Victoria Chomo, secretary of the FAO's European Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture Advisory Commission (EIFAAC) and the Central Asian and Caucasus Regional Fisheries and Aquaculture Commission (CACFish), offers some fascinating insights into aquaculture in Easte…
Aquaculture is growing in Ghana – at both the large and small scales. But producers are concerned that government plans to introduce a new aquatic-animal policy might prevent them from sourcing better-performing strains of tilapia
Helen Jenkins, aquatic biosecurity liaison officer for Northern Australia, reflects on the challenges of tackling biosecurity in Australian prawn culture.
Ghana’s goal to nearly double its aquaculture production this year is only feasible if problems related to seed stock, feeds and fish health are solved.
Han Han, CEO and founder of China Blue , explains how the non-for-profit organisation is helping to improve the sustainability of China’s aquaculture production.
Alan Tinch, technical services director in Benchmark's genetics division, explains the company's breeding strategy - including their hopes for applying gene editing techniques - for salmon, shrimp and tilapia.
Dr Marcy Wilder, senior research scientist at the Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS), sees huge potential for the production of shrimp and other organisms in recirculation aquaculture systems.
New trials to grow native oysters are seen as the first step in a considerable expansion of aquaculture in one of Europe’s largest natural harbours, Milford Haven.
Disease-related losses reduce global aquaculture capacity by over 40 percent, according to Dr Giana Gomes, a specialist in the early detection of ciliate parasites, who is determined to help this figure to improve.
