Freshwater fish

The Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FDRC) is inviting research and development project applications for the aquaculture sector’s priority areas.

Despite being susceptible to multiple viral and bacterial diseases, less than 5 percent of farmed tilapia are vaccinated. How can stakeholders work together to improve the industry’s vaccine uptake?

The US National Oceaninc and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has issued its first round of funding for the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) programme.

The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) has pioneered a technology that can verify ASC-certified seafood back to its farm of origin with better than 95 percent accuracy.

Despite the benefits of digital aquaculture, financial and functional barriers mean that the technology isn’t gaining traction in China’s tilapia industry.

The new dates for the inaugural meeting of the World Aquaculture Society’s African Chapter, which was due to take place in Alexandria this month, have been released today.

Brazil is the world’s only tilapia producer with the long-term potential to grow more than China, according to one of the world’s foremost tilapia experts.

Ahead of the inaugural meeting of the World Aquaculture Society’s African Chapter, which is due to take place in Alexandria this month, Harrison Charo Karisa – one of the key organisers of the event – discusses the prosp…

Mexico’s shrimp farming sector looks set to harvest a total of 177,000 tonnes by the end of the year – which would be a 3.7 percent increase on 2020’s figures – according to the latest figures from the National Commissio…

The growth of the aquaculture sector offers Nigeria its best chance of reducing its USD $1 billion seafood trade deficit, as well as helping to provide vital nutrients and jobs, according to a new publication by WorldFis…

Oladejo Olanrewaju Olumide is the chairman of Ikorodu Fish Farm Estate and second vice-president of the Lagos State Catfish and Allied Farmers Association (LASCAFAN) – the umbrella body of all catfish farmers in Lagos St…

Conversations around increasing aquatic food production too often focus on species, environments and ambitious hi-tech solutions that will benefit the privileged few.

India's Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) is helping scheduled caste (SC) families become small-scale entrepreneurs through biofloc production of tilapia in Cheranellur, Ernakulam.

As world leaders met in Glasgow last week for COP26, panellists from GSI, DNB, IDH and Ivey Foundation showcased why and how aquaculture can play a key role in reducing climate impact.

Dave Okech, founder and CEO of AquaRech, has been selected as one of 35 members of the 2022 Obama Foundation Leaders Africa programme.

Hatch and Conservation International (CI) have put 10 female-led aquaculture businesses through their paces as part of their first-ever Women in Aquaculture Innovation Studio programme.

The Pura Vida sustainable seafood label promises to help consumers select seafood products that help protect Costa Rica’s marine resources and improve the livelihoods of workers in its seafood sector.

Msingi, an independent industry development organisation that supports the growth of aquaculture in East Africa, is looking to recruit a tilapia breeding consultant.

Regal Springs – which produces tilapia in Indonesia, Honduras and Mexico – has brought in Benchmark Genetics to help improve its breeding programme.

Hatch* hopes its upcoming Women in Aquaculture Community Day on 22 November will inspire more female entrepreneurs to enter the aquaculture space.