Sea bass

Saudi Arabia’s Tabuk Fisheries Company recently hatched its first batch of native sobaity bream larvae – a breakthrough that could pave the way to diversifying the Middle East’s burgeoning aquaculture sector.

There are notable variations in the feed uptake and feeding ability of sea bream larvae when they’re raised in different environmental conditions – so which ones are optimal?

Results from an integrated multi-trophic aquaculture (IMTA) project with sea cucumbers and marine finfish show that the system is feasible, but practitioners need to refine their designs to ensure the sea cucumbers thriv…

Graintec and ImpactMarine have entered into a strategic cooperation agreement to accelerate the development of recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) technology into new markets.

Vedrana Tomljanovic works as the lead aquaculturist for FTN AquaArt AG, one of Switzerland's leading indoor aquaculture firms.

Following the close of the four-year, €7 million MedAid project, IRTA - one of the key institutes involved - reflect on what has been achieved.

Professor Ross Houston, who currently leads the aquaculture genetics team at The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, will join Benchmark Genetics (BG) as the Director of Innovation on 1 March 2022.

Extreme temperature events caused by climate change are becoming more intense and frequent – a new study summarises the effects of extreme temperatures on various physiological responses of farmed fish.

After four years, the MedAID project – which looked to improve the genetic performance of Europe’s sea bass and sea bream farming sectors – has drawn to a close, offering hope for advances in Europe’s sea bass and sea br…

Food tech startup Aqua Cultured Foods, which is using fermentation to develop seafood alternatives with a realistic taste and texture, has launched in Chicago this week.

Petros Thomas, who’s Greek and been in the marine aquaculture sector for 32 years, is currently working as assistant general manager and production operation manager for the Tabuk Fisheries Company in Saudi Arabia.

Ching Fui Fui is an associate professor at the University Malaysia in Sabah. She runs the university fish hatchery and works at the Borneo Marine Research institute, a centre of excellence working on conservation and sus…

The replacement of fishmeal by Antarctic krill meal in diets of European sea bass has positive effects on growth performance, feed utilisation and liver metabolism.

Qatar plans to expand its fledgling aquaculture sector, to meet growing domestic demand for fresh fish at a time when wild fish stocks in its waters are under threat from climate change.

The value of Turkey's aquaculture exports exceeded $1bn for the first time last year, according to state sources.

One of the most isolated fish farms in the Mediterranean has eliminated poaching incidents following a major upgrade to its security systems.

The provision of safe and effective vaccination programmes is one of the key tools to ensure the sustainable development of the aquaculture sector and therefore help meet growing global protein demands.

Lara Barazi has been CEO of Kefalonia for 22 years, in the process growing production volumes of certified organic seabass and sea bream from 300 to 5,000 tonnes a year.

A new feeding system based on passive acoustics and artificial intelligence may improve the sustainability of the aquaculture industry.

A new book details how Turkey has become a global aquaculture leader, and is now the world’s ninth largest marine finfish farmer. Other countries, particularly in Europe, could learn much from its example.