French algal producer wins Aquaculture Innovation award11 Sep 2019Inalve, a French firm that aims to produce 100,000 tonnes of algae a year for use in sectors including aquaculture feeds and fish health products, has won this year’s Audience Award for Innovation at …
How to tackle mycotoxins in aquafeeds9 Sep 2019On the day that Mycotoxins in Aquaculture is launched, The Fish Site caught up with its co-author, Michele Muccio, mycotoxin specialist at Biomin, to find out more about how the aquaculture sector can…
Food for thought20 Aug 2019Mowi farm technician Clara McGhee discusses the crucial business of salmon feeding strategies and how these help to ensure a site remains profitable, environmentally sustainable and capable of produc…
Why Kolkata’s sewage water carp farmers are no longer feeling flush7 Aug 2019East of India’s populous city of Kolkata, the largest natural sewage treatment works in the world also supports a thriving regional carp farming industry. But the city’s relentless growth is threateni…
Formulating feed to reduce infections in farmed fish13 Sep 2019A new £300,000 study involving University of Stirling experts and a leading animal feed manufacturer is aiming to explore how certain feed ingredients can reduce infections in farmed fish.
French algal producer wins Aquaculture Innovation award11 Sep 2019Inalve, a French firm that aims to produce 100,000 tonnes of algae a year for use in sectors including aquaculture feeds and fish health products, has won this year’s Audience Award for Innovation at …
ADM invests $2.5 million in Illinois Feed Technology Center11 Sep 2019SponsoredThe money will support agricultural educational and research opporunities in Illinois.
The definitive guide to Mycotoxins in Aquaculture10 Sep 2019Rui Gonçalves and Michele Muccio have officially launched Mycotoxins in Aquaculture, a new book which brings together the authors’ experience from work with terrestrial animals to identify the potenti…
What’s salmon feed really made of?3 Sep 2019A new report shows that between 2012 and 2016 an increasing amount of terrestrial raw materials are used in salmon feeds.
A fresh perspective on fishmeal sources27 Apr 2019An integrated approach to improving the sustainability of reduction fisheries that engages industry, national governments and international organisations, has been advised, "given the diverse and disp…
Shrimp thrive on microalgae feeds26 Apr 2019Substituting microalgae for at least part of the fish oil content contained in shrimp feeds can improve the growth rates and FCRs of whiteleg shrimp.
Biofloc diets boost catfish growth and performance25 Apr 2019The inclusion of biofloc meal in feed has been shown to improve the growth and health status of juvenile African catfish.
Aquafeeds aimed at consumers: a recipe for success23 Apr 2019An increasing number of aquafeeds are being developed using novel ingredients to allow consumers to differentiate the end product, according to BioMar.
Funding windfalls for fledgling live feed replacement and water treatment firms27 Mar 2019Aqua-Spark has today announced new investments in BioFishency, an innovator in water treatment systems for use in land-based aquaculture, and Molofeed, whose new formula can replace live feed earlier …
Why insect farming for aquafeed is still at the larval stage4 Mar 2019Dr Richard Newton, one of the UK’s preeminent insect farming experts, explains why the sector has a long way to go before it can produce protein capable of competing with the commodities that are the …
From the micro to the macro: probiotics and biofloc systems’ positive impact on shrimps and shrimp farming25 Feb 2019One of South East Asia’s largest shrimp farming groups is the Lim Shrimp Organization (LSO), which has established a network of integrated farming projects known as Aqua Villages. In 2018, it complete…
Benchmark safeguards live feed patents27 Nov 2018Benchmark has won a case which effectively protects its patents relating to its Artemia hatching and enrichment technologies.
9 ways fish farmers can easily improve blower and compressor performance20 Feb 2019SponsoredThe following nine simple best practice tips from Gardner Denver, the industrial air experts, are designed specifically to help fish farmers lower operating costs, improve reliability and increase pro…
Aquaculture in action: reducing the need for feed24 Jan 2019A novel aquaculture feeding concept is exploiting the pond ecosystem to encourage farmed fish and shrimp to ingest naturally occurring food alongside feed – a system that has the potential to reduce b…
Feed system secures $2 million funding14 Dec 2018Umitron, a producer of AI-based feeding systems, has secured US $2 million in funding for a project that aims to improve the efficiency and sustainability of rainbow trout farmers in Peru.
A 45-year perspective on aquafeeds9 Jan 2019After 45 years in aquaculture, recently retired BioMar feed executive Niels Alsted speaks to The Fish Site about evolution of the aquaculture industry, the advantages of RAS and why insects are likely…
