Alternative, ethical and locally sourced feeds can help shape the future of sustainable aquaculture
Dr. Daniel Merrifield from University of Plymouth, who leads a team which has published extensive work analyzing new feed ingredients and has helped the industry bring new products to market, shares his vision of a greener, more ethical future.
Feed & Nutrition
Managing health issues in the fast-changing aquaculture industry
An interview with Stian Johnsen, project manager for the World Organization for Animal Health
How to balance fish welfare and environmental protection in aquaculture
Fish farmers’ efforts to protect the environment often come at a cost to fish welfare, say scientists at the University of Melbourne, in a new opinion paper.
New knowledge could aid diagnosis of salmon farms’ troublesome cardiac disease
Screening plasma and kidney samples could prove a useful method to provide early diagnosis of cardiomyopathy syndrome (CMS), a common viral disease which causes mortality and welfare issues in Atlantic salmon farming.
Non-medicinal delousing approaches cause damage to salmon gill tissue
New research shows that thermal and mechanical delousing techniques used in Atlantic salmon aquaculture can cause damage to gill tissue, though the health impacts of this on farmed fish remain unknown.
Seaweed supplements show promise as immunostimulants in aquaculture
Supplementing the diets of farmed fish with seaweeds or their extracts has “substantial positive impacts” on fish health, growth and survival, according to new analysis by scientists.
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