Fish farming seems like a great idea on paper. But a host of environmental problems can plague coastal fisheries, most due to the large amounts of waste generated by these floating factory farms.

Professor Peter Wainwright, winner of the 2017 Faculty Research Lecture award, studies the biomechanics of fish feeding and how it relates to the evolution and ecology of fish. (Gregory Urquiaga, UC ...

“It is difficult to make a business case for feeding fish on home-made meals as they only utilise about five per cent of the feed, while the rest is wasted,” says Audrey Nyambura, Skretting East ...

Feeds are an important component of fish farming as they constitute more than 70 percent of the total operational costs. As a result, the key to any commercial fish farmer is always to use the best ...

The fish-farming industry is increasing its use of plant-based ingredients in its feed and moving away from traditional feed made from fish, a shift that could affect some of the health benefits of ...

There are about 16 species of Aulonocara cichlids in Lake Malawi, all of which feed in the sand. "These cichlids join a short list of fish that have been demonstrated to use their lateral line system ...