Freshwater fish

Odisha seeks major carp cage culture increase

Production systems Regulations

21 January 2020

Ambitious aquaponics project aims to boost Rwandan food security

Aquaponics

21 January 2020

Vietnam to regulate levels of fishmeal preservative in aquafeeds

Feed ingredients Regulations

16 January 2020

Can cashews improve tilapia farming efficiency?

Feed ingredients

14 January 2020

Can natural male tilapia tackle emerging diseases?

Health Breeding & genetics

13 January 2020

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.

There’s more to aquaculture than “tonnes and dollars”

NGO

11 January 2020

Tilapia pass benefits of Streptococcus vaccine to their offspring

Vaccines

10 January 2020

Vietnamese aim to improve shrimp and pangasius quality

3 January 2020

Fish farmers hit hard by drought on Lake Kariba

Climate change Water quality

1 January 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.

December 2019

The freshwater cod with a Lota potential for farming

Breeding & genetics Production systems

30 December 2019

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 farmers look to expand tilapia market

19 December 2019

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 opens seventh feed mill

Formulated feed

16 December 2019

Hatchery breakthrough could save Filipino favourite

Fish stocks Breeding & genetics

13 December 2019

Dutch investor exits Yalelo

11 December 2019

Local heroes: embracing the culture of native fish species in Brazil and beyond

Environment Breeding & genetics

5 December 2019

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 resources.

Aquaculture beyond the atmosphere

Technology & equipment Production systems

3 December 2019

Cyrille Przybyla, the scientist leading the Lunar Hatch programme, tells The Fish Site how he plans to help astronauts breed fish in space from 2021.

November 2019

New streptococcis vaccine launched in Latin America by MSD

Vaccines

27 November 2019

Fast-tracking fish farming in Burkina Faso

Production systems Politics

25 November 2019

With a surge in domestic demand, and a bold new initiative, Burkina Faso has ambitious plans for its aquaculture. But can this land-locked African nation really achieve a 40-fold increase in fish production within a year?

Seven deadly fins: study sheds light on key tilapia viruses

Disease Viruses

16 November 2019

The home-grown ingredients that could rescue Zimbabwe's tilapia farmers

Feed ingredients

13 November 2019

How alternatives to conventional fish feed are offering hope to Zimbabwe’s rural tilapia farmers.

Rising performance with baker’s yeast

Nutrition Non-medicinal treatments

9 November 2019

Is the aquaculture of invasive and non-native species worth the risk?

Sustainability Production systems

6 November 2019

Following a recent report from the FAO on the threats posed by the production of invasive (potentially non-native) species in aquaculture, Gregg Yan and Jonah van Beijnen argue that a number of measures are needed to steer the global aquaculture sector away fr…

Feed firm takes best practice to Nigeria

Nutrition

3 November 2019

New study shows vertical transmission of tilapia lake virus

Disease Broodstock management

2 November 2019

October 2019

Sinai the times: large-scale aquaculture comes to the Suez Canal

Open farming systems Economics

28 October 2019

Professor Ahmed Hassan discusses the scope, scale and ambition of the Suez Canal Fish Farming and Aquaculture Company, which is well on its way to achieving one of the most ambitious outdoor aquaculture projects ever seen.

Aqua-Spark to invest in novel Brazilian tilapia farm

Technology & equipment Production systems

2 October 2019

Alltech’s Aqua InDepth brings aquaculture’s innovators and inventors to Eindhoven

Nutrition Environment

1 October 2019

September 2019

Feed firm to support "milestone" in African aquaculture

Events

26 September 2019

How aquaculture can help protect Suriname’s indigenous peoples

NGO People

20 September 2019

Rabobank / Gorjan Nikolik reports Rabobank: why the aquafeed sector needs a rethink

Feed ingredients

18 September 2019

The aquafeed industry needs to “think out of the box to find growth,” according to a new report, How to Succeed in Aqua Feed, which has been published by Rabobank today.

A targeted alternative to antibiotics?

Bacterial diseases

17 September 2019

Overflowing with opportunity: Ghana’s wastewater catfish farms

Water quality Production systems

11 September 2019

A Ghanaian project that uses nutrients in wastewater to help improve catfish growth has been gaining considerable traction over the summer.

Aquaculture provides a break for Zimbabwe’s prisoners

People Politics

4 September 2019

In troubled economic times, finding food for Zimbabwe’s overflowing prison population has posed both human rights and security challenges. But a new government-backed project is making use of the country’s considerable aquatic resources to ease the situation.

PV panels offer hope for Vietnam's shrimp and pangasius producers

Environment Technology & equipment

2 September 2019

How Nigerian fish farmers are catching the sun

Technology & equipment

2 September 2019

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.