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…
Shrimp farming veteran Victoria Alday Sanz, who is also editor of the newly-published second volume of The shrimp book, explains why her original deserved a follow-up.
Efua Konyim Okai, correspondent for The Fish Site, reflects on a recent visit to the first-ever AFRAQ event, which took place in Egypt at the end of March.
The results of decades of research into the microbiota of fish intestines have been called into question after a chance discovery during a recent trial in Norway.
Stirling’s Women in STEM fellowships are open to applicants from South Asia and will focus on aquaculture diseases, sustainable ways to intensify production, aquatic ecosystem health and…
Bluegrove, formerly known as CageEye, has been awarded €3.5 million (NOK 35 million) from the EU’s Eruopean Innovation Council (EIC) to further develop and commercialise its Welfare Shield…
A simple and cost-effective mass testing tool that can rapidly detect a range of cardiac conditions in salmon is being developed by group of aquaculture researchers in Scotland.
Though diagnostic laboratories provide essential support for Indonesia's shrimp farmers, only 10 percent of producers use them regularly, making sustainable growth goals harder to achieve.
New research suggests that if the aquaculture industry can capitalise on the microbial dynamics of fish farms, producers could see huge improvements in farming efficiency.
A new diagnostic tool that can detect a range of aquatic pathogens, including DIV-1, between two and four weeks before clinical signs are apparent to shrimp farmers, has recently been launched by…
The development of a biochemical monitoring tool that can be used to proactively manage fish health has been hailed as potentially transformational for the global aquaculture sector.
Dr Loc Tran, founder of ShrimpVet and one of the key researchers behind the discovery of the causes of EMS in shrimp, explains how he was prepared to risk the wrath of his mother to establish the…
The success of a project that used a cutting-edge genetic technique to assess the presence of water-borne pathogens in Australia's barramundi sector shows the huge potential the technique has to…
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