PORTLAND, ME – The Fish Vet Group (FVG) is more than just another private fish health lab. It has a global presence encompassing diagnostic service, vaccine and pharmaceutical development, biosecurity products, and a wealth of knowledge on health, welfare, and husbandry issues. In this issue we’ll look at FVG’s Portland facility and how the personnel …

ITHACA, NY – The American Fisheries Society’s (AFS) Fish Health Section (FHS) held its annual meeting here in mid-July. In addition to the regular program schedule of scientific talks and the highly informative continuing education session, the meeting gave those of us in the section a chance to pay tribute to members who have gone …

During my lengthy career as a consultant in aquaculture, I – like many of you – have witnessed a long and periodic parade of research recommendations that aim to remedy the constraints and shortcomings of aquaculture production. As is to be expected, many of these recommendations echo the recommendations of the past. Many of the …

The National Geographic magazine calls it “The War on Science.” What is “it”? It is, among other things, a complete denial of fossil fuel-based climate change, or climate change in any form. It’s denial of evolution in favor of a world that is only 10,000 years old. It’s denial of the moon landings. And it’s …

NEW ORLEANS, LA –  In a move designed to ensure a bright and promising future for Aquaculture Systems Technologies (AST) in the wake of the sudden death of company founder and head Douglas Drennan last August, Malone Industries LLC of Colorado has announced recently that it has acquired New Orleans-based AST. It is, the new …

by Bob Robinson  Back in 2002 I wrote a column for Fish Farming News entitled “Aeration: Oxygen introduction methods.” It was well received and in fact, I still field occasional requests for reprints to this day. The simple truth is, aeration remains one of the most critical elements of almost every successful fish farming operation, …

MT. PLEASANT, SC – This year’s Eastern Fish Health Workshop (EFHW), which was held here March 2-6 just across the river from Charleston, featured some of the top student talent in the aquatic animal health field. Graduate student talks ran the gamut from catfish pathogens and DNA vaccines to Sea Star Wasting Disease and the …

ELLENTON, FL – As many of you know, in-pond raceway technology has been circulating around the aquaculture industry since at least the early 1980’s. The basic concept employs a lined raceway or tank to concentrate a high volume of fish in a small area. Water flow and in-tank nutrient removal through the system results in …

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by Amy Riedel-Stone STUTTGART, AR – For this issue, I thought it would be good to showcase a government employee with whom I have had the pleasure of working on the US Aquaculture Society (USAS) board of directors. Dr. David “Dave” Straus, Phd,  has had an interesting career that has allowed him to work with …

by Jeni Blackburn RICHWOOD, OH – Recently, I was asked to talk to a group at a conference about some of the day-to-day operational challenges of running an aquaponics business here in Ohio. Little did the group know, but I had a boatload of stories that I could share. My husband and I started Fresh …

APOPKA, FL – Mindful that fish farming has the potential to help meet an expanding population’s need for protein in a world with increasing water constraints, Pentair has recently announced the opening of its Pentair Aquatic Eco-Systems’ (PAES) World Aquaculture Technology Engineering & Research Center of Excellence here. The center, which consists of 12,400 square …