The company invested in the Norwegian land-based fish farming company, Proximar, that will build a large-scale RAS salmon facility near Mount Fuji to meet the large demand for salmon in Japan.
Marine scientists in Scotland developed a way of creating “designer algae” that could signal a breakthrough in how shellfish larvae can be produced for the aquaculture industry.
BAP is seeking certified producers to collaborate on a pilot program that assures that their farmed seafood has been produced without the use of any antibiotics.
Laboratory tests and field trials demonstrated increased survivability of approximately 30% for the tilapia selected for streptococcosis resistance.
ICAR-CIBA successfully bred grey mullet for the first time in the country and released species-specific functional pelleted feeds for broodstock.
The Aussie government will upgrade purpose-built, pilot-scale hatchery facilities to produce selected seed of multiple shellfish species, such as tropical rock oysters, scallops, clams and abalone.
Virbac signed an agreement with TransAlgae to shape the future of vaccination in the field of aquaculture with its disruptive microalgae-based oral delivery technology.
The companies predict that the technology will become a valuable component of integrated management strategies on-farm with both feed and water applications under investigation.
Eggs by natural spawning were obtained from wild-caught broodstock that were conditioned to captivity for more than one year in a 75 m3 RAS in Chile.
Carlos Iván Lobos Blumenfeldt, that has previously held positions in Hendrix Genetics, Aquagen Chile, Ventisqueros among others, was appointed as the new business unit director for Fish Vet Group in Chile.
The genetic map opens up new possibilities for the production of sole, a species of high economic interest in Europe.
Its performance data in 33 Chilean salmon centers is showing highly competitive growth and a very low impact of SRS on total mortality.
StofnFiskur will continue to be the brand used for the Atlantic salmon breeding program and strain operated by the Icelandic company.
The company hopes to introduce CP Kong, an SPF WSSV tolerant, robust shrimp strain, into Latin America if it proves successful in China.
The company, the first global salmon producer to invest in land-based salmon farming, will produce post-smolt and grow fish all the way to harvest size in a new land-based facility in southern Norway.
Japanese researchers obtained mutant rotifers with wider lorica size and higher growth rates that could potentially provide a stable supply of larger rotifers at low cost for aquaculture.
Results could help future studies improve the breeding of economically important cichlid species such as tilapia.
The company reported improved performance from its BCWD-enhanced resistant eggs in trout commercial farms and will develop a custom SNP chip for genotyping its broodstock.
The goal is to produce biomass for aquafeed cheaper than terrestrial crops.
The project aims to test a new tool that could enable farmers to make the right improvements before beginning the audit process, saving time and money.
