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.

Scottish Salmon Farming: Industry Research Report
Scottish Salmon Producers' Organisation (SSPO) has published a new report on the state of the country's salmon aquaculture sector. Entitled Scottish Salmon Farming: Industry Research Report, it provides an update on the impacts of the sector...

Tuna Market Report - Japan - September 2009
Economic problems in Japan are affecting on the tuna market as people switch from extravagant meals in restaurnats to dinig at home, according to this report by Fatima Ferdouse of Infofish and published by FAO Globefish.

Irish Trials of Non-Sulphite Prawn Treatments
Untreated prawns can develop an unsightly but harmless condition called black-spot (melanosis), which can render the product unsaleable, according to a report by Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) in Ireland.

Mapping the Impact of Salmon Farming in Southern Chile
Chile's once-fledgling salmon aquaculture industry is now the second largest in the world, writes Alexei Koseff for the Woods Institute for the Environment.

Recovery Plan For California's Central Valley Salmon and Steelhead Trout
The implementation of a Recovery Plan for endangered Sacramento River winter‐run Chinook salmon Evolutionarily Significant Unit (ESU), threatened Central Valley spring‐run Chinook salmon (ESU), and threatened Central Valley steelhead Distinct...

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.

Hatchery Guide to Producing European Clawed Lobster
AquaReg an Interreg IIIC project has investigated ways to establish reliable and low cost methods for culturing European clawed lobsters (Homarus gammarus) under controlled conditions to a size suitable for their release into the wild.

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...

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.

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.

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.

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....