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Reversing the Central Asian Fisheries Cycle
A recent review of the under performing central Asian fisheries industry has portrayed the situation as a cycle that needs to be stopped and reversed. The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has set up a meeting in the hopes of establishing an...
A recent review of the under performing central Asian fisheries industry has portrayed the situation as a cycle that needs to be stopped and reversed. The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has set up a meeting in the hopes of establishing an...
Bivalve depuration: fundamental and practical aspects
This Food and Agriculture Organization technical paper explains how the process of depuration can help remove the threat of toxic contaminants from bivalve farms, benefiting both producer and consumer.
This Food and Agriculture Organization technical paper explains how the process of depuration can help remove the threat of toxic contaminants from bivalve farms, benefiting both producer and consumer.
US Feed Outlook
All feed grains prices are lowered this month as financial and macroeconomic developments have combined with supply and demand fundamentals to reduce grain prices in 2008/09, reports the ERS USDA.
All feed grains prices are lowered this month as financial and macroeconomic developments have combined with supply and demand fundamentals to reduce grain prices in 2008/09, reports the ERS USDA.
Aquaculture Safety Planning
A safe workplace is created when everyone takes a role in managing health and safety issues, says a new Aquaculture Safety Code of Practice, published by the Workers Compensation Board of Prince Edward Island. A good safety management program can help...
A safe workplace is created when everyone takes a role in managing health and safety issues, says a new Aquaculture Safety Code of Practice, published by the Workers Compensation Board of Prince Edward Island. A good safety management program can help...
Virus in Victoria: The Story of Abalone
In December 2005, unexplained mortalities of farmed abalone were detected in two Western Victoria land-based farms, one at Portland, the other at Port Fairy. A couple of years later the Victoria Abalone Divers Association claimed that large parts of the...
In December 2005, unexplained mortalities of farmed abalone were detected in two Western Victoria land-based farms, one at Portland, the other at Port Fairy. A couple of years later the Victoria Abalone Divers Association claimed that large parts of the...
Response to a Suspected Toxin-Induced Fish Kill
Occasionally catastrophic fish kills occur in aquaculture production facilities as well as in home aquaria or backyard ponds, says Ruth Francis-Floyd, Christopher Brooks, and Denise Petty. This article was published by the University of Florida IFAS Extension....
Occasionally catastrophic fish kills occur in aquaculture production facilities as well as in home aquaria or backyard ponds, says Ruth Francis-Floyd, Christopher Brooks, and Denise Petty. This article was published by the University of Florida IFAS Extension....
Fish and Fishery Products: a Global Market Analysis
World food prices have fallen farther and faster than can be explained through production gains alone. Underlying the price slide are other important factors, including the financial crisis, the halving of world crude oil prices. Here, the FAO Food Outlook...
World food prices have fallen farther and faster than can be explained through production gains alone. Underlying the price slide are other important factors, including the financial crisis, the halving of world crude oil prices. Here, the FAO Food Outlook...
Growing Demand for Seafood Traceability
While the meat industry has had quality assurance and traceability systems for some time - most dating back to the outbreak of BSE in the UK in the mid '90s - the fish and shellfish industries have shown a tendency to lag behind, writes Chris Harris,...
While the meat industry has had quality assurance and traceability systems for some time - most dating back to the outbreak of BSE in the UK in the mid '90s - the fish and shellfish industries have shown a tendency to lag behind, writes Chris Harris,...
One that Got Away: The Issue of Farmed Salmon Escapes
There is a terrible paradox at work within the salmon farming industry. On the one hand, it is widely acknowledged that salmon aquaculture could be the saviour of depleting wild stocks, but on the other, the consequential effects of these farms are actually...
There is a terrible paradox at work within the salmon farming industry. On the one hand, it is widely acknowledged that salmon aquaculture could be the saviour of depleting wild stocks, but on the other, the consequential effects of these farms are actually...
Marine Finfish : The Use of Poultry By-product Meals in Pelleted Feed for Humpback Grouper
Grouper farming, especially in Southeast Asia, is still heavily dependent on feeding with trash fish, say Rossita Shapawi, Saleem Mustafa and Wing-Keong Ng of the Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific.
Grouper farming, especially in Southeast Asia, is still heavily dependent on feeding with trash fish, say Rossita Shapawi, Saleem Mustafa and Wing-Keong Ng of the Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific.
Reproductive Physiology of Fish: a 30 Year Overview
Research into the physiology of fish has had many beneficial implications for the aquaculture industry, explains Bernard Jalabert, Fish Reproduction Group. This feature was published by Cybium, Société Française d’Ichtyologie.
Research into the physiology of fish has had many beneficial implications for the aquaculture industry, explains Bernard Jalabert, Fish Reproduction Group. This feature was published by Cybium, Société Française d’Ichtyologie.
ISA: Beneath the Surface of Chile's Troubled Waters
In Chile's Roman numeral system of designated regions, it is known as Region XII. Here, amongst the penguins, ñandus, guanacos and condors, the world's second largest salmon population is undergoing a crisis that seems set to devastate the region, both...
In Chile's Roman numeral system of designated regions, it is known as Region XII. Here, amongst the penguins, ñandus, guanacos and condors, the world's second largest salmon population is undergoing a crisis that seems set to devastate the region, both...
Opportunities to Meet the Rising Demand in Global Aquaculture
In order to provide the right environment for the sector to meet projected global demand for aquatic food, we must first identify the most compelling issues that require attention by the aquaculture sector. This paper, a product of the Food and Agriculture...
In order to provide the right environment for the sector to meet projected global demand for aquatic food, we must first identify the most compelling issues that require attention by the aquaculture sector. This paper, a product of the Food and Agriculture...
Welfare of Farmed Fish
Farmed fish are contained - in ponds, tanks or cages - as with all farmed animals. According to a report published by Consenus, just as in land-based farming, farm managers increasingly choose stocking densities and handling practices that optimize growth...
Farmed fish are contained - in ponds, tanks or cages - as with all farmed animals. According to a report published by Consenus, just as in land-based farming, farm managers increasingly choose stocking densities and handling practices that optimize growth...
Russian Federation Fishery Products Update 2008
Russia's fishing industry is currently experiencing several serious challenges including an obsolete fleet, confusing regulations, lack of processing facilities, and dwindling fisheries, says a report prepared by Mary Ellen Smith, USDA Foreign Agricultural...
Russia's fishing industry is currently experiencing several serious challenges including an obsolete fleet, confusing regulations, lack of processing facilities, and dwindling fisheries, says a report prepared by Mary Ellen Smith, USDA Foreign Agricultural...
