26/09/12: Salmon special

Hello, 
Another salmon special today.

• Scottish scientists are close to finding the gene which could create 'perfect' salmon.  Experts at Landcatch Natural Selection, Argyll, Scotland hope to be the first in the world to pin down the gene that determines how susceptible individual Atlantic salmon are to certain diseases.  Read more...

• Nofima, Norway is currently studying how the genes and feeding can influence how salmon convert short omega-3 fatty acids into long ones.  Omega-3 acids are essential for human health so salmon with the ability to produce high levels of omega-3 are valuable to aquaculture.  Read more...

• Aquaculture Awareness Week in Campbell River, Canada has been hailed an success by organisers.  Events included a fish farm tour and a dinner.  Read more...

Look out for the salmon expert topic in the November/December 2012 issue of International Aquafeed magazine which includes a talk with Mary Ellen Walling of the BC Salmon Farmers Association.

Salmon eggs in different stages of development. In some only a few cells grow on top of the yolk, in the lower right the blood vessels surround the yolk and in the upper left the black eyes are visible, even the little lens. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)