Trout

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 transplanted into a diffe…

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 particular on the smallest f…

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 they are big enough 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 increased however, with…

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 of the Scottish vacc…

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 share of the Scottish …

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 St. Paul, Minnesota,…

SWEDEN - A trout farm in Sweden has discovered a fish infected with Gyrodactylus salaris, which eats the skin of fish.

GLOBAL - Greece based company Fitco is now offering brass wire and mesh fish farm cages. The strong and durable cages boast low maintenance, low mortality rates and zero escapes.

GLOBAL - Halamid has long been associated with successful biosecurity for freshwater trout and for young salmon during the ground-based freshwater life stages.

NORWAY - Norway exported seafood to the value of NOK 5.7 billion in July 2015. This is an increase of NOK 729 million, or 15 per cent, compared with the same month in 2014. Year-to-date seafood exports currently stand at…

UK - Promising a unique taste of Scotland and inspired by a 300-mile journey through the Highlands, smoked fish producer RR. Spink & Sons has unveiled their new creation - the world's most exclusive trout fillet.