Dr James Rakocy, who has been involved in designing systems that produce both plants and fish since the 1970s, reveals his hard-won experience in a sector that is only set to grow.

Genomar develops streptococcosis-resistant tilapia

Genetics Bacterial diseases

1 February 2021

Pioneers of African aquaculture Pioneers of African aquaculture: Precious Sanjama

People Education & academia

1 February 2021

The hard work and commitment of Precious Sanjama, a young entrepreneurial Malawian, reflects a new generation of talent emerging in the country’s aquaculture sector.

January 2021

Skretting and Proteon to trial bacteriophages for aquaculture

Disease Medicinal treatments

29 January 2021

SAIC welcomes three industry stalwarts to board

People Education & academia

28 January 2021

The future of tilapia aquaculture: an insider's perspective

Nutrition Breeding & genetics

27 January 2021

Adam Taylor, founder of the largest tilapia producer in Africa, sees huge scope for improvements in the sector - in particular driven by advances in nutrition and genetics.

Filipino advocacy groups petition for more aquaculture sites

Sustainability Open farming systems

26 January 2021

Skretting’s aquafeed portfolio receives carbon-neutral certification

Formulated feed Sustainability

25 January 2021

The economics and ethics of improving the welfare of farmed fish

Welfare Economics

25 January 2021

Marco Cerqueira, author of Fish Welfare Initiative’s new report on global aquaculture, explains why carp welfare in India is a key focus area for the startup and how this can be improved.

Why urban aquaponics could help the Philippines weather Covid-19

Aquaponics Coronavirus (COVID-19)

21 January 2021

Shedding fresh light on tilapia evolution

Breeding & genetics

19 January 2021

Initiative launched to develop Lake Victoria's aquaculture sector

NGO Sustainability

19 January 2021

Improving growth performance of farmed aquatic animals with feed enzymes

Feed ingredients Health

18 January 2021 Sponsored

How to improve fish welfare in the Philippines?

Welfare NGO

15 January 2021

A fertile new market in African aquaponics

Production systems Startups

15 January 2021

A fish farming system which produces tilapia, algae and plants that can be used as both fish feeds and agricultural fertilisers has been established by two West African entrepreneurs.

Spotlight on farmed fish welfare in the Philippines

Welfare Events

8 January 2021

Xelect and Yalelo aim to develop new Nile tilapia strains

Breeding & genetics

7 January 2021

Assessing the impact of Covid on aquaculture producers in Bangladesh

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

5 January 2021

Indian fish farmers warned against culturing African catfish

Biosecurity Environment

1 January 2021

Measuring the true environmental footprint of RAS production

Sustainability Recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS)

1 January 2021

December 2020

Jamaica aims to step up tilapia production

Politics

31 December 2020

Connecting Indian aquaculture How technology could improve farmers’ access to finance

Economics

30 December 2020

The ambitions, and profits, of Indian aquaculture operators are constantly undermined by poor access to reasonable loans. However, the adoption of new technologies can help to de-risk investments in the sector by mainstream lenders.

Environmental impact of illegal tilapia farm in Ghana revealed

Biosecurity Environment

29 December 2020

Why catfish farmers should consider probiotics

Nutrition Non-medicinal treatments

28 December 2020

New study shows GIFT tilapia thriving in integrated biofloc and aquaponics set-up

Welfare Water quality

25 December 2020

How China is applying ecological engineering techniques in pond aquaculture

Sustainability Open farming systems

24 December 2020

Nigeria plans aquaculture centre of excellence

Events Politics

14 December 2020

Nigerian farmers plan to smoke out the catfish “mafia”

Post-harvest Politics

11 December 2020

How enzymes can improve aquafeed utilisation

Feed ingredients Environment

8 December 2020 Sponsored

Can probiotics solve aquaculture’s water pollution issues?

Non-medicinal treatments Water quality

8 December 2020

A more balanced appraisal of Vietnam’s pangasius sector

Water quality Post-harvest

7 December 2020

The pivot that’s helping a tilapia producer cope with covid restrictions

Breeding & genetics Coronavirus (COVID-19)

4 December 2020

The pros and cons of biofloc

Environment Biofloc

4 December 2020

Notes from North America’s first, and only, lake whitefish farm

Breeding & genetics Technology & equipment

3 December 2020

Armed with a homemade submersible cage and a determination to start farming a species that was in decline in the wild, veteran trout farmer Jeff Tuerk decided to establish the North America’s only lake whitefish farm.

Where are aquaculture’s upcoming investment opportunities?

Feed ingredients Diagnostics

2 December 2020

Can aquaculture adapt to saltwater intrusion?

Climate change Water quality

2 December 2020

During an era when more and more freshwater bodies are being affected by saltwater intrusion, should aquaculture operators consider diversifying into species that have a greater tolerance for saline conditions?

November 2020

Nigeria launches new aquaculture initiatives

Post-harvest Politics

30 November 2020

Stepping up tilapia welfare in Brazil and beyond

Welfare

27 November 2020

A new initiative to improve the welfare of tilapia is now being trialled by leading players in the industry, following its recent launch by FAI Farms in Brazil.

Double Dutch: another day, another dollar for African tilapia sector

Economics Startups

26 November 2020

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