Smoltfication feed can be a gamechanger for hatcheries
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Our team is get ready for RASTECH 2025 in San Diego and this year, we have a RAS Hatcheries Workshop that we developed to provide expertise about upgrading older facilities to be more water efficient. Would you be interested in a webinar version?
- Jean Ko Din, Editor
 
THIS WEEK 
 
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New FAIRR report raises concerns about continued reliance in fishmeal and fish oil

According to a new report, seven of the top 10 global salmon producers it has engaged with demonstrates a focus on improving feed efficiency, rather than reducing their absolute reliance on fish-based feed ingredients.


Research finds potential solution against enteric redmouth in trout

Vetagro, an Italian-based animal biotechnology company is collaborating with Canadian aquaculture research centre, Onda, on a research initiative evaluating microencapsulated phytogenics for their efficacy against Yersinia ruckeri, a bacteria known to cause enteric redmouth disease.


BioMar enters partnership with Icelandic feed manufacturer

BioMar Group partners with Fóðurblandan’s production facility in Reykjavik to manufacture and distribute aquafeed. According to BioMar, this is a significant milestone as it is the only global manufacturer with aquafeed production in Iceland.


 
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Ask the Expert: Smoltfication feed can be a gamechanger for hatcheries

Instead of releasing fish as parr and waiting for them to smoltify naturally, inducing smoltification prior to release could revolutionize hatchery-based enhancement efforts. The result is the SuperSmolt Feed Only, designed for commercial salmon farming to induce smoltification before seawater transfer. » Read More...
 
 
Profiles 
 

Snow Lakes or bust

Eighteen miles of hiking in the mountains with 5,000 feet of elevation gain in one day – yes, please? When I first learned about the arduous Snow Lakes trek taken by Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery staff, and that they do it every year, multiple times a season, I wanted to know more – not only for the physical challenge, but I was also curious about why they do it. » Read More

The Winterborne legacy

A genetic selection process, launched in 2004 at Houghton Springs Fish Farm in North Dorset, England, has delivered a 51.9 per cent gain in growth performance for the unit’s “forensically selected” rainbow trout strain, known as The Winterborne. » Read More...

 
MORE HEADLINES 
 

FOA outlines priorities for Blue Transformation at UN aquaculture meeting

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BioMar’s Costa Rica receives ASC Feed Certification

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Recirc in Action: AI brings objectivity to fillet quality assessment

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California to upgrade 21 fish hatcheries to combat climate impacts

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Events 
 

Aquaculture Canada 2025

June 8-11, 2025
Fredericton, New Brunswick
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RASTECH 2025

June 9-10, 2025
San Diego, CA
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World Aquaculture and Fisheries Conference

June 9-11, 2025
Hybrid event | Rome, Italy
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