US Feed Outlook November 2009
Global competition has reduced US corn export prospects for 2009/10, according to the USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) Feed Outlook for November 2009.

The Ecological Efficiencies of Farmed Fish
There is a widely-promoted misconception that eating wild-caught fish is better for the oceans than eating farmed seafood, says Neil Anthony Sims, President of Kona Blue Water Farms.

World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates - November 2009
According to the latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates from the USDA's World Agricultural Outlook Board (WOAB), this month's estimates for global wheat and oilseed supplies for 2009/10 are up, while those for corn are down. Prices...

Ecosystem Status Report
The Northeast US Continental Shelf Large Marine Ecosystem (NES LME) is a dynamic, highly productive, and intensively studied system providing a broad spectrum of ecosystem goods and services. This report tracks the changes in key indicators of climate,...

Your Farm and Climate Change
Andrew Morgan explains how climate change may affect shellfish production cycles in his article in New Zealand Aquaculture.

Turning the Tide: The State of Seafood
A new report from Monterey Bay Aquarium in California alleges that the world's growing demand for seafood could be damaging the oceans. It stresses, however, that there are new signs of hope, and new data point to a brighter future.

Cooperative Programme Ensures Safe Shellfish
An outline of the US Food and Drug Administration's co-operative programme that ensures shellfish are safe for consumers to eat.

US Feed Outlook - October 2009
Estimates for the production of maize, barley and oats have been increased, according to the USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) Feed Outlook for October 2009.

World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates - October 2009
The World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report from the World Agricultural Outlook Board covers projected production and prices for wheat, coarse grains and oilseeds.

Culture-Based Fisheries in Lao PDR [NACA]
Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific (NACA) reports on community management and revenue sharing practices of culture-based fisheries in Lao. Culture-based fisheries is a practice that utilises small water bodies for the secondary purpose of...

Practical Implementation of the Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries and Aquaculture
The need to apply an ecosystem approach to fisheries management is now globally accepted. It represents a move away from fisheries management systems that focus only on the sustainable harvest of target species and towards systems and decision-making...

Fisheries and Aquaculture in the Lao PDR - a Legislative Review
The importance of living aquatic resources to the people of Lao PDR is increasingly well understood. This review by Philippe Cacaud and Phouvieng Latdavong of the FAO is a background document to a legal review process for fisheries and aquaculture, the...

NIFES Report on Undesirable Substances in Fish and Fish Products
Norway's National Institute of Nutrition and Seafood Research (NIFES) has determined the content of certain undesirable substances in marine oils for human consumption and in selected fish and fish products.

Fisheries of the United States 2008
The annual statistics for 2008 have been published by National Marine Fisheries Service for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA). While the volume of landings was 11 per cent lower than the previous year, value was up by five per cent....

NASA Researcher Nets First Measure of Africa's Coastal Forests
A report from the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) describes how new techniques for mapping the mangrove swamps are used as a vital first step to protecting these unique ecosystems in Africa and elsewhere.