Boost for Columbian tilapia productivity25 Mar 2019SponsoredPharmaq has formed a strategic partnership with Columbia’s largest tilapia producer, Piscicola Botero, in a bid to improve productivity and sustainability in the tilapia value chain in Colombia.
Streptococcus vaccine offers hope for tilapia sector21 Mar 2019Hopes for the development of an effective vaccine to protect tilapia from Streptococcus have been given a boost following the publication of the results of a new study.
Soy trumps fishmeal in catfish diet research20 Mar 2019A new study suggests that diets in which a proportion of fishmeal is substituted for hydrolyzed soybean meal can improve both the growth rates and antioxidant activity of silver catfish.
Can Ghana's tilapia sector bounce back?12 Mar 2019Representatives of Ghana’s tilapia sector see signs for optimism, now that a Chinese-owned tilapia production site has been mothballed.
Nasa scientist to focus on fish and shrimp health6 Mar 2019Having recently secured at least $30 million in funding to develop a novel system to revolutionise water-quality monitoring, Professor Chin-yuan Hsieh explains his ambitions in aquaculture.
Seeding the future of Ghana’s tilapia sector2 Mar 2019A three-year project which aims to increase the productivity of the Ghanaian tilapia sector by 20 percent for cage and 15 percent for pond farmers has recently been launched.
Garlic shown to aid tilapia growth and immunity27 Feb 2019Garlic (Allium sativum) has been shown to improve tilapia growth and immunity in a new study undertaken in Pakistan.
Pivotal moment for Ghanaian aquaculture27 Feb 2019Jennifer Sodji, who runs one of the biggest fish farms and the leading aquaculture association in Ghana, outlines how political intervention is essential to secure the sector's growth.
Promising forecast for Vietnamese pangasius25 Feb 2019The implementation of more stringent farming protocols by pangasius producers in Vietnam leaves them well placed to improve the value of their exports, according to one to the country's biggest export…
Brazil's tilapia boom25 Feb 2019Brazilian tilapia production grew by 11.9 percent to reach 400,000 tonnes in 2018, according to new statistics.
Cannabis-tilapia production catches on22 Feb 2019The founder of one of Canada’s most ambitious aquaponics projects has decided to grow cannabis, rather than salad plants, in conjunction with tilapia.
Oral vaccine could save US catfish farmers millions20 Feb 2019New vaccination techniques developed by Mississippi State University (MSU) should help the state’s catfish industry save $40 million a year.
North Korea: salmon farming’s next superpower?18 Feb 2019North Korea is steadily increasing the farming of a range of aquatic species – including salmon, pollack, carp, and catfsh.
Aquaculture behind bars18 Feb 2019Efua Konyim Okai reports from James Camp Prison, Accra, on an aquaculture training initiative that is going to be rolled out across the country’s jails.
Vietnam sets $10 billion aquaculture export target15 Feb 2019Vietnam aims to increase the value of its aquaculture exports by 10 percent next year, reaching $10.5 billion.
Cambodia faces hefty hike in seafood export tariffs13 Feb 2019Cambodia’s trade in farmed aquatic species - such as shrimp, pangasius and tilapia - is under threat after the EU announced it might suspend the Southeast Asian country’s preferential trade access agr…
Prison fish farms promised across Ghana5 Feb 2019Every prison in Ghana is due to have its own fish farm as part of a governmental initiative that kicked off this week.
World Aquaculture Society: editors' choices revealed25 Jan 2019Papers on the use of aeration in catfish culture, how bioflocs contribute to shrimp nutrition and why standardisation is vital for successful cryopreservation to safeguard key aquaculture stocks were …
Breeding programme draws to a close21 Jan 2019A project that has improved the breeding of six key European fish species is coming to an end this month.
Salt shown to improve arapaima farms18 Jan 2019Brazilian researchers have shown that the growth and survival of Arapaima gigas larvae can be improved by adding salt to hatchery water.
