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Chilean biotech firm says its natural feed additive, Futerpenol®, reduces or eliminates the need for antibiotics in farmed salmon and trout by stimulating the immune responses of the fish. 

For small-scale aquaculture farmers in far-flung regions, creating traceability data can present major challenges, both linguistic and technological. It’s those challenges that VerifiK8 is poised and ready to help solve. 

XperCount, también conocido como el "cubo mágico," utiliza la óptica y la fotónica para proporcionar un recuento exacto del 95 por ciento de los microorganismos, como larvas de peces o camarones, en cuestión de segundos. 

The Shellfish Growers Climate Coalition, an initiative of seven founding U.S. aquaculture farmers, last week launched a partnership with The Nature Conservancy (TNC) to spread public awareness about climate change and its impact on their businesses. 

XperCount, aka the “magic bucket,” uses optics and photonics to deliver 95 percent accurate count of microorganisms, such as fish or shrimp larvae, in just seconds. 

Los productores de larvas de ostras dicen que el intercambio de información y la perseverancia los están ayudando a atravesar un tramo prolongado de altas mortalidades en la etapa larval. 

Oyster larvae producers say information sharing and perseverance are seeing them through a prolonged stretch of high larval-stage mortalities. 

The potential of a salmon-farming ban in Washington state is being monitored closely next door, in British Columbia, where many more salmon farms operate. But they’re not worried about a spillover effect. 

Una vacuna oral administrada a través de alimento para peces para defenderse contra la necrosis nerviosa viral podría estar lista para el mercado pronto si todo va según el plan para el arranque de VakSea. 

An oral vaccine delivered via fish feed to defend against Viral Nervous Necrosis could be ready for market soon if everything goes according to plan for startup VakSea. 

Aquanetix, lanzada por dos biólogos especializados en peces, usa tecnología en la nube para recolectar datos electrónicos, permitiéndole a los productores monitorear su infraestructura, minimizar las pérdidas de alimento y tomar decisiones operativas de negocio informadas en tiempo real sobre sus poblaciones. 

As aquaculture grows in Newfoundland, the socioeconomic future of this Canadian province with a population of 500,000 takes flight with it. It's a welcome development, after a two-decade slump due in part to the downturn of North Atlantic groundfish stocks. 

For the first time, the Aqua-Spark investment fund has partnered with a consumer brand. With its investment in U.S. company LoveTheWild, the Netherlands-based group seeks to become a trusted voice in aquaculture. 

After some rocky times, ties between B.C. salmon farmers and First Nations, have improved in recent years. Band members report consistent employment, royalties and improved quality of life. “We need aquaculture around,” says one fishing company owner.