Intelligence
Genomics deployed to develop rainbow trout line resistant to bacterial cold-water disease
Using genomics, USDA-ARS researchers have developed a new rainbow trout that is resistant to bacterial cold-water disease.
Fisheries
How can population genomics help prevent overfishing?
A new five-step plan explains how fisheries can use population genomics to reveal key details, like fish spawning and migration.
Health & Welfare
Auburn researchers map the blue catfish genome
The work will aid genetic improvement using gene-editing or genome-assisted selection and result in better breeds for the U.S. catfish industry.
Health & Welfare
Current status of genome-based selection in Asian sea bass
Selection strategies to improve Asian sea bass lines, development of elite lines, practical advice and considerations for further improvements.
Innovation & Investment
Bioinformatics tool identifies hybrid tilapia species
A new bioinformatics tool can precisely identify tilapia species and pinpoint hybridization between invasive and native tilapia species.
Innovation & Investment
AquaGen CEO: Genomics are transforming aquaculture
The CEO of AquaGen knew that the Norwegian research group’s work in genomics was key to the salmon industry’s future. And that was before she even worked there.
Health & Welfare
Experiences in shrimp genetic improvement in seven countries
In eight genetic improvement programs in seven different countries, growth improvements have been constant in all programs, with annual improvement rates between 5 and 12 percent. Improvements in survival rates are less predictable and less consistent.
Health & Welfare
Aquaculture genomics: Progress in identifying species genetics continues
The continued application of genome research to aquaculture will provide unprecedented accuracy for genetic selection of performance and production traits.
Health & Welfare
A look at aquaculture genomics
Advances in genomics assist aquaculture science by deepening the understanding of adaptation, physiology and quantitative genetics.
Health & Welfare
Genomics: Applications in salmonid aquaculture
Advances in aquaculture research include the integration of genomics – the study of genes and their functions – into projects pursuing increased production efficiency.