Peru Trout Farmer First to Join iBAP Programme 4 Mar 2015 PERU - Trout producer, Piscifactoras de los Andes, is the first company to apply for the Global Aquaculture Alliances new iBAP programme.
Further Information Released on New Trout Disease 3 Mar 2015 NORWAY - The Norwegian Veterinary Institute has released a fact sheet around the new disease which was detected in freshwater rainbow trout in 2013. A new virus - Virus Y- was discovered but it is still not characterized…
Weekly Overview: Work On-going to Determine Virus Y Relationship to New Trout Disease 3 Mar 2015 ANALYSIS - In this week's news, The Norwegian Veterinary Institute has released more information on the new disease, which was detected in freshwater rainbow trout in 2013.
Cargill Expands Tilapia, Trout and Catfish Feed Production in Mexico 2 Mar 2015 MEXICO - Cargill has invested $7.8 million in Puebla to promote the growth of aquaculture in the south of Mexico through a new extrusion line that will produce feed for tilapia, trout and catfish.
Weekly Overview: RMS Shrimp Disease Could Lead to Shortfall Next Year 24 Feb 2015 ANALYSIS - The shrimp disease, Running Mortality Syndrome (RMS), has recently been detected on shrimp farms in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, India, reported the Economic Times.
Scientists Use Trout Bacteria to Combat Coldwater Disease 20 Feb 2015 US - After 15 years of research, scientists at University of Idaho and Washington State University have found a simple and effective method to combat Coldwater Disease in rainbow trout using some of the trout's own intes…
US Roundtable to Define Sustainable Aquaculture 17 Feb 2015 US Sustainability expert Dr Marty Matlock is to facilitate the first National Roundtable for Sustainable Aquaculture (NRSA) in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA on March 25-26.
Jammu and Kashmir Increase Trout Production 13 Feb 2015 INDIA - The Fisheries Department in Jammu and Kashmir has increased the breeding of trout to meet the demands of residents and private sector.
Michigan Seafood Summit to Promote Aquaculture Production 9 Feb 2015 US - To help support and educate Michigan-based fish producers, Michigan Sea Grant and Michigan State University Extension are hosting a Michigan Seafood Summit at the Kellogg Conference Center at MSU on March 12, 2015.
Strategies to Spare Fish Oil in Aquafeeds While Maintaining the Nutritional Value of Rainbow Trout 2 Feb 2015 The aquaculture industry is increasingly reliant upon industrially compounded aquafeeds, and the availability of cost-effective feedstuffs is a serious constraint to continued growth within the aquaculture sector, write …
New Model Identifies Perfect Habitat for Brook Trout 8 Jan 2015 US - A new model that can accurately identify stream sections that still hold suitable habitat for wild brook trout will help fisheries managers from Maine to Georgia find and protect habitat for this fish, which is an e…
Bath Vaccination of Rainbow Trout Against Flavobacterium Psychrophilum 5 Jan 2015 Effective bath immunization systems may be very helpful to the salmon industry, particularly during the freshwater growth stages in which vaccination through injection is not possible, write Dr Juan Battaglia Aljaro, Vel…
Viral Haemorrhagic Septicaemia Reported in Croatian Trout 5 Jan 2015 CROATIA - An outbreak of viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (VHS) has been detected in Donja Suvaja, Gracac, Zadarska.
Croatia Reports New Outbreak of Infectious Haematopoietic Necrosis 31 Dec 2014 CROATIA - There has been a new outbreak of infectious haematopoietic necrosis in farmed rainbow trout.
AgriMarine Completes Installation of New Tank Design 30 Dec 2014 CANADA - AgriMarine has completed the installation of its proprietary semi-closed containment tank technology at its Steelhead farm in Lois Lake, British Columbia.
Sea Trout Returning to Spawn on the River Wear 30 Dec 2014 UK - Sea trout are once again returning to spawn in a large north east stream following huge improvements in water quality and measures to help wildlife.
Skretting to Launch New Premium Trout Feed 24 Dec 2014 NORWAY - Skretting is launching a Premium feed for trout on 1 January 2015. The feed claims to give reduced feed conversion rate, better growth and increased slaughter yield. The anticipation is immense among fish farmer…
Fish 'Personality' Linked to Vulnerability to Angling 22 Dec 2014 Individual differences in moving activity in a novel environment are linked to individual differences in vulnerability to angling, according to an experimental study completed at the University of Eastern Finland and the…
A Simple and Effective Recirculating Hatchery for Salmonids 15 Dec 2014 Research into the use of recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) addresses the question of how to achieve profitable production while consistently recycling water and nutrients with minimal fresh water demand and waste p…
New Trout Species Discovered in Turkey 15 Dec 2014 TURKEY - A group of researchers from Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, Faculty of Fisheries in Turkey, have discovered a new trout species.
