Managing health risks in Mediterranean aquaculture’s least-controllable environment

The consolidation of Mediterranean aquaculture is standardizing production practices in the region and leading to better biosecurity management, but growing out fish in the unforgiving environment at sea poses the sort of challenge that demands realistic, practical solutions.

Aerial drone photo of fish farming unit of sea bass and sea brea

Managing health risks in Mediterranean aquaculture’s least-controllable environment

Sea bass & sea bream

PHQweb Barramundi health 378950241

Producing healthy barramundi — one of sustainable aquaculture’s great hopes

Barramundi has much potential as a sustainable fish in the marine tropics — but health challenges remain for producers. Josh Goldman, CEO of Australis, explains his company’s approach.

PHQweb MedSeaBass SS 177838038

Eastern Mediterranean sea bass more resistant to highly pathogenic virus strain

Eastern Mediterranean populations of sea bass showed three times the survival rate of Atlantic Ocean and Western Mediterranean stocks against a pathogenic strain of nervous necrosis virus (NNV) in a new challenge study.

PHQweb MedSeaBass1 SS 217265423

Vaccine ‘work in progress’ in major aquaculture markets, Part 1: Sea bass

European sea bass aquaculture is centered on the Mediterranean basin, and there are a number of notable pathogens which can cause high mortality on production sites through direct and indirect effects.

PropVacc ExAd article

Why fish vaccines are increasingly coming in smaller doses

An interview with Dr Bjørn Brudeseth, PhD, PHARMAQ

PHQweb PHN VVitalini finfish

Pathologies in Mediterranean finfish: Causes and control strategies

By Valerio Vitalini, MSc
Aquaculture consultant, Rome, Italy