China-Uganda Aquaculture Project Launched
UGANDA - The Uganda and Chinese government have joined forces to build an agricultural technology demonstration centre at Kajjansi Aquaculture Research and Development...

China Scoops BC Fish Farm Technology
GLOBAL - After seven years in the making, technology developed to replace open-net salmon farms in British Columbia, Canada, has found a home – in China.

Recirculation Success for AKVA Group
GENERAL - AKVA group, who acquired Danish UNI Aqua and Danaq some years back, has taken the lead in advanced recirculation technology for both salt- and fresh water...

Future Fish Cages
GENERAL - In the future, giant, autonomous fish farms may cut their way through the open ocean, mimicking the movements of wild schools or even allowing fish to...

Modern Aquaculture Boosts French Investment
FRANCE – France’s focus on environmentally friendly fishing, supported by its cutting-edge research into aquaculture, have helped boost investment in this sector...

HQS: New Feed Mill Increases Omega3 Content
GLOBE - HQ Sustainable Maritime Industries, Inc., (HQS) a world leader in aquaculture, has announced that the construction of the Company's new feed mill has been...

Cutting-Edge Prawn Farm Technology in Tasmania
AUSTRALIA - The Minister for Economic Development, Michael Aird, today congratulated Tasmanian company AQ1 Systems for securing $1.85 million in funding to develop...

Centre for Seafood and Aquaculture Planned
NEW ZEALAND - Maori business leader Paul Morgan, head of Wakatu Incorporation, expects a government decision in November about whether it will co-finance the Horoirangi...

Ultrasonic Tags to Estimate Mortality Rates
Making good management decisions rests in large part on understanding the mortality of fish species – how many fish die each year as a result of natural causes and...

Atlantic Tuna Bred in Captivity
EU - The European research consortia SELFDOTT and ALLOTUNA succeeded in controlling the reproduction of the Atlantic bluefin tuna in captivity and began larval rearing...

Burmese Delegation Study Indian Aquaculture
GENERAL - As part of an ongoing exchange programme between India and Burma, a 15-member delegation from Burma’s fisheries department wrapped up an eight-day tour...

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...

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.

Brunei Constructs New Shrimp Research Facility
BRUNEI DARUSSALEM - The new Research and Development (R&D) facility of the Fisheries Department, which is currently undergoing construction in Sg Paku, Telisai,...

Chile Establishes Salmon Research Centres
CHILE - The Chilean government plans on establishing three Norwegian research institutes in the country, in an effort to boost the national salmon farming industry....

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...

New Funds for Yellowtail Research in Newfoundland
CANADA - The Fisheries and Marine Institute of Memorial University of Newfoundland (MI) has received funding from the provincial government to help make the yellowtail...

New Technology Detects Toxins in Shellfish Waters
SPAIN - Experts of the Institute of Food and Agricultural Research and Technology (IRTA) devised a sensor with heightened sensitivity and a quick response that...

Malta Research Amberjack Production
MALTA - The Aquaculture research Section at Fort San Lucjan participates actively in research projects to breed marine fish species that have a high potential...

DIOBAS Claim Breakthrough in Cod Rearing Research
GLOBE - After 16 years of intensive research, DIOBAS claim they have found a completely new way to rear cod in a controlled freshwater environment at any location...

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...

Agreement Puts UK Aquaculture Technology in Brazil
GENERAL - The International Agri-Technology Centre Ltd (IATC) has signed an agreement with the Brazilian Ministry for Fisheries and Aquaculture (MPA), to provide...

Success in Cefas Annual Report
UK - The Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science (Cefas) published its Annual Report and Accounts 2008-09 today, on 9 July 2009.

Australian Research Centre Focuses on Fish Farms
AUSTRALIA - An aquaculture research and development centre in Western Australia will soon be helping the nation's fish farmers keep their stocks alive and hea...

Indian Fish Festival Inaugurated at Hyderabad
INDIA - Agriculture and Food Minister Shri Sharad Pawar reiterated the Government’s high focus on the fisheries sector and said that the Government was exploring...