NPC to Become World's Largest Shrimp Supplier
SAUDI ARABIA - The fully-integrated hatchery, farm and processing facility located south of Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was built at a cost of more than $350m...

New Irish Abalone Farm Reveals Industry Potential
IRELAND - Ireland's first state of the art abalone farm has opened and will begin commerce with the Japanese market.

Angola Government Turns Towards Sustainability
ANGOLA - The Angolan Government recently approved new measures to better manage marine and aquaculture industries. The measures are aimed at the sustainable preservation...

Vietnamese Fisheries Output up 7.7 Per Cent
VIET NAM - The national aquatic product output in the first six months is 1,161,000 tonnes, an increase of 7.7 per cent compared to the same period last year according...

Australia's Largest Abalone Company in Deep Waters
AUSTRALIA - The directors of the Australian Bight Abalone Group today resolved to place the company into voluntary administration.

Survey: Pacific Oyster Production Up 45 Per Cent
SCOTLAND, UK - A new report has been released based on the returns of an annual survey questionnaire sent to all active registered shellfish farming companies...

Cracking the Code: Genetics of Super Bluefin Tuna
JAPAN - Japanese scientists will have bred a new "super-tuna" within a decade that will be stronger, more resistant to disease and taste better than the bluefin...

Scottish Mussels to Go to Belgium Markets
SCOTLAND, UK - A Shetland based mussel farming company has signed a six figure contract with Belgium supermarket chain Delhaize to supply thousands of kilos of Scottish...

Double Award Win for Scottish Sea Farms
SCOTLAND, UK - Scottish Sea Farms (SSF), one of Scotland’s leading fish farming businesses, has scooped accolades at the Scottish Marine Aquaculture Awards,...

Rafferty Takes Role of COO at Cermaq
NORWAY - Steven Rafferty, present Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Cermaq ASA, is appointed as Chief Operating Officer (COO) for the global farming division, ...

£200,000 Salmon Lost From Farm in Boat Crash
UK - More than 12,000 live salmon worth £200,000 were lost at a Hebridean fish farm when a Norwegian boat crashed into a fish pen.

EPA to Regulate Gender Changing Fish Chemicals
US - It took a lawsuit, but the EPA today announced the first step toward regulating a chemical that can cause male fish to develop female sex characteristics.

Tuna Steaks Recalled in New England
NEW ENGLAND, US - North Coast Seafood has voluntarily removed from sale Fresh Tuna Steaks that were sold at Shaw’s, Star Market and Big Y Stores in New England.

Milas Fish Farms Pollute Sea as they Leave
MILAS, TURKEY - Fish farms are moving away from Güllük Bay, but they are leaving behind pollution.

North Sea Cod Stocks See Big Improvement
GENERAL - New data to be released by ICES, the independent international scientific body, will reveal that numbers of cod in the North Sea sufficiently mature to...

Advantages of Krill Oil Come to Light
NORWAY - The nutraceutical Superba Krill Oil, rich in omega-3 phospholipids, gives substantially more reduction of fat in the heart and the liver than omega-3...

Brazilian Company to Export Fish to the Arabs
GENERAL - Saudi Arabia, Qatar, United Arab Emirates and Kuwait are in the list of future clients of Nativ Pescados, a fishery company based in the state of Mato...

EU Collaborates on Modern Farming Project
EU - Nofima Marked is representing Norway in a two-year European commission-funded project (BrightAnimal) to study the use of modern technology in the farming...

Industry Calls for Renewed Aquaculture Licences
IRELAND - Fishing, seafood retail, processing and exporting sectors have unanimously agreed to support IFA Aquaculture in calling for the Government to urgently...

FAO Praise Australian Wild-caught Prawns
AUSTRALIA - Australia’s wild-caught prawns come from the best managed marine fisheries in the world, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of...

Marine Institute Working to Prevent Escape
IRELAND - Scientists from the Marine Institute in Galway and Newport are playing a key role in “PREVENT ESCAPE” - a major international project aimed at reducing...

Sabah to Plant Fish Seeds of the Future
SABAH, MALAYSIA - Production of fish seeds has been identified as the most crucial factor to the success of Sabah's aquaculture industry, said Deputy Chief Minister...

Virginia's Oyster Farms See Rapid Expansion
US - Virginia's oyster hatcheries saw a more than 18-fold increase in the number of seed and larvae sold between 2007 and 2008, according to a survey of shellfish...

Tough Times for Vietnamese Seafood Sector
VIET NAM - The provision of inaccurate information has psychologically affected consumers from importing countries as well as Vietnamese businesses’ export-import...

Brazil Markets Freshwater Fish to Arabs
BRAZIL - Saudi Arabia, Qatar, United Arab Emirates and Kuwait are in the list of future clients of Nativ Pescados, a fishery company based in the state of Mato ...