Dawnfresh unveil plans for new jobs in west of Scotland4 Feb 2019The UK’s largest producer of farmed trout has unveiled plans to invest a total of £16 million and create jobs in the West of Scotland, in a show of confidence to Scotland’s growing food and drink sec…
Breeding programme draws to a close21 Jan 2019A project that has improved the breeding of six key European fish species is coming to an end this month.
Aquaculture key to Norwegian seafood export record7 Jan 2019Aquaculture accounted for 72 percent of the record 99 billion kroner of seafood exports achieved by Norway in 2018, despite making up only 40.5 percent of the volume.
Vaccine sales edge upwards21 Dec 2018The Norwegian salmon sector purchased 34.9 million doses of salmon vaccines in November – up from 33.0 million in the same month last year.
Social licence key to EU aquaculture growth17 Dec 2018Following the publication of the Scottish Parliament’s Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee’s report on salmon farming, Dr Suzi Billing explains why Scotland’s salmon sector – and EU aquaculture i…
Feed system secures $2 million funding14 Dec 2018Umitron, a producer of AI-based feeding systems, has secured US $2 million in funding for a project that aims to improve the efficiency and sustainability of rainbow trout farmers in Peru.
French retailer welcomes insect-fed trout12 Dec 2018Rainbow trout raised on a diet containing insect meal are now available to French consumers, creating “a landmark moment for aquaculture worldwide”, according to the companies involved.
Danes aim for 11,000 tonnes of insects6 Dec 2018Fish feed producer Aller Aqua is taking part in a project that aims to produce 30 tonnes of insects a day by 2022.
Trout thrive on single cell protein5 Dec 2018Trials that measured the efficacy of rainbow trout diets containing a single cell protein against a number of standard trout diets have shown promising results.
A new era for the welfare state27 Nov 2018A manual that explains how best to assess farmed salmon welfare has been published in English for the first time today.
Geneticists outline lice and SRS resistance gains12 Nov 2018Sea louse experts met at an international conference in Chile last week to share the latest scientific knowledge in the control and management of this major challenge for the global salmon industry.
John Ross owner plans Baltic trout farm29 Oct 2018Estonian company Saaremere Kala AS has announced plans to build a 2,500 tonne capacity trout farm near the island of Hiiumaa, on the Baltic Sea.
Women in aquaculture: Patricia Barrera25 Oct 2018Patricia Barrera swapped a career in pharmaceuticals to follow her passion for aquaculture, establishing Trout Managers SAS in Colombia, which she now runs.
The importance of digestibility enhancers in current aquafeed formulations17 Sep 2018SponsoredHow adding lyso-phospholipids and bile salts to aquaculture feeds can improve the absorption efficiency of major nutrients, particularly lipids, by fish.
Land-based salmon farmer seals BAP certification23 Aug 2018One of the world’s largest aquaponics facilities has attained Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification.
From ethanol to aquafeeds 21 Jun 2018Construction of a new mill capable of producing protein from ethanol for the aquaculture feed industry is nearing completion in Nebraska.
Grant to tackle enteritis in trout 19 Jun 2018KnipBio has been awarded a grant to study how changes in diet can alleviate enteritis and other diseases in farmed rainbow trout.
Women in aquaculture: Dr Yvonne Roessner30 May 2018As a post-grad Dr Yvonne Roessner set up the only mussel farm in the German Baltic, an operation that is now thriving, and now has ambitions to take over – and revitalise – the country’s only saltwate…
BioMar to ramp up RAS feed production14 May 2018BioMar has decided to increase its output of feed for a range of juvenile fish and those grown in recirculation aquaculture systems (RAS), by adding a new line to its aquafeed factory in Denmark.
Evaluation of grain distillers dried yeast as a fish meal substitute in practical-type diets of juvenile rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss3 May 2018SponsoredThe goal of this study was to examine the suitability of GDDY as a replacement for fish meal on a digestible protein basis in rainbow trout diets.
