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...

NIREUS Makes Bold Steps of Change
NORWAY - NIREUS announces a change in the Board of Directors of the Norwegian listed company MARINE FARMS ASA, in which the group controls, directly and indirectly,...

Annual Report of Grieg Seafood Aquaculture
GENERAL - Grieg Seafood recently released its annual report for 2008, citing increased turnover of 45 per cent.

Nutreco Develop All-vegetarian Salmon Feed
GENERAL - Nutreco have developed a new salmon feed which is said to be 100 per cent vegetarian.

Impressive First Quarter from HQ Sustainable
GENERAL - HQ Sustainable Maritime Industries, Inc., a leader in natural aquaculture processing has announced that its gross profit for the first quarter of 2009...

Marine Harvest Propose New Board Members
NORWAY - Earlier today, on the 8th May 2009, the nomination committee in Marine Harvest ASA published its proposal for new board members to be elected at the company's...

Marine Harvest: Private Placement of 96,000,000 Shares
GENERAL - Marine Harvest has successfully completed the pre-sale of a private placement of 96,000,000 shares at a subscription price of NOK 3.15 per share

Marine Harvest to Carry Out Private Placement?
GENERAL - Marine Harvest ASA yesterday announced that it intends to carry out a private placement of new shares to raise approximately NOK 300 million.

Cermaq See Hope: Heavy Losses, Algal Blooms, ISA
GENERAL - Aquaculture group Cermaq have reported a first quarter EBIT pre fair value loss of NOK 65 million. This loss is negatively impacted by net exceptional...

Best-selling Superbra Set to go Global
GENERAL - Aker BioMarine’s Superba™ Krill Oil was the best-selling omega-3 product in Norwegian health food stores in the first quarter of 2009, according to statistics...

Marine Harvest Staying Afloat in Rough Waters
GENERAL - Marine Harvest ASA achieved an operational EBIT of MNOK 55 in the first quarter, compared to MNOK 49 in the corresponding quarter last year.

ISA Drags Nutreco Fish Feed Sales Under
GENERAL - Nutreco's fish feed sales fell 6.6 per cent this quarter by comparison with that of last year. Once again, ailing results are being attributed to the ISA...

HQ Sustainable Maritime Schedules Q1 Results
GENERAL - HQ Sustainable Maritime Industries, Inc., an aquaculture processing company, has scheduled the release of its 2009 first quarter results for after the...

AKVA Revenue Down 26 Per Cent
GENERAL - AKVA's 0perating revenue in 1Q was 152 MNOK, which is 26 per cent lower than the same period last year. Current general economic outlook together...

Skretting Reports Big Reduction in Salmon Fish Meal
GLOBE - Results from a series of salmon feeding trials run by Skretting Aquaculture Research Centre (ARC) revealed a new low limit for fishmeal in salmon grower...

Marine Harvest Update: Less Sites, Poorer Quality
GENERAL - Struggling Marine Harvest recently published an update on the company's situation at the end of this year's first quarter.

Research with World's Largest Desert Prawn Group
GENERAL - MariCal, a privately held animal health and nutrition biotechnology company, has begun a research collaboration agreement with the National Prawn Company...

Nicaragua Finds Worldwide Shrimp Interest
NICARAGUA - Nicaraguan shrimp is set to conquer new markets, with Venezuela, China and Russia at the top of the list, announced the director of the Nicaraguan...

HQ Sustainable Maritime Swim Against the Tide
GENERAL - The CEO of HQ Sustainable Maritime company announced his elation at seeing strong financial results in the face of recession.

Merck and Schering-Plough to Merge
GLOBE - Merck & Co., Inc. and Schering-Plough Corporation today announced that their Boards of Directors have unanimously approved a definitive merger agreement...

Cermaq Brought Down by Fish Disease
GENERAL - Disease problems on the Atlantic salmon grown in Chile led to a negative result for Cermaq in Q4 2008.

The Real Price of Farmed and Wild Cod
UK - The cod farming industry might have hoped that the prolonged decline in prices experienced in the run up to Christmas could be turned round bringing an improved...

Changes in VIV Calendar in Asia-Pacific
GLOBAL - The organiser of the VIV trade shows has announced changes in the trade show calendar in Asia-Pacific: VIV China will become an annual event, and...

Cod Farm Project Gets Go Ahead
GENERAL - A new research project could once again have Atlantic cod on dinner plates all over the world.

Ireland and Russia Agree on Fisheries Trade
IRELAND - Ireland recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Authorities of the Russian Federation, on trade in Fishery Products.