Catfish / Pangasius

How one man’s idea to help soldiers earn extra income and acquire valuable skills on retirement has evolved to create a national aquaculture training centre in Ghana

A new approach to assessing the relative sustainability of different aquaculture systems has been launched by the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) today.

In a move that suggests an increased focus on the farmed whitefish sector, Marel Fish has appointed Diego Lages as its new sales director for Marel Fish.

Lilian Elekwachi, research technician and catfish farmer at the United Ufuoma Fish Farmers Association (UUFFA) in Warri Delta State, Nigeria, believes that improved infrastructure and knowledge are es…

A new vaccine that's designed to protect catfish from columnaris disease is currently being developed by Auburn University.

The concept of ‘cluster farming’ tilapia and catfish, which is being pioneered in Ghana by a Dutch investment firm, could revolutionise the country’s – and the continent’s – aquaculture sector.

Feed trials are now underway at the new Coppens RAS research facility, which opened in the Netherlands last month.

Ghana’s Western Region Coastal Foundation (WRCF) is leading a programme to promote aquaculture among fishing communities affected by oil and gas production.

Following the successful debut of the World Aquaculture Society’s debut conference in sub-Saharan Africa, The Fish Site spoke to Niels Lundgaard, Commercial Director of Africa for Aller Aqua Group – w…

A project to assess the sustainability levels of those fisheries that supply fishmeal to the South East Asian aquafeed market has been launched by the Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) and IFFO, the M…

A new range of high performance tilapia and African catfish feeds has been launched BioMar a sign of the growing importance and sophistication of the aquaculture sector in Africa.

Executives from 16 Norwegian aquaculture businesses have taken part in a workshop in Vietnam in order to promote how technology could help develop the sectors potential.

This article by Dr Abdel Raheam H. A. El-Bassir and colleagues from Sudan explores the effects of preserving fish using salt on its nutritional properties.

This article by Bonnie Waycott for TheFishSite provides an overview of water quality and biosecurity in the farming of pangasius. Pangasius Farming: Water Quality and Biosecurity is part four in a fou…

This article by Bonnie Waycott for TheFishSite provides an overview of feed and nutrition in the farming of pangasius. Pangasius Farming: Feed and Nutrition is part three in a four part series.

This article by Bonnie Waycott for TheFishSite provides an overview of health and disease in the farming of pangasius. Pangasius Farming: Health and Disease is part two in a four part series.

This article by Bonnie Waycott for TheFishSite provides an overview of how to farm pangasius. Pangasius Farming: An Overview is part one in a four part series.

With increasing an increasing demand for pork, pig farming in Cambodia is developing. Reporting for 5m Publishing, Stuart Lumb gives a run down of a farm near Phnom Phen in Cambodia which is farming b…

The stocking rate of channel catfish in aquaculture can affect production, but what effect does it have on the development of off-flavours in fish flesh? This study by Bartholomew Green and Kevin Schr…

The importance of aquaculture in Asia goes beyond its relatively high contribution to the worldwide aquaculture output. Fish products feature prominently in local diets of Southeast Asia. Around 31 mi…