Yearly Archives: 2018

Fish that farm on seaweeds can change their practices in conditions with high levels of carbon dioxide (CO2), a study has found. The study, undertaken by researchers from the University of Adelaide and published in the journal Nature Ecology and Evolution on Tuesday, examined damselfish near CO2 volcanic seeps in […]

Salmon farms represent about .05 percent of the entire B.C. coast, they have been tucked away in the bays and fiords along the vast B.C. marine coastline for almost 30 years. Over time salmon farming, part of B.C.’s aquaculture industry, has quietly become the province’s largest agricultural export. One of […]

In a major effort to increase the domestic fish production in the State, the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute here will implement a ₹15-crore project helping fish farmers to launch 500 cage farming units. The farmers will be offered subsidy and technical support to carry out the cage culture under […]

‘Stringent import policy in potential global markets calls for implementation of norms in toto’ With the United States and the European Union adopting zero tolerance policies towards antibiotic residues in the cultured shrimps, the National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB), along with other agencies, has decided to launch a massive awareness […]

Farmers in Meru County are using greenhouses for rearing fish in a move intended to beat the cold weather with the delicacy growing faster in this environment as compared to outside ponds. Moses Muriuki, a farmer at Kethera, South Imenti, said that after keeping fish in open ponds for more […]

BioMar has increased its research capabilities in hatchery with an expansion of its Aquaculture Technology Centre, ATC Hirtshals facility in Denmark. BioMar has now opened a state-of-the-art marine fish larval trial unit that not only allows for larval rearing but also the production of live feed. BioMar is this year […]

Nutreco announces today that it has invested in Israeli startup ViAqua as part of its focus on combatting disease in the aquaculture industry. ViAqua is developing the first orally-administered treatment for shrimp that improves resistance to viral diseases, including White Spot Syndrome Virus (WSSV), and prevents viral epidemics. Nutreco has […]

The Atlantic Salmon Federation is dedicated to the health of Maine’s rivers, estuaries, and coastal environments. We know Mainers treasure healthy, wild places, but as a state we also need prosperity and good jobs for people and families. ASF believes there are two developments on the horizon that can protect […]

One of the world’s most commonly farmed fish, tilapia are typically raised in square pens and get fed by hand a few times a day. New Brazilian technology that does away with those factors, however, is claimed to reduce both expenses and fish mortality rates. Developed by the Fisher Piscicultura […]

A mineral-rich ingredient that researchers at Nofima have extracted from fish bones has produced unexpected effects. In experiments where salmon were fed feed with the ingredient, the colour level of the salmon muscles increased considerably. The effect, which was first observed in an experiment with salmon smolt, was visible to […]