Locally Produced Seafood A Possibility?
US - Attemping to produce freshwater prawns at the University of Missouri (MU, Ray Wright hopes to encourage local seafood production.

Inmates Try Hand At Shrimp Farming
US - Colorado Correctional Industries managers are hoping it does not take a big product to yield big profits as the inmate work programme delves into its newest...

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...

Prawns behind Bars
US - Inmates in a Colorado prison are benefiting from an initiative to set up a shrimp farm alongside an existing tilapia enterprise.

Louisiana Shrimp Threatened by Exotic Species
US - Wildlife experts in nLouisiana are concerned about the appearance of giant tiger prawns in Gulf of Mexico waters.

US Seafood Industry Calls for More Regulation
US - The seafood industry is calling for better controls, particularly regarding pack weights. The Food and Drug Adminstration is reposnding to the calls to stop...

Freshwater Prawn in Ohio Aquaculture
US – On a recent cloudy morning at Ohio State University’s South Centers at Piketon, a large group of visitors watched curiously as researchers and volunteers netted...

Louisiana Shrimp to be Supported by New Law?
LOUISIANA, US - New legislation has been suggested to help support the state's ailing shrimp industry.

Reforms in Line for Louisiana Shrimp Industry
US - The Louisiana Shrimp Task Force, which met for the first time this week, has given Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Secretary Robert Barham the...

Study on Impact of Ocean Acid Levels on Shellfish
CALIFORNIA, US - Bodega Bay scientists are investigating the danger from increasing levels of acid in the ocean, which could devastate the state's shellfish ind...

Cleantech Extracting Oil through Algae and Fish
US - An expert on algae has said that LiveFuels' biofuel-from-fish approach not is not an impossible venture.

Season of Struggle for Mississippi Shrimp Farmers
MISSISSIPPI STATE, US - Low prices and below-average landings are making a poor season for shrimpers, but consumers are getting a great deal on high-quality Gulf...

Ocean Acidification Damaging Shellfish
US - Changes in ocean chemistry — a consequence of increased carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from human industrial activity — could cause US shellfish revenues to...

Shellfish Research in Deep Bay
US - The ground has been turned for the province’s first aquaculture field station, to be built in Deep Bay.

Sustainable Group Exceeds Targets and Moves On
CALIFORNIA, US - At Monterey Bay Aquarium's Cooking for Solutions, Compass Group USA announced the three-year results of its sustainable seafood purchasing initiatives...

Timing Is Everything for North Atlantic Shrimp
US - Even for Northern shrimp (Pandalus borealis), which support commercial fisheries worldwide, timing is everything in life.

Potential for Red Tide Outbreak in Maine
MAINE, US - The potential for an outbreak of the phenomenon called "red tide" is expected to be moderately large this spring and summer in the Gulf of Maine, according...

Antidumping Measures Get Mixed Reception
US - The Southern Shrimp Alliance gave a mixed review to the decision of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, effective April 1, to terminate its enhanced bonding...

NMC Progress in Aqua-Farming Wows Visiting Exec
US - The Northern Marianas College Cooperative Research Extension and Education Services, a program under the Division of Community Programs and Services, was recently...

Oregon Aquaculture: a Community with a Vision
US - If Oregon chooses to test the waters for offshore aquaculture development to help meet a growing demand for fresh seafood and to create alternative jobs for...

50 Years of Fish: An Alaskan Story of Success
US - Alaska celebrated 50 years of sustainable seafood management over the weekend, in what is a story of of great success and expansion.

Cautious Optimism for Maine Shrimp Fishery
MAINE - In a year and an industry filled with seemingly unremittingly bad news, the December shrimp fishery has a faint bright spot.

FDA Announce Participants for Phase II of Programme
US - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced the participants in Phase II of its pilot program for voluntary third-party certification programs for...