Disaster Funds Extended Due to Poor Salmon Returns
US - U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke is to release $53.1 million in disaster funds to aid California, Oregon fishing communities.

SOTA Retaliate to Pew Environmental Group Claim
US - Food group, Salmon of the Americas have recently retaliated to a warning issued by the PEW Environmental Group citing the risks posed by the medical treatment...

Crackdown on Unapproved Salmon Farm Drugs
GENERAL - Citing widespread evidence of unapproved drug use on salmon farms, the Pew Environment Group today pressed the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...

Mercury Labelling in Texas Gets Kona Blue Approval
US - Kona Blue Water Farms applauded Texas legislators for tentatively passing a mercury labelling law this week that would require retailers to post an FDA warning...

Saving the Environment with 'Fish for Trees'
BRADENTON, US - More than 50 per cent of the fish consumed in the U.S. is produced in fish farms, and yet most Americans are oblivious to the wide gap in social...

Aquaculture Design Wins Sustainability Competition
US - A team of UA graduates earned $75,000 for their sustainable aquaculture system during the National Sustainable Design Expo in Washington, D.C.

Potential for Red Tide Outbreak in Maine
MAINE, US - The potential for an outbreak of the phenomenon called "red tide" is expected to be moderately large this spring and summer in the Gulf of Maine, according...

New England Fisheries Allocated $16 Million
NEW ENGLAND, US - The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) recently announced that it will allocate $16 million of its current fiscal year...

New Funds for Anti-Fouling Research
MAINE, US – The National Science Foundation has awarded a highly competitive Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant of $99,400 to MariCal, Inc....

Acid Runoff Damages Atlantic Salmon
US - Spurts of acidic runoff affect the health of young Atlantic salmon living in northeastern US streams, which adds to their demise by reducing their ability...

Chesapeake's Asian Oyster Plans Come to an End
MARYLAND, US - Asian oysters will not be allowed in the Chesapeake Bay, state and federal officials announced yesterday, seemingly ending a five-year flirtation...

Drug Induces Tilapia Sex Change for Profit
US - According to a recent report, almost all tilapia sold in the U.S. is hormone drug treated and great quantity have undergone a sex change for the sake of company...

Fish Farm Opens Floodgate in Collier County
FLORIDA, US - It took a couple of years of Collier County hearings, and, finally, a court decision for Ashraf Fawzy. His Golden Gate Estates fish farm is underway....

Local Oyster Farm Movement Improves Waters
US, WARREN — Put together bags of baby oysters and an army of local waterfront owners with access to moorings and docks, and poof — a local movement is born to...

California Funds Sustainable Fishing
CALIFORNIA, US - The Californian Fisheries Fund has granted its first ever loans for eco-friendly fishing businesses in California.

US Committee to Review Fish and Shrimp Needs
US - The US National Academies has announced a new project to evaluates current scientific literature on the nutrient requirements of fish and shrimp in all stages...

Insects and Trout: Top-down Ecosystem Study
US - The impact fish stocking has on aquatic insects in mountain lakes can be rapidly reversed by removing non-native trout, according to a study completed by...

Alaska Forecast Large Salmon Harvest
US - A bumper run of pinks could provide a 20 per cent boost to Alaska's total salmon catch this year to 175 million fish. If the forecast holds true, Alaska's salmon...

Drug Residues Found in Fish Flesh
CHICAGO, US - A new study showed prescription drugs used to treat depression, high blood pressure, seizures and other ailments were found in fish caught near wastewater...

Project: Landfill, a Fly, Bioenergy and Fish Feed
US - A bioenergy company recently submitted a grant application for a new project based on the voracious appetite of the black solider fly. According to company...

Klamath Worm Epidemic Baffles Salmon Biologists
CALIFORNIA, US - Researchers struggling to understand an epidemic of parasites infecting the Klamath River's salmon raised questions and offered some answers at...

Artificial Hormones Put Chesapeake Fish in a Spin
CHESAPEAKE BAY, US - A plague of hormone-mimicking compounds and other contaminants are adversely affecting Chesapeake Bay fish.

New Guidelines for Geoduck Aquaculture
WASHINGTON, US – The Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) is asking the public for ideas to help city and county governments throughout Puget Sound address...

Cooke Aquaculture Opens New Processing Plant
MAINE, US - Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at the Cooke Aquaculture salmon processing plant in Machiasport marked the first time a fish processing plant has been opened...

Disease Tops Agenda at Salmon Aquaculture Dialogue
BOSTON, US - Significant progress has been made in the Salmon Aquaculture Dialogue with the presentation and discussion of the Technical Working Group reports on...