Trout

CROATIA - An outbreak of infectious haematopoietic necrosis has been reported on a rainbow trout farm in Croatia.

SLOVAKIA - An outbreak of Viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (VHS) has been reported on a Slovakian rainbow trout farm.

US - A new study on steelhead trout in Oregon offers genetic evidence that wild and hatchery fish are different at the DNA level, and that they can become different with surprising speed.

GERMANY - Heidefisch farm has become the first trout farm in Germany to achieve Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) certification against the ASC Freshwater Trout Standard.

ANALYSIS - NOAA has filed a final rule which will implement the USs first comprehensive regulatory program for aquaculture in federal waters.

A major European-wide research project is making strong inroads into developing new breeding programmes to improve the stock of six important aquaculture species, writes Chris Harris.

JAPAN - Researchers at Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology have come up with a way to produce rainbow trout using sperm production cells extracted from a fish frozen for a year and trans…

MEXICO - Mexico has recorded increased trout production in 2015. Trout farming is one of the most important activities for the economy and development of rural communities.

US - Results from a 15-year study of factors affecting population levels of Eastern brook trout in the face of climate change show that high summer air temperatures have a large influence, in particul…

SCOTLAND - A rising star in the Scottish culinary scene, Adam Newth has been crowned Sustainable Trout Chef of the Year 2015.

SCOTLAND, UK - Smoked fish experts RR. Spink & Sons has almost finished its search to find Scotlands top trout chef.

FRANCE - Labeyrie Fine Foods has entered into an agreement to acquire 50 per cent of Groupe Aqualande, in a move to help strengthen and develop France's aquaculture sector.

US - After making an exhausting migration from river to ocean and back to river - often multiple years in a row - one species of Alaskan trout decides to call it quits and retire from migrating once t…

DENMARK - Rainbow trout and other farmed fish can be produced with a lower consumption of antibiotics if the vaccination strategy is optimized. This would benefit the fish as well as the environment.

POLAND - In 2014, Poland's total fish catch was 170,500 MT, which included the Baltic Sea and long-distance fisheries. Fish catch in 2014 was 13 per cent lower than in 2013. Aquaculture production inc…

SCOTLAND, UK - In a move to increase its market share and to expand to other species, Aqualife, the largest fish vaccination company operating in Norway, is merging with Salmovac, which has a large sh…

ANALYSIS - In a move to increase its market share and to expand to other species, Aqualife, the largest fish vaccination company operating in Norway, is merging with Salmovac, which has a large share …

EUROPE - A scientific paper has just been published on the effects of sea lice on sea trout stocks.

NORWAY - Norway exported seafood worth NOK 5.3 billion in August, an increase of NOK 593 million or 12 per cent compared to August last year.

US - Pentair plc, a global company helping its customers produce more food, energy and efficiencies from each drop of water, and Urban Organics, LLC, which has a large-scale indoor aquaponics farm in …