Salmonids

The results of two-year study designed to identify and strengthen best practices for animal welfare in aquaculture has been published by The Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) today.

Nofima has announced plans to expand its recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) capacity at its research facilities in both Sunndalsøra and Tromsø.

A breeding programme based on genomic selection has more than doubled the survival rates of rainbow trout that are exposed to bacterial cold water disease (BCWD).

A strain of rainbow trout that is 10-15 percent more feed efficient is being developed by researchers at the University of Idaho.

A new guide to help trout farmers assess the health and welfare of their stocks has been just been published in both English and Norwegian.

The Scottish salmon sector is calling on governmental support to improve market access, following a significant downturn in export sales caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

An innovative new treatment method to control sea lice using sound waves has received six-figure funding.

The use of antibiotics in the global salmon sector has halved over the course of the last seven years, due to improvements in antibiotics stewardship, disease control and fish welfare, according to a new report.

Recent work on the impact of climate change on Norway's salmon sector, led by researchers at Nofima, may help both the Norwegian sector, and the wider aquaculture industry, prepare for the numerous climate change-related…

An Australian company is currently looking for investors into a $65 million RAS system that will be capable of producing up to 2,400 tonnes of barramundi and steelhead a year.

Adding krill meal to the finishing diets of farmed Atlantic salmon improves both their welfare and their fillet quality according to new research.

A new feed mill jointly owned and operated by BioMar and Tongwei has now begun commercial production of feeds for the aquaculture industry.

AquaBounty has announced plans to begin construction of a third land-based farm for its transgenic salmon, despite posting further losses in the first quarter of 2020.

Whether the upswing in salmon sales in supermarkets during the Covid-19 pandemic will be maintained once restaurants reopen is the subject of debate among salmon producers.

Pablo Mazo, the former technical team manager at the salmon producer Ventisqueros, has taken up a position as general manager at Benchmark Genetics Chile.

Kvarøy Arctic and the James Beard Foundation have teamed up to launch a women in aquaculture scholarship that’s worth $10,000.

The global salmon sector is suffering from a rising discrepancy between the projected and actual harvests and producers can’t afford to be complacent about their ability to fulfil global demand for salmon.

The Scottish Salmon Company has become the first salmon producer in Europe to be recognised with a 4-star Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification.

Rising pressure on British Columbia's food banks during the COVID-19 crisis, has been eased by a vast donation from some of British Columbia’s largest aquaculture companies.

AlgaPrime DHA, the omega-3-rich algae feed ingredient, has been given an honourable mention in the food category of Fast Company's 2020 World Changing Ideas Awards.