Mark Gaikowski, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, US, determines the depletion of florfenicol (FFC) in water and florfenicol amine (FFA), a marker for FFC residue, from the fillet of…
Rogrio Salvador, North Paran State University, looks at the impact of streptococcosis on tilapia in Brazil and efficacy of AquaVac Strep Sa for managing the disease under controlled conditions. Taken…
INDONESIA - Indonesia, the world’s third largest producer of farmed tilapia, now has a new tool available for managing streptococcosis, a highly prevalent bacterial disease that can cause high levels…
Tilapia is losing ground in the US market whilst catfish supply is expected to increase during 2012 but with a stronger focus on quality and safety, according to the FAO Global Food Outloook.
Low market prices challenge the Chinese tilapia industry as it seeks to become sustainable, writes Dr Liu Liping and Dr Zhang Zongfen from Shanghai Ocean University, and Dr Francis Murray and Dr…
UK and ZAMBIA - Fusion Marine Ltd has won a £0.5m contract to supply fish farm pens and associated aquaculture equipment for a new tilapia farming venture in Zambia.
Tilapia breeding is profitable only if it is solely focused on male populations. Hormonal inversion methods currently used to produce these populations have, however, many drawbacks. CIRAD has been…
An ambitious project aims to train over 800 smallholders a year in sustainable aquaculture, with the long term aim of reducing poverty in the South Rachounyo District of Homa Bay County of Kenya.…
Researchers from the Department of Environmental Management at the Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology, Viet Nam, look at methods to improve tilapia cage farming in Tien Giang, Viet Nam.
KENYA - Arror River integrated multi-purpose project, which is earmarked to kick-off in earnest in Elgeyo Marakwet County, is an ambitious project which is geared towards transforming Kerio Valley…
Based at Lake Baringo, Kenya, Omega Farms is in its early days. Charlotte Johnston, TheFishSite Editor speaks to Director Mark Archer, about the Omega Farm project and increasing the supply of…
Researchers from Kentucky State University and the Aquaculture Research Centre look at the use of soybean and yeast meal as an alternative feed for tilapia.
Commercial Malaysian aquaculture began in the 1980s. In the last five years the aquaculture sector has recorded an annual growth rate of about 10 per cent.
Much of Brazils expanding tilapia aquaculture takes place in floating cages with sturdy frames and nets made from plastic-coated steel or polypropylene. This study by Alberto J. P. Nunes, from the…
The global aquaculture industry currently accounts for over 45 per cent of all seafood consumed. That figure has been projected to increase to 75 per cent over the next 20 years. Are probiotics…
Intensified aquaculture can lead to the emergence of disease in virtually all fish and shellfish species, according to Vaughn E. Ostland, PhD, Intrinsic LifeSciences, La Jolla, California, USA.
Dr Gina Conroy, an aquaculture adviser and consultant to a number of large organisations, looks at the prevalence of streptococcus species in Latin America and their pathological manifestations.
The latest figures released by the US Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service show statistics on domestically grown catfish and US imports of salmon, tilapia and shrimp. Summarised by…
To improve our understanding of streptococcal disease in tilapia, Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health, Brian Sheehan performed extensive epidemiological studies in the major tilapia-producing…
With increasing global consumption of fish and increased demand in the developing world, Neil Wendover, Technical Services Manager for Intervet/ Schering-Plough Animal Health, looks at tilapia health…
Once the sole domain of wealthy businessmen and fish experts, aquaculture is becoming increasingly attractive as a domestic amateur hobby. Adam Anson, reporting for TheFishSite, finds out what it…
Commercial farming of tilapia (Tilapia niloticus) in England and Wales has expanded significantly over the last few years, but what threat does an emerging disease now pose, asks Keith Jeffery, Cefas…
Tilapia has become synonymous with good quality, cheap and sustainable seafood. It is no surprise then that its global demand rises each year, but can tilapia keep up with the pace as this demand…
A new certification programme for aquaculture operations is being established by the World Wildlife Fund, writes TheFishSite senior editor, Chris Harris.
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