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Feed producer Skretting has developed a green water conditioner, Neptune, to replace algae over the larval rearing phase in marine hatcheries.

New contract for AKVA group

Cryogenetics Ltd. based in Norway, in cooperation with Tri-Gen Fish Improvement Ltd and Creative Salmon Company Ltd. of Canada, recently announced the development of an innovative cryo-preservation protocol for milt from Chinook salmon.

Washington-based seafood producer Pacific Seafood Group (PSG) recently announced its first big plunge into the shellfish industry, by purchasing one of the major oyster-producing companies in the United States.

Accurate DO measurement is also critical for aquaculture operations in order to ensure that the organisms being cultivated have access to the levels of oxygen necessary to maintain life.

"...Integrated Aqua Systems the state-of-the-art facility is the largest of its kind in Western Canada and will serve students and researchers’ aquaculture research needs for many years to come."

The new Astec Aquaculture Business and Science Centre on Lyne Sands will aid the marine-research and aquaculture industries by acting as an incubation centre for businesses connected with the marine environment.

The Agricultural Biotechnology Research Center at Taiwan’s National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) was recently presented the Industry-University Collaboration Award for its work with Merit Ocean Biotech Inc. to produce grouper fingerlings.

A new inventory of research on salmon aquaculture in Canada has been posted online and is available to the general public.

Novartis Animal Health, Inc. (NAH) recently announced an investment to expand its Novartis Centre for Aqua Research & Development on Prince Edward Island (PEI) in Canada.