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...

California Funds Sustainable Fishing
CALIFORNIA, US - The Californian Fisheries Fund has granted its first ever loans for eco-friendly fishing businesses in California.

Fish Oils: No Benefit for Heart Attack Patients
US - Omega-3 fatty acids, abundant in the organs of oily fish including salmon and sardines, didn’t help heart attack patients prevent another cardiac event, a...

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...

US Committee to Review Fish and Shrimp Needs
US - The US National Academies has announced a new project to evaluates current scientific literature on the nutrient requirements of fish and shrimp in all stages...

Drug Residues Found in Fish Flesh
CHICAGO, US - A new study showed prescription drugs used to treat depression, high blood pressure, seizures and other ailments were found in fish caught near wastewater...

Project: Landfill, a Fly, Bioenergy and Fish Feed
US - A bioenergy company recently submitted a grant application for a new project based on the voracious appetite of the black solider fly. According to company...

Failures in Protecting US Against Seafood Fraud
US - In 2007, Americans consumed almost 5 billion pounds of seafood. Most seafood buyers, at many levels - importers, distributors, supermarkets, restaurants, and...

Artificial Hormones Put Chesapeake Fish in a Spin
CHESAPEAKE BAY, US - A plague of hormone-mimicking compounds and other contaminants are adversely affecting Chesapeake Bay fish.

Catfish Feed Deliveries
US - Total catfish feed delivered in the United States during February was 7,302 tons, up 35 percent from February 2008 and 55 percent above the previous month...

Catfish Processing
US - Report by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture.

IFEEDER: the Beginning of a Global Feed Industry
US – At the American Feed Industry Association’s (IFIA) recent Spring Forum, the AFIA Board of Directors authorised the formation of the Institute for Feed Education...

New Guidelines for Geoduck Aquaculture
WASHINGTON, US – The Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) is asking the public for ideas to help city and county governments throughout Puget Sound address...

Cooke Aquaculture Opens New Processing Plant
MAINE, US - Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at the Cooke Aquaculture salmon processing plant in Machiasport marked the first time a fish processing plant has been opened...

Disease Tops Agenda at Salmon Aquaculture Dialogue
BOSTON, US - Significant progress has been made in the Salmon Aquaculture Dialogue with the presentation and discussion of the Technical Working Group reports on...

Farmed Salmon no Substitute on Wild Runs
US - A federal appeals court Monday upheld the federal government's discretion to use salmon raised in hatcheries to bolster wild runs, but not as a substitute that...

Plan for Aquaculture Cooperative in Indiana
INDIANA, US - A proposal to establish an Indiana aquaculture cooperative is expected to be presented this month during an information session in Lebanon.

Californian Senator Stands Up for Salmon
US - The Californian Senate has introduced a legislative package seeking to help restore California’s salmon populations.

Is Aquaculture the Answer at Chesapeake Bay?
US - The restoration plan at Chesapeake Bay has come under scrutiny for continuing with unsuccessful policies. But now, a new idea might just make a difference

Troutlodge and University Team up on Aquaculture
MIAMI, US - The University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science has entered into an agreement with Seattle-based Troutlodge Marine...

USDA Award Catfish Hatchery Researchers
MISSISSIPPI, US – Two scientists at Mississippi State University’s Thad Cochran Warmwater Aquaculture Center recently received a national technology transfer award...

DMR Proposes New Aquaculture Regulations in Maine
US - The Maine Department of Marine Resources is proposing a number of changes to its regulations controlling the way it handles applications for aquaculture leases...

Fall of Tiny Creatures Threatens Lake Michigan
US — The quick decline of a tiny shrimp-like species, known scientifically as Diporeia, is related to the aggressive population growth of non-native quagga mussels...

Mapping the DNA of Rainbow Trout
US - New detailed maps of rainbow trout genes and how they relate to key traits like disease resistance, stress response, and growth are being produced by Agricultural...

Study: Eliminate Subsidies to Improve US Fisheries
WASHINGTON, US – A new study published in the North American Journal of Fisheries Management reveals that the US government gives more financial support to the fishing...