100,000 Salmon Escape
SCOTLAND, UK = 100,000 salmon smolts from a Lochaber freshwater salmon farm have escaped during a storm.

Grieg Implements Harmonised Regional Management Plan
CANADA - Norwegian company, Grieg Seafood, is to make in season production changes to its operations in Esperanza Inlet on the West Coast of Vancouver Island, in...

Large Scale Harvesting
NORWAY - The Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA) advises large scale harvesting of salmon to avoid a "lice crisis".

New Methods To Detect Marine Biotoxin In Shellfish
UK - The French Food Safety Agency (AFSSA) has said it now has all the tools in place for detecting regulated lipophilic toxins in shellfish using a chemical test...

Fish Vaccine Statistics For Norway 2009
NORWAY - Pharmaq statistics give an update on fish vaccines in Norway for 2009.

OFAH Applauds Action over Asian Carp
CANADA - The Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters has backed the state of Michigan’s legal bid to prevent spread of invading Asian carp species into Lake M...

End in Sight for Chilean Salmon Crisis
CHILE - The crisis that has hit the Chilean salmon farming industry over the last year is expected to bottom out during 2010.

Catfish Expansion In Viet Nam
VIET NAM - Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved a plan to develop tra catfish production and consumption in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta over the next 10 years....

Over £500,000 Granted To Restore Rivers
WALES, UK - Volunteers have secured over £500,000 to work towards restoring one county's fish stocks through river improvements.

Sustainable Pangasius Aquaculture Enters Final Stage
GLOBAL - The final step in the process of creating global standards for pangasius farming began last week, when the Pangasius Aquaculture Dialogue (PAD) kicked off...

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...

Calls for International Food Safety Standards
CANADA - A professor with the University of Manitoba is calling for international standards for the approval of health claims on food product labels, writes Bruce...

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...

ICAR Advice to Farmers of Flooded Farms
INDIA - The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has issued following advisories to fish farmers in flood-affected regions in the states of Andhra and...

Mass Salmon Escape from BC Farm
BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - The latest mass escape from a BC fish farm has prompted renewed calls from the National Democratic Party to change how the farms are ...

Louisiana Shrimp Threatened by Exotic Species
US - Wildlife experts in nLouisiana are concerned about the appearance of giant tiger prawns in Gulf of Mexico waters.

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...

Protest over Threat to Wild Salmon
CANADA - More than 700 protestors turned out at the weekend for a rally to protest over the threat to wild salmon stocks.

Hormone Disrupter Scare Halts Fish Shipments
JAPAN - A fishery cooperative in Owase, Mie Prefecture, stopped shipments of farmed fish following th discovery that a farm in the region had used a banned hormone...

Study to Clarify Presence of PD
CHILE - The Chilean National Fisheries Service (Sernapesca) has launched a study at 14 Chilean lakes to investigate Pancreas Disease (PD) in the country.

Russia Changes Import Conditions
RUSSIAN FEDERATION - The Russian veterinary and food safety authorities, Rosselkhoznador, have changed the import and export conditions surrounding fish products...

Jellyfish Alert for Northern Ireland
NORTHERN IRELAND, UK - Thousands of mauve stinger jellyfish have been found at White Park Bay, following similar warnings for Scotland a week ago.

EPA Ban on Pesticide Use
US - The Environmental Protection Agency has set new limits on three pesticides commonly used on farms to protect endangered and threatened Pacific salmon.

New Invasive Crayfish Found In Wisconsin
US - A new invasive crayfish that can harm native fish, frog and crayfish populations was found in Wisconsin late last month, presenting an early test case for a...

Koi Herpesvirus Confirmed in Cambridgeshire
UK - Movements of fish into, out of and within a fishery in Cambridgeshire have been restricted, following the confirmation of koi herpesvirus disease.