Pacific Seafood Launches New Products
US - At the upcoming 2010 Boston Seafood Show, Pacific Seafood, a family owned seafood company based in Portland, Ore., will showcase new products from its steelhead...

Fish Oil Slows Ageing
US - Omega-3 fatty acids from fish oils have a direct effect on biological ageing, new research suggests.

Bluegill Could Be Commercialised For Food Markets
US - Shoppers may soon see bluegill alongside snapper and salmon on a bed of crushed ice at the supermarket, according to Tova Diamond at the Columbian Missouri...

Asian Carp Creating Problems in Louisiana
US - Members of the Asian carp family, mostly bighead and silver carp, have been tied to a number of problems for both fishermen and the fish resources in Louisiana...

Open Houses On State Oyster Proposal
US — The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is to hold four open houses this month on Maryland’s proposed Oyster Restoration and Aquaculture Development...

New Benchmark for American Aquaculture
US - The American aquaculture industry has been given a new sustainability benchmark.

Foodservice Achieves Second Sustainable Certificate
US - Foodservice has been awarded its second sustainable seafood certification by Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA).

Catfish Centre of Focus at Southern Food Event
US - The Southern Foodways Alliance (SFA) and The Catfish Institute (TCI) recently partnered for the seventh annual Southern Foodways Symposium in Oxford, Mississippi...

Catfish Farming Co Promotes Farming
US - Harvest Select Catfish has initiated a campaign to promote the industry and employment opportunities nationwide.

US Seafood Industry Calls for More Regulation
US - The seafood industry is calling for better controls, particularly regarding pack weights. The Food and Drug Adminstration is reposnding to the calls to stop...

Omega3 Campaign Launched in Purdue
PURDUE, US - Hoping to broaden understanding about the benefits of Omega-3 fatty acids, a Purdue University-based international consortium has launched a Web site...

Final Stages for Global Tilapia Farm Standards
GLOBE - The final step in the process of creating global standards for tilapia farming began today, when the Tilapia Aquaculture Dialogue kicked off the last public...

Company Envisions Big Eye Tuna Farm in Hawaii
HAWAII, US - Hawaii Oceanic Technology, Inc has launched an open ocean seafood farming project focused on sustainably producing and marketing farmed bigeye...

Initiatives in Place to Rebrand Soy-based Aquafeed
US - USSEC staff, Illinois Soybean Association Lyle Roberts and Mark Albertson and Steve Hart of Indiana Soybean Alliance met in St. Louis to discuss future branding...

Whole Foods to Source all Catfish from One Place
US - Carolina Classics Catfish, recently became Whole Foods Market's exclusive source for farm-raised channel catfish.

Organisations Form Seafood Watch Programme
SAN FRANCISCO, US - Aquarium of the Bay, the California Academy of Sciences and the San Francisco Zoo today launched the San Francisco Seafood Watch(R) Alliance...

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.

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...

Turning Carp to Fertiliser
US - An Illinois fishing problem could be solved by turning the exotic Asian carp into food or fertilizer.

Metro Area Lakes Contaminated by PFOs
US - Twin Lake in Hennepin County (Robbinsdale-Crystal) has been found to have levels of a perfluorochemical (PFC) in the fish similar to the higher levels previously...

Implementation of COOL Law Announced
US - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced that the final rule for the Country of Origin Labelling (COOL) programme will go into effect as scheduled on...

Labelling Brings Hope to US Crawfish Farmers
US - The U.S. Department of Agriculture is enforcing a new rule that requires that shellfish and meats be clearly labeled with information that tells the consumer...

Fast Growing GM Salmon Swims Close to US Markets
US - It has been reported that Aqua Bounty Farms is getting close to opening the US market to its genetically modified, faster growing, breed of salmon. This may...

Inland Cobia and Pompano: Future Foods for Florida
FLORIDA, US - An ongoing project in the US aims to bring the highly regarded salt water fishes - cobia and Florida pompano - to inland farms.

Bell Aquaculture's Bell Perch Back On The Menu
US - Under sponsorship of the Indiana Soybean Alliance (ISA), Bell Aquaculture is helping bring fish back to the menu at Purdue University's Agricultural Alumni...