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China’s aquaculture output is increasing, along with its environmental impacts. Emerging research suggests that the industry should embrace ecological intensification to meet its food production and sustainability goals – and safeguard China’s place as the lea…

An initiative project that was established to improve the sustainability of Hainan’s tilapia farming sector is rapidly gaining momentum and attracting interest from across China.

A Singapore-based startup is looking to revolutionise South East Asia’s seaweed farming sector, by creating an innovative model that supports the entire value chain.

Farming barramundi alongside tiger prawns can increase profits without reducing productivity, according to a growing number of Indonesian aquaculture operators.

Vedrana Tomljanovic works as the lead aquaculturist for FTN AquaArt AG, one of Switzerland's leading indoor aquaculture firms.

My objective in this article is to challenge pathologists, immunologists and farmers by asking for a critical analysis on the application of a simple temperature manipulation, hyperthermia, to boost the innate immune system of fish.

New research suggests that balancing levels of phytoplankton in shrimp ponds can prevent the growth of Vibrios, including Vibrio parahaemolyticus – the causative agent of EMS/AHPND.

Some of the leading figures in Artemia research are planning to join forces and launch an International Artemia Aquaculture Consortium (IAAC) later this year.

Researchers in China caution that some commercial probiotics for the aquaculture industry may be mislabelled, and also contain cytotoxins and antibiotic resistance genes that can be passed to other organisms.

Though insect protein startups are generating splashy headlines and bringing new players into the aquafeed industry, single-cell and microbial proteins might be a key feed component in the future.

Kenya-based insect farmer, aquaculture consultant and entrepreneur Proscovia Alando aims to establish the largest fish farming operation in East Africa, in a bid to improve prospects of the region’s women and youth in particular.

Adding microalgae T pseudonana (Thalassiosira pseudonana) to culture water can improve overall water quality, suppress vibrio levels and boost growth rates for intensively farmed whiteleg shrimp.