Study: Ozone still out on its own as RAS water treatment A trial by researchers in the United States has shown that semi-continuous dosing of the industrial disinfectant peracetic acid (PAA) cannot be used as a direct alternative to low-dose ozone in recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS).
Aller Aqua joins Danish insect production project Fish feed manufacturer Aller Aqua has joined a partnership to establish Denmark’s first industrial insect production. The goal is to produce 30 tons of insects per day four years from now.
Single-cell protein ‘as good or better’ than alternatives KnipBio, the US company producing aquafeed ingredients from single-cell protein, has announced the successful completion of an extended series of trials studying the efficacy of its KnipBio Meal (KBM) in the diet of fingerling rainbow trout.
Supermarket chain launching insect-fed trout A French supermarket chain, Auchan, will start selling trout raised on insect meal in 52 of its stores next week, according to a report by Feed Navigator website.
AquaBounty adding trout to the transgenic menu AquaBounty, the US-based company which grows genetically modified salmon, has begun work on the production of transgenic rainbow trout.
Bigger and better boat paves way for Kames expansion Scottish trout grower Kames Fish Farming has taken delivery of a new £1.1 million landing craft, Tiffany of Melfort.
Chile doubles salmonid exports to China Chile more than doubled the amount of salmon and trout exported to China in the first half of 2018 compared to the same period in 2017.
Chilean salmon harvests leap by more than 20% Chile’s harvests of Atlantic and coho salmon increased by 21.6% and 25% respectively in the first half of 2018, according to the country’s Subsecretariat of Fisheries and Aquaculture (Subpesca).
Aquaponic salmon farm is first RAS to win BAP approval One of the world’s largest aquaponics facilities, Superior Fresh in the United States, has attained Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification, the Global Aquaculture Alliance has announced.
Aller Aqua ups the energy level in fry feed Danish feed producer Aller Aqua is to re-launch its Futura EX GR feed for early life-stage rainbow trout and other salmonids later this month after trials at its German research centre showed benefits of a higher-energy composition.
Rainbow trout can be sold as salmon, says China Rainbow trout can be labelled and sold as salmon in China, according to a new standard issued by a Chinese government-run fishery organisation and 13 fishery companies.
Smaller eggs can generate larger fish Fish hatched from smaller eggs have higher growth rates than fish from larger eggs, according to a study published by US researchers in the Journal of Fish Biology.
‘Negligible’ worm risk from Europe’s farmed fish A Europe-wide study has revealed negligible risk for human health of zoonotic parasitic worms in farmed fish.
Tasmania biomass limit slashed after 1.35 million fish deaths Tasmania's Environment Protection Authority has slashed the maximum amount of salmon and trout allowed to be farmed in Macquarie Harbour, after it was revealed that 1.35 million fish have died there since last October.
