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Scottish genetics specialist signs tilapia breeding deal

Scottish genetics specialist signs tilapia breeding deal

Scottish aquaculture genetics specialist Xelect has signed a partnership agreement with African tilapia farmer FirstWave Group to develop local high-performance tilapia breeds.

Looking back, thinking ahead: Chris Wallard

Fish Farming Expert has asked individuals connected to the salmon farming industry about their year, and what they hope for in 2021. We continue the series today with Chris Wallard, chief marketing officer for St Andrews-based genetics services provider Xelect.

Benchmark signs broodstock deal with leading African tilapia farmer

Benchmark signs broodstock deal with leading African tilapia farmer

Spring Genetics, the tilapia genetics business owned by UK-based Benchmark Holdings, has announced a five-year broodstock agreement with one of Africa’s leading tilapia producers, Lake Harvest Group.

Work starts on Latin America’s first tilapia breeding centre in Brazil

Work starts on Latin America’s first tilapia breeding centre in Brazil

GenoMar Genetics Group, which distributes tilapia genetic products, has announced the building of a new tilapia breeding and genetics centre in the state of Tocantins, Brazil.

Skretting launches water improver for aquaculture

Skretting launches water improver for aquaculture

Feed manufacturer Skretting has branched out with a new range of probiotic products claimed to improve the quality of the water in which fish and shrimp are being farmed.

Fish must be treated as sentient, say researchers

Fish must be treated as sentient, say researchers

A better understanding of the welfare of farmed fish based on the concepts of sentience and cognition is essential for care standards to be improved, researchers say.

Tilapia genetics giant buys Brazilian rival

Tilapia genetics giant buys Brazilian rival

GenoMar Genetics, the world’s leading tilapia breeding company, has bought the genetics and distribution assets of Brazilian tilapia breeding and distribution company AquaAmerica / AquaPorto.

Moth larvae can help fight tilapia disease, shows study

Moth larvae can help fight tilapia disease, shows study

Scientists at Stirling University’s Institute of Aquaculture have shown that the larva of a moth may be used instead of fish to study the effects of a pathogen that causes a deadly disease in one of the world’s most farmed fish, tilapia.

Investor sparks growth for innovative tilapia farmer

Investor sparks growth for innovative tilapia farmer

A Brazilian tilapia farmer using an innovative cage system is being helped to expand capacity six-fold by sustainable aquaculture investment fund Aqua-Spark.

Canadian cannabis uses the power of aquaponics

Canadian cannabis uses the power of aquaponics

Canada is the global leader in cannabis production and growers have come up with unique ways of cultivating the crops. A New Brunswick company joins the Canadian aquaponics family by using tilapia in its grow operation.

QTL discovery opens way for disease-resistant tilapia

QTL discovery opens way for disease-resistant tilapia

Aquaculture genetics, health and technology company Benchmark has announced the discovery of a significant quantitative trait locus (QTL) for Streptococcus iniae resistance in Nile tilapia.

AquaBounty gets Argentina go-ahead for edited tilapia

AquaBounty gets Argentina go-ahead for edited tilapia

Transgenic salmon producer AquaBounty and its majority owner, Intrexon, today announced that their jointly developed gene-edited line of tilapia, FLT 01, has been exempted from GM regulation in Argentina.

New BAP video promotes sustainable aquaculture

New BAP video promotes sustainable aquaculture

A new video released by the Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) program introduces global seafood consumers to the sustainable aquaculture industry and the BAP label.

Fish farm helps feed Canada’s cannabis demand

Fish farm helps feed Canada’s cannabis demand

Tilapia and cannabis may not appear to be an obvious match-up, but in Canada an aquaponics firm is using the nutrients from the warm-water fish to grow the drug for medical purposes.