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Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Mainstream Canada Dixon Bay Farm is Now EmptyCANADA - The last fish were removed from Mainstream Canada's Dixon Bay farm late Monday night and the site is now empty.
New Means of Safeguarding World Fish Stocks GLOBAL - Powerful and versatile new genetic tools that will assist in safeguarding both European fish stocks and European consumers is reported in Nature Communications...
AQUACULTURE UK - Research Foundation of Aquaculture IndustryUK - Research and development are the foundations of the aquaculture industry Neil Robertson from Novatis said in his key note speech at the opening of the Aquaculture...
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
OIE: ISA Outbreak Reported in NorwayNORWAY - An outbreak of Infectious Salmon Anaemia (ISA) virus has been reported to the OIE by Dr Keren Bar-Yaacov, Chief Veterinary Officer, Legislation, Norwegian...
Mainstream Canada Salmon Farm Hit With IHN VirusGLOBAL - Mainstream Canada suffered this week after Infectious Haematopoietic Necrosis (IHN) virus was detected at its Dixon Bay site in British Columbia. An infectious...
Quarantine Violation Puts Farms and Jobs at RiskCANADA - The quarantine around Mainstream Canada's Dixon Bay farm was deliberately broken by Tofino filmmaker and anti-salmon farming activist Warren Rudd, who was...
Monday, May 21, 2012
ISA Confirmed at Broodstock Facility in NessetNORWAY - The Norwegian Food Safety Authority has received test results from the Veterinary Institute confirming Infectious Salmon Anaemia (ISA) at at broodstock...
BC's Salmon Farmers Work Together on Virus ManagementCANADA - Prompt action and information sharing has been the response of BC’s salmon farmers to news that a case of Infectious Haematopoietic Necrosis (IHN) has...
Friday, May 18, 2012
UK Carp, Bream, Roach at Risk of Rosette Agent ParasiteUK - Lab tests carried out by researchers at Bournemouth University (BU) have shown UK carp, bream and roach are all susceptible to infection by the deadly parasite...
Mainstream Canada Begins Depopulating Site After IHN OutbreakCANADA - Mainstream Canada has begun depopulating its Dixon Bay farm site, after Infectious Haematopoietic Necrosis (IHN) was detected.
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Confusion Surrounds Assurance SchemesANALYSIS - The global aquaculture and sustainable fisheries industries are finding themselves under more and more scrutiny and increasing requirements to prove their...
Mainstream Canada Farm Tests Positive for IHN VirusCANADA - During routine fish health tests on the 14 May, Mainstream Canada's Dixon Bay farm tested positive for the Infectious Haematopoietic Necrosis (IHN) vir...
OIE: Koi Herpesvirus Outbreak in SwedenSWEDEN - An outbreak of Koi herpesvirus disease has been reported to the OIE by Mr Leif Denneberg, Director and Head of Department, Department for Animal Production...
Scotland to Have ISA Restrictions LiftedSCOTLAND, UK - Environment Minister Stewart Stevenson has welcomed confirmation that movement restrictions for infectious salmon anaemia (ISA) on fish farms in the...
Monday, May 14, 2012
Eel Sampling Reveals Liver AbnormalitiesNEW ZEALAND - A team of environmental specialists are on the case to discover why more than a dozen eels were found dead in a Gisborne stream.
Thursday, May 10, 2012
OIE: White Spot Disease Reported in MadagascarMADAGASCAR - An outbreak of white spot disease has been reported to the OIE by Dr Bibis Armand Lalaonirina, Directeur des Services Vétérinaires, Madagascar.
Wednesday, May 09, 2012
OIE: Koi Herpesvirus Outbreak in ItalyITALY - A new outbreak of Koi herpesvirus has been reported in Italy by Dr Romano Marabelli, Chief Veterinary Officer, Italy.
Wednesday, May 02, 2012
Compensation for Fish Farm ISA LossesCANADA - The federal government will compensate Cooke Aquaculture for the hundreds of thousands of salmon ordered destroyed in Shelburne this week.
Monday, April 30, 2012
Gladstone Fish Health Monitoring ExpandedAUSTRALIA - Fisheries Queensland has expanded its investigation into fish health issues in Gladstone with an enhanced sampling programme that is examining fish health...
Thursday, April 26, 2012
ESE - Global GAP Information Link Logo LaunchedGLOBAL - The business to business certification body Global GAP has developed a new logo with an integrated QR Code to help give consumers more information about...
Study Investigates Aquatic Parasites on FishEUROPE - Researchers in the Czech Republic, Spain and the UK have successfully identified the cellular components and mechanisms that play a role in the proliferation...
Monday, April 23, 2012
Western Fish Disease WorkshopUS - The Idaho Department of Fish and Game is holding the 53rd Western Fish Disease Workshop on 13-14 June, 2012 at The Grove Hotel, in Boise, Idaho.
Report Calls for Fish Farms to be Sited OffshoreIRELAND - Save Bantry Bay (SBB) has republished a controversial report commissioned by the Minister of the Marine which states that until the precise nature of the...
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Moon Marine Tuna Recalled over Salmonella OutbreakUS - Moon Marine Corporation (also known as MMI) of Cupertino, California is voluntarily recalling 58,828 pounds of a frozen raw yellowfin tuna product, labeled...
Salmon Industry Hits Back at Claims of New VirusCANADA - The British Columbia (BC) Salmon Farmers Association has hit back at claims made by biologist Alexandra Morton that Heart and Skeletal Muscle Inflammation...
Pangasinan Waters Now Red-Tide FreePHILIPPINES - You can now eat fish, shellfish, toxin-free. After three long months of being infected with Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) or red tide, Pangasinan waters...
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Pesticides a Risk to the Future of Pacific Salmon US - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has provided a draft biological opinion on the potential effects of three pesticides on the endangered...
Monday, April 16, 2012
Research Call on Norovirus in FoodsUK - The Food Standards Agency is inviting tenders to carry out a systematic review on the survival of norovirus in foods and on food contact surfaces.
Friday, April 13, 2012
Living under the Shadow of Pesticides and AntibioticsANALYSIS - In the livestock sectors there has been great concern recently over the use of antibiotics both as therapeutic measures and also as growth promoters,...
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Yamaya Agrees to Correct FDA Food Safety ViolationsUS - A California seafood importer and processor has agreed to a consent decree with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that prevents the company from manufacturing...
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