trout production News
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Historical early delivery of rainbow trout eggs
The season’s first rainbow trout eggs from the AquaGen strain was delivered to Hofseth Aqua in Tafjord, Norway on November 19th, 2019, two months earlier than normal. With access to these early eggs, the smolt can be put to sea in spring, benefit from good growth through the summer and be harvested the following spring after 10 months in the sea. Rainbow trout production in the sea is ...
By Aqua Gen AS
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Jon Handley honoured by the British Trout Association
The British Trout Association recently held its annual conference and dinner in Stirling, Scotland. The conference was attended by leading trout farmers and industry associates where Jon Handley, Sales Manager for EMEA, was awarded the Peter Jones Memorial Award for his years of service in the industry. The theme of this year’s conference was “UK Trout – Preparing for ...
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Onalaska High School visit
In Troutlodge’s never ending quest to provide education and support to communities around the world, this month Troutlodge visited Onalaska High School’s STEM/Woods/Metals/Aquaculture class in Onalaska, Washington. Troutlodge’s Hunter Smith and Kyle Martin went to the high school on Tuesday, November 12th and taught a class on how to sort, spawn, fertilize and incubate ...
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Collaboration with Federal and State Agencies, Rice Growers and Industry Further Protect Endangered Salmon and Steelhead Trout
Collaboration among federal and state agencies, rice growers and industry has created federally enforceable restrictions of the pesticide thiobencarb to protect threatened and endangered salmon and steelhead trout in California. “Working hand-in-hand with our partners we have met the critical environmental and economic goals of protecting threatened and endangered salmon and steelhead ...
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Congresswoman Kim Schrier visits Troutlodge
Congresswoman Schrier noted, “I never knew the world’s largest trout egg producer was located right here in my very own Congressional District. I have a new appreciation for Troutlodge and just how much care, science, research and development and overall effort goes into producing the 500 million trout eggs that Troutlodge ships to customers in about fifty countries each year. I ...
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EPA, federal and state agencies, rice growers, industry act to protect endangered salmon and steelhead trout in California
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries, in cooperation with state agencies, rice growers and industry, announced an agreement to create federally enforceable restrictions of the pesticide thiobencarb, an herbicide used on rice crops, to protect threatened and endangered salmon and steelhead trout in California. ...
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Surrogate sushi: Japan biotech for bluefin tuna
Of all the overfished fish in the seas, luscious, fatty bluefin tuna are among the most threatened. Marine scientist Goro Yamazaki, who is known in this seaside community as "Young Mr. Fish," is working to ensure the species survives. Yamazaki is fine-tuning a technology to use mackerel surrogates to spawn the bluefin, a process he hopes will enable fisheries to raise the huge, torpedo-shaped ...
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Immaris – Shows promise as Immune Boosting Feed Additive
Oreka Solutions and the University of Idaho announced today ground-breaking research showing that Oreka’s insect-based feed ingredient Immaris could help trout and salmon generate an enhanced immunostimulatory response during infections such as Cold Water Disease (CWD). Cold Water Disease (CWD) is one of the major diseases affecting trout and salmon farming. According to the USDA, CWD ...
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