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Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Farmed Shrimp Still Safe, Antibiotic Use DecliningGLOBAL - Despite the impression left by a recent ABC News story on farmed shrimp, the use of antibiotics is neither a common nor accepted practice in shrimp farming....
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Viet Nam’s Fisheries Sector Sets Target for 2012VIET NAM - Viet Nam ’s fisheries sector will increase its fish farms to 1.2 million hectares, producing as much as 4.5 million tons a year and reaching an annual...
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Confusion Surrounds Assurance SchemesANALYSIS - The global aquaculture and sustainable fisheries industries are finding themselves under more and more scrutiny and increasing requirements to prove their...
Wednesday, May 09, 2012
Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay Oyster Plantings BeginUS - The Oyster Recovery Partnership (ORP), with its coalition of partners, has announced the start of their 2012 Chesapeake Bay oyster planting season and the first...
Thursday, April 26, 2012
ESE - Global GAP Information Link Logo LaunchedGLOBAL - The business to business certification body Global GAP has developed a new logo with an integrated QR Code to help give consumers more information about...
Study Investigates Aquatic Parasites on FishEUROPE - Researchers in the Czech Republic, Spain and the UK have successfully identified the cellular components and mechanisms that play a role in the proliferation...
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
ASC's New Label for Responsibly Farmed FishGLOBAL - The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) manages standards for responsible aquaculture. Products bearing the new ASC label come from fish farms that have...
Thursday, April 05, 2012
Sea Cages for Port Stephens Trial Fish FarmAUSTRALIA - AN experimental fish-farm could be established inside the Port Stephens marine park under a A$1.4 million NSW Department of Primary Industries plan.
Monday, April 02, 2012
New Bluefin Tuna Farms Await RegistrationSPAIN - The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment has asked the European Commission (EC) for authorisation of the installation of three new bluefin tuna...
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Illegal Fish Cages in Taal Lake to be DismantledPHILIPPINES - The Task Force Taal Lake (TFTL) is firm on dismantling all illegal fish cages within Taal Lake on 30 March to avoid the recurrence of fish kills that...
Friday, March 23, 2012
Public Meeting to Oppose Bantry Bay Salmon FarmIRELAND - At the recent public meeting in Adrigole a Committee was formed to oppose the proposed salmon farm by Marine Harvest at Shot Head, Adrigole. The committee,...
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Storm-Affected Fishermen Receive FingerlingsPHILIPPINES - In a bid to boost the province’s fishery produce after the mayhem of storms last year, the provincial government has distributed 10 million fingerlings...
Monday, March 19, 2012
Six New Marine Farms PlannedNEW ZEALAND - Six marine farming businesses have applied to the Marlborough District Council for new marine farming space since the Government passed legislation...
Friday, March 16, 2012
Salmon Deaths a Mystery on Marine FarmNEW ZEALAND - New Zealand King Salmon wants to know why an unusually high number of fish died at one of its Marlborough Sounds marine farms last week.
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Damage to AgriMarine BC Tank in StormCANADA - AgriMarine Holdings commented that the Middle Bay demonstration farm in Campbell River, British Columbia, sustained damage from a powerful wind storm that...
Wednesday, March 07, 2012
Simultaneous Cultivation Minimises Waste ProducedSPAIN - Researchers at the IEO have shown that the introduction of trays with filter-feeding species such as mussels and scallops in sea bass fattening farms reduces...
Tuesday, March 06, 2012
Balance That Creates Growth in Farmed SalmonGLOBAL - Salmon feed is not about raw ingredients, but about nutrients. The more you know about the nutrition and digestion of salmon, the easier it is to select...
Monday, March 05, 2012
Fusion Marine Secures Aquaculture Project in ZambiaUK and ZAMBIA - Fusion Marine Ltd has won a £0.5m contract to supply fish farm pens and associated aquaculture equipment for a new tilapia farming venture in ...
Fish Hatchery Boosts Tilapia Production in Leyte PHILIPPINES - The neighbouring town of Kananga may well become a major source of tilapia with the establishment of a freshwater fish hatchery in Barangay Libongao....
Friday, March 02, 2012
Early Sexual Maturation – a Problem in Cod FarmingNORWAY - Early sexual maturation is a major problem in today’s cod farming. As the fish mature, energy is allocated to gonad production, hence reducing muscle...
Thursday, March 01, 2012
Project Success Shows Eco-Friendly AquacultureHAWAII, US - Marine biologists at Kampachi Farms have announced the successful final harvest from the "Velella" Research Project, which raised fish for the first...
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Closed Containment Trial Produces Excellent SalmonCANADA - The Conservation Fund Freshwater Institute (TCFFI) and the Atlantic Salmon Federation (ASF) are very pleased with the health, growth , and quality of...
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
First Fish Hatchery Set Up in RajasthanINDIA - The first fish hatchery has been set up by an individual with help from the state's fisheries department in Bikaner's Chattargarh area recently. More are...
Milkfish Farm for CommunityFIJI - Vitawa Village in Rakiraki will this week play host to 55 participants in an eight day regional workshop that will be conducted for milkfish farmers.
Scottish Salmon Co. & Meridian to Farm Wrasse SCOTLAND, UK - The Scottish Salmon Company (SSC) and the Meridian Salmon Group have signed a pioneering three year agreement with Otter Ferry Seafish Ltd which will...
Monday, February 13, 2012
BAP Withdraws Cumbrian Seafoods CertificationUK - The Best Aquaculture Practices programme has withdrawn its certification of Cumbrian Seafoods Ltd. following allegations that the company marketed shrimp from...
Wednesday, February 08, 2012
AgriMarine Exports Pacific Salmon Eggs to ChinaCANADA and CHINA - AgriMarine Holdings, a leader in floating solid-wall containment technology and production for sustainable aquaculture, has announced that it...
Tuesday, February 07, 2012
Government to Enhance Aquaculture with New PolicyINDIA - The state government proposes to come up with a state aquaculture policy to enhance cultured fish production in the state.
Friday, February 03, 2012
Sri Lanka's Inland Fish Harvest to be Doubled by 2013SRI LANKA - Steps will be taken to double the inland water fish harvest by 2013, said Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development Minister Dr Rajitha Senaratne.
Wednesday, February 01, 2012
Loch Duart Expands Production into CanadaSCOTLAND, UK - Loch Duart Ltd, a salmon farming company from North West Scotland, has invested in a newly formed salmon farming company in Nova Scotia, Canada.
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