US Delegation Visits Panabo Mariculture Park
PHILIPPINES - Some 14 investors from the US and China visited the 60-hectare, Panabo City Mariculture Park at the end of October to personally observe its operation....

FDA Announces MUMS Grant Programme Awards
US - The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has awarded the first two grants to support the development of new animal drugs intended for minor species or minor uses...

Govt of Malta Urged to Support Tuna Fishing Ban
MALTA - The government is being urged to back the recent international bluefin tuna fishing ban.

Climate Change Will Impact Filippino Milkfish Farmers
PHILIPPINES - Recent meetings addressed the impact of climate change on small-scale milkfish farmers.

Challenging Year for Irish Sea Fisheries
IRELAND - The Irish Sea Fisheries Board (Bord Iascaigh Mhara; BIM) has published its Annual Report 2008 subtitled Developing the seafood industry, sustaining...

Government To Consider Tuna Industry Help
AUSTRALIA - The Federal Government says it will consider what level of support it can offer Port Lincoln's tuna industry once plans are in place to manage a cut...

Hawaii Approves First Bigeye Tuna Farm
HAWAII, US - The state's first bigeye tuna farm has been approved off Big Island. The fish will be hatched at a University of Hawaii lab to reduce the risk of disease...

Quota Cuts for Southern Bluefin 'Insufficient'
GLOBAL - A 20 per cent cut in the Southern Bluefin Tuna take could still be too little, too late for the species which is on the brink of collapse, WWF and the wildlife...

Maltese Govt Proposes Alternative Aquaculture Zone
MALTA - The government plans an 'alternative' northern zone for tuna farming as objections have been raised to a previous plan for a more southerly zone.

Conservationists Take Action over Endangered Fish
CALIFORNIA, US - Conservationists are threatening to sue the authorities and appeal to the state for emergency action as delta mmelt spiral towards extinction.

Gomes da Costa Sells Tuna to Iraq
BRAZIL - Brazilian company Gomes da Costa, the leader in the fishery market in Latin America, sold 300,000 cans of tuna to Iraq for the value of US$ 250,000.

Administration Must Decide on Bluefin Tuna Protection
US - The Obama administration must decide today whether it will back a proposal to give greater protection for Atlantic bluefin tuna.

Marked Growth in Madeira's Aquaculture Output
PORTUGAL - Aquaculture exports from Madeira are predicted to rise by 80 per cent this year compared to 2008. The main focus is on the production of common sea b...

Norway's Mackerel Quota Unfilled as Fish Swim Off
EU - The Norwegian government is seeking urgent talks with EU fishing leaders now that huge mackerel shoals have crossed into UK waters and are now mainly swimming...

Move Towards Sustainable Blue Fin Tuna Farming
CROATIA - A vital step towards closed life cycle farming of the commercially valuable Atlantic Blue Fin Tuna (NBT) was achieved in the Adriatic farming sites of...

France Delivers Environmentally Friendly Aquaculture
FRANCE - A new government bill based on the outcome of France’s Grenelle de la Mer series of roundtable talks about environmental issues related to fishing and the...

EU, Solomon Islands Make New Fisheries Agreement
GLOBAL - A new tuna fisheries partnership has been agreed between the European Union and the Solomon Islands.

Yellowfin Tuna Research Advances at Achotines
PANAMA - The Laboratory, located in Los Santos province, is owned and operated by the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC).

Twenty-Two Per Cent Increase in NZ Hoki Catch
NEW ZEALAND - The New Zealand Seafood Industry Council describes a 22 per cent increase in hoki catch as 'business as usual'. Two fisheries face small quota reductions...

Pacific Island Nations Seek New Tuna Fishing Treaty
GLOBAL - Pacific islands are trying to reach agreement with the US to update a treaty over tuna fishing to conserve stocks.

Mixed Fortunes Reported by Marine Farms
GLOBAL - Sea lice attacks on the company's salmon farms in Scotland have cost Lakeland an estimated £2 million. Another Marine Farms subsidiary in Belize has successfully...

New Feed Launched for Bluefin Tuna
AUSTRALIA - Ridley Corporation has developed a new feed that a commercial trial has proved to boost growth of young southern bluefin tuna.

Como Lake to Produce Fish for Export Next Year
MALAYSIA - Como Lake on the fringe of Kenyir is expected to produce 9,000 tonnes of silver catfish, Asian seabass and tilapia for the international market in 20...

Uganda Seeks to Boost Fish Output Again
UGANDA - The government is taking steps to restore the fish sector, which earns significant exports.

Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Survival Now Depends on ICCAT
EU - Member States did not support Monaco's proposal to ban international trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna. The International Commission for the Conservation...