Fish Industry News By Category: Fish Welfare
Friday, May 10, 2013
Plastic Litter Found in Fish Guts
UK - Tiny pieces of plastic are being taken up by a range of different fish species with unknown effects on their health, according to a new study....
UK - Tiny pieces of plastic are being taken up by a range of different fish species with unknown effects on their health, according to a new study....
London Zoo Launches Global Appeal to Save Critically Endangered Fish
UK - Aquarists at the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) London Zoo are launching an urgent worldwide appeal to find a female mate for the last remaining males of...
UK - Aquarists at the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) London Zoo are launching an urgent worldwide appeal to find a female mate for the last remaining males of...
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Oyster Farmers to Benefit from Fusion Marine Appointment
UK - Aquaculture equipment specialist Fusion Marine has been appointed as the UK distributor and support company for an innovative new oyster farming system....
UK - Aquaculture equipment specialist Fusion Marine has been appointed as the UK distributor and support company for an innovative new oyster farming system....
Friday, April 05, 2013
Fish Welfare Challenges Still Faced in Aquaculture Industry
ANALYSIS - Despite all the excellent progress that has been made into fish welfare, Pete Southgate of Fish Vet Group, speaking at the GlobalGAP meeting in Madrid,...
ANALYSIS - Despite all the excellent progress that has been made into fish welfare, Pete Southgate of Fish Vet Group, speaking at the GlobalGAP meeting in Madrid,...
Tuesday, April 02, 2013
Ethics, Antibiotics, Consumer Opinion Shaping Buying Decisions
ANALYSIS - The ethics of meat production are issues that many consumers decide upon away from the supermarket, but as soon as they enter the store other driving...
ANALYSIS - The ethics of meat production are issues that many consumers decide upon away from the supermarket, but as soon as they enter the store other driving...
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Correct Care helps Salmon Smolt Tackle Stressful move to Sea Cages
NORWAY - With correct physical exercise and good health screening, salmon smolt will become stronger and better at tackling the stress of being transferred to sea...
NORWAY - With correct physical exercise and good health screening, salmon smolt will become stronger and better at tackling the stress of being transferred to sea...
Monday, March 25, 2013
Importance of Sustainability Growing for Food Industry
ANALYSIS - Sustainability is becoming a major item for the food industry around the world, as resources become more restricted and demand grows....
ANALYSIS - Sustainability is becoming a major item for the food industry around the world, as resources become more restricted and demand grows....
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
EU Earmarks €15m for Food and Feed Safety Testing
EU - The European Commission is to grant a total of €15 million for 2013 to support the 44 EU Reference Laboratories (EU-RLs) designated for food and feed safety...
EU - The European Commission is to grant a total of €15 million for 2013 to support the 44 EU Reference Laboratories (EU-RLs) designated for food and feed safety...
Monday, March 18, 2013
VIV Asia, Aquatic Asia 2013: Thai Government Offers Shrimp, Tilapia Aquaculture Standard
THAILAND - Thailand's Department of Fisheries is offering farmers a certification programme for shrimp and tilapia farming, writes Lucy Towers, TheFishSite Editor,...
THAILAND - Thailand's Department of Fisheries is offering farmers a certification programme for shrimp and tilapia farming, writes Lucy Towers, TheFishSite Editor,...
Thursday, March 14, 2013
Fish Welfare Depends on Fish Health
FINLAND - The health of fish is affected by a number of factors, such as fish diseases and changes in the environment. ...
FINLAND - The health of fish is affected by a number of factors, such as fish diseases and changes in the environment. ...
Friday, March 08, 2013
ISA Virus Spread by Red Blood Cells in the Blood Vessels
NORWAY - New research sheds light on how the interaction between salmon and the Infectious Salmon Anaemia (ISA) virus develops and spreads in fish. The findings...
NORWAY - New research sheds light on how the interaction between salmon and the Infectious Salmon Anaemia (ISA) virus develops and spreads in fish. The findings...
Friday, March 01, 2013
Increasing Cases of Cardiomyopathy Syndrome Seen in Salmonids
NORWAY - For the second year in a row there has been an increase in the number of diagnosed CMS (cardiomyopathy syndrome) cases. From 2010 to 2012, the number had...
NORWAY - For the second year in a row there has been an increase in the number of diagnosed CMS (cardiomyopathy syndrome) cases. From 2010 to 2012, the number had...
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Ship Noise Makes Crabs get Crabby
UK - The team from the Universities of Bristol and Exeter found that crabs exposed to recordings of ship noise showed an increase in metabolic rate, indicating elevated...
UK - The team from the Universities of Bristol and Exeter found that crabs exposed to recordings of ship noise showed an increase in metabolic rate, indicating elevated...
Friday, February 22, 2013
International Scientists Meet to Plan Salmon Recovery
NORTHERN IRELAND, UK - A team of 25 international experts on salmon biology are meeting at the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) in Belfast to develop an...
NORTHERN IRELAND, UK - A team of 25 international experts on salmon biology are meeting at the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) in Belfast to develop an...
Thursday, February 21, 2013
Crayfish Moved as Threat of Crayfish Plague
UK - An endangered species of crayfish has been moved from a stream near Sheffield by the Environment Agency to give it a better chance of survival. The white-clawed...
UK - An endangered species of crayfish has been moved from a stream near Sheffield by the Environment Agency to give it a better chance of survival. The white-clawed...
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Welfare Assurance Scheme to be Reviewed
UK - The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) has commissioned an independent, expert review of its farmed animal welfare assurance scheme,...
UK - The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) has commissioned an independent, expert review of its farmed animal welfare assurance scheme,...
Monday, February 18, 2013
Ensuring Wild Atlantic Salmon Survive to Reap Benefits of Clean Air
CANADA - The Nova Scotia Salmon Association is maximizing the benefits of the US Clean Air Act by giving a river that is home to endangered wild Atlantic salmon...
CANADA - The Nova Scotia Salmon Association is maximizing the benefits of the US Clean Air Act by giving a river that is home to endangered wild Atlantic salmon...
Gender Reversal in Tilapia Fish to Increase Production
OMAN - To increase the production of farm-raised tilapia, the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (MoAF) has turned to sex reversal in the fish....
OMAN - To increase the production of farm-raised tilapia, the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (MoAF) has turned to sex reversal in the fish....
Morrisons Commits to Seafish’s Responsible Fishing Scheme
UK - Morrisons is announcing a series of new commitments developed in partnership with Seafish's Responsible Fishing Scheme (RFS) as part of its seafood policy....
UK - Morrisons is announcing a series of new commitments developed in partnership with Seafish's Responsible Fishing Scheme (RFS) as part of its seafood policy....
Friday, February 15, 2013
Rising Acid Levels May Make Sea Sediments More Toxic
UK - A recent report by Cefas scientists found that ocean acidification, caused by climate change, could result in sediments contaminated with metals becoming more...
UK - A recent report by Cefas scientists found that ocean acidification, caused by climate change, could result in sediments contaminated with metals becoming more...
Young’s Welcomes Fish Fight’s Impact on Dynamite and Discards
UK - Young’s Seafood Limited welcomes the scrutiny that Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s latest Fish Fight TV show, has brought to the unacceptable use of dynamite...
UK - Young’s Seafood Limited welcomes the scrutiny that Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s latest Fish Fight TV show, has brought to the unacceptable use of dynamite...
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Introductory Sustainable Aquaculture Course starts April 2013
SCOTLAND - The next online introductory certificate course in Sustainable Aquaculture from the University of St Andrews is due to start on 29th April 2013....
SCOTLAND - The next online introductory certificate course in Sustainable Aquaculture from the University of St Andrews is due to start on 29th April 2013....
Monday, February 04, 2013
Researchers See Real Time Brain Activity of Fish
GLOBAL - For the first time, researchers have been able to see a thought "swim" through the brain of a living fish....
GLOBAL - For the first time, researchers have been able to see a thought "swim" through the brain of a living fish....
Thursday, January 17, 2013
‘Shell-Shocked’ Crabs Can Feel Pain
NORTHERN IRELAND, UK - The food and aquaculture industries should reconsider how they treat live crustaceans such as crabs, prawns and lobsters. That’s according...
NORTHERN IRELAND, UK - The food and aquaculture industries should reconsider how they treat live crustaceans such as crabs, prawns and lobsters. That’s according...
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Lost Fishing Nets Threatening Marine Biodiversity
AUSTRALIA - CSIRO scientists are working with GhostNets Australia and Indigenous rangers to identify hotspots where lost fishing nets are threatening marine biodiversity....
AUSTRALIA - CSIRO scientists are working with GhostNets Australia and Indigenous rangers to identify hotspots where lost fishing nets are threatening marine biodiversity....
Friday, January 04, 2013
Effect of Stress on Atlantic Salmon's Congenital Immunity to IPN
NORWAY - Stress affects the congenital immune defence system. New doctoral research has revealed how stress can lower the immunity of salmon and increase its susceptibility...
NORWAY - Stress affects the congenital immune defence system. New doctoral research has revealed how stress can lower the immunity of salmon and increase its susceptibility...
Monday, December 24, 2012
MSC Certificate for Dutch Plaice, Sole Fishermen
THE NETHERLANDS - the North Sea plaice and sole fishermen united in the Cooperative Fisheries Organization (CVO, Coöperatieve Visserijorganisatie) have achieved...
THE NETHERLANDS - the North Sea plaice and sole fishermen united in the Cooperative Fisheries Organization (CVO, Coöperatieve Visserijorganisatie) have achieved...
Aquaculture Stewardship Council Becomes ISEAL Member
GLOBAL - The Aquaculture Stewardship Council has become a new associate member of ISEAL....
GLOBAL - The Aquaculture Stewardship Council has become a new associate member of ISEAL....
Friday, December 21, 2012
Shocking Asian Carp out of Midwest Rivers Not a Viable Option
US - One of the more promising ideas for controlling or eliminating troublesome Asian carp populations in the Midwest's rivers is impractical and unsafe, according...
US - One of the more promising ideas for controlling or eliminating troublesome Asian carp populations in the Midwest's rivers is impractical and unsafe, according...
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Elvers Confiscated for the Third Time this Year
PHILIPPINES - The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has confiscated another seven boxes of elvers, eel fry, at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport...
PHILIPPINES - The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has confiscated another seven boxes of elvers, eel fry, at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport...
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