Freshwater fish

In markets around the world, aquaculture producers are waking up to the opportunities offered by native and indigenous species. We look at initiatives from Brazil and elsewhere that are making use of …

Cyrille Przybyla, the scientist leading the Lunar Hatch programme, tells The Fish Site how he plans to help astronauts breed fish in space from 2021.

MSD Animal Health has released Aquavac, a strep sa-si vaccine that provides long-lasting protection against disease due to streptococcis.

With a surge in domestic demand, and a bold new initiative, Burkina Faso has ambitious plans for its aquaculture. But can this land-locked African nation really achieve a 40-fold increase in fish prod…

A new study outlines the seven viral infections (other than tilapia lake virus) that can affect tilapia farms and profiles the steps the industry can take to tackle viral outbreaks.

How alternatives to conventional fish feed are offering hope to Zimbabwe’s rural tilapia farmers.

A new study indicates that baker’s yeast enhances growth performance, feed utilisation and disease resistance in freshwater catfish.

Following a recent report from the FAO on the threats posed by the production of invasive (potentially non-native) species in aquaculture, Gregg Yan and Jonah van Beijnen argue that a number of measur…

Nigeria’s United Fish Farmers Cooperative Society benefitted from a one-day seminar on best practice in fish farming, processing and value chain opportunities this week.

A recent study suggests that tilapia lake virus (TiLV) causes systemic infections that can move to the hosts’ reproductive organs and transmit the infection from parents to offspring.

Professor Ahmed Hassan discusses the scope, scale and ambition of the Suez Canal Fish Farming and Aquaculture Company, which is well on its way to achieving one of the most ambitious outdoor aquaculture projects ever seen.…

Aqua-Spark has announced a commitment to invest in Fisher Piscicultura, a tilapia producer which has also developed an innovative cage system.

The Aqua InDepth conference, which opened in Eindhoven today, has welcomed over 200 delegates from 42 countries, to discuss the future of sustainable aquaculture.

Aller Aqua has signed up to sponsor the inaugural conference of African chapter of the World Aquaculture Society (AFRAQ2020), which will be held in Alexandria on 28 November to 1 December 2020).

Mining has left some of South America’s remote tribes exposed to damaging toxins in their traditional catch. Now, a community aquaculture project is helping the Wayana people avoid ingesting contamina…

The aquafeed industry needs to “think out of the box to find growth,” according to a new report, How to Succeed in Aqua Feed, which has been published by Rabobank today.

Bacteriophages offer a novel sustainable alternative to the use of antibiotics in aquaculture, according to Proteon Pharmaceuticals – a start-up that’s looking to break into the commercial aquaculture…

A Ghanaian project that uses nutrients in wastewater to help improve catfish growth has been gaining considerable traction over the summer.

In troubled economic times, finding food for Zimbabwe’s overflowing prison population has posed both human rights and security challenges. But a new government-backed project is making use of the coun…

A number of pilot plants that aim to demonstrate how dual land use for aquaculture and photovoltaics can solve Vietnam’s growing demands for land and energy are currently being established along the M…