Bringing Africa’s aquaculture leaders together to ensure a sustainable future
The freshly formed African Aquaculture Business Leaders Network aim to use the Global Salmon Initiative’s (GSI) model of uniting business leaders to accelerate the sustainable development of African aquaculture. Sophie Ryan from GSI told us about what’s been achieved so far.
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Prioritizing biosecurity can help tame tilapia lake virus
Tilapia lake virus (TiLV) is an emerging threat to tilapia aquaculture, with mortalities in some cases up to 90%. But with a focus on biosecurity, the impact can be considerably lessened.
Genetic technologies helping breed disease-resistance traits in tilapia
Tilapia farming is catching up to the salmon industry in its application of selective breeding to improve resistance against key pathogens, according to a leading geneticist.
Why common bacterium from freshwater fish poses a health threat — and what can be done
Some subtypes of the bacterium Streptococcus agalacitiae, which is commonly found in fish and humans but can turn virulent, are proving a bigger threat to health than others.
Optimizing recirculating aquaculture systems: Fish farming’s hot topic
It’s a boom time for recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) — but unanswered questions remain in ensuring this ever-more-prevalent approach to large-scale fish production reaches its considerable potential.
Could farming seaweed hold the key to curbing cattle methane emissions?
Aquaculture can spin off new sustainability ideas, but few are more ambitious than Greener Grazing — an effort to commercialize a seaweed that could cut methane production from grazing animals.
Safety and welfare concerns drive shift to licensed anesthetic in Mediterranean aquaculture
Improving standards on Mediterranean fish farms is driving interest in Tricaine PHARMAQ — the only authorized fish anesthetic product.
Vaccines boost Greece’s seabass and seabream aquaculture — but challenges remain
Aquaculture in Greece has endured some ups and downs since its establishment in the 1980s, from the Greek financial crisis to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Managing pandemic pressures in aquaculture’s diagnostic labs
The Covid-19 pandemic has, to some extent, made epidemiologists of all of us. But for microbiologists focused on pathogens that don’t affect humans, it has created some new challenges.