EVAH, a Canadian biotechnology company, has secured a US patent for a novel low-dosage in-feed medicinal product that combats sea lice – one of the salmon farming industry’s most persistent and…
New research from the University of Glasgow, in collaboration with the University of Sydney, shows how genes associated with antibiotic resistance can spread and persist in the gut of farmed Atlantic…
Researchers from the University of Stirling’s Institute of Aquaculture have contributed to a study that could lead to improved resistance to sea lice in Atlantic salmon, a major challenge in…
MSD Animal Health, a veterinary bioscience company, has successfully acquired the aquatic business portfolio of Elanco Animal Health, an industry competitor.
Streptococcus agalactiae and S. iniae are two of the most devastating bacteria to impact the warm freshwater fish farming sector around the world – causing diseases that can lead to 80 percent…
Carla Phillips Savage, who is currently an associate professor at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, discusses her journey to become the only certified aquatic veterinarian in…
A recent review funded by the FAO and the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad) has outlined potential alternatives to antibiotics in aquaculture.
Jim Treasurer, co-editor of a new comprehensive publication on sea lice, looks back on over three decades of working to combat aquaculture’s best known and most costly ectoparasites.
The environmental impacts of aquaculture are often in the spotlight. The need for sustainable practices is now firmly embedded in the minds of the public, governments and industry – but this…
Asia’s shrimp farmers need to reboot their attitude to biosecurity and stocking densities, argues Robins McIntosh, in a follow-on to Monday’s article on the dangers of disinfection*.
The overuse of disinfectants, coupled with farmers’ willingness to exceed their systems’ carrying capacities, have been key factors in the downfall of the Asian shrimp sector over the last decade,…
The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the UN is recognising Mississippi State University’s (MSU) expertise in fisheries and aquaculture science by making it a reference centre on aquaculture…
Ecuador’s relatively extensive shrimp farming techniques have ensured that their shrimp are robust enough to cope with the presence of pathogens that would be disastrous in most parts of Asia –…
Benchmark is celebrating the first anniversary of Clean Treat’s commercial launch and is noting its customers increased efficiency and reduced sea lice treatment times.
New research suggests that tapeworms often found in the gut microbiome of Atlantic salmon can host their own microbial communities – potentially rewriting the parasitic treatment methods currently…
For the first time in Scotland an innovative water purification system will be trialled alongside a medicine used to treat sea lice on salmon, in what could be a major boost for fish health and…
Initial quarterly reports from Benchmark PLC show a 38 percent jump in revenues in 2022 as its long-awaited sea lice treatments CleanTreat and Ectosan Vet begin commercial operations.
The Scottish salmon farming sector used over twice the volume of antibiotics per kilo of salmon produced in 2020 as it did in 2019, according to new figures from the Veterinary Medicines Directive.
José Antonio Camposano, executive president of Ecuador’s national chamber of aquaculture (CNA), provides the country’s latest shrimp production figures, thoughts on sustainability and reflections on…
Three of the eight aquaculture startups to take part the Yield Lab's inaugural Global Aquaculture Challenge were awarded significant prizes at a pitching event to mark the end of the conference.
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