Marine Fish

One of the world’s largest barramundi producers has revealed that it is considering an initial public offering (IPO) in order to help it scale up production to 50,000 tonnes a year by 2030.

Norcod has shipped its first batch of hatchery-reared juvenile cod to marine cages this week, in a move the company hails as a “major milestone” for the sector.

One of the world’s largest fully integrated barramundi farming enterprises has been achieved by the merger of Barramundi Asia and Allegro Aqua, which was announced today.

The colour of a fish tank’s walls has been shown to have a marked impact on the performance of Asian seabass (Lates calcarifer).

Saithe that eat formulated feed pellets from beside salmon cages as part of their diets have significantly lower flesh quality according to new research.

Nearly half of the fish caught worldwide are from stocks that are scientifically monitored and, on average, are increasing in abundance, according to a new study.

Two months after its last report on the global animal protein production sector, Rabobank’s Gorjan Nikolik offers The Fish Site some revised thoughts on the recent performance of the fishmeal, salmon and shrimp sectors a…

Adding small quantities of taurine to fish feeds can both enhance growth rates and muscle function, according to new research.

Norway's largest cod producers have joined forces in a bid to produce 36,000 tonnes of the whitefish a year.

The need to halt the decline of yield per fry was the central theme of a presentation on Mediterranean finfish hatcheries which was given by Isabel Represas at INVE’s customer seminar in Crete.

Now that Seabass Chile has successfully closed the breeding cycle of the Patagonian toothfish for the first time, the company is looking forward to the commercial production of this high value species. And it could, they…

Reduction fisheries from Mauritania and India have become the first from Africa and Asia respectively to join the IFFO RS Improver Programme.

Havlandet’s pilot RAS for growing market-sized salmon is due to begin construction next month.

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.

A recent study suggests that supplementing farmed European seabass diets with Gracilaria sp. aqueous extract (GRA) can protect the fish from disease challenges and delay mortality.

New science bolster's industrial-scale cod farming in Norway.

Vietnam and Thailand must accelerate reducing "the massive overcapacity" of their fishing fleets, according to a new report on South East Asian fisheries and their relevance to fishmeal production.

Plans to build the world’s only industrial scale cod farm, in Norway, have been announced today.

European eel stocks have been increasing at “a statistically significant rate” since 2011, according to an independent report published today.

The fisheries responsible for producing the fish meal and fish oil used in the aquafeed sector play a vital part in fulfilling the UN’s sustainable development goals (SDGs).