New Methods To Harvest Sea Urchins
NORWAY - Diving is currently the most common method in Norway for harvesting sea urchins. In the future, the divers may be replaced by a remotely-operated underwater...

Mini Submarine Harvests Sea Urchins
NORWAY - Diving is currently the most common method in Norway for harvesting sea urchins. In the future, the divers may be replaced by a remotely-operated underwater...

Preventing Accidents on Western Isles Fish Farms
SCOTLAND - An event in Stornoway that takes place today (16 February) to get Scottish fish farmers to thinking about whether they could be doing more to protect...

Oxygen Delivery Allows Increasing Stock Numbers
US - Solarbrook Water and Power Corporation's Clean Water Scientific Inc division was issued a patent with the "US Patent and Trademark Office" for what it calls...

New Shrimp Farming System to Revitalize Industry
US - A Texas AgriLife Research scientist in Corpus Christi said he believes he has achieved a new world record in shrimp production using an environmentally friendly...

Video Spells out Economics of Cablevey Feeding Systems
US - Fish feeding systems manufacturer, Cablevey, has launched a new video advising fish farmers on the best way to make the most of their businesses.

Brass Nets Spell an End to Algal Growth
AUSTRALIA - One Tasmanian salmon farmer has ceased using antimicrobials and anti-fouling paints with a revolutionary brass net to repel algal growth.

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...