Collection and Submission of Samples for Fish-Kill Investigation and Toxic-Substance Analysis
Collection and Submission of Samples for Fish-Kill Investigation and Toxic-Substance Analysis - By Robert A. Pierce, Extension Fish and Wildlife Specialist; Thomas W. May, National Biological Survey, National Fisheries Contaminant Research Center and...

New EC Proposal on Animal Welfare for Farmed Fish
By the USDA, Foreign Agricultural Service - The European Commission (EC) has published a proposal concerning the animal welfare of farmed fish to be adopted at the November 2005 meeting of the Standing Committee of the European Convention for the Protection...

Light Therapy for Tainted Fish
By Janet Raloff and published by Science News Online - Aquaculture - farming fish for our dinner tables - is a big and growing international industry. Because many of the tastiest and most-profitable farmed fish are carnivores, their prepared diets usually...

Aquaculture Outlook Report - October 2005
Aquaculture Outlook Report - October 2005 - By U.S.D.A., Economic Research Service - This article is an extract from the October 2005: Aquaculture Outlook Report, highlighting Global Aquaculture Industry data.

The Benefits of a Veterinary Health Plan
By David Cox, the Fish Vet Group - The Veterinary Health Plan (VHP) has been used for several years as part of good farming practice in many terrestrial animal production systems and forms the basis of several herd and flock health schemes.

The Importance of Measuring Carbon Dioxide in Aquaculture
By Pete Southgate, the Fish Vet Group - While oxygen and ammonia levels are often viewed, rightly, as critical to fish health and performance, carbon dioxide tends to be ignored and very few aquaculture facilities regularly monitor CO2 levels. This is...

US Annual Trout Production 2004
By the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service - This full-text annual report by NASS contains the number of trout operations, grower sales, and fish losses for selected states during 2004.

Antec Virkon(R) S for Aquaculture Combats Infection Risk For First Feeders
By DuPont Animal Health Solutions - Now that salmon and trout eggs are near hatching, farmers will be getting hatching trays and first feeding troughs ready. As this signals a potential increase in the risk of infection, one of the key requirements is...

A virtual tour of 5 European fish farms
By Aquamedia - Welcome to Aquatour, a virtual tour of European fish farming. Aquatour takes you across Europe to see what fish are reared, how and where fish are farmed and to meet the people who work in this dynamic and developing sector. The 5 farms...

New study reveals Scottish aquaculture adding to pressure on world fish stocks
A new report from the Joint Marine Programme (JMP), 'Feeding the Fish', reveals that fish feed manufacturers are using threatened fish stocks to supply the Scottish aquaculture industry with salmon feed. Scotland is responsible for approximately...

Flame retardants increasing in the environment - What about in foods?
By Salmon of the Americas - This report by SOTA looks at Flame retardants (PBDEs), how they compare to other environmental contaminants and it also discusses critical questions such as how PBDE's enter the environment; how they move into and behave...

SLICE - For the control of Sea-lice
By Schering-Plough Animal Health - Sea lice infestations represent the most significant disease problem currently affecting sea-farmed salmon and trout around the world. These external parasites have been recognized as long as man has fished for salm...

A National Treatment Strategy for the Control of Sea Lice on Scottish Salmon Farms
A Code of Practice - Published by Scottish Salmon - At the SSGA Technical Seminar in November 1997, Industry scientists reported on significant work regarding a strategic approach to control of sea lice. They have demonstrated that the reproductive capacity...

An Introduction to Fish Farm Biosecurity
By DuPont Animal Health Solutions. This report looks at the importance of Biosecurity on protecting fish stocks. The intensification of fish production provides an ideal environment in which disease-causing organisms can flourish and cause serious damage...

Clinical Study: Reduction of Mortality caused by Rainbow Trout Fry Syndrome (RTFS)
By Schering-Plough Aquaculture - This article looks at a case study of how treatment with Ergosan prior to transport reduced the incidence of RTFS within the treated fish and helped lower mortality.