Toxic Fish Tank to be Removed from Montana
MONTANA, US - A tank at the largest fish farm in Montana is to be removed because of fears that dangerous PCB compounds in its paint will affect citizens drinking...

Interstate Fish Restrictions Delayed Indefinitely
US - Proposed restrictions on the movement of fish susceptible to viral hemorrhagic septicemia in the United States has been delayed indefinitely.

900,000 Clackamas Salmon Saved
OREGON - State biologists and a Portland General Electric crew worked through Christmas Eve to save up to 900,000 young spring chinook salmon at a state hatchery...

Tsar Nicoulai Caviar Introduces New 'Reserve' Line
US - Pioneers of sustainable sturgeon farming, Tsar Nicoulai Caviar, has announced the introduction of 'Reserve' - a new, top tier of the company's California Estate...

SCN To Start Studies on NGNA Against Salmon Virus
US - Recent studies by Scandinavia Clinical Nutrition (SCN) shown that the natural substance NGNA can be effective against several viruses, especially the virus...

Operating Loss for Cape Cod Aquaculture
US - Development costage company Cape Cod Aquaculture made an operating loss for teh three months up to the end of October of $3280.

Cod Plan for Mussel Farm
US - Great Bay Aquaculture have called for a change in use for a 35.66-acre aquaculture lease site located south of Preble Island in New Hampshire.

$3 Million Grants Handed Out for Aquaculture in Maine
US - The University of Maine’s Center for Cooperative Aquaculture Research (CCAR) and Maine’s nascent offshore aquaculture industry got a huge boost last month with...

Whole Foods Market Hailed for Seafood Sustainability
US - Whole Foods Market has again been named the nation’s number one retailer in seafood sustainability by Greenpeace.

Quality Marks: The Real Protectors of Fish Stock
US - The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), a foundation dedicated to maintaining the health and viability of our oceans, has more of an impact in the area of overfishing...

Budget Leaks Leave Maine’s Shellfish Out of Water
US - Faced with the difficult decision to either cut key programs or raise license fees at the Department of Marine Resources (DMR), Governor John Baldacci on Monday...

$3 Million for Franklin's Offshore Fish Project
MAINE, US — The University of Maine’s Center for Cooperative Aquaculture Research (CCAR) and Maine’s nascent offshore aquaculture industry got a huge boost last...

Schering-Plough Announces Transition of Animal Health Leadership
US – Schering-Plough Corporation has announced the transition of leadership of its Animal Health unit from Ruurd Stolp, D.V.M., Ph.D., to Raul E. Kohan, who was...

Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health Appoints New Heads of Aquaculture
US – Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health appointed the Heads of Global Species teams for the swine, the poultry and the aquaculture segment.

AQUAFLOR® Approved for Controlling Mortality Due to Furunculosis in Freshwater-Reared Salmonids
USA - AQUAFLOR® (florfenicol), the fast-acting in-feed antibiotic developed by Schering-Plough Animal Health Corporation, has been approved by the U.S. Food and...

New Global Aquatic Vet Association Formed
US - The first Annual General Meeting of the newly formed Aquatic Veterinary Association (AqVA) will be held on July 18, 2007 in Washington DC, USA, in conjunction...

Aquatic Animal Health Team Thinks “Outside The Box”
US - AQUAVAC-ESC®, first launched in the USA in 2000, was marketed to the aquaculture industry to prevent Edwardsciella ictaluri from devastating catfish...

First and only catfish antibiotic approved for Columnaris
US - Schering-Plough Animal Health Corporation has introduced AQUAFLOR^®-CA1 (florfenicol), the first and only in-feed antibiotic conditionally approved...

New in-feed antibiotic approved for freshwater-reared Salmonids
US - AQUAFLOR® (florfenicol), the first new in-feed antibiotic licensed for U.S. aquaculture in more than two decades, has become the first and only antibiotic approved...

Highlights of the fifth International Symposium of Aquatic Animal Health
The symposium was held at the San Francisco Marriott on Sept. 2-6 and was attended by approximately 275 people. The programme consisted of several plenary lectures...

FDA’s Approval of AQUAFLOR Marks New Era in Teamwork
US - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s recent approval of AQUAFLORâ (florfenicol) Type A Medicated Article for catfish marked a significant milestone in the...

FDA's Approval of AQUAFLOR Marks New Era in Teamwork
US - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's recent approval of AQUAFLOR (florfenicol) Type A Medicated Article for catfish marked a significant milestone in the...

Dogs and Catfish?
US - Companion and large-animal veterinarians near major catfish-production areas of the United States may want to bone up on aquatic diseases to help meet the expected...