News feed - AquaHoy

Department of Biology researchers bring fish hatchery back to life

USA.- The Department signed a memorandum of understanding with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) to allow University biology students and faculty to use ...

Mould toxins can end up in fish feed

Bergen, Norway.- So far, fish have been spared the problem of mycotoxins produced by mould, but the increase of plant ingredients in farmed fish feed ...

Updated FIFO calculation by IFFO shows more salmonids produced than fish consumed in 2015

UK.- IFFO, The Marine Ingredients Organisation, has calculated new Fish In: Fish Out ratios (FIFO) for 2015 and for the first time FIFO figures for ...

Victorian Aquaculture Mussels Up With New Sites

Australia.- Victoria’s mussel growing industry in Port Phillip and Western Port is set to expand following the allocation of 65 hectares of water to six ...

Vietnamese fish farmer expands IPA System to Aquaponics

Vu Thi Tham is among the first intensive pond aquaculture (IPA) adopters in Northern Vietnam, learning the IPA concept from a seminar organized by USSEC ...

Fish respond to predator attack by doubling growth rate

By David TenenbaumUSA.- Scientists have known for years that when some fish sense predators eating members of their species, they try to depart the scene ...

Fungicides and antidepressants in rivers alter the swimming and feeding behaviour of some aquatic animals

Barcelona, Spain.- Surprisingly, low concentration of toxic chemical products in rivers –from fungicides to antidepressants- can change the swimming and feeding behaviours in some creatures, ...

Increasing our understanding of the impact of compounds produced by certain fish parasites

European aquaculture production provides direct employment to 80 000 people and has an estimated EUR 3 billion annual turnover. But parasites can cause severe disease ...

Unlabelled genetically modified salmon discovered sold into Quebec

Montreal, Canada.- Investigations by the Canadian Biotechnology Action Network, Ecology Action Centre and the Quebec network Vigilance OGM reveal that the world’s first sale of ...

Scientists working with oyster farmers to tackle Pacific Oyster Mortality Syndrome this summer

Tasmania, Australia.- IMAS scientists are working with Tasmanian oyster farmers in preparation for the annual summer onset of the Pacific Oyster Mortality Syndrome (POMS) virus.