New research director at Nofima. Anna Sonesson is the new Research Director for the Breeding and Genetics Division at Nofima, the Norwegian fisheries and aquaculture research institute. She comes from […]
AquaMaof Aquaculture Technologies Ltd., a world leader in Recirculating Aquaculture System (RAS) technology, has announced that its proprietary RAS technology for commercial land-based production of shrimp will be ready for market […]
A Scottish research group, including experts from the aquaculture industry, academia and veterinary diagnostics, is aiming to develop a new early warning system for cardiomyopathy syndrome (CMS), one of salmon […]
Marine Institute welcomes appointment of new CEO. Dr Paul Connolly has been appointed as the next Chief Executive Officer of the Marine Institute, Ireland’s state agency for marine research, technology […]
New Underwater Vision Technology Project – Hendrix Genetics and Plant & Food Research have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to co-develop underwater vision technology for measuring aquaculture breeding stock, using […]
Benchmark Animal Health Innovation Awards finalists. Benchmark Animal Health is nominated for CleanTreat, a system which cleanses the treatment water after delousing in well boats. – Chemical based bath treatments […]
Xelect at AquaNor 2019. Xelect will be presenting a stand at the aquaculture trade show, AquaNor, held in Trondheim. The show is a major gathering of the industry, attended by […]
US partnership to boost farmed fish production. The United States is the largest importer of seafood products in the world – importing 5.9 billion pounds of seafood in 2017 alone, […]
Benchmark AquaNor Seminar. A seminar focusing on some of aquaculture’s current technical and societal challenges, while also looking ahead to see what emerging risks are beyond the horizon, is being hosted by […]
Enhanced salmon welfare could be aided by new research. Previously, Nofima scientists in Norway have reported that salmon skin is strengthened if there is enough omega-3 and zinc in their […]
Tilapia fingerlings agreement for El Salvador. Spring Genetics has secured an exclusive distribution agreement with Acceso El Salvador, which will enable the supply to Salvadoran tilapia farmers with high quality […]
Success for Lobster Grower project. The Lobster Grower 2 (LG2) project (Funded by Innovate UK, BBSRC and the Worshipful Company of Fishmongers) led by the National Lobster Hatchery’s (NLH) research […]
Climate change challenges discussed by Irish fish farmers. Climate change, survivability and genetics were among some of the challenges facing the Irish aquaculture sector being discussed at the recent Irish […]
The Nueva Pescanova Group closed 2018 making a profit, for the second year in a row, net profit reaching 5.4 million euros, 5.1 million euros more than the year before […]
Pacific Community hosts Norwegian fish scientists. The Pacific Community (SPC) hosted a delegation of Norwegian fisheries and aquaculture scientists and marine resources managers to scope out ways of sharing Norway’s […]
Two Scottish consortiums take a giant leap forward for salmon gill health, backed by the Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC). The consortiums are embarking on ambitious initiatives, valued at a […]
Three doctoral degrees in Cermaq in one month. With two new doctoral degrees in Cermaq’s fish health group in Bergen, the research group of five has completed three doctoral degrees […]
Benchmark poised to leap ahead with rising seafood demand. AIM-listed Benchmark Hsolding spotted twenty years ago that aquaculture or fish farming was going to be big business, according to a […]