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Other Species of Fish Latest News
Friday, November 06, 2009
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....
Wednesday, November 04, 2009
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.
Thursday, October 29, 2009
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...
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
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...
Monday, October 26, 2009
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...
Monday, October 19, 2009
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.
Friday, October 16, 2009
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.
Thursday, October 15, 2009
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.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
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.
Monday, October 12, 2009
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...
Thursday, October 08, 2009
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...
Wednesday, October 07, 2009
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...
Tuesday, October 06, 2009
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...
Thursday, October 01, 2009
EU, Solomon Islands Make New Fisheries Agreement GLOBAL - A new tuna fisheries partnership has been agreed between the European Union and the Solomon Islands.
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
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).
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
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...
Monday, September 28, 2009
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...
Friday, September 25, 2009
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.
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
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.
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
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...

