Oceanspheres Environmental Study Accepted
HAWAII, US – A Hawaii based open ocean aquaculture company received notice from the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) that its Final Environmental...

Ailing US Catfish Industry Speaks Up for Inspections
US - Because consumer confidence in safe and healthy seafood is critical, the US Farm-Raised Catfish industry maintains its support for USDA inspections.

US to Appoint New Organic Standards Board Members
WASHINGTON, US - This year, Secretary Vilsack will make the Obama Administration's first appointments to the National Organic Standards Board, a volunteer board...

Oyster Hope Lies in Empty Shells
US - Oyster shells might not seem worth much empty, but it takes old ones to build new oyster bars.

Maryland Unveils Green Recirculating Aquaculture
MARYLAND, US - New research to come from a Maryland university has led to the creation of a recircuating marine aquaculture system which filters and recycles...

EPA to Regulate Gender Changing Fish Chemicals
US - It took a lawsuit, but the EPA today announced the first step toward regulating a chemical that can cause male fish to develop female sex characteristics.

Acidification: Large Fish Ear Bones and Orientation
US - Rising carbon dioxide levels in the ocean have been shown to adversely affect shell-forming creatures and corals, and now a new study by researchers at Scripps...

WWF and Globalgap Develop Aquaculture Course
GLOBE - Food standard certifier GLOBALGAP will offer an expansion to its programme so aquaculture producers can be certified in one step for implementing practices...

Ocean Acidification Damaging Shellfish
US - Changes in ocean chemistry — a consequence of increased carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from human industrial activity — could cause US shellfish revenues to...

A Letter of Disapproval for Offshore Aquaculture Plan
US - Food & Water Watch has commended recent efforts in Congress to prevent the controversial Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council ocean fish farming plan from...

Oyster Science Leaves Washington Farmers Uneasy
US - In 2005, when most of the millions of Pacific oysters failed to reproduce, Washington's shellfish growers largely shrugged it off.

Kona Blue Retaliates to Hawaiin Fish Farm Claims
KAILUA-KONA, HAWAII - Kona Blue Water Farms today dismissed as unwarranted the claim by Food and Water Watch and the Kanaka Council Moku O Keawe that the company’s...

Kona Yellowtail Farm No Longer Welcome in Hawaii
HAWAII, US - A fish listed as a "good alternative" by Monterey Bay Aquarium's Seafood Watch card should be removed from that list, native Hawaiian leaders say...

Shellfish Farming Falls Under Spotlight in Ipswich
IPSWICH, US - Roughly 40 residents packed into a recent Board of Selectmen subcommittee meeting to discuss shellfish farming in Ipswich waters.

Turning the Tide on Ocean Environment
CALIFORNIA, US - With World Ocean Day approaching, experts from around the country gathered at the Aquarium of the Pacific’s request to develop communication strategies...

Miami Business Award Goes to Tuna Project
US - For the second year in a row, judges at the annual University of Miami (UM) School of Business Entrepreneurship Competition awarded prizes to a sustainable...

Final Stages for Global Tilapia Farm Standards
GLOBE - The final step in the process of creating global standards for tilapia farming began today, when the Tilapia Aquaculture Dialogue kicked off the last public...

Restoring Waterways with Bivalves
US - Oysters aren’t just a tasty dish for a romantic evening. Scientists are turning to the creatures for a decidedly less sexy reason: to clean up polluted bays....

Feminised Fish: a Mystery Inside an Enigma
US - Political will and scientific innovation are needed to find out why the Potomac's male fish are growing eggs.

Hatchery Fish Eating Wild Fish
US - Research at Humboldt State University in California has looked into how many young wild fish are eaten by the relatively large, voracious steelhead released...

Spotting Flaws in NOAA Fish Farm Plans
WASHINGTON, US - President Obama's FY 2010 budget for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) contains a glaring flaw that would prematurely allocate...

Senator Pushes for Oyster Farm in Wilderness
US - A senior Democratic Senator is pressuring the Obama administration to grant an illegal permit to keep a commercial aquaculture operation in part of a national...

Tilapia to be Eradicated in Plaquemines
US - Tilapia is a fish that graces the menus of many of the region's toniest restaurants and can be seen resting on ice in most local markets. But the sight of tilapia...

Oyster Farms Have Little Effect on Drakes Ecosystem
US - A new report from the National Research Council finds a lack of strong scientific evidence that the present level of oyster farming operations by Drakes Bay...

Whole Foods to Source all Catfish from One Place
US - Carolina Classics Catfish, recently became Whole Foods Market's exclusive source for farm-raised channel catfish.