Merck, Schering-Plough Merger Approved
GLOBAL - Merck and Schering-Plough have received approvals from the US Federal Trade Commission, Swiss Competition Commission and Canadian Competition Bureau...

Marine Harvest Publishes Preliminary Q3 Results
GLOBAL - Marine Harvest produced 80,000 tonnes of head-on gutted (HOG) equivalents in the third quarter (Q3) of 2009.

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...

Nofima and Embapa: New Research Partners
GLOBAL - Norway's Nofima has signed a Letter of Intent within aquaculture and fisheries with Brazilian research institute, Embrapa.

HQS: New Feed Mill Increases Omega3 Content
GLOBE - HQ Sustainable Maritime Industries, Inc., (HQS) a world leader in aquaculture, has announced that the construction of the Company's new feed mill has been...

Q2 Sees Big Improvements for Marine Harvest
GLOBE - Marine Harvest ASA achieved an operational EBIT of NOK 257 million in the second quarter, compared to NOK 145 million in the corresponding quarter last year....

Kiotech Release International Interim Results
GENERAL - Kiotech International plc, the supplier of natural high performance feed additives, to enhance growth, health and sustainability in agriculture and aquaculture...

HQ Sustainable Reports Strong Q2 Results
GENERAL - HQ Sustainable Maritime Industries, Inc., a leader in all natural integrated aquaculture and aquatic product processing, has announced successful financial...

Cermaq Optimistic After Q2, but Challenges Ahead
GENERAL - Cermaq has reported a second quarter earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) pre fair value of NOK 81.4 million (loss of NOK 31.2 million). A higher...

Kiotech Appoints New Head of Aquaculture
GENERAL - Kiotech, the supplier of high performance natural feed additives to the aquaculture, has appointed Maarten Jay van Schoonhoven as Head of Aquacult...

HQ Sustainable Announce Schedule of Q2 Release
GENERAL - HQ Sustainable Maritime, a leader in all natural integrated aquaculture and aquatic product processing, has announced the scheduled release of its...

Burmese Delegation Study Indian Aquaculture
GENERAL - As part of an ongoing exchange programme between India and Burma, a 15-member delegation from Burma’s fisheries department wrapped up an eight-day tour...

A New Approach to Fishmeal Production
GENERAL - In the context of overfishing and the need for continued use of fishmeal, the economical use of fishery by-products from tuna-fisheries has gained imp...

Pfizer May Sell Animal-health Assets
GENERAL - Pfizer Inc. is “actively engaged in negotiations’’ over animal-health assets that it must divest to win US regulatory approval for its acquisition of Wyeth,...

Ocean Smart Remain Positive in Tough Market
GENERAL - Despite the increased revenues for the first nine months of our 2009 fiscal year (as compared to 2008), Ocean Smart Inc. were not able to achieve positive...

DIOBAS Claim Breakthrough in Cod Rearing Research
GLOBE - After 16 years of intensive research, DIOBAS claim they have found a completely new way to rear cod in a controlled freshwater environment at any location...

Strategic Alliance Targets Mediterranean
GENERAL - Dias Aquaqulture will engage into a strategic alliance with the Danish multinational Biomar Group, an official announcement said Wednesday.

Marine Harvest Release Q2 Production Figures
GLOBE - Marine Harvest have released an update of their second quarter fish harvest results, totalling 83 thousand tonnes.

ONC Partners Silliker for Omega 3 Testing
GLOBE – Ocean Nutrition Canada (ONC), a leading researcher, manufacturer, and marketer of Omega-3 based ingredients has selected Silliker Group Corporation as a...

Brazilian Company to Export Fish to the Arabs
GENERAL - Saudi Arabia, Qatar, United Arab Emirates and Kuwait are in the list of future clients of Nativ Pescados, a fishery company based in the state of Mato...

CodFarmers and Aker Seafoods Unite
GLOBE - Codfarmers ASA have sent a letter of intent with Aker Seafoods ASA regarding co-operation for harvesting, processing, production, sales and marketing...

Mussel Farmers Step Towards RFID Technology
GENERAL - The aquaculture industry, particularly the mussel cultivation, takes its first steps to adopt technology that allow an easy and reliable inventory...

Agrimine Develop Sustainable Aquaculture Plan
GLOBE - AgriMarine Holdings Inc. continues its rapid corporate development towards the sustainable production of finfish in its proprietary closed containment...

Tuna Cartel Draws Global Attention
GLOBE - Some Pacific Island nations initiatives to form a tuna cartel is closely watched and hotly discussed by all stakeholders around the world.

Global Aquaculture Alliance Forged by Companies
GLOBAL - Three international companies known for the specialized services they render world-wide to the aquaculture industry, have decided to combine their interests...