With the help of EU funding, plans to install solar panels at a Slovenian trout farm have turned into a model for water use, waste management, and biodiversity within the aquaculture sector.
The Scottish salmon farming sector experienced an 11 percent decrease in production during 2023, while the rainbow trout sector increased by 6 percent, to reach a record level.
Anna Sabirbayeva, general director of Organic Fish - a prospective trout producer – explains the company’s plans to develop the Caspian Sea’s first cage salmonid farm, along with their goals to help…
Ace Aquatec – a provider of aquaculture technology – has expanded its market, partnering with Spanish trout producer Piszolla to help take their fish from farm to plate.
The global supply of wild-caught salmonids has increased by 7 percent year-over-year whilst the farmed salmonid sector has experienced a slight supply decline of 0.8 percent, according to data and…
In an effort to contribute to efforts to support conservation of wild salmonid populations in Scotland, Salmon Scotland has awarded significant funding to a groundbreaking gene bank project, amongst…
In the face of rising mortality rates caused by warming sea temperatures, Saumon de France - Europe's most southernly net pen salmon producer - has had to significantly modify its production cycle,…
Despite a lack of previous aquaculture experience, Shyngys Maksutbekuly has embraced the challenge of leading Kazakhstan’s most innovative trout farming company and has ambitions to gradually step up…
Kal Bahadur Gurung, 40, ditched his taxi business in the Indian state of Sikkim in favour of rainbow trout farming and now earns around $30,000 per year.
Prem Kumar Rai, 45, from Sikkim state, northeast India, earns 15 lakhs rupees ($18,333) annually by farming rainbow trout and has won several accolades from the state government.
Operators of many of the sector’s largest recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) have had well-documented struggles to break even. However, Thorsten Vammen claims that the first farm established by…
Rainbow trout farming is proving a profitable venture for many fish farmers in Sikkim, a small hilly state in north-east India, thanks to the suitable climatic conditions and reliable water supplies.
A series of Highland coastal kelp forests are among seven major environmental projects being supported by Scotland’s salmon farmers to help save iconic wild salmon and sea trout.
FRD Japan – specialists in closed recirculating aquaculture systems – has announced plans to build a commercial land-based facility for farming rainbow trout in Chiba, Japan.
Organic Garden aims to set up a network of land-based farms that synergistically and sustainably produce fish, vegetables, insects, algae and mushrooms, which are then sold directly to canteens…
The government of Western Australia has pledged to invest $8.5 million over the next four years to drive aquaculture R&D in key projects identified in the state’s Aquaculture Development Plan.
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has launched a new policy position on UK sustainable finfish aquaculture. It calls for more research into the welfare needs of fish and the impact of…
A new study showed that processed animal proteins improved growth, performance, gut health and microbiota composition, while also easing intestinal inflammation of rainbow trout.
A coalition of animal welfare groups and members of Scottish Parliament are calling for Scotland’s salmon farming industry to stop expanding in light of rising salmon mortality numbers.
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