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Tackling White Spot Syndrome Virus: The Role of Research in Shrimp Health and Resilience
White spot syndrome virus is a major threat to global shrimp aquaculture. Controlled challenge studies help researchers evaluate potential solutions, understand their effects and build evidence to support healthier, more resilient production.
New Funding Opportunities for Atlantic Canada's Aquaculture and Seafood Sector
The renewed Atlantic Fisheries Fund will invest more than $300 million over five years in innovation, infrastructure, science partnerships and market diversification. Here is what aquaculture and seafood businesses need to know.
Can We Breed Our Way to a More Resilient Aquaculture Industry?
Selective breeding offers a promising path toward healthier, more resilient aquaculture stocks. But responsible progress means balancing disease resistance and production gains with genetic diversity, animal welfare and ecosystem protection while recognizing that genetics is only one part of the solution.
Sustainability in Aquafeeds: Beyond Ingredient Selection
A promising ingredient is only truly sustainable if it can be manufactured reliably, perform in real farming systems and support fish health. This article looks beyond formulation to the practical questions of extrusion, pellet durability, water stability, waste, production efficiency and disease resilience. Learn how Onda evaluates feed solutions across the full production cycle to determine whether laboratory potential can translate into commercial performance.
A Pinch of This; 10% of That: The Cookbook to Happy Cells
Cell culture and sourdough baking have more in common than they first appear: both depend on precise ingredients, controlled conditions, careful timing and knowing when something does not look right. Check whether your recipe has everything it needs to let the bread rise, from the right ingredients and conditions to the patience and experience that help both dough and cells thrive.
El Niño Is Reshaping Aquafeed: What Happens When the Ocean Changes the Feed Formula?
El Niño’s disruption of the Peruvian anchovy fishery is tightening fishmeal and fish oil supplies, increasing prices and forcing feed producers to rethink traditional formulations. The challenge is not simply finding another source of protein, but replacing the nutritional and functional benefits that marine ingredients provide. Explore how insect meals, algae, single-cell proteins and other alternatives could help build feed systems that are more resilient to climate and commodity-market volatility.
What Happens When Policy Decisions Get Ahead of the Science?
Aquaculture policy must balance environmental protection, economic realities, community impacts and scientific uncertainty. This article examines the risk of allowing predetermined outcomes or advocacy positions to replace open scientific inquiry, particularly in the debate surrounding salmon aquaculture in British Columbia. Discover why evidence-based policy must remain adaptable as new research changes our understanding of risk and effective mitigation.
From Detection to Resilience: Onda’s Continued Response to MSX
After MSX was first detected off PEI, Onda responded by developing a rapid diagnostic test to give oyster producers earlier, more actionable information. That work has now expanded through a $1.1 million partnership focused on understanding the disease, studying oyster immune response and accelerating the development of MSX-resistant seed. Read how collaboration across industry, research, hatchery and genetics expertise is helping build a more resilient future for oyster aquaculture.
Beyond Protein: How Insect-Derived Ingredients Could Change the Future of Aquafeed
Insect-derived ingredients are gaining attention as sustainable alternatives to traditional aquafeed proteins—but their potential may go far beyond nutrition. New research from Innovafeed and Onda is exploring whether black soldier fly larvae-derived ingredients could also provide functional benefits, including antibacterial activity against pathogens relevant to aquaculture.
Discover what the results could mean for the future of more resilient, multifunctional aquafeeds.
The Hidden Cost of Mouth Rot: What New Research Means for B.C. Salmon Farming
What is the true cost of mouth rot to B.C. salmon farming? New economic modelling estimates that bacterial stomatitis could cost the B.C. Atlantic salmon industry USD $10.58 million annually—and the real impact may be even greater.
From earlier diagnostics and vaccine development to functional feeds and better understanding of environmental triggers, the path forward may be less about treating outbreaks and more about preventing them.
Explore what this research means for the future of fish health in B.C. salmon farming.
A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words: What This Mortality Curve Tells Us About T. maritimum
A single graph can reveal a lot about how Tenacibaculum maritimum infection progresses in Atlantic salmon—and why timing matters when evaluating potential solutions.
This experimental challenge shows mortality remaining relatively low early on before accelerating dramatically later in the study, reaching approximately 78% cumulative mortality by Day 32.
But the real question isn’t simply how many fish survive. It’s whether an intervention can change the curve.
Explore what this mortality curve tells us about disease progression, challenge models and evaluating vaccines, functional feeds and other strategies against T. maritimum.
Evaluating the Antibacterial Potential of Black Soldier Fly Larvae for Aquaculture Feeds
What if the value of insect-derived ingredients extends beyond protein?
As aquaculture feed manufacturers look for alternatives to traditional protein sources, the focus is increasingly shifting toward ingredients that can deliver additional functional benefits. In a recent collaboration, Innovafeed and Onda evaluated the antibacterial potential of a black soldier fly larvae (BSFL)-derived ingredient against bacterial pathogens relevant to aquaculture.
The results demonstrated measurable growth inhibition against Aeromonas, Flavobacterium, Photobacterium and Vibrio, with significant reductions in bacterial burden observed for Flavobacterium psychrophilum and Photobacterium damselaeunder controlled laboratory conditions.
Explore the case study to see how functional screening can help uncover the potential of next-generation aquafeed ingredients.
Onda’ FeedTech Division Achieves FeedAssure® Certification
Onda is proud to announce that its FeedTech Division has achieved FeedAssure® certification, reinforcing its commitment to quality, traceability, and excellence in aquaculture feed manufacturing and research.
This nationally recognized certification demonstrates that Onda meets rigorous industry standards for feed safety, ingredient sourcing, manufacturing controls, documentation, sanitation, and continuous improvement. Building on its established Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) and Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) quality systems, FeedAssure® certification further strengthens Onda's ability to deliver reliable, high-quality feed production services for clients around the world.
As a trusted contract research organization, Onda manufactures both commercial and custom experimental diets while supporting feed manufacturers, ingredient suppliers, pharmaceutical companies, and aquaculture producers with research that accelerates product development and commercialization. FeedAssure® certification provides clients with greater confidence in the integrity, traceability, and consistency of every feed produced, helping ensure research results are generated under a recognized quality framework.
This achievement reflects the dedication and collaboration of Onda's FeedTech, Quality Assurance, and technical teams, whose commitment to operational excellence continues to advance innovation in aquaculture nutrition.
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words: One Virus. Three Isolates. Three Very Different Outcomes.
When developing vaccines, functional feeds, therapeutics, or selective breeding programs, the challenge model you choose can significantly influence your results. In this article, we explore why different Infectious Pancreatic Necrosis Virus (IPNV) isolates produce different disease outcomes—and why testing against the right strain is essential for generating meaningful efficacy data. Learn how Onda's unique access to Chilean, Scottish, and Norwegian IPNV isolates helps clients develop products with greater confidence for their target markets.
Helping Advance Aquaculture Research Across Canada
Research accessibility is about more than sharing knowledge—it's about making research possible. In this month's article, Scientific Advisor Julianna Stangroom explores how Onda is helping strengthen Canada's aquaculture research ecosystem by providing specialized facilities, expertise, biological materials, and collaborative support that enable critical scientific advances. From supporting university researchers to helping respond to aquatic animal health challenges, discover how Onda is contributing to a more connected, capable, and innovative future for Canadian aquaculture research.
Raising the Standard for Feed Manufacturing Excellence: Onda Achieves FeedAssure Certification
We're excited to announce that Onda's FeedTech division has officially achieved FeedAssure certification, reinforcing our commitment to quality, safety, and excellence in feed manufacturing. This milestone reflects months of hard work by our FeedTech and Quality Assurance teams to strengthen our quality management systems, manufacturing processes, traceability, and continuous improvement programs. Learn what FeedAssure certification means for our clients and how it provides greater confidence in the consistency, reliability, and quality of every feed produced for nutrition trials, experimental diets, and feed ingredient development.
An Image is Worth a Thousand Words: Why Reliable Challenge Models Matter in the Fight Against CMS
Behind every breakthrough in fish health is a research model that consistently reproduces disease under controlled conditions. Learn why reliable challenge models are essential for developing vaccines, functional feeds, and other innovations that help combat Cardiomyopathy Syndrome (CMS) in Atlantic salmon.
The Smolt Challenge: Why the Freshwater-to-Seawater Transition Remains One of Aquaculture’s Greatest Risks
The journey from freshwater to seawater is one of the most critical stages in salmon production. Discover why successful smoltification has such a significant impact on fish health, survival, and long-term production performance, and how new research and diagnostic tools are helping producers reduce risk before fish enter the marine environment.
A Picture Worth a Thousand Words: Understanding Dose-Dependent Mortality in Yersinia ruckeri Challenge Studies
When it comes to understanding disease in aquaculture, pathogen exposure is rarely a simple yes-or-no event. Researchers use dose-response studies to determine how increasing pathogen levels influence disease severity, mortality, and fish health outcomes. These studies form the foundation of reliable challenge models that support the development of vaccines, functional feeds, and other preventative health strategies.
Read the full article to learn how challenge models help researchers better understand pathogen behaviour and bridge the gap between laboratory research and real-world aquaculture production.