Aquaculture technology and equipment

In focus

Top tips for setting up a recirculating aquaculture system: part 2

23 Dec 2020

In a follow-up to his initial piece on the subject of RAS, Andrew Leingang covers key elements including species selection, staffing and fish health.

Avant-garde: China's only cultivated piscine protein company prepares for launch

15 Dec 2020

Carrie Chan, CEO of Avant Meats, China’s first cultivated meat biotechnology company, and the sole cultivated piscine protein company in Asia, shares her thoughts on veganism, cellular aquaculture and the future of the s…

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Notes from North America’s first, and only, lake whitefish farm

3 Dec 2020

Armed with a homemade submersible cage and a determination to start farming a species that was in decline in the wild, veteran trout farmer Jeff Tuerk decided to establish the North America’s only lake whitefish farm.

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High-five: developing “the world’s first vertical aquaculture farm”

24 Nov 2020

Singapore-based entrepreneur John Diener is committed to developing a series of urban aquaculture facilities that are able to produce shrimp, whitefish and seaweeds in high tech five-story farming systems.

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News

Filipino advocacy groups petition for more aquaculture sites

26 Jan 2021

Tugon Kabuhayan, an advocacy group based in the Philippines, is calling for the government to ease permitting restrictions for aquaculture sites to spur development.

Four themes that will shape aquaculture in 2021

23 Jan 2021

Sarah Riddle, director of business engagement at the Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC), looks at four key areas where the sector is likely to evolve during the next 12 months.

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Why urban aquaponics could help the Philippines weather Covid-19

21 Jan 2021

With pandemic-related lockdowns and ageing farmers putting pressure on the Philippines’ food system, researchers at BFAR are embracing urban aquaponics to shore up the islands’ food security.

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Grieg hedges bets with landmark foray into land-based salmon production

20 Jan 2021

Grieg Seafood has become the first mainstream salmon producer to invest in an RAS site that will grow salmon to market size on land.

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Mangrove aquaculture to be supported by state-of-the-art environmental monitoring

19 Jan 2021

A new environmental monitoring initiative that aims to support shrimp and crab aquaculture in mangrove forests has officially been launched in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta province.

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Biotechnology

AquaBounty given green light for Canadian production

2 Apr 2019

AquaBounty has been granted approval for the commercial production of its genetically modified AquAdvantage salmon at it…

Does gene editing impact salmon growth or welfare?

2 Apr 2019

Salmon rendered sterile through gene editing are exhibiting encouraging behaviour and performance during the grow-out ph…

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How to commercialise sterile finfish production

28 Mar 2019

Ways to commercialise the production of finfish rendered sterile by novel methods sparked a thought-provoking discussion…

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Scotland's gene genius

14 Feb 2019

In a two-part feature, Professor Ross Houston, one of the world’s foremost aquaculture genetics experts, explains how a …

Production systems

A sneak preview of Norway’s largest land-based salmon site

23 Aug 2019

Visitors to Aqua Nor were treated to virtual reality tour of Norway’s largest land-based salmon site this week.

High hopes for new closed-containment design

22 Aug 2019

A new closed-containment system that has been hailed by Nofima as having “considerable potential” to be economically via…

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The design that cuts down on downtime on live harvest vessels

21 Aug 2019

A new disinfection system that could dramatically reduce the amount of downtime live harvest vessels need for cleaning a…

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Penning a new script

18 Aug 2019

A next generation net pen concept designed for producing salmon in offshore locations is set for its international launc…

Disruptive technology

A golden opportunity for aquaculture innovators

18 Apr 2019

HATCH, the world’s first aquaculture accelerator, is offering start-ups the chance to take part in a funded mentoring pr…

Fish 2.0 to host free workshop for seafood entrepreneurs and investors

27 Mar 2019

Aquaculture entrepreneurs and researchers seeking capital for ventures and technologies supporting sustainable seafood o…

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Guaranteeing better growth rates

25 Mar 2019

By offering fish producers a guaranteed 5 percent improvement in growth rates and improved feed conversion ratios (FCRs)…

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Designing the future of fish health

20 Mar 2019

Prospective Research has secured $1.7 million in funding in order to develop feed-based alternatives to antibiotics and …