Benchmark strengthens genetics division 1 Mar 2018 Benchmark Holdings, the global aquaculture genetics and nutrition specialist, has hired two new recruits for its burgeoning genetics division.
Why pond producers struggle to meet tilapia production goals in Ghana 28 Feb 2018 Ghana’s goal to nearly double its aquaculture production this year is only feasible if problems related to seed stock, feeds and fish health are solved.
Processor eyes farmed whitefish sector 26 Feb 2018 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.
Women in aquaculture: Han Han 26 Feb 2018 Han Han, CEO and founder of China Blue , explains how the non-for-profit organisation is helping to improve the sustainability of China’s aquaculture production.
Gene editing: a Benchmark perspective 6 Feb 2018 Alan Tinch, technical services director in Benchmark's genetics division, explains the company's breeding strategy - including their hopes for applying gene editing techniques - for salmon, shrimp and tilapia.
African farmers struggle to compete with cheap Chinese tilapia 30 Jan 2018 Importing vast quantities of frozen tilapia from China – sometimes illegally – is having a negative impact on African fish farmers.
Cargill opens tilapia feed mill in India 26 Jan 2018 Cargill has opened its first Indian aquaculture feed mill, with a capacity of 90,000 tonnes a year, this week.
Unlocking Zimbabwe’s pond aquaculture potential 5 Jan 2018 Following Robert Mugabe’s resignation as president in November, Zimbabwe's new government has launched an ambitious $432 million project that should help improve the country's aquaculture output.
Tilapia fertility spawns trouble for Ghana’s pond farmers 20 Dec 2017 While the demand for tilapia in Ghana is at an all-time high, the country’s pond tilapia producers are struggling to stay afloat, according to Efua Konyim Okai.
Boost for carp and tilapia breeders 11 Dec 2017 Strains of tilapia and carp that show faster growth rates and improved FCRs been developed by WorldFish this year.
Tackling Streptococcus in tilapia 7 Dec 2017 Spring Genetics has recently delivered 20,000 tilapia broodstock, selectively bred for resistance to Streptococcus, to Acuícola Maria Linda in Guatemala.
High hopes for novel catfish vaccine 6 Dec 2017 A new vaccine that's designed to protect catfish from columnaris disease is currently being developed by Auburn University.
Invasive or imperative? South Africa’s quandary over Nile tilapia 13 Nov 2017 Popular and adaptable, Nile tilapia are leading cichlid production worldwide. So why is the species banned in three of South Africa’s nine provinces? As Conchita Milburn reports, managing South Africa’s tilapia stocks is…
Welsh firm sets sights on global tilapia market 6 Nov 2017 How Three-Sixty Aquaculture Limited intends to revolutionise the global tilapia industry, from an unlikely base - in Wales.
A game-changer for Ghanaian aquaculture? 1 Nov 2017 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.
A genetic blueprint for African aquaculture 10 Oct 2017 Plans to produce a model means of improving the efficiency of aquaculture production in Africa have moved ahead, following a meeting hosted by WorldFish in Lusaka last week.
Chinese firm wins Fish-Free Feed (F3) Challenge 5 Oct 2017 China's Guangdong Evergreen Feed Industry Co has been named the winner of a 16-month contest to develop and sell the most fish-free feed for aquaculture.
Feed boost for Zambian aquaculture 25 Sep 2017 A new feed mill in Zambia is due to be officially inaugurated by Aller Aqua this week – the fifth mill to be opened by the Danish firm.
Ghana launches $53m reservoir restocking programme 15 Sep 2017 A $53 million reservoir restocking project has been launched in northern Ghana this week, by the Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture, Elizabeth Naa Afoley Quaye.
Women thrive in Brazilian aquaculture 7 Aug 2017 Aquaculture offers a raft of new opportunities for women in Latin America, according to Hideyoshi Segovia Uno, Commercial and Operations Manager of Spring Genetics.