Cultured Aquaculture Species - Meagre Fish
Information on the culture of the meagre (Argyrosomus regius) from the FAO Cultured Aquatic Species Information Programme.

Cultured Aquaculture Species - European Eel
Information on the culture of the European eel (Anguilla_anguilla) from the FAO Cultured Aquatic Species Information Programme.

Cultured Aquaculture Species - Siberian Sturgeon
Information on the culture of the Siberian sturgeon (Acipenser baerii) from the FAO Cultured Aquatic Species Information Programme.

Group Approach to Shrimp Farming Achieves Sustainability
The group approach to inland shrimp farming can offer sustainability, as M. Kumaran describes using the example of a successful project in India for Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific (NACA).

The Impact of the ISA Virus in Chile
In its Sustainability Report 2008, Marine Harvest Chile describes the changes it was forced to make last year due to the presence of infectious salmon anaemia (ISA) in Chile.

Solving the Sea Lice Challenge
Marine Harvest describes the progress being made in the control of sea lice on salmon farms in its Sustainability Report 2008.

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.

Understanding China's Fish Trade and Traceability Systems
A forthcoming European Union (EU) regulation to combat illegal fishing will require that China obtain and manage catch certificates for all fish raw materials potentially destined for EU markets. A report by Shelley Clarke for Traffic East Asia explains...

Marine Harvest: Solving the Sea Lice Challenge
Salmon farming has potential negative implications for its surroundings, including wild salmon. In their sustainability report 2008, Marine Harvest - the world’s leading seafood company - outlines recent efforts to reduce the impact of sea lice from...

Banking on Cod
Cod numbers can recover if fisheries policies are reformed, according to this assessment by the World Wildlife Fund. WWF outlines its proposals.

Reproducing the Atlantic Bluefin
The European research consortia SELFDOTT and ALLOTUNA recently succeeded in controlling the reproduction of the Atlantic bluefin tuna in captivity and began larval rearing work.

Climate Change Challenges Facing Fisheries and Aquaculture
Climate change poses new challenges to the sustainability of fisheries and aquaculture systems, with serious implications for the 520 million people who depend on them for their livelihoods and the nearly 3 billion people for whom fish is an important...

Breakthrough: Cod Farms Fit for the 21st Century
Once described as the holy grail of aquaculture, a new breakthrough in cod may be about to change the way we farm fish forever, writes Adam Anson, TheFishSite.

Environmental Responsibility at Marine Harvest
Marine Harvest’s quality policy states that the company will minimise the environmental impact of its activities and operate in harmony with the environment. In their sustainability report 2008, Marine Harvest - the world’s leading seafood company - outlines...

Developments in Recirculating Marine Aquaculture
This report from the University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute, analyses the development of a new generation of environmentally sustainable marine aquaculture systems, which are contained, bio-secure and contaminant-free.