Catfish / Pangasius

Obtaining reliable power for changing water is a perennial problem for the fish farmers of the Niger Delta – but for some installing solar-powered pumps is proving a cost-effective solution.

The Chinese supermarket chain Hema Fresh has committed to sourcing shrimp and pangasius that have been produced by holders of the Global Aquaculture Alliance’s Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification.

With a flying start from a government programme, unemployed young people in Nigeria’s Delta State are discovering aquaculture offers a great opportunity – both to support themselves and help solve the region’s social iss…

How the Nigerian taste for catfish is spreading to Ghana – where some think it might even replace tilapia as the country’s favourite fish.

A new £680,000 project will use cutting-edge techniques to tackle antimicrobial resistance in Vietnamese catfish – addressing a major challenge for the global aquaculture industry.

How fish farmers can increase their profits at the expense of all-powerful fishmongers was the subject of a workshop held in Nigeria last week.

The inclusion of biofloc meal in feed has been shown to improve the growth and health status of juvenile African catfish.

A new programme designed to help small aquaculture producers apply for sustainability certification has been launched in Vietnam today.

A 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.

The 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 exporters of the species.

New vaccination techniques developed by Mississippi State University (MSU) should help the state’s catfish industry save $40 million a year.

Vietnam aims to increase the value of its aquaculture exports by 10 percent next year, reaching $10.5 billion.

Cambodia’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 agreement this week.

Papers 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 among the highlights…

Aquaponics is helping to keep farmers in drought-ravaged parts of Uganda alive, according to Dr Aisha Nalwoga, a fisheries officer with the Water Governance Institute.

The Nigerian Government must take immediate action to overturn a US ban on catfish imports from the west African country, according to the president of the Catfish Farmers’ Association of Nigeria (CAFAN), Rotimi OIoye.

A biography of Ed Scott Jr, the first ever non-white owner and operator of a catfish plant in the US, has been published this week.

How an aquaculture training initiative in the Niger Delta is helping Nigerian fish farmers to earn a good living.

As West African countries look to aquaculture to plug the gap left by diminishing fisheries landings, brand new opportunities are opening up for women.