Case Study: 10,000 miles apart. 1 goal.
In December 2019 two journeys began. The first started at an airport in Edinburgh as I set off for my first site visit to Petuna. The other journey was going to take a little longer: a ground-breaking selective breeding programme to ensure best fish performance in elevated summer temperatures. Most people now know that a […]
Xelect announce new partnership in Kenya: Unlocking the genetic potential of tilapia
We’re delighted to announce a genetic analysis project supported by Msingi East Africa. This project helps to enable modern genetic selective breeding in tilapia operations in Kenya and Uganda. The project is a significant step forward in sustainable aquaculture in the area, and began with our experts providing the partner farms with on-the-ground training in […]
Genetics and RAS: does the new frontier in global aquaculture require a fresh approach to selective breeding?
One of my first experiences of working in the aquaculture industry was on a tilapia farm in Cambridgeshire, thousands of miles from anywhere a tilapia would normally call home. Those were the early days of recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) – it was the beginning of a new frontier that was technically and economically risky. Many tried and many failed.