Posts by Susan Spiegel
Lack of coordination threatens biosecurity in Spanish marine-fish farming
Spain’s marine aquaculture industry needs to make changes in order to meet biosecurity threats, according to a new EU-backed report.
Read MoreVaccines and smart sea lice control helping Chilean salmon giant improve sustainability
Salmon rickettsial septicemia and Caligus sea lice are two of the major concerns affecting salmon production in Chile. Thanks to new approaches in fish-health management, Blumar Seafoods is successfully limiting their impact.
Read MoreMeasurement and environment are key to fish welfare
In the last decade, fish welfare has become a prominent driver of aquaculture operations. Angela Ashby, head of clinical services at PHARMAQ Analytiq, believes that the engagement of production staff in this area remains underappreciated.
Read MoreDisease outbreaks in open aquaculture systems highlight benefits of collaboration
Disease is a shared problem for those farming fish in the open sea, say industry experts — and the results of better collaboration are plain to see.
Read MoreUrgent action needed to address climate impact on aquaculture, study says
Urgent action is needed to understand and counter the effects of anthropogenic climate change on farmed fish, according to a new review of knowledge to date.
Read MoreLevels of antimicrobial resistance in Asian aquaculture ‘concerning,’ say scientists
Twenty years’ worth of data “raise urgent concerns” about antimicrobial resistance in Asian aquaculture, say the authors of a new review.
Read MoreManaging high-tech vaccination on Canada’s salmon farms
Demand for vaccination is ever-growing in the Canadian salmon industry, and the country’s producers have made a big shift toward mechanized approaches in getting the job done.
Read MoreAdvanced diagnostic approaches for fish disease are welcome, but sometimes simpler is better
With technologies for molecular diagnosis of fish disease increasingly available, sometimes simpler approaches that have great diagnostic power are being ignored.
Read MorePrioritizing biosecurity can help tame tilapia lake virus
Tilapia lake virus (TiLV) is an emerging threat to tilapia aquaculture, with mortalities in some cases up to 90%. But with a focus on biosecurity, the impact can be considerably lessened.
Read MoreGenetic technologies helping breed disease-resistance traits in tilapia
Tilapia farming is catching up to the salmon industry in its application of selective breeding to improve resistance against key pathogens, according to a leading geneticist.
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