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Biosecurity and Hygiene Latest News
Friday, March 12, 2010
100,000 Salmon Escape SCOTLAND, UK = 100,000 salmon smolts from a Lochaber freshwater salmon farm have escaped during a storm.
Tuesday, February 09, 2010
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...
Friday, February 05, 2010
Large Scale Harvesting NORWAY - The Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA) advises large scale harvesting of salmon to avoid a "lice crisis".
Monday, January 25, 2010
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...
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Fish Vaccine Statistics For Norway 2009 NORWAY - Pharmaq statistics give an update on fish vaccines in Norway for 2009.
Friday, January 08, 2010
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...
Tuesday, January 05, 2010
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.
Thursday, December 17, 2009
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.
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
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...
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.


