Tarah Mayes

How a more aggressive diversification of the raw materials used by the aquaculture feed sector could help the planet cope with burgeoning global population growth.

Ranching sea urchins, RAS shrimp production and land-based seaweed cultivation were among the ventures pitched to potential investors at Fish 2.0’s meeting in California this week.

Osmo Systems, a Silicon Valley-based startup that makes a new type of water quality sensor for the aquaculture industry, won the Innovation Award at the GOAL conference in Ecuador this week.

While biotechnology may draw mixed responses from consumers, producers and regulators around the world, it has a crucial role in ensuring the sustainable development of global aquaculture.

How water quality management, low stocking densities and the use of specialised feeds can consign the use of antibiotics in shrimp farming to history.

Global shrimp production is likely to increase by over 18 percent by 2020, according to Dr James Anderson, with Ecuador, Honduras, Panama and Saudi Arabia leading the charge.

The health, welfare and deployment of cleaner fish on salmon farms were the subjects of a Q&A session at today’s Aquaculture UK conference in Aviemore.