Health & Welfare
Effects of dietary lipid on the gut microbiota of first feeding Atlantic salmon
An evaluation of dietary oils showed the occurrence of a core microbiota in early life stage of Atlantic salmon, independent of oil type in the feed.
Aquafeeds
Assessment of microalgal biomass as a fish oil replacement in Atlantic salmon diets
The inclusion of a microalgal biomass in salmon feeds shows potential use throughout the whole production cycle from parr to harvest size.
Health & Welfare
Heart rate bio-loggers as welfare indicators in Atlantic salmon aquaculture
Emerging bio-logger technologies can provide valuable physiological, behavioral information of free-swimming, individual fish over long periods of time.
Health & Welfare
Evaluating the efficacy of a candidate vaccine for Atlantic salmon against sea lice
Laboratory-scale evaluation of a candidate vaccine for Atlantic salmon against sea lice shows an efficacy of 56 percent when administered by injection.
Responsibility
Switch to steelhead has Cooke on a new path in Puget Sound
Cooke Aquaculture Pacific is awaiting approval to farm a species native to Washington at Puget Sound sites where it previously produced Atlantic salmon.
Health & Welfare
Effect of juvenile Atlantic salmon diets with different levels of PUFAs
Study investigates blood and muscle changes in young Atlantic salmon when fed diets containing different amounts of polyunsaturated fatty acids, or PUFAs.
Health & Welfare
Salmon ova transport ban between Norway and Scotland, brought on by ISA, slowly ending
Year-long ban on salmon ova exports is being lifted slowly, as different production zones satisfy Norwegian authorities of their ISA-free status.
Aquafeeds
Evaluating brown seaweed supplementation in feed for Atlantic salmon smolts
Study evaluated the effect on Atlantic salmon smolts growth performance when adding abrown seaweed meal (from Laminaria sp., or kelp) to their feed.
Intelligence
Omega-3 fatty acid composition of Atlantic salmon fillets
Study searched for genetic variants associated with omega-3 fatty acid content in Atlantic salmon, to identify genes underlying genetic variation.
Intelligence
RAS believers making an early stand on American soil
RAS is an emerging sector with two producers leading the U.S. pack, responding to high demand for Atlantic salmon and for local, low-impact food.
Responsibility
Precision fish farming: A new framework to improve aquaculture, Part 1
A review of technology usage in finfish aquaculture, future application possibilities for precision fish farming (PFF) and guidelines for research.
Innovation & Investment
Developments in closed-containment technologies for salmonids, part 2
In the second of a two-part series, Steven Summerfelt discusses various efforts to improve knowledge of closed-containment systems, innovations in fish feed and presents comprehensive concluding remarks.
Innovation & Investment
Developments in closed-containment technologies for salmonids, part 1
The recent 2017 Aquaculture Innovation Workshop in Vancouver brought together numerous stakeholders involved in and interested in fish farming – particularly salmonids – in the growing industry of closed-containment systems.
Intelligence
Norwegian land-based salmon farmer finds Maine open for business
Nordic Aquafarms will be bringing something to Maine that’s new to the state: a salmon farm that operates on land. When complete, it will be one of the largest such facilities in the world.
Responsibility
Relocation of salmon farm not so strait-forward
Cooke Aquaculture is working to move a salmon farm from outside Port Angeles, Wash., farther out into the Strait of Juan de Fuca, the waterway that connects the Pacific Ocean to Puget Sound. Both the company and its critics express some frustration with the process.
Health & Welfare
Fish producers benefit from humane slaughter techniques
EU legislation requires farmed fish be spared unnecessary pain, distress or suffering at slaughter, and efficient manual and automated systems have been developed to help achieve this goal. What’s more, longer shelf life and improved flesh quality have been reported.