Insight – Page 6
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NewsSurf n’ turf: closing the global food gap
Farming animals in the water and on land has an essential role to play in solving our most fundamental challenge
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NewsAiming for aquafeed self-sufficiency
Russia is set to ramp up aquafeed production nearly tenfold to 525,000 tonnes by 2030 to make fish farmers less dependent on imports
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NewsGenetics key to TiLV resistance
A new study has found that resistance to Tilapia Lake Virus (TiLV) appears to be due to differences in genes between families of the same fish.
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NewsWhere next for salmon farming?
While as a consumer product, Atlantic salmon has transcended the seafood category, producers now need to adopt new harvest technologies to maintain growth
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NewsRaising the swell
EU aquaculture production is at record levels, but the sector still has plenty of ground to cover before it comes close to meeting the demands of the market
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NewsRussian Aquaculture, back on track
Russian fish farming company Russian Aquaculture is back on its feet after a series of devastating salmon louse outbreaks nearly wrecked its salmon business in 2015
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NewsPioneering tech to improve Artemia production
INVE Aquaculture’s latest technologies aim to further improve the production of Artemia cysts and maintain product quality
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NewsSulphide levels: Better monitoring
An environmental monitoring tool that measures sulphide levels in sediment is expected to show great promise on Scottish fish farms
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NewsSalmon aquaculture: Cleaning up the sea lice
With sea lice still a significant problem for salmon farmers, aquaculture equipment supplier JT Electric’s integrated lumpfish feed system could offer an answer
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NewsNew delousing barges a step forward
The growing aquaculture sector is facing a range of environmental and operational challenges. In order to ensure an efficient and sustainable industry, on-the-water solutions for fish farms are now drawing increasing attention
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NewsSustainable feed for Nile tilapia
Despite significant progress over the years, aquaculture still poses concerns, such as over-reliance on wild fish and terrestrial plants such as soy. Now a US team of scientists has created an alternative feed for Nile tilapia using a marine microalga co-product
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NewsShrimp and prawn production booming in Russia
Shrimps and prawns have not been produced in Russia on an industrial scale since the Soviet era. While investors used to consider this too risky a business, new companies are now determined to re-acquaint Russian consumers with this long-forgotten taste
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NewsRussia seeks to boost domestic aquaculture
Over the past decade Russian aquaculture has doubled its output from 105,000 tonnes in 2007 to 219,000 tonnes in 2017, much of the credit for which can be attributed to successful government policies supporting fish farming
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NewsUK seafood consumption crisis
Soaring prices have led the UK population to eat only half the recommended amount of seafood.
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NewsBeating a path to sustainability as Thailand underlines its determination to be free of IUU
Thailand wants to be recognised internationally for its efforts to make illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU) a thing of the past and in doing so herald a new sustainable and socially responsible era for its fisheries and broader seafood sector
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NewsFukushima radiation: Study shows migratory fish not affected
Following the massive 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan, the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Fukushima Prefecture released vast quantities of radioactive materials into the atmosphere and ocean, raising concerns over the consumption of seafood from the Pacific
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NewsRussian aquaculture industry seeks self-sufficiency in fingerlings
At least three new centres for breeding fingerlings for nearly dozen fish species should be established in various parts of Russia within the next few years, the officials from the Russian Federal Agency for Fisheries have confirmed
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NewsRussia sets ambitious aquaculture targets
The long-term strategy for Russian aquaculture development is to produce 700,000 tonnes at fish farms annually by 2030
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NewsFilling the void
From next summer, a comprehensive overhaul to Seafish’s Responsible Fishing Scheme will extend beyond the quayside with the inclusion of chain of custody for both traceability and quality
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NewsBillions invested in Russian fish farming
Russian Sea, Russia’s largest fish producer and processor, is planning a significant increase in volumes of fish hatchery in Russia in the coming years
