Health & Welfare
How the next generation diagnostic tools are improving early detection of disease in aquaculture
Innovative disease diagnostic tools like Integrated Fluidic Circuits are enabling faster, more informed responses to health challenges.
Responsibility
Study: Oysters play unexpected role in protecting blue crabs from disease
By filtering parasites from the water, oysters can lower disease risk for juvenile blue crabs, adding to the ecological benefits of oyster reefs.
Health & Welfare
Responsible Aquaculture Innovation Award Finalist: Can InnoCreate Bioscience completely reform pondside white spot syndrome virus detection on shrimp farms?
InnoCreate pioneers the first rapid test for white spot syndrome virus (WSSV), giving shrimp farmers fast, affordable on-site detection.
Health & Welfare
Bacterial mixtures from live-feed microalgae shows promise as alternative to antibiotics for aquaculture
Bacterial mixtures from live-feed microalgae can combat fish pathogens, offering a possible alternative to antibiotics in aquaculture.
Health & Welfare
Canadian firm to develop rapid disease test for fish and shellfish aquaculture
Onda secures funding to develop a rapid disease test for faster, cost-effective aquaculture disease detection in fish and shellfish.
Health & Welfare
Portable diagnostic tool detects White Spot Syndrome Virus in shrimp within 24 hours
New Seek Labs tool detects White Spot Syndrome Virus in shrimp 24 hours post-infection, offering a cost-effective, lab-free solution.
Health & Welfare
ViAqua Therapeutics secures funding for RNA-based aquaculture disease management
A funding round of $8.25 million enables ViAqua to scale RNA-based solutions for aquaculture disease and invest in R&D for future products.
Innovation & Investment
Manolin begins automated disease alert system for salmon farmers
Norway-based software and data analytics firm Manolin launched a service to automatically alert farmers about nearby non-notifiable diseases.
Intelligence
Ongoing production issues in shrimp farming, part 1
More R&D and investment is needed to address various ongoing issues in shrimp farming, including genetic improvement, nutritional requirements and feed ingredients, health management and other issues.
Health & Welfare
Dietary strategies for disease management in the post-antibiotic era
Policies to limit antibiotic use spurred interest in alternative strategies, such as dietary supplementation with immunostimulants and other compounds.
Health & Welfare
Proactive disease management in shrimp
Proactive shrimp disease management, or prevention, is preferable to reactive treatment. Prevention can, however, can be costlier in the short term.