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Wednesday, May 23, 2012
AQUACULTURE UK - Research Foundation of Aquaculture IndustryUK - 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...
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Confusion Surrounds Assurance SchemesANALYSIS - The global aquaculture and sustainable fisheries industries are finding themselves under more and more scrutiny and increasing requirements to prove their...
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Regions Receive Tra Breeder Fish to Boost Stock QualityVIET NAM - The Research Institute for Aquaculture has handed over 101,000 mature tra breeder fish to eight Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta provinces and Can Tho city as...
Monday, May 14, 2012
Portuguese Industry Works to Reinstate MSC CertificationANALYSIS - Back in January 2012, the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification of the Portuguese sardine purse seine fishery was suspended. Charlotte Johnston,...
Friday, May 11, 2012
Quarter of Grouper Species Being Fished to ExtinctionGLOBAL - An international team of scientists has made a global assessment of threats and extinction risks in the multi-billion dollar grouper industry.
Researchers Map Fish Species at Risk from Dams GLOBAL - Dams are believed to be one of the biggest threats to freshwater organisms worldwide: They disrupt normal patterns of water and sediment flow, impede migration,...
Wednesday, May 09, 2012
Additional Closure to Enhance Cuttlefish ProtectionAUSTRALIA - The State Government has announced an extension to the closure area currently in place in Spencer Gulf in a move to further protect the iconic Giant...
Stirling Shows off Howietoun Trout at World FisheriesSCOTLAND, UK - The University of Stirling will show off its strain of world renowned brown trout in a live display at their stand at the World Fisheries Congress...
Wednesday, May 02, 2012
Invasion Concerns Over Rise in Asian Tiger ShrimpUS - The recent rise in sightings of non-native Asian tiger shrimp off the US Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coasts has government scientists working to determine the...
Thursday, April 26, 2012
ESE - Global GAP Information Link Logo LaunchedGLOBAL - The business to business certification body Global GAP has developed a new logo with an integrated QR Code to help give consumers more information about...
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Seafood to Cost More as Trawling Ban BeginsINDIA - Mechanised boats will stay ashore across coastal Tamil Nadu as the 45-day routine ban on fishing by deep sea trawlers came into effect on Sunday. The ban...
Marine Harvest Q1 Harvest Volume of 97,000 tonnesGLOBAL - Marine Harvest has beat its harvest volume estimate of 89,000 tonnes for Q1 2012, with a total volume of 97,000 tonnes.
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.
Friday, April 13, 2012
120,000 Endangered Sturgeon Released into YangtzeCHINA - 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 wi...
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Ocean Acidification Linked to Larval Oyster FailureUS - Researchers at Oregon State University have definitively linked an increase in ocean acidification to the collapse of oyster seed production at a commercial...
Thursday, April 05, 2012
Prawn Research is a SuccessFIJI - A milestone in aquaculture research has been achieved at the Seawater Laboratory of the Division of Marine Studies at the University of the South Pacific...
Tuesday, April 03, 2012
Restoring Natural Flat Oysters: Breeding in CaptivityNEW ZEALAND - Zoë Hilton, PhD in Biological sciences aims to restore natural flat oyster stocks endangered over the decades by over fishing and pollution, disease...
Monday, April 02, 2012
New Bluefin Tuna Farms Await RegistrationSPAIN - The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment has asked the European Commission (EC) for authorisation of the installation of three new bluefin tuna...
Friday, March 30, 2012
Warmer Summers could Shrink Trout PopulationsUS - Warmer summers mean later fall spawning times and fewer nests for brook trout, which could eventually affect the fish's population numbers.
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
625 Scientists Oppose Fisheries Act ChangesCANADA - A group of 625 scientists have written to the Canadian government expressing concern that habitat protections are about to be removed from Section 35 of...
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Sea Lion Removal Authorised to Protect SalmonUS - NOAA's Fisheries Service said that it is authorising Idaho, Oregon and Washington to permanently remove the specific California sea lions eating the imperiled...
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Shrimp Fishing Ban Starts in the Mexican PacificMEXICO - In order to foster favorable conditions for the shrimp fishery and protect the species during their period of reproduction and growth, the Ministry of Agriculture,...
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Fishery Unlikely to Collapse but the Pressure Still OnANALYSIS - Despite claims that the NorthEast Pacific sardine fishery is facing collapse, Kevin Hill from NOAA's Southwest Fisheries Science Center says the stocks...
Friday, March 02, 2012
Early Sexual Maturation – a Problem in Cod FarmingNORWAY - Early sexual maturation is a major problem in today’s cod farming. As the fish mature, energy is allocated to gonad production, hence reducing muscle...
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Reducing Discards - How will it Really help? ANALYSIS - Late last week the European Commission used its emergency powers to reduce and avoid excessive discarding of haddock in the West of Scotland. But will...
Friday, February 24, 2012
Wild Salmon Project Success After Three Year Trial SCOTLAND, UK - The River Lochy Association has been working closely with salmon farmers Marine Harvest Scotland Ltd to restock the river with salmon.
Wednesday, February 08, 2012
AgriMarine Exports Pacific Salmon Eggs to ChinaCANADA 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 SalmonNORWAY - 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
Multi-Sectoral Effort to Recover Peruvian Hake PERU - The Ministry of Production (Produce) has announced the establishment of a Multi-Sectoral Working Group, which will help recover the Peruvian hake along the...
SEAFDEC Raises Fish Growth RatesPHILIPPINES - The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center-Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC/AQD) has succeeded in raising the growth rates of 10 marine fish species...
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