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Tech Tuesday 🧂💦🐟 | Why use salt in aquaculture?

Salt is a simple and useful tool to help keep fish healthy at all stages of production.

It’s often used as a preventive measure, especially during stressful moments like handling or transport.

Salt helps fish maintain their balance with the water and also stimulates mucus production, which works as a natural protection against diseases.

It can also help reduce the effects of nitrite in the water.

In hatcheries and artificial incubators, salt supports egg and larval survival, helping control microorganisms and improving hatching success.

It’s not a treatment for everything, but when used correctly, it’s a practical and affordable way to support fish health.

✔️ Reduces stress
✔️ Supports fish protection
✔️ Improves overall health
✔️ Supports eggs and larvae in hatcheries

Healthy fish, better results 🐟

Tech Tuesday 📚🐟🔬 | Health Surveillance & Export Compliance

Today, we welcomed veterinarian Kathleen Hartman from Kennebec River Biosciences, accredited by the USDA, as part of Spring Genetics’ health surveillance program.

During the visit, biological samples were collected for laboratory analysis to support our annual fish health monitoring and disease-free certification.

This process is also essential for renewing export licenses, ensuring compliance with international sanitary regulations and enabling the safe global distribution of our genetic material.

At Spring Genetics, strict health surveillance and regulatory compliance are key to maintaining the highest standards in global aquaculture.