Tag: Fish Health
Rising water temperatures threaten fish reproduction. Scientists from the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) have published ground-breaking findings on the effects of climate change for fish stocks around the globe. As ...
New study into nutritional needs of farmed halibut. Norwegian body, FHF, has announced up to NOK 7 million to acquire new knowledge about the nutritional needs of aquaculture farmers, which can contribute to improving growth, ...
Benchmark completes sale of subsidiary. Benchmark has announced that it has completed the sale of its wholly owned subsidiary FVG Ltd. (“FishVet”) to Pharmaq, part of the global animal health company Zoetis. The sale comprises ...
Fish can pass pollutant chemicals down three generations. Fish exposed to very low levels of chemicals commonly found in waterways can pass the impacts on to future generations that were never directly exposed to the ...
Saltwater acclimatisation strengthens skin of post smolt Atlantic salmon. New research by Norwegian research institute Nofima shows that Atlantic salmon post-smolt skin that has become acclimatised to salt water is stronger than the skin of ...
Fish health the focus for Scottish Sea Farms’ new boat. The nationwide coronavirus lockdown hasn’t stopped Scottish Sea Farms in its drive to safeguard the health and welfare of its fish as it maintains a ...
GAA study evaluates animal welfare in salmon. The Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) has published the results of a study designed to identify and strengthen best practices for animal welfare in aquaculture. The competition of the ...
New deal brings innovative sea lice treatment closer to market. The development of an innovative new treatment method to control lice in farmed salmon has moved a step closer with the merging of interests between ...
Decline in use of antibiotics in farmed salmon. The Global Salmon Initiative (GSI) today published its annual Sustainability Report, which documents the environmental performance and nutritional profile of farm-raised salmon. As part of the group’s ...
Healthy gut microbiomes can influence farmed fish. We’ve all probably heard or read something about how a healthy gut microbiome can affect our overall health. The gut microbiome is as vital to animals and ...
Good Start For BioMar Group – BioMar started the year with strong results, having met the challenges of corona virus with a high-performance across all geographies. The company has at the same time been reaching ...
Clinical chemistry could shift aquaculture’s approach to fish health. Researchers in Scotland are working towards a significant breakthrough in proactively managing fish health with the development of a biochemical monitoring tool that could transform the ...
Norwegian guide for new methods counting sea lice. The Norwegian Food Safety Authority has created a guide to help manufacturers of new methods for counting salmon lice and to aquaculture companies that will apply for ...
Aquaculture experts hatch new plan for sea lice resistance. A new, cost-effective selective breeding method is being developed by a Scottish research consortium that could enhance fish health and wellbeing by improving salmon resistance to ...
New CEO for Benchmark. Benchmark has announced the appointment of Trond Williksen as Chief Executive Officer. Trond will officially join Benchmark on June 1. Benchmark is a leading aquaculture supplier of solutions in genetics, health ...
Cooperation brings improvements in fish health. In August 2019 Aller Aqua and marine ingredients producer TripleNine announced that they had entered a research collaboration. The aim was to identify components of marine raw materials with ...
Aker BioMarine appoints aqua medicine expert to strengthen the QRILL Aqua team. Marianne Nergård takes on the role as Veterinarian and Key Account Manager for QRILL Aqua sales in Aker BioMarine. In her new role, ...
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