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.
Study suggests that a co-product of ethanol industry could boost rainbow trout growth 3 May 2018SponsoredCo-products from the production of fuel ethanol may have the potential to be used as protein sources for Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss if dietary supplementation strategies that can maintain fish…
Salmon values drop despite volume increases7 Mar 2018A drop in the overall value of salmon exports compared to February last year, was partly to blame for an 8 percent decrease in the export value of Norwegian seafood last month.
Salmon prices slashed by £1.40 a kilo7 Feb 2018The total value of Norwegian salmon exports last month were the same as in January 2017, despite a 23 percent increase in volumes, due to the average price per kilo falling by almost NOK 15 (£1.40).
Losses deepen for Scottish trout firm29 Dec 2017Dawnfresh Farming, Scotland’s largest trout producer, saw losses increase to over £1 million in the year ending 31 March 2017.
Russian salmon firm raises £12 million11 Dec 2017Russian Aquaculture has raised RUB 1 billion (£12.7 million) in order to help it achieve its aims to increase its salmon and trout production to over 25,000 tonnes a year.
Salmon spearhead Norwegian seafood boom8 Dec 2017Norwegian salmon exports in the first 11 months of the year totalled 909,000 tonnes, worth NOK 59 billion – an increase of 2 per cent and 7 per cent in terms of volume and value respectively.
Doubling up against sea lice23 Nov 2017Scotland’s leading salmon and trout producers have united in a bid to extend the usage and efficacy of two of the most environmentally-friendly sea lice treatments currently available.
