Shellfish Industry Adds Pressure on Irish Govt
IRELAND - The shellfish industry describes the EU fines on the Irish Government for failing to protect Irish waters as 'regrettable'.

Drilling Company Blamed for Dunkard Fish Kill
PENNSYLVANIA, US - A possible source has been found for the discharges that have caused the recent fish kill on Dunkard Creek.

New Concerns over Feminisation of Male Fish
US - Common pills and plastics are making male fish lay eggs according to a paper at a conference on the effects of hormones on the environment.

Millions of Fish Die in Neuse River
NORTH CAROLINA, US - Concern is growing about reports of up to 50 million dead fish appearing in the Neuse River in Craven County. Local pig and chicken farms as...

New Limits on Pesticide Uses Will Protect Salmon
US - The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced plans to place additional limitations on the use of three organophosphate pesticides – chlorpyrifos,...

Mercury Survey of Tasmanian River Scheduled
TASMANIA, AUSTRALIA - A new survey of mercury levels in Derwent estuary fish will commence later this month.

Study on Impact of Ocean Acid Levels on Shellfish
CALIFORNIA, US - Bodega Bay scientists are investigating the danger from increasing levels of acid in the ocean, which could devastate the state's shellfish ind...

PEI Minister Speaks out on Shellfish Harvesting Ban
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND, CANADA - PEI's Minister of Fisheries has requested immediate testing of shellfish harvesting areas.

Dangerous Levels of Selenium in Water, Fish in KY
KENTUCKY, US - State regulators have found dangerously high levels of selenium in water and fish near coal mines in Eastern Kentucky.

Infrared Technology Helping To Save Fish
US - A partnership between J.D. Irving Limited and the Canadian Rivers Institute is producing some of the first thermal maps in New Brunswick to protect fragile...

Mercury Contamination in Fish Nationwide
WASHINGTON, D.C., US – Scientists detected mercury contamination in every fish sampled in 291 streams across the country, according to a U.S. Geological Survey study...

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...

Prawns Benefit from Tilapia's 'Green Water'
PHILIPPINES - The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has intensified its dispersal of saline tilapia in Sorsogon to prevent shrimp disease in the province’s...

New UK Training Programmes for Bivalve Purification
UK - Seafish and the Royal Environmental Health Institute for Scotland (REHIS) have joined forces to create a new training programme in Bivalve Purification Operations....

Report Looks Beneath the Surface of Hypoxic Zones
MEXICO - A new analysis prepared for the National Corn Growers Association looks at some of the assumptions surrounding hypoxia – low oxygen -- in the northern Gulf...

Heavy Metals in Huelva Estuary Jeopardise Fish
CADIZ, SPAIN - A team of researchers from the University of Cadiz has confirmed that zinc, copper and lead are present at high levels in the water and sediments...

Global Aquaculture Alliance Forged by Companies
GLOBAL - Three international companies known for the specialized services they render world-wide to the aquaculture industry, have decided to combine their interests...

BC Salmon Farmers Defend Their Practices
BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - Claims have been made that salmon farms near Campbell River are having a negative effect on wild fish –especially sockeye, but the British...

Compensation Paid Out to Vietnamese Fish Farmers
VIET NAM - Two companies in the southern province of Dong Nai’s Dinh Quan District have agreed to pay out VND1.7 billion (US$95,000) to compensate 27 fish farmers...

Shellfish Trade Could Disappear to Acidification
GENERAL - Ocean acidification may cause a serious decline in the harvest of molluscs, such as mussels, and a major economic downturn in the industries that depend...

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....

Invasive Koi Carp Overrunning Waikato Basin
WAIKATO, NEW ZEALAND - The Waikato basin is “pest fish central”, with the invasive koi carp making up nearly 80 per cent of the biomass of the fish living in New...

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.

Indian Prawn Project Ends in Pollution
INDIA - It was a project that could have doubled the yield of freshwater prawns in Gujarat. But 10 years on, the freshwater prawn seed hatchery in Umarwada stands...

NZ Import Catfish to the Peril of the People
NEW ZEALAND - “A recent decision by MAF Biosecurity NZ to allow the importation of Vietnamese catfish (Basa) will devastate the New Zealand inshore fishery industry”...