New Merck Company Begins Operations
US - Merck has outlined its global plans following the completion of Merck's merger with Schering-Plough Corporation announced this week. Raul E. Kohan has been...

Foodservice Achieves Second Sustainable Certificate
US - Foodservice has been awarded its second sustainable seafood certification by Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA).

Catfish Centre of Focus at Southern Food Event
US - The Southern Foodways Alliance (SFA) and The Catfish Institute (TCI) recently partnered for the seventh annual Southern Foodways Symposium in Oxford, Mississippi...

Catfish Farming Co Promotes Farming
US - Harvest Select Catfish has initiated a campaign to promote the industry and employment opportunities nationwide.

HQ Sustainable Receives Certification for Tilapia
US - HQ Sustainable Maritime says it is the first company in its sector to receive Globalgap Standard Certification for its tilapia.

Law Centre Sets up Aquaculture Reading Room
US - The National Agricultural Law Center has set up its Aquaculture Reading Room, reflecting the growing importance of this sector.

Hopes Raised in MA for New Mussel Fishery
MASSACHUSETTS, US - The region's first experimental blue mussel farm began operating in waters off Cape Higgon in Chilmark this week.

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.

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...

California Unites to Defend its Fish from Industry
US - A broad coalition of fishing, environmental groups and tribes recently filed papers in federal court defending California's native salmon.

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.

Chemaphor and Elanco End Relationship
US - Chemaphor announced today that they have agreed to end their relationship with Elanco, the animal health division of Eli Lilly and Company, and with this to...

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...

The Life of a Fish Vet at UC Davis
CALIFORNIA, US - A veterinarian trained in the health needs of fish and other aquatic species, Scott Weber leads the new Aquatic Animal Health team at University...

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...

Oceanspheres Environmental Study Accepted
HAWAII, US – A Hawaii based open ocean aquaculture company received notice from the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) that its Final Environmental...

Mississippi Catfish Farmers Phasing Out
US - Mississippi remains the top state in the nation in catfish production, but the numbers are declining.

Colville Tribes Keep Fish Hatchery in Production
US - The Colville Confederated Tribes (CCT) have agreed to cover fish production costs at the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife’s (WDFW) Colville Fish Hatchery,...

Tuna Steaks Recalled in New England
NEW ENGLAND, US - North Coast Seafood has voluntarily removed from sale Fresh Tuna Steaks that were sold at Shaw’s, Star Market and Big Y Stores in New England.

Cod Farming Returns to Maine
US - "The best case scenario," says George Nardi of his Atlantic cod aquaculture venture in Frenchman Bay, "is pretty simple: We'll be able to grow, harvest and...

HQ Sustainable Raises $10.4 million Through Shares
SEATTLE - HQ Sustainable Maritime Industries has announced that it has completed the sale of 1,225,000 shares of common stock at $8.50 per share pursuant to the...

Koi Cruise Announces Kodama is the First Farm
LOS ANGELES, CA - Kodama Koi Farm has built an excellent partnership working with nearly 200 of Japan’s Nishikigoi breeders for over 40 years.

Kona Blue Retaliates to Hawaiin Fish Farm Claims
KAILUA-KONA, HAWAII - Kona Blue Water Farms today dismissed as unwarranted the claim by Food and Water Watch and the Kanaka Council Moku O Keawe that the company’s...

GAA Appoints New Vice President
US - The Global Aquaculture Alliance has appointed Peter Redmond to the position of Vice President of Development, Administration and Communications.

Company Envisions Big Eye Tuna Farm in Hawaii
HAWAII, US - Hawaii Oceanic Technology, Inc has launched an open ocean seafood farming project focused on sustainably producing and marketing farmed bigeye...