Transferring salmon sector know-how to the tropics

Red Spot Disease is a seasonal epizootic condition of great importance in wild and farmed freshwater and estuarine fish.

Spring viraemia of carp (SVC) is an infectious viral disease of carp (Cyprinus carpio) and other cyprinid fish species.

Stress slows wound healing in salmon, according to new research undertaken by Nofima scientist Lene Sveen at Nofima.

Functionality of yeast fractions in aqua feed: Lallemand exploring the use of functional feeds in salmonids

Although lagging behind Norway, research into the use of Pacific cleaner fish species to combat lice issues is showing some promise.

The REC committee concluded that the social and economic benefits of the salmon industry were being offset by environmental and fish welfare issues

Feed additives with immunostimulant properties may provide a survival boost to farmed fish facing a disease challenge and improve biomass, say researchers.

Large amounts of energy-yielding nutrients in plant-based feed ingredients are located in the aleurone layer (which surrounds the endosperm tissue of grass seed

Humane treatment of farm animals has become a larger blip on consumers’ radars; the topic is also the subject of growing media and academic interest

Chelating propionic acid with calcium may boost the growth, feed efficiency and survival rate of farmed silver catfish facing disease challenge, say researchers

This study examined differences in fish performance and water quality dynamics between biofloc, clear water and hybrid systems as nurseries for tilapia.

Improved understanding of refeeding and compensatory growth response in raised Arctic charr may provide new ways to enhance the growth of farmed fish

Important: Animals with disease may show one or more of the signs below, but the pathogen may still be present in the absence of any signs.

In the face of rising production costs and limited land and water availability, Egyptian fish farmers are looking for new ways to achieve higher productivity

Despite growing trends in probiotic use, their application in aquafeeds has been constrained by the aggressive feed manufacture process,

In the recent issue of the World Mycotoxin Journal, Biomin experts, led by Rui A Gonçalves, reveal the most recent conclusions of their survey study on plant

Salmon farmers can hope to reduce the number of mortalities caused by cardiomyopathic syndrome (CMS), following the discovery of genetic markers that should all

Lumpfish – which are currently largely derived from eggs obtained from wild-caught broodstock – are widely stocked in salmon farms in order to remove parasitic

Despite being overfished in China and South East Asia, a suite of advances in sustainable aquaculture of a number of grouper species is bringing benefits