Salmonids

A new paper argues that there’s an urgent need to improve understanding of the genetic mechanisms involved in host resistance to whitespot syndrome virus (WSSV) and sea lice – two of the greatest health challenges facing…

Salmon farms will need to change their sea lice management practices if they wish to maintain their Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) status.

Scotland’s Ace Aquatec have partnered with Pisces Fish Machinery Inc as their first stunning equipment distributor in North, Central and South America as their business expands.

The trade body representing Scotland’s Atlantic salmon industry is lobbying for increased investment in rural housing in this week’s Programme for Government.

Oban-based Tritonia Scientific, an underwater 3D imaging firm, is partnering with researchers at Heriot-Watt University’s Lyell Centre, SAIC and Mowi to create 3D digital models for seafood producers to map and monitor c…

Stronger and larger aquaculture units and enclosed set ups could be the next stage of aquatech, according to a review of Norway’s development license scheme for Atlantic salmon.

A delegation of researchers from the Cawthron Institute and Kochi University are exploring the effects of climate change and harmful algal blooms (HABs) in Japanese and New Zealand waters.

Aquaticode, a Norway-based tech developer that identifies performance traits across multiple farmed fish species to boost production, has raised $6 million in its first external funding round.

Xelect has teamed up with Kames – which has been farming trout in Argyll for 50 years – in a bid to improve their genetics.

Olaisen Blue and BioFeyn are co-hosting the first Lovund Days showcase of investors, experts and startups in a bid to highlight the sustainable future of salmon aquaculture on 21-22 September.

Benchmark is celebrating the first anniversary of Clean Treat’s commercial launch and is noting its customers increased efficiency and reduced sea lice treatment times.

StringBio, a startup that manufactures sustainable products from captured methane, is validating its sustainable protein ingredient Pro-DG in fish feeding trials with Skretting Australia.

Researchers from the University of Bergen are joining the project CrispResist, which aims to investigate the possibilities of using gene editing to make salmon more resistant to sea lice.

Scientists from the USDA's Agriculture Research Service have developed a new rainbow trout line that is resistant to bacterial cold-water disease, one of the most challenging pathogens in the North American trout farming…

Dr Conrad (Connie) VW Mahnken (1937-2021) has been selected as the winner of the Northwest Aquaculture Alliance’s (NWAA) Lifetime Achievement Award for 2021-2022, in “recognition of his significant contribution to the co…

Scotland’s Rural Affairs Secretary Mairi Gougeon has unveiled a new organic salmon hatchery in Wester Ross.

Norway’s Probotic says that its Probot – an underwater aquaculture drone – can revolutionise clean aquaculture by automating the inspection and cleaning of net pens.

A kelp farming project is among the 14 to be awarded a share of $9.9 million under the latest disbursement of the British Columbia Salmon Restoration and Innovation Fund (BCSRIF).

A new study outlines how reducing the amount of marine-derived natural resources such as fish meal and fish oil in the diet of farmed Atlantic salmon will allow the sector to keep growing into the next century.

A UK hemp producer is taking its first steps into the aquafeed sector and is exploring whether hemp ingredients could yield plant-based protein sources for farmed Atlantic salmon.