Domesticated salmon have smaller eyes in the farm but not in the wild

UK – The domestication of Atlantic salmon through years of fish farming has led to farmed Atlantic salmon developing smaller eyes.

Weishardt Becomes First Fish Collagen Producer to Obtain Friend of the Sea Sustainability Certification

Weishardt is one of the leading global suppliers of high-quality fish gelatin and fish collagen peptides for the food & beverage, nutrition, pharmaceutical, and beauty ...

Nutreco invests in AquaCon to bring Atlantic salmon to the East Coast of the United States

Nutreco today announces its co-investment in Norwegian land-based salmon farming company, AquaCon. The investment round saw AquaCon raise a total of USD 7.5 Mn and ...

Dr. Alan Tinch joins CAT as a VP of Genetics

The Center for Aquaculture Technologies (CAT) is delighted to welcome Dr. Alan Tinch as Vice President of Genetics where he will lead a world-class team ...

Chemists Develop New Technology that Detects Algae Crop Health

By Mario Aguilera*Volatile gas phase measurements signal when algae grown for sustainable products—and potentially other valued sources—are being threatened.

Office of Aquaculture Updates State Aquaculture Regulatory Inventory Resources

USA – Aquaculture permitting reports document seaweed, finfish, and shellfish regulations in state waters.

Among the ocean’s slowest swimmers, seahorses snag prey at exceptional speed

In a new study conducted at Tel Aviv University, researchers have succeeded in characterizing the incredible preying capability of seahorses, discovering that they can move ...

Farming for the future: aquaponics partnership yields tons of veg and fish

The aquaponics project on Nelson Mandela University’s Missionvale Campus is an example of how the university is working with private enterprise, a non-profit organisation and ...

The principle of aquaponics – clearly defined

By Nadja Neumann*It is one of the big topics in sustainable food production: aquaponics – the combination of fish farming in aquaculture and plant cultivation ...

NOAA Sea Grant and Ocean Acidification Program projects to examine impacts of stressors on shellfish aquaculture

USA – NOAA Sea Grant and the Ocean Acidification Program awarded more than $2.4 million to support projects that will address the impacts of multiple ...