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Artificial intelligence highlights which salmon eggs have the best chance of success
Software using artificial intelligence is set to help Atlantic salmon producers in Chile make better decisions about the chances of eggs developing successfully into healthy fish, reducing the productivity losses in early fish development which have significant effects on the aquaculture industry.
Restorative aquaculture: How Spain is charting a path for stronger, sustainable seafood production
Sergi Tudela, PhD, at the Generalitat de Catalunya, Departament d’Acció Climàtica, Alimentació i Agenda Rural (DACC), discusses the benefits and significance of restorative aquaculture in the first article of a series on sustainable aquaculture.
Scientists closing in on ways to boost immune mechanisms of mollusks
Farmed mollusks are threatened with a number of diseases, but given that — unlike vertebrates — animals like mussels and clams don’t have antibodies or T or B cells to fight infection, coming up with health interventions has often proved elusive.
Better net-cleaning tech needed to contain harmful particles on fish farms — study
Cleaning the nets of pens on fish farms at sea releases millions of harmful biofouling particles that not only spread between pens but into other farms up to 5 kilometers away too, a study in Norway has revealed. But despite the concerning results, help is at hand for producers.
Mediterranean heatwaves putting farmed finfish under strain
The welfare of farmed seabream and sea bass in the Mediterranean is threatened by marine heatwaves, which are becoming increasingly frequent in the region.
How to reduce antibiotic use in Chile, the Americas’ salmon-production giant
Cutting antibiotic use is one of the major sustainability priorities in global food production, and while aquaculture has taken steps along this road, there’s still a long way to go.
Sea bass farm in Italy hit by a rare outbreak of lactococcosis
Scientists have reported a case of lactococcosis, caused by the bacterium Lactococcus garvieae, at a sea bass farm in Italy — a rare development which has prompted questions over its origins and possible wider threat.
Probiotics help tilapia grow and fight disease, say scientists
Feeding Nile tilapia probiotics leads to improved health and performance, according to work analyzing research to date.