7+ hour, 48+ min ago  (339+ words) A study carried out on gilthead seabream in RAS suggests that precision feeding could incorporate a new source of information: the sounds fish produce before, during and after feeding. The research shows that signal processing and artificial intelligence can classify…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago  (504+ words) Much of the commercial value of many ornamental species depends on the sex of the fish. Being able to distinguish males from females at an early stage can represent a considerable improvement in business performance. However, telling males and females…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (353+ words) Spain is moving towards one of the most controversial regulatory debates currently emerging in global aquaculture: whether a species can be banned from farming before commercial-scale production even exists. A proposal currently under discussion in the Spanish Congress, introduced by…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (323+ words) Researchers at the Instituto de Acuicultura Torre de la Sal (IATS-CSIC) in Spain have successfully completed the captive reproductive cycle of the striped venus clam (Clamelea gallina), a breakthrough that could support future restocking programmes in the Mediterranean. However, the…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (254+ words) Just enter the search terms and press "Enter" An international research team has identified a new neuronal circuit that regulates sleep in fish. The finding, made in zebrafish (Danio rerio), describes a brain mechanism that functions as a genuine biological…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (215+ words) Just enter the search terms and press "Enter" A study recently accepted for publication in Aquaculture reports an efficient and reliable protocol to induce sex inversion and feminisation in gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata), achieving over 95-100% females, compared to the 20-25% natural…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago  (276+ words) Just enter the search terms and press "Enter" Until recently, artificial intelligence has been only partially exploited in aquaculture. Most proposed applications have focused on narrowly defined tasks such as estimating weight, measuring size or automatically counting fish. While useful,…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (187+ words) Just enter the search terms and press "Enter" Fish slaughter is one of the most visible stages of aquaculture production, yet it is also one of the most sensitive from a technical, regulatory, and reputational point of view. In recent…...