Growing Premium Seafood—Inland!
People who know seafood know that cobia and Florida pompano are among the world’s best, writes Marcia Wood, Agricultural Research Service Staff, USDA.

Sea Lice: a Parasite of Fish and Farmers Alike
By comparison with the vast sums of money involved in high-tech salmon farming the battle against parasites might seem like small fry, yet sea lice continue to elude modern eradication methods. Adam Anson, reporting for TheFishSite, finds out where the...

Pacific Oyster Aquaculture Protocol for the UK
An FIFG funded study on behalf of Seafish investigating issues surrounding Pacific oyster cultivation and ways of mitigating potential impacts on Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) has recently been completed, writes Martin Syvret, Aquafish Solutions...

The Global Spread of Infectious Salmon Anaemia
As a second wave of Infectious Salmon Anaemia washes up on Scottish shores, the industry holds its breath. Only time will tell what gets upturned in its wake, but on a global scale the severity of the problem is already showing its true face, writes Adam...

Invasion From the Deep: Jellyfish Swarms
From the dark depths of the open oceans vast blooms of jellyfish are descending unforseen upon coastal waters worldwide, reports Adam Anson for TheFishSite. As the frequency of these invasions increases, the threat to both tourism and fisheries alike...

Genomics, Phenomics Research Paves the Way for Improved Animal Health and Productivity
By Sharon Durham, Marcia Wood, and Alfredo Flores, Agricultural Research Service Information Staff. The Agricultural Research Service’s genomics and phenomics research is laying the foundation for future livestock production improvements.

Captive Breeding and Juvenile Culture of the Freshwater Pearl Mussel
The Freshwater Pearl Mussel (FWPM, Magaritifera magaritifera) is endangered and under serious threat of extinction throughout its European range, writes John Taylor, Fish Culture Team Leader, Environment Agency Wales in the Summer/Autumn edition...

Sturgeon Aquaculture - Specialized Techniques
By Frank A. Chapman and Joel P. Van Eenennaam². Sturgeons usually do not breed naturally in captivity and must be spawned artificially using exogenous hormones.

Catfish Genome's Key to Higher Quality, Profits
By the USDA's Agricultural Research Service - Channel catfish is the leading U.S. aquaculture species, with about 600 million pounds processed annually.

Healthy fish through selective breeding
By Fiskeriforskning - Extensive economic losses may be experienced in aquaculture as a consequence of disease outbreaks.

Cold Water Results in Fewer Males
By Akvaforsk - Solveig van Nes of AKVAFORSK has found one of the key factors that influences the sexual development of halibut larvae. Since females grow significantly larger than males, farmers can now direct their production toward fewer males and higher...

Genetic Stock Considerations For Small Producers
By C. Greg Lutz, Extension Aquaculture Specialist, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center - A review of aquaculture industry publications over the past decade might suggest that much of the expansion in global production has been attributable...

Successful fertilisation of Amberjack and Blue-fin Tuna eggs from captive broodstock
By The Malta Centre for Fisheries Sciences - The Malta Centre for Fisheries Sciences (MCFS) successfully obtained fertilised eggs from amberjack (accjol) broodstock reared in captivity. The broodstock is the property of Malta Fish Farming Ltd who supported...

Domesticating Striped Bass Broodstock
By Merrill Leffler, published by Maryland Sea Grant, University of Maryland - Striped bass aquaculture, while growing, is still only a tiny portion of the U.S. seafood economy. Limiting that growth is an inability to spawn the fish year round as is done...