Deep Sea Aquaculture Promises Quality Products
US - Open Blue Sea Farms farm cobia, using environmentally safe and sustainable deep ocean aquaculture methods, which they believe will produce a cost efficient...

HQ Sustainable Maritime Industries Sales Fall
US - HQ Sustainable Maritime Industries, an all natural integrated aquaculture and aquatic product processing company, including fish byproduct and personal healthcare...

Alabama Bans Asian Catfish for Contamination
US - A stop sale order on imported catfish and basa product from Indonesia, Thailand, Cambodia, China and Vietnam has been re-imposed by the State of Alabama.

Scientists Unlock Mystery of the Queen Conch
US - For more than 25 years, all attempts at culturing pearls from the queen conch (Strombus gigas) have been unsuccessful—until now. For the first time, novel and...

Turning the Tide: The State of Seafood Report
US - The world's demand for seafood could be damaging the oceans, according to a report by the Monterey Bay Aquarium in California.

Catfish Processing Down Seven Per Cent
US - Farm-raised catfish processed during September 2009 totalled 36.4 million pounds round weight, down seven per cent from September 2008.

US Catfish Industry Wants More Import Inspections
US - Catfish Farmers of America are asking USDA to start immediate inspections and regulation of all imported catfish products to protect the health and safety of...

ISA in Chile Pushes US Salmon Price Higher
US - Consumers can expect to pay more for their favourite fish, salmon, as supplies from Chile are hit by infectious salmon anaemia.

Funds Earmarked for Ohio Aquaculture Projects
OHIO, US - More than $1.1 million have been earmarked for two aquaculture projects in the state.

Catfish Processing Down Four Per Cent
US - Farm-raised catfish processed during August 2009 totaled 39.5 million pounds round weight, down four per cent from August 2008.

Georgia's Fish Farmers Receive Cash Boost
GEORGIA, US - Stimulus money has been offered by the state to help fish farmers.

USDA Forecasts Second-Largest Corn Crop
US - The USDA's World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) predicts the second-largest corn crop, record yields and exports up by 100 million...

Florida Aquaculture Held Back by Planning Rules
FLORIDA, US - Fish farming may be a small part of Volusia County's total agricultural picture, but at least two efforts to expand the industry are being held back...

Help Comes to Alabama Catfish Farmers
US - Help came Tuesday to Alabama catfish farmers who have had to pay more to feed their fish, making it even harder for them to compete with foreign fish impor...

US Fisheries Statistics for 2008 Revealed
US - Commercial landings by U.S. fishermen at ports in the 50 states were 8.3 billion pounds or 3.8 million metric tons valued at $4.4 billion in 2008— a...

Hawaii Aquaculture Sees Record Sales
HAWAII, US - Hawaii’s aquaculture industry generated a record $34.7 million in sales revenue in 2008, up 38 percent from $25.1 million in 2007.

Stimulus Money Injected in Illinois Aquaculture
ILLINOIS, US - Federal economic stimulus money soon will be available for Illinois fish farmers, the Illinois Department of Agriculture announced today.

Mississippi Catfish Industry Continues to Shrink
MISSISSIPPI STATE, US – Catfish pond acreage in Mississippi continues to decline, with the high cost of production and poor prices partly to blame.

Omega Protein: Future Uncertain After Q2 Losses
US - Omega Protein Corporation, the leading producer of Omega-3 fish oil in the US, has reported a net loss of $3.3 million ($0.18 per share) for the second quarter...

Catfish Industry Faces Up to Challenges
MISSISSIPPI STATE, US – The state’s catfish industry is facing some major obstacles as producers are dealing with very high feed prices, declining acreage and fierce...

Nutreco Acquires Cargill's Animal Nutrition
GENERAL - Nutreco, a global leader in animal nutrition and fish feed, has announced that it has agreed to acquire the animal nutrition business of Cargill in...

US Favour Tuna and Shrimp
US - The National Fisheries Institute’s (NFI) 2008 “Top Ten” list shows that canned tuna and shrimp continue to be the favourite seafood products of Americans.

Are Property Rights Key to Saving U.S. Fisheries?
US - A recent report by the United Nations Environment Programme finds that 25 per cent of all fisheries are collapsing because of overfishing. (A fishery is considered...

Maine May Pay Dearly for Red Tide
MAINE, US — As nearly the entire Maine coast remains closed to shellfish harvesting because of red tide and flooding, a study by a University of Maine at Machias...

Catfish Processing Down 9 Per Cent from Last Year
US - Farm-raised catfish processed during June 2009 totaled 39.2 million pounds round weight, down 9 per cent from June 2008. The average price paid to producers...