 2021

The survival rate of juvenile marine finfish in aquaculture hatcheries could be on the cusp of improvement following a new research breakthrough.

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Improving growth performance of farmed aquatic animals with feed enzymes

18 Jan 2021 Sponsored

Successful and profitable farming of aquatic animals, whether fish or crustaceans, really can be defined by one measure – growth performance – which is a combined result of several factors which will be discussed below.

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Feed ingredients

A fresh perspective on fishmeal sources

27 Apr 2019

An integrated approach to improving the sustainability of reduction fisheries that engages industry, national government…

Shrimp thrive on microalgae feeds

26 Apr 2019

Substituting microalgae for at least part of the fish oil content contained in shrimp feeds can improve the growth rates…

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Biofloc diets boost catfish growth and performance

25 Apr 2019

The inclusion of biofloc meal in feed has been shown to improve the growth and health status of juvenile African catfish…

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Aquafeeds aimed at consumers: a recipe for success

23 Apr 2019

An increasing number of aquafeeds are being developed using novel ingredients to allow consumers to differentiate the en…

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Live feeds

Funding windfalls for fledgling live feed replacement and water treatment firms

27 Mar 2019

Aqua-Spark has today announced new investments in BioFishency, an innovator in water treatment systems for use in land-b…

Why insect farming for aquafeed is still at the larval stage

4 Mar 2019

Dr Richard Newton, one of the UK’s preeminent insect farming experts, explains why the sector has a long way to go befor…

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From the micro to the macro: probiotics and biofloc systems’ positive impact on shrimps and shrimp farming

25 Feb 2019

One of South East Asia’s largest shrimp farming groups is the Lim Shrimp Organization (LSO), which has established a net…

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Benchmark safeguards live feed patents

27 Nov 2018

Benchmark has won a case which effectively protects its patents relating to its Artemia hatching and enrichment technolo…

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Feeding systems

9 ways fish farmers can easily improve blower and compressor performance

20 Feb 2019 Sponsored

The following nine simple best practice tips from Gardner Denver, the industrial air experts, are designed specifically …

Aquaculture in action: reducing the need for feed

24 Jan 2019

A novel aquaculture feeding concept is exploiting the pond ecosystem to encourage farmed fish and shrimp to ingest natur…

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Feed system secures $2 million funding

14 Dec 2018

Umitron, a producer of AI-based feeding systems, has secured US $2 million in funding for a project that aims to improve…

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A 45-year perspective on aquafeeds

9 Jan 2019

After 45 years in aquaculture, recently retired BioMar feed executive Niels Alsted speaks to The Fish Site about evoluti…