Potential For Fishmeal-Free Salmon
NORWAY - A growing list of functional feed ingredients is delivering potential for productivity, health promotion and sustainability in aquaculture. Skretting Aquaculture...

Protection for Island Cockle Industry
SCOTLAND - SNP MSP for the Western Isles, Alasdair Allan, has obtained an assurance from the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs that he will legislate in the next...

Cod with Personal Identity Numbers
NORWAY - There is a big baptism party at the Norwegian Cod Breeding Centre in Tromsø this autumn as 30,000 cod juveniles receive their own personal identity num...

Breeding Pangasius for Sustainability
VIET NAM - The social and environmental impacts of pangasius farming should be taken into account in developing a sustainable model for the Mekong Delta, a seminar...

Clam Fishery Receives MSC Certification
VIETNAM - The Ben Tre clam fishery in Vietnam has received Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification, becoming the first fishery in Southeast Asia to meet the...

Kabale Farmers to Get Local Fish
UGANDA - Fish farmers in Kyanamira sub-county Kabale district are to receive fish fry from the sub-county hatcheries. The hatcheries were recently restocked with...

Fish in Drums, a Good Source of Livelihood
PHILIPPINES - Families can now simply raise hito in their backyard with plastic drums, which could be a good source of livelihood or for their own consumption.

N Atlantic Fish Shift with Changing Ocean Temperature
US - About half of 36 fish stocks in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean, many of them commercially valuable species, have been shifting northward over the last four decades,...

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

Sustainability Awards for Comm. Borg, Minister Iyambo
SWEDEN - Commissioner Borg has been nominated for the Swedish Seafood Award for his work on sustainable fisheries. Namibian Fisheries and Natural Resources Minister,...

Scottish Fisheries Minister Criticises CFP
SCOTLAND, UK - The Fisheries Minister has issued a damning verdict on the EU's new Common Fisheries Policy (CFP).

Govt of Malta Urged to Support Tuna Fishing Ban
MALTA - The government is being urged to back the recent international bluefin tuna fishing ban.

Egypt's Aquaculture Sector Forges Ahead
EGYPT - The development of aquaculture – particularly tilapia farming – has put Egypt in number one position in Africa in this sector. Researchers and agencies are...

More from Sustainable Aquaculture Workshop
UK - Material is now available from the recent Cefas/Defra workshop on sustainable aquaculture.

Climate Change Will Impact Filippino Milkfish Farmers
PHILIPPINES - Recent meetings addressed the impact of climate change on small-scale milkfish farmers.

Chinese Investment in South African Fish Hatchery
SOUTH AFRICA - South Africa and China have come together in a joint project to build a hatchery in Free State province.

Disaster Looms for Solent Oyster Industry
UK - The once-thriving oyster industry in the Solent - off the southern English coast - is about to collapse.

EU Starts Fight against Illegal Fishing
EU - Last week, the Commission adopted a Regulation to fight illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing.

Salmon Escape from Argyll Farm
SCOTLAND, UK - Up to 60,000 salmon have escaped from a fish farm in Argyll, raising fears about the spread of disease among wild fish.

Fish International 2010 to Focus on Sustainability
GERMANY - Fish International 2010 will examine opportunities and outlook for aquaculture. The exhibition takes place in Bremen, Germany on 21 to 23 February 2010....

New Fisheries Body for Central Asia, the Caucasus
ITALY - FAO's governing Council has unanimously approved the creation of a new regional fisheries management body for the Central Asia and Caucasus region.

Quota Cuts for Southern Bluefin 'Insufficient'
GLOBAL - A 20 per cent cut in the Southern Bluefin Tuna take could still be too little, too late for the species which is on the brink of collapse, WWF and the wildlife...

Food Bank Benefits from Excess Salmon
US - It's looking like a good year for Northwest salmon - at least, for hatchery fish.

Challenge to Removal of Salmon Protection Status
US - A coalition of tribes, conservationists, and commercial fishing groups filed suit in San Francisco Superior Court to block a precedent-setting agency proposal...

First Nations Call for Say in Salmon Regulation
CANADA - British Columbia's First Nations is calling for a say in the regulation of salmon farms in the province.