John Ross owner plans Baltic trout farm 29 Oct 2018 Estonian 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 Barrera 25 Oct 2018 Patricia 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 formulations 17 Sep 2018 Sponsored How 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 certification 23 Aug 2018 One of the world’s largest aquaponics facilities has attained Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification.
From ethanol to aquafeeds 21 Jun 2018 Construction 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 2018 KnipBio 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 Roessner 30 May 2018 As 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 saltwater rainbow trout farm…
BioMar to ramp up RAS feed production 14 May 2018 BioMar 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 mykiss 3 May 2018 Sponsored The 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 2018 Sponsored Co-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 performance can be …
Salmon values drop despite volume increases 7 Mar 2018 A 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 kilo 7 Feb 2018 The 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 firm 29 Dec 2017 Dawnfresh 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 million 11 Dec 2017 Russian 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 boom 8 Dec 2017 Norwegian 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 lice 23 Nov 2017 Scotland’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.
Appetite for responsibly-farmed seafood increases 17 Nov 2017 Love The Wild’s range of freshly frozen seafood kits, which feature responsibly farmed salmon, trout and striped bass, are now available in over 420 Whole Foods Markets across the United States.
£12 million of Russian salmon shares for sale 15 Nov 2017 Shares in Russian Aquaculture are now on sale, as the country’s largest aquaculture company seeks to raise RUB 2 billion (£12.6 million).
Rainbow trout fry syndrome (RTFS) explained 18 Oct 2017 In the first installment of a new series of articles by members of the Fish Vet Group’s team of global fish health specialists, Virginia Iglesias looks at the health challenges posed by RTFS.
Chinese firm wins Fish-Free Feed (F3) Challenge 5 Oct 2017 China's Guangdong Evergreen Feed Industry Co has been named the winner of a 16-month contest to develop and sell the most fish-free feed for aquaculture.
