November Agriculture And Fisheries Council Agenda
EU - THE Agriculture & Fisheries Council of the European Union will meet in Brussels on Friday 20 November, under the Presidency of Mr Eskil Erlandsson, Swedish...

Potential For Fishmeal-Free Salmon
NORWAY - A growing list of functional feed ingredients is delivering potential for productivity, health promotion and sustainability in aquaculture. Skretting Aquaculture...

Fish Wholesaling Industry Research
AUSTRALIA - This Industry Market Research report from IBISWorld provides a detailed analysis of the Fish Wholesaling in Australia industry, including key growth...

College To Boost Fish Farming
INDIA - The declining profitability in the agricultural sector has forced farmers to take recourse to other alternatives like fish farming. The inauguration of...

Consultation On Net And Trap Licences
UK - The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has launched a consultation on net and trap licences and authorisations.

Fish farming in Paddy Fields Takes Off
INDIA - Fish cultivation along with paddy in paddy fields is gaining popularity as it brings financial benefit to the farmers of the Kurigram district of Bangla...

Tilapia-Skin Gelatine Next for Aquafinca
HONDURAS - Aquafinca Saint Peter Fish, the leading tilapia producer of Honduras, forcasts a 12 per cent business growth for 2010, in spite of having faced serious...

VIV China Reflects Development of Chinese Industry
CHINA - The success of the recent VIV China exhibition has been attributed to the growing professionalism of China's livestock industries.

Protection for Island Cockle Industry
SCOTLAND - SNP MSP for the Western Isles, Alasdair Allan, has obtained an assurance from the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs that he will legislate in the next...

Accessing Markets Directly To Improve Payments
MYAMAR - The fisheries industry is seeking to do direct trade with the Middle East. They are working to cut out the middle men when selling Rohu to the Middle Eastern...

Multiexport's Production Decreased In Third Quarter
CHILE - Despite the ongoing repurcussions of the 2008 ISA virus outbreak, Multiexport has managed sales of 9,971 tonnes of salmon and trout raw material (WFE) in...

Rock Lobster Fisherman Loses Licence for a Week
AUSTRALIA - A commercial rock lobster fisherman from Warrnambool lost his licence for seven days and was convicted and fined a total of $1000 for licence breaches,...

Bright Future for Chinese Aquafeed Industry
CHINA - China is the world's largest aquatic feed market and because of the huge market for aquaculture feed, some believe there is tremendous room for developm...

Cod with Personal Identity Numbers
NORWAY - There is a big baptism party at the Norwegian Cod Breeding Centre in Tromsø this autumn as 30,000 cod juveniles receive their own personal identity num...

Grimsby Smoked Fish Nets EU Approval
UK - Traditional Grimsby Smoked Fish is the latest UK product to be recognised under the EU Regionally Protected Food Names scheme for its quality and regional ...

Aquaculture Research Agreement Signed
INDONESIA - The agencies of Malaysia's Science, Technology and Innovation Ministry and Indonesia's Universitas Hasanuddin (UNHAS) together with Sirim Berhad, Mimos...

Strait Gold Backs Aquaculture Project in Peru
PERU - Financial backing from Canadian company, Strait Gold Corporation, has contributed to the opening of an aquaculture facility in Ancoraca, Peru.

Peru Triples Aquaculture Output over Five Years
PERU - Aquaculture production has grown by 300 per cent over the last five years, and the Minister predicts that the trend will continue.

Costa Rica, Spain to Work Together
COSTA RICA - Costa Rica and Spain are to co-operate on fishing and aquaculture projects.

Time Honours Fish Breeding Invention
AUSTRALIA - An Australian company’s breakthrough in the breeding of Southern Bluefin Tuna in captivity has been named as the world’s second best invention of the...

Vietnam To Educate On Aquaculture
VIET NAM - Fifteen fisheries officials from the Department of Fisheries and Myanmar Fisheries Federation (MFF) will depart on a month-long study tour to Vietnam...

Marine Harvest Sees Business Improving
NORWAY - Marine Harvest ASA achieved an operational EBIT of NOK 625 million in the third quarter, compared to NOK 103 million in the corresponding quarter last year....

Breeding Pangasius for Sustainability
VIET NAM - The social and environmental impacts of pangasius farming should be taken into account in developing a sustainable model for the Mekong Delta, a seminar...

New Fisheries Management For South Pacific
EU - The European Commission has welcomed the adoption of a Convention for the setting up of a new regional fisheries management organisation (RFMO), to manage non-tuna...

Learn From Chile’s Salmon Virus Outbreak
CHILE - A presentation focusing on Chile's infectious salmon anaemia (ISA) virus outbreak in 2008 - and what the Australian aquaculture industry can learn from that...