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Biosecurity and Hygiene Latest News
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
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...
Monday, November 16, 2009
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...
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
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...
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
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...
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
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 ...
Thursday, October 22, 2009
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.
Wednesday, October 07, 2009
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...
Tuesday, October 06, 2009
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.
Monday, October 05, 2009
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...
Monday, September 21, 2009
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.
Monday, September 14, 2009
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.
Thursday, September 10, 2009
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...
Thursday, August 13, 2009
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.
Tuesday, August 04, 2009
Waves of Plagues Hit French Oyster Industry FRANCE - France's oysters have been struck by a mystery plague that has killed millions of the prized shellfish and plunged the industry into crisis for the second...
Aquatic Diseases Emerge in Warming US US - Climate change and other stresses are expected to affect entire populations of fish in the US.
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Tough EU Measures Sink Indian Seafood Exports INDIA - Faced with a spate of export rejections and slack demand, the Indian production of scampi or the freshwater shrimp has registered a 53 per cent fall to 12,806...
Antiparasitic Drug for Farmed Salmon Gains Approval CANADA - SLICE® (emamectin benzoate), a leading product for controlling immature and adult stages of sea lice in farm-raised salmon, has received full approval from...
Monday, July 27, 2009
CA$413,000 to Study Sea Lice at VIU CANADA - Vancouver Island University professor Dr. Duane Barker has received a three-year $413,000 research grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research...
Maine May Pay Dearly for Red Tide MAINE, US — As nearly the entire Maine coast remains closed to shellfish harvesting because of red tide and flooding, a study by a University of Maine at Machias...
Reduced Sea Lice Brings Hope, but No Promise BROUGHTON ARCHIPELAGO, CANADA - The preliminary results from the 2009 Coordinated Area Management Plan (CAMP) released by the Coastal Alliance for Aquaculture...
Chile Abuses Antibiotic Use on Salmon Farms US - Chile used almost 350 times more antibiotics in its farmed salmon in 2008 than Norway, its chief competitor and the largest salmon producer in the world, according...
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Monitoring and Managing B.C. Sea Lice BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - The out migration of young salmon in the Broughton Archipelago is now complete, says BC Salmon Farmers Association. They say, throughout...
Chile's Virus Unlikely to Spread in British Columbia CHILE - The virus that has crippled Chile's farmed salmon industry is extremely unlikely to appear at B.C.'s fish farms, says Clare Backman, environmental relations...

