Turning Seafood By-products into Valuable Aquafeed
by Priyal Shah, International Aquafeed and Fish Farming Technology
As sustainability pressures reshape the aquaculture sector, the search for efficient, high-quality protein ingredients has intensified. Against a backdrop of tightening fishmeal supply and growing scrutiny...
Reducing Antibiotic Dependence in Salmon Farming, Role of Gut Health-Focused Nutritional Intervention
by Joly Ghanawi, Editorial Contributor, International Aquafeed
The rapid expansion of salmon aquaculture has transformed the industry into one of the world’s most important sources of farmed seafood. However, alongside this growth has come increasing...
AI Phenotyping: The next efficiency step for seabass and seabream
by Stian Rognlid, Chief Executive Officer, Aquaticode, Norway
Most of the fish that will never reach market are identifiable early on. If given time to assess fish carefully, one at a time, a hatchery operator with thirty years of...
WellFish Tech Partners with Andfjord Salmon
WellFish Tech has announced a commercial partnership with Andfjord Salmon, the land-based producer operating at Kvalnes on the island of Andøya in northern Norway.
Under the agreement, WellFish Predict will generate quantitative data on the...
Beyond Antibiotics, Feed-Based Strategies for AHPND Control
by H Salehi, E M Ko, N Dang, K Nguyen, B Fronte, R Licitra and R Heavyside
Acute hepatopancreatic necrosis disease (AHPND), caused by Vibrio parahaemolyticus (VP), remains a major threat to Whiteleg Shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) culture. As antibiotic use declines due to regulatory pressures and safety...
Gill Health in Salmon: Chile’s nutrition-driven strategy to tackle industry challenges
by Vivi Koletsi, Global Technical Support, Technology Group, Alltech
Since its emergence in the late 1970s, Chile’s farmed salmon industry has evolved into a global powerhouse. By 2022, national production surpassed 1.07 million tonnes, positioning Chile as the...
Tackling Sea Lice at the Genetic Level: How Benchmark Genetics is breeding salmon for...
by Serap Gonen, Head of Salmon Breeding Programs, Benchmark Genetics, Norway and Ross Houston, Chief Scientific Officer, Benchmark Genetics, United Kingdom
The Atlantic salmon industry has long demonstrated remarkable resilience in the face of complex biological, operational and environmental...
Putting the ‘D’ Back in Diets : Enhancing Fish Diets with Hy-D® for Vitamin D
by Dr Sebastien Rider, Aquaculture Scientist, dsm-firmenich, Switzerland.
Reintroducing vitamin D into aquaculture diets is primarily driven by the needs of the fish. Adequate vitamin D supports growth, health and welfare, contributing to more sustainable production. As farmed...
Stirling study identifies new targets for salmon lice control
New research from the University of Stirling could help reshape strategies to control salmon lice, after scientists identified key differences in the proteins secreted by the parasite during its early life stage.
The study, conducted...
Sea Lice Management in Salmon Farming
by Joly Ghanawi, Editorial Contributor, International Aquafeed and Fish Farming Technology, UK.
Sea lice, particularly Lepeophtheirus salmonis and in some regions Caligus species, remain one of the biggest biological challenges facing salmon aquaculture. These parasitic copepods attach externally to salmonids and feed...
