Fish Industry News By Category: Genetics
Monday, December 24, 2012
Clean Sea to Suspend Tuna Propagation Programme
AUSTRALIA - Although this season's trials by Clean Seas Tuna Limited saw early Southern Bluefin Tuna spawnings start in October 2012 as scheduled, the volume and...
AUSTRALIA - Although this season's trials by Clean Seas Tuna Limited saw early Southern Bluefin Tuna spawnings start in October 2012 as scheduled, the volume and...
AquaBounty Environmental Assessment Published
US - Biotechnology company, AquaBounty Technologies, which focuses on productivity in the aquaculture market, has been notified by the US Food and Drug Administration...
US - Biotechnology company, AquaBounty Technologies, which focuses on productivity in the aquaculture market, has been notified by the US Food and Drug Administration...
Friday, December 21, 2012
Nile Tilapia ‘Super Strains’ to Help Philippines
PHILIPPINES - A project to identify Nile tilapia ‘super strains’ in the Philippines will help to increase the living standards of poor fish farmers and consumers,...
PHILIPPINES - A project to identify Nile tilapia ‘super strains’ in the Philippines will help to increase the living standards of poor fish farmers and consumers,...
Thursday, December 13, 2012
Ballan Wrasse Genetic Library Ready for Use
NORWAY - NIFES scientists have achieved a world first by developing a gene bank for the fish species Labrus bergylta, the ballan wrasse. Now they are ready to share...
NORWAY - NIFES scientists have achieved a world first by developing a gene bank for the fish species Labrus bergylta, the ballan wrasse. Now they are ready to share...
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
MSC Scholarship Supports Fisheries Research in the Developing World
GLOBAL - The MSC has awarded a further two student scholarships to develop the knowledge and understanding of fisheries biology and management. Each student will...
GLOBAL - The MSC has awarded a further two student scholarships to develop the knowledge and understanding of fisheries biology and management. Each student will...
Friday, December 07, 2012
AquaBounty Directors Not Selling Shares
US - AquaBounty Technologies confirms that Intrexon Corporation, a privately held biotechnology company, has made an offer to purchase the outstanding 52.44 per...
US - AquaBounty Technologies confirms that Intrexon Corporation, a privately held biotechnology company, has made an offer to purchase the outstanding 52.44 per...
Thursday, December 06, 2012
University Develops Gene-Silencing to Develop Prawn Aquaculture
ISRAEL - Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) has developed an advanced gene-silencing biotechnology for aquaculture that changes the sex of prawns and yields...
ISRAEL - Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) has developed an advanced gene-silencing biotechnology for aquaculture that changes the sex of prawns and yields...
Thursday, November 15, 2012
Clean Seas Tuna Achieves Core Objective for Bluefin Tuna
AUSTRALIA - Clean Seas Tuna has achieved the first of its two core objectives for this season's Southern Bluefin Tuna (SBT) lifecycle trials. Early spawning of the...
AUSTRALIA - Clean Seas Tuna has achieved the first of its two core objectives for this season's Southern Bluefin Tuna (SBT) lifecycle trials. Early spawning of the...
Tuesday, November 06, 2012
Intrexon to Acquire 48 Per Cent Stake in AquaBounty Technologies
US - Intrexon Corporation, a synthetic biology company that utilises its proprietary technologies to provide control over cellular function, announced that it has...
US - Intrexon Corporation, a synthetic biology company that utilises its proprietary technologies to provide control over cellular function, announced that it has...
Monday, October 29, 2012
Genetic Mapping Helps Fingerling Producers
BRAZIL - Embrapa Aquaculture and Fisheries, under the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (MAPA), was at the forefront of technical training in genetics...
BRAZIL - Embrapa Aquaculture and Fisheries, under the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (MAPA), was at the forefront of technical training in genetics...
Monday, October 22, 2012
What Repercussions Will Follow Proposition 37?
ANALYSIS - On 6 November, when the US goes to the polls to elect a new president, the voters of California will also be voting on a landmark piece of legislation...
ANALYSIS - On 6 November, when the US goes to the polls to elect a new president, the voters of California will also be voting on a landmark piece of legislation...
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
US Government Accused of Un-Scientific Delay in GE Salmon Approval
US - Aquabounty, a biotechnology company focused on enhancing productivity in the aquaculture market, has accused the US government of delaying the approval of GM...
US - Aquabounty, a biotechnology company focused on enhancing productivity in the aquaculture market, has accused the US government of delaying the approval of GM...
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Hendrix Opens New Genomics Lab in France
FRANCE - Hendrix Genetics is dedicated to delivering Better Breeding Today. Consequently, it has established a new world-class Research & Development centre in France....
FRANCE - Hendrix Genetics is dedicated to delivering Better Breeding Today. Consequently, it has established a new world-class Research & Development centre in France....
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Funding to Improve Animal Welfare
UK - The NC3Rs has announced 21 new grants totalling £5.1 million for research to replace, reduce and refine the use of animals in science - referred to as 'the...
UK - The NC3Rs has announced 21 new grants totalling £5.1 million for research to replace, reduce and refine the use of animals in science - referred to as 'the...
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Inapesca Develops Biotechnology for Growing Red Lobster
MEXICO - The Regional Center for Fisheries Research (CRIP) of INAPESCA in La Paz, Baja California Sur, is conducting a study of the settlement of red lobster in...
MEXICO - The Regional Center for Fisheries Research (CRIP) of INAPESCA in La Paz, Baja California Sur, is conducting a study of the settlement of red lobster in...
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
DNA Testing Delivers Positive Results for MSC Traceability Standard, Validation Programme
GLOBAL - Independent DNA testing on randomly selected MSC-labelled products shows that the MSC traceability certification requirements continue to deliver a very...
GLOBAL - Independent DNA testing on randomly selected MSC-labelled products shows that the MSC traceability certification requirements continue to deliver a very...
Monday, July 09, 2012
EFSA: Food Safe from Animal Cloning
EU- As far as food safety is concerned, there are no indications that differences exist between food products derived from healthy clones or their offspring –...
EU- As far as food safety is concerned, there are no indications that differences exist between food products derived from healthy clones or their offspring –...
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
New Research Helps Breeding of Senegalese Sole
SPAIN - Researchers from the Institute of Research and Technology (IRTA) and the National Research Council (CSIC), led by Dr Joan Cerdà, have succeeded in producing...
SPAIN - Researchers from the Institute of Research and Technology (IRTA) and the National Research Council (CSIC), led by Dr Joan Cerdà, have succeeded in producing...
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Exports Grow, Profits Under Pressure
CHINA - Still a world leader in fishery and aquaculture products, exports of aquatic products are increasing. Whilst profits in the aquaculture industry increase,...
CHINA - Still a world leader in fishery and aquaculture products, exports of aquatic products are increasing. Whilst profits in the aquaculture industry increase,...
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
AQUACULTURE UK - Research Foundation of Aquaculture Industry
UK - Research and development are the foundations of the aquaculture industry Neil Robertson from Novatis said in his key note speech at the opening of the Aquaculture...
UK - Research and development are the foundations of the aquaculture industry Neil Robertson from Novatis said in his key note speech at the opening of the Aquaculture...
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Genebank Can Save South Asian Fish Stocks’
GLOBAL - As South Asian fish stocks rapidly dwindle through overfishing, experts have suggested the setting up of a regional genebank as a remedy....
GLOBAL - As South Asian fish stocks rapidly dwindle through overfishing, experts have suggested the setting up of a regional genebank as a remedy....
Friday, April 13, 2012
120,000 Endangered Sturgeon Released into Yangtze
CHINA - Around 120,000 endangered Chinese sturgeons have been released into the Yangtze River in the latest move to boost the species' flagging number in the wild....
CHINA - Around 120,000 endangered Chinese sturgeons have been released into the Yangtze River in the latest move to boost the species' flagging number in the wild....
Wednesday, February 08, 2012
AgriMarine Exports Pacific Salmon Eggs to China
CANADA and CHINA - AgriMarine Holdings, a leader in floating solid-wall containment technology and production for sustainable aquaculture, has announced that it...
CANADA and CHINA - AgriMarine Holdings, a leader in floating solid-wall containment technology and production for sustainable aquaculture, has announced that it...
Monday, February 06, 2012
Solving the Health Problems of Sterile Salmon
NORWAY - The National Institute of nutrition and seafood research (NIFES) is to study how the health of sterile salmon can be improved by changes in nutrition....
NORWAY - The National Institute of nutrition and seafood research (NIFES) is to study how the health of sterile salmon can be improved by changes in nutrition....
Thursday, February 02, 2012
Cod Grow Larger With More Light
NORWAY - Light conditions affect not only a cod’s puberty, but also its muscular development and ultimately its full size. The search for the optimal growth genes...
NORWAY - Light conditions affect not only a cod’s puberty, but also its muscular development and ultimately its full size. The search for the optimal growth genes...
Monday, January 30, 2012
EFSA Guidance for Food & Feed from GM Animals
EU - The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published guidance for the risk assessment of food and feed derived from GM animals and on related animal health...
EU - The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published guidance for the risk assessment of food and feed derived from GM animals and on related animal health...
Friday, January 13, 2012
University Researches Genetics of Chinese Crab
GLOBAL - The Parc Científic’s Institut Cavanilles de Biodiversitat i Biologia Evolutiva is developing a study on the Chinese crab’s genes (Eriocheir sinensis)....
GLOBAL - The Parc Científic’s Institut Cavanilles de Biodiversitat i Biologia Evolutiva is developing a study on the Chinese crab’s genes (Eriocheir sinensis)....
Monday, January 09, 2012
Joint Programme For Trout Egg Production
PERU - Sierra Exportadora (SIEX) and the Regional Government of Apurimac, have joined to develop a project which will install and operate the first trout egg production...
PERU - Sierra Exportadora (SIEX) and the Regional Government of Apurimac, have joined to develop a project which will install and operate the first trout egg production...
Wednesday, January 04, 2012
Temperature Effects Sex Determination Of Fish
SPAIN - Environmental temperature has been found to effect the sex determination of fish....
SPAIN - Environmental temperature has been found to effect the sex determination of fish....
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Hatcheries Change Salmon Genetics
GLOBAL - The impact of hatcheries on salmon is so profound that in just one generation traits are selected that allow fish to survive and prosper in the hatchery...
GLOBAL - The impact of hatcheries on salmon is so profound that in just one generation traits are selected that allow fish to survive and prosper in the hatchery...
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