Novel offshore fish farm edges closer to commercial reality 15 Apr 2021 A novel offshore fish farming system has taken a step towards commercialisation, following the completion of a successfu…
Has Seaspiracy done us all a favour? 14 Apr 2021 Opinion Why the public interest in the controversial documentary offers the perfect opportunity to address many of the myths abo…
Unlikely champions of aquaculture: Andrew Zimmern 14 Apr 2021 The four-time James Beard Award-winning TV personality, chef, writer and teacher, explains his love of seafood and how a…
Seaspiracy forced to retract erroneous fish feed claims 12 Apr 2021 Erroneous claims by the makers of Seaspiracy about the weight of forage fish required in feed to make a kilo of farmed s…
Has Seaspiracy done us all a favour? 14 Apr 2021 Opinion Why the public interest in the controversial documentary offers the perfect opportunity to address many of the myths abo…
Shrimp aquaculture is set for a solid year 13 Apr 2021 Following a year of decidedly mixed fortunes for shrimp markets and shrimp farmers, Gorjan Nikolik, senior seafood analy…
Faceless and voiceless: 'Seaspiracy' documentary dehumanises aquaculture sector 31 Mar 2021 Opinion The damning reviews that a new documentary, Seaspiracy, was receiving in the aquaculture media didn’t encourage…
Indian fish farmers refute damning report 31 Mar 2021 A recent study has described Indian aquaculture practises as unhygienic and unhealthy. But farmers claim that the report…
Saudis unveil plans for the largest fish hatchery in the Middle East 7 Apr 2021 Plans to construct a hatchery capable of producing 70 million fingerlings a year in the Saudi Arabian model city of NEOM…
Congress urged to back aquacultural expansion 6 Apr 2021 A seafood pressure group is calling on the US Congress to support the expansion of the country’s aquaculture sector in o…
The case for land-based and freshwater fish farms 4 Apr 2021 A growing body of research suggests that freshwater fish farms are more sustainable and could make greater contributions…
New research suggests that human food waste could be a sustainable source of aquafeed 2 Apr 2021 A team of researchers from the University of Western Australia found that processing organic food waste with black soldi…
Novel offshore fish farm edges closer to commercial reality 15 Apr 2021 A novel offshore fish farming system has taken a step towards commercialisation, following the completion of a successfu…
Unlikely champions of aquaculture: Andrew Zimmern 14 Apr 2021 The four-time James Beard Award-winning TV personality, chef, writer and teacher, explains his love of seafood and how a…
Why Southwest England is emerging as a hotbed of aquacultural innovation 9 Apr 2021 A clutch of new aquaculture initiatives – largely relating to seaweeds, bivalves and RAS finfish production – are puttin…
Putting a value on nitrogen remediation by bivalves 8 Apr 2021 The value of oyster and clam aquaculture in terms of their nitrogen removal services has been quantified by a groundbrea…
Cleanerfish may not be suitable for de-lousing offshore salmon farms 5 Apr 2021 New research suggests that using lumpfish or ballan wrasse to combat sea lice in offshore fish farms isn’t workable – th…
Applications open for a fully-funded PhD on wrasse stocks 30 Mar 2021 Applications are open for a fully-funded PhD study that will research the impact of harvesting wild wrasse for use as cl…
A novel means to improve lumpfish welfare 16 Mar 2021 A new welfare scoring index for lumpfish, designed to detect signs of health deterioration, has been developed by resear…
Feed extrusion linked to deformities in farmed wrasse 19 Feb 2021 A series of feed trials suggests that farmed ballan wrasse should not be given extruded feed, as it has been linked to t…
Bringing investors to African tilapia aquaculture 13 Apr 2021 A unique, free and comprehensive overview of the tilapia farming sector in Sub-Saharan Africa is due to be published in …
High hopes for an oral Francisella vaccine for tilapia 8 Apr 2021 Researchers are optimistic about the possibility of developing an oral vaccine against francisellosis in tilapia, follow…
Aquaculture “poses unparalleled animal welfare threats” 6 Apr 2021 The lack of literature relating to the welfare of many farmed aquatic species has raised grave concerns in a group of re…
Meet the farmer: Royd Mukonda 5 Apr 2021 The Fish Site has been in touch with aquaculture operators from around the world, hoping to gain insights into …
Novel offshore fish farm edges closer to commercial reality 15 Apr 2021 A novel offshore fish farming system has taken a step towards commercialisation, following the completion of a successfu…
Assessing the habitat benefits of kelp aquaculture in New Zealand and Maine 12 Apr 2021 How kelp farms can provide habitat for fish and marine invertebrates, whether there are any negative impacts on fish and…
Western attitudes to eating seaweed assessed 9 Apr 2021 According to a recent survey conducted by Nofima, many people are positive about eating seaweed and kelp, despite the fa…
Why Southwest England is emerging as a hotbed of aquacultural innovation 9 Apr 2021 A clutch of new aquaculture initiatives – largely relating to seaweeds, bivalves and RAS finfish production – are puttin…
Women in aquaculture: Kara Birkenmayer 8 Feb 2021 Kara Birkenmayer grew up in Johannesburg, studied at Harvard and, after a short shift of work experience in Panama, ende…
Could cucumbers help salmon sector grow by 20 percent? 4 Feb 2021 A project exploring how sea cucumbers could help minimise the environmental impact of fish farming - and in turn allow t…
Swedes crack sea cucumber culture 2 Nov 2020 Scientists in Sweden have succeeded in cultivating red signal sea cucumbers as far as the juvenile stage in captivity fo…
The echinoderm cowboys who can help Norway's kelp 1 Apr 2020 Urchinomics is opening its first land-based sea urchin ranch in Norway, in a project that could both improve marine habi…
FAO leader calls for fundamental changes in aquaculture 26 Aug 2018 A fundamental shift in the aquaculture industry is required if we are to sustainably feed the growing global population,…
The marine dream team 3 Apr 2018 Two renowned Plymouth marine research organisations have joined forces, bringing more scientific clout to the region and…
Farewell to Rivendell 4 Mar 2020 Nick James, the founder of South Africa’s legendary Rivendell Hatchery, looks back on a colourful aquacultural career as…
Pretty lucrative – India’s surge in ornamental fish farming 7 Jun 2019 We look at another side to fish farming in India – rearing ornamental species for display is proving profitable for many…
The pros and cons of crossbreeding and hybridisation in aquaculture 5 Feb 2021 Heterosis, the well-known concept of “hybrid vigour”, has been utilised to improve fitness-related traits – like growth,…
COVID-19 causes substantial losses for Stolt Sea Farm 16 Apr 2020 Stolt Sea Farm reported a $12 million drop in the value of its sole, sturgeon and turbot biomass during the first quarte…
Record year for land-based turbot sales 20 Mar 2020 Stolt Sea Farm experienced a record increase in sales of its farmed turbot during 2019, with exports of the species now …
Iran to match Norway’s aquaculture output this year 23 Oct 2019 Iranian officials say that the country’s aquaculture output is likely to exceed 1.25 million tonnes in the 12 months up …
Amphibious aquaculture: why frog farming is set for success 21 Dec 2020 After decades of frustration, one of the least well-known elements of the aquaculture industry, frog farming, could be p…
Jellyfish venom stops cancer cell growth in lab trial 28 Jan 2021 Recent experiments have shown that crude venom from the Acromitus flagellatus jellyfish can slow – and even rev…
