Hatchery-raised steelhead trout have offspring that are good at gaining size under hatchery conditions but don’t survive as well in streams as steelhead whose parents are wild fish.
An onshore hatchery in Ilhéus, Bahia, will raise fingerlings from eggs for placement in large deep-ocean enclosures located 7-15 km off the Brazilian coast of the state of Bahia.
John Richmond will oversee the design, tendering, procurement, construction and commissioning of the planned new broodstock and post-smolt facilities.
Lake Harvest Group raised USD 7 million to grow its tilapia operations in Zimbabwe, Zambia and Uganda and will also accelerate Aqua-Spark’s Africa Fund.
The project will showcase a proprietary ModulRAS system developed by Assentoft Aqua, Denmark, which specializes in sustainable land-based RAS aquaculture technologies.
Nutra Sprint and Celero maximize trout performance from fry to harvest with better feed intake and lower FCR.
The company will start delivering organic salmon eggs in April 2022 after obtaining the authorization to produce organic eggs in Chile
A new genomics marker tool has been shown to accurately identify tilapia species and tell apart their hybrids enabling the assessment of broodstock for aquaculture.
The new INICIO Plus pellets have a diameter size of 0.35 mm and are optimized for covering the nutritional requirements of fry for many fish species, including trout, salmon and marine species.
The companies signed a two-year agreement to supply steelhead salmon fingerlings for a value of up approximately $1 million.
Researchers from Wageningen University presented their research on selective breeding with genomics tools, interaction of genes with the environment, swimming physiology and eel reproduction.
The Sheikh Khalifa Marine Research Center plans to produce more than seven million fish fingerlings of various species upon completion.
Researchers are working on epigenetic programming to establish a method that can make fish more tolerant to various stresses.
The milestone is part of Nissui and Hitachi Zosen joint development of the first large-scale land-based mackerel farm in Japan.
Xelect partnered with Central American aquaculture producer Martec to create the first large-scale genetic breeding program for spotted rose snapper.
The agreement secures Regal Springs access to Benchmark’s team of experts and advanced support systems for selective breeding programs and the company’s extensive experience.
Researchers found that lumpfish sperm can be cryogenically preserved, providing a solution to the increasing levels of wild lumpfish being caught for the salmon farming industry.
The company is building a €12 million genetics and fry plant in Hollola that, upon completion, will have the capacity to produce eggs for six Finnforel plants around the world.
Xelect, Fresh Studio and De Heus partnered to develop the genetic tools required to kickstart a centralized program for rohu carp and modernize the local aquaculture industry.
A team of Greek researchers, together with BioMar and Selonda, found that introducing dry feed in first-feeding gilthead seabream larvae did not affect larval performance.