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Displaying Articles 1-15 in Environmental Management
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.
Your Farm and Climate Change
Andrew Morgan explains how climate change may affect shellfish production cycles in his article in New Zealand Aquaculture.
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...
Ecolabelling of Fisheries Products: Assessment of its Benefits
The goal of ecolabelling is to harness the power of the market to achieve environmental goals, and, in the case of seafood ecolabelling, to promote sustainable fisheries, explains Cathy A. Roheim, Professor, Department of Environmental and Natural Resource...
The Mysterious Disappearance of Fraser River Sockeye
As the fishing season peaks, the waters of British Columbia should be boiling over with sockeye salmon, instead they lie quiet and still, writes Adam Anson, TheFishSite. The disastrous failure of this year's run has led to many angry questions, but like...
The Changing Shape of US Farm-Raised Catfish
With financial pressure mounting from all directions, how the US catfish industry might wriggle free from this dangerous predicament is under intense debate. Adam Anson, writing for TheFishSite, reports.
GLOBAL G.A.P. Standard in Thai Shrimp Farm
For years, the shrimp aquaculture industry has played an important role in the socio-economic situation in Thailand, write Leepaisomboon, T., Chuchird, N., Limsuwan, C., Steenbruggen, E.R., and Mungkung, R, in this Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific...
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.
Ecologically and Socially Sustainable Fisheries
When it comes to the question of sustainability, the German organic agriculture association, Naturland, regards it as something more than ecological - it is also a question of social and economic responsibility, writes TheFishSite, senior editor, Chris...
Fisheries and Aquaculture in a Changing Climate
Climate change impacts such as more frequent and severe floods and droughts will affect the food and water security of many people, says this report from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
Potential Disease Problems for the UK Tilapia Industry
Commercial farming of tilapia (Tilapia niloticus) in England and Wales has expanded significantly over the last few years, but what threat does an emerging disease now pose, asks Keith Jeffery, Cefas Weymouth Laboratory.
Scottish Salmon Producers' Organisation Annual Report
2008 was a significant year in the history of the Scottish salmon farming industry, not least because of the continued growth in production, but also because it is now widely recognised that production standards have improved to ensure that animal welfare...
 
 
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