Pacific Smelt 'Threatened'
US - NOAA’s Fisheries Service has announced that it is listing Pacific smelt, a little fish with a big history, as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. ...

Shrimp, Lobster Disappearing Fast
US - Illegal fishing and climate change are decimating shrimp and lobster populations in Central America, threatening a two-billion-dollar industry and 136,000 jobs,...

100,000 Salmon Escape
SCOTLAND, UK = 100,000 salmon smolts from a Lochaber freshwater salmon farm have escaped during a storm.

Muscular Trout Could Boost Commercial Aquaculture
US - A 10-year effort by a University of Rhode Island scientist to develop transgenic rainbow trout with enhanced muscle growth has yielded fish with what have...

Creating A Dream Breed
SPAIN - The besugo – known in Latin as Pagellus bogaraveo and in English as blackspot seabream – is a traditional fish on Spanish tables and also savoured on others...

Lobster Ban Begins
MEXICO - The capture of marine lobster in the waters of the Yucatan state will be prohibited as from 1 March to 30 June 2010, announced the Ministry of Agriculture...

Network To Boost African Fisheries Research
A new African network is aiming to increase the number of aquaculture and fisheries scientists on the continent and boost its dwindling fish stocks.

Breeding Eels In Africa
GLOBAL - Africa is going to export eels. That is, if it is up to the Ripple Fish Company. Under the supervision of scientists from IMARES, Ripple Fish wants to breed...

Cryo-Preservation Results In 94 Per Cent Fertility
CANADA & NORWAY - Cryogenetics Ltd. based in Norway and Tri-gen Fish Improvement Ltd. based in Agassiz, British Columbia has during a joint project established an...

Cryo-Preservation Could Save Fish Species
NORWAY - a significant breakthrough has been made by Norwegian scientists at Cryogenetics Ltd., by inventing a method for cryo-preservation of fish embryos down...

EC Supports Ban On International Trade In Atlantic Bluefin Tuna
EU - The European Commission has today (22 February) proposed that the European Union should press for a ban on international trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna to enter...

Broughton Pink Salmon Return In Large Numbers
CANADA - Almost three times as many fish returned to spawn last fall compared with the brood year in 2007.

Ombudsman Criticises Error On Cod Fishing Quotas
EU - The European Ombudsman, P. Nikiforos Diamandouros , has criticised the Commission for an administrative error concerning fishing quotas in the West of Scotland....

Canada Protects Waters Against Foreign Overfishing
CANADA - Fisheries and Oceans Minister Gail Shea made the following statement last week, in response to calls from the Faroe Islands and Greenland for Canadian ports...

Blue Sea Cucumber Found
VIET NAM - The blue sea cucumber (Actinopyga caerulea Samyn, VandenSpiegel&Massin) has been discovered for the fist time in Viet Nam.

Marine Harvest Will Double Its Smolts Seeding
CHILE - Chile’s salmon industry - devastated by the Infectious Salmon Anemia disease (ISA) -is finally starting to recover, says Norwegian-owned Marine Harvest Chile...

Tuna Business Spawning Update
AUSTRALIA - Clean Seas Tuna Ltd has announced that its Southern Bluefin Tuna broodstock commenced spawning late last week and larval rearing has commenced. It is...

Breeding Salmon And Sturgeon In Kachin
MYANMAR - Caviar and smoked salmon could soon be on the menu if a Department of Fisheries' (DOF) plan comes together over the next few years.

Gene Collections Vital To Animal Research Efforts
US - When the National Animal Germplasm Program(NAGP) opened its doors a decade ago, it started out with genetic material from 40 lines of chicken. Today, the centre...

Scotland Increase Rainbow Trout Production
UK - In 2008, rainbow trout production increased by 256 tonnes according to the latest Scotting Fish Farms Production Survey.

Seafood Sector Lacks Quality Breeds
VIET NAM - Despite being a large export industry with annual turnover of over US$4 billion, Viet Nam’s seafood sector cannot ensure quality breeds to maintain sustainable...

Pangasius: New Rave For Aquaculture Industry?
PHILIPPINES - Pangasius (river catfish), relatively unknown compared to bangus and tilapia is becoming more and more popular in the industry.

NOAA Proposes Groundfish Management
US - National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has announced details of proposed measures developed by the New England Fishery Management Council intended...

Protecting Exploited Aquatic Animals
GLOBAL - An advisory panel of independent experts convened by Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has issued recommendations regarding six proposals to limit...

Pipefish Sacrifice Children To Save Themselves
SWEDEN - New research has shown that male pipefish, who care for their offspring, use the nutrients to improve their own well-being.