2008 Disaster Relief Arrives for Georgia Fish Farmers
GEORGIA, US - Agriculture Commissioner Tommy Irvin has told Georgia aquaculture farmers that they may be eligible to receive disaster relief funds to partially...

Nutreco Acquires Cargill's Animal Nutrition
GENERAL - Nutreco, a global leader in animal nutrition and fish feed, has announced that it has agreed to acquire the animal nutrition business of Cargill in...

US Favour Tuna and Shrimp
US - The National Fisheries Institute’s (NFI) 2008 “Top Ten” list shows that canned tuna and shrimp continue to be the favourite seafood products of Americans.

Does Decay Lie at Root of Future Fish Farms?
US - Two entrepreneurs are confident they have reeled in a new technology they say will revolutionise the fish farm industry and provide an economic incentive...

Are Property Rights Key to Saving U.S. Fisheries?
US - A recent report by the United Nations Environment Programme finds that 25 per cent of all fisheries are collapsing because of overfishing. (A fishery is considered...

Oceanspheres Environmental Study Accepted
HAWAII, US – A Hawaii based open ocean aquaculture company received notice from the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) that its Final Environmental...

Maine May Pay Dearly for Red Tide
MAINE, US — As nearly the entire Maine coast remains closed to shellfish harvesting because of red tide and flooding, a study by a University of Maine at Machias...

NOAA Fisheries Scientist Honoured By Obama
US - President Obama has honoured NOAA’s Dana Hanselman, an Alaskan fisheries scientist, with a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.

Virginia Grants to Sustain Aquaculture Industry
US - The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) just announced the availability of grants for aquaculture producers from the American Recovery...

Catfish Feed Deliveries
US - According to the latest USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, the June 2009 Catfish Feed Deliveries Down 21 per cent from Last Year.

New Eco-assured Standard for Irish Wild Fisheries
IRELAND - Bord Iascaigh Mhara has announced a new eco-assured standard for the wild fisheries sector in Ireland.

Monitoring Fish Through Ultrasound
ARKANSAS, US - A researcher from the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff is developing a new way to use ultrasound as a non-invasive menas to manage fish farm...

Marine Biotechnology Facility Destined for Carolina
CAROLINA, US - A new marine biotechnology facility at the University of North Carolina Wilmington's Center for Marine Sciences is to receive a grant from the National...

Farmers Union Testifies on Food Safety
US - In a testimony before the House Agriculture Committee yesterday, Rocky Mountain Farmers Union President Kent Peppler told members to maintain focus on off-farm...

ARRA Funds Available to Colorado’s Aquaculture
COLORADO, US – The Colorado Department of Agriculture invites licensed aquaculture facilities in Colorado to apply for American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)...

NOAA Bans Commercial Harvesting Of Krill
US - The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has published a final rule in the Federal Register prohibiting the harvesting of krill in the Exclusive...

US to Appoint New Organic Standards Board Members
WASHINGTON, US - This year, Secretary Vilsack will make the Obama Administration's first appointments to the National Organic Standards Board, a volunteer board...

Report Analyses US Seafood Markets
US - The US seafood processing and distribution industry consists of about 650 processors with annual revenue of about $9 billion and about 2,500 distributors with...

Nine New Fish Advisory Bodies in Alabama
ALABAMA, US - Concern about protecting the public from possible exposure to mercury from eating fish led to the issuance of nine new fish consumption advisories...

Wisconsin Offers Compensation to Fish Farmers
WISCONSIN, US - Fish farmers hit with high feed costs last year may be able to recoup some of their losses under a new federal recovery programme, but they need...

Dive Into Aquaculture at Purdue Workshops
US - Those interested in diving into the aquaculture industry can attend two free workshops on July 14 and 17.

Maryland Unveils Green Recirculating Aquaculture
MARYLAND, US - New research to come from a Maryland university has led to the creation of a recircuating marine aquaculture system which filters and recycles...

EPA to Regulate Gender Changing Fish Chemicals
US - It took a lawsuit, but the EPA today announced the first step toward regulating a chemical that can cause male fish to develop female sex characteristics.

Tuna Steaks Recalled in New England
NEW ENGLAND, US - North Coast Seafood has voluntarily removed from sale Fresh Tuna Steaks that were sold at Shaw’s, Star Market and Big Y Stores in New England.

Feed Cash for Florida Fish Farmers
US - Florida has been allocated nearly $342,000 under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act as the state’s portion of $50 million in feed stimulus funding....