Freshwater fish

Nick James, the founder of South Africa’s legendary Rivendell Hatchery, looks back on a colourful aquacultural career as he prepares to put his life’s work on the market.

A programme that encourages the adoption of pond-based fish farming in Kenya is raising household incomes and halting the spread of sexually transmitted disease, according to World Neighbors.

Certain tilapia families have been shown to be completely resistant to tilapia lake virus (TiLV), offering hope that breeding programmes can combat one of the worst diseases to hit the global fish farming industry in rec…

Adding fermented date palm seed meal to tilapia feed can improve factors including growth and immune response.

A new project has been launched to increase the profitability of tilapia farms in Kenya and Tanzania.

Frass – the byproduct of the larval meal industry – has potential as a protein source in catfish diets according to new research.

Plans to kick-start the intensive cage culture of carp are currently being considered by the Indian state of Odisha.

A ground-breaking aquaponics research project has been launched to help Rwandan farmers to improve their livelihoods and levels of nutrition.

Officials in Vietnam have announced plans to regulate the levels of the preservative ethoxyquin in aquafeeds, in order to maintain its significant aquaculture exports to the EU.

Replacing soya bean meal (SBM) with cashew nut meal (CNM) in aquafeeds improves the growth rates and feed conversion ratios (FCRs) of tilapia, according to newly published research.

Tilapia that have not been treated with hormones appear to be more robust against diseases such as tilapia lake virus, strengthening the argument to use males produced via more natural means.

A polyvalent vaccine can help to protect both tilapia broodstock and their offspring from the effects of Streptococcus agalactiae, according to a new study.

Improving the quality of its farmed species, including shrimp and pangasius, is one of the key goals that’s been set out by Vietnam's department of fisheries for 2020.

Tilapia farmers on Lake Kariba are suffering as the lake’s levels continue to drop in the face of the worst drought to hit southern Africa in 40 years.

The leader of a project that was initially launched to help endangered wild burbot (Lota lota) populations in North America believes that the species has huge potential for commercial aquaculture too.

Ghana’s leading aquaculture firms are looking at new ways of processing their products in order to increase demand for tilapia, both at home and abroad, in line with the growth in production.

Aller Aqua has opened its seventh feed mill, in Serbia, with a focus on carp feed.

A new aquaculture technique developed in the Philippines might help to halt the decline of one of the country’s most prized native fish species.

Yalelo, Zambia’s flagship tilapia producer, has lost one of its key investors.

In markets around the world, aquaculture producers are waking up to the opportunities offered by native and indigenous species. We look at initiatives from Brazil and elsewhere that are making use of their local resource…