Anchovy Parasite Hazard Depends on Location
SPAIN - A research team at the University of Granada (Spain) has confirmed a higher presence of the parasite Anisakis spp in anchovies of the Atlantic South...

Genetic Tracking Offers Options for Tuna Sustainability
SPAIN - A new method that uses gene sequencing to accurately distinguish between tuna species has the potential to support fisheries management and possible trade...

Aquaculture Freezes in Spanish Legal Vacuum
SPAIN - The Galician fishing authorities are prepared to inform executives on the current state of the industry and its future action plans while aquaculture firms...

Cod Farming in Basque Country
BASQUE COUNTRY, SPAIN - The Orrua fish farm, until now dedicated exclusively to the breeding of turbot in the Basque Country, is vying to enter the cod breeding...

New Technology Detects Toxins in Shellfish Waters
SPAIN - Experts of the Institute of Food and Agricultural Research and Technology (IRTA) devised a sensor with heightened sensitivity and a quick response that...

Failed Tuna Talks Draw Concern from Greenpeace
SPAIN - Greenpeace calls for market action to save the world's favourite fish.

Time to Get Serious for Tuna Nations
SPAIN - International tuna treaty parties have totally failed to come up with ways to cap fishing capacity, are mostly failing to follow the advice of their own...

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...

Veta la Palma Fish Farm at One with Nature
SPAIN - It is rare for a farmer to appreciate the predators that eat the animals he raises. But Miguel Medialdea is hardly an ordinary farmer, writes Daniel Perez...

Spain Leads Farmed Fish Output in Europe
SPAIN - Spanish production of marine fish grew 35 per cent between 2004 and 2008, the National Advisory Body for Marine Aquaculture (JACUMAR) disclosed in Madri...

New Survey on Prevalence of Arcobacter in Foods
SPAIN - Collado and co-workers at Universitat Rovira i Virgili in Reus have published a survey on the prevalence of the food-borne pathogen, Arcobacter, in meat...

WWF Back on the Bluefin Trail
SPAIN - World Wildlife Fund’s (WWF) bluefin tuna tagging project is resuming its activity in the waters near Barbate off southern Spain.

Conferences to Come Together in Vigo
SPAIN - Within the scope of the European Seafood Exposition, representatives of the World Fishing Exhibition and Aqua Farming International, which will both be held...

Unzipping Turbot Genes to Ease Disease
SPAIN - A team of researchers from the Institute of Aquaculture at the University of Santiago (USC) are working on carrying out genetic and sanitary improvements...

Minimising Aquaculture Waste in Spain
SPAIN - Major expansion is taking place in the Spanish aquaculture sector. Yet this practice entails an increase in the generation of waste and by-products,...

Science Finds a Brighter Future Offshore
SPAIN - The future for offshore finfish farming is good with new technologies and designs enabling the majority of sea areas to be exploited for cage culture, a...

Community Fisheries Control Agency Sets up Offices in Vigo
SPAIN - The European Community Fisheries Control Agency (CFCA) has formally taken up residence in Vigo, Spain.

Langoustines Wrongly Labelled
SPAIN - A new DNA detection method has been devised by Spanish scientists after they discovered that one in every four boxes or bags of langoustines is labelled...

Scientists Say Aquaculture Could Save Bluefin
SPAIN - The numbers of bluefin tuna in the western Atlantic have plummeted by more than 90 percent since the 1970s, says the International Commission for the Conservation...

Dual Benefits for Spain and Argentina
US - During a visit to Argentina, Spanish Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food (MAPA) Elena Espinosa held a meeting with Spanish fishing companies operating...

Tilapia standards get warm welcome from Asian fish farmers
SPAIN - The unique issues related to tilapia farming in Asia will be addressed in standards for certifying tilapia aquaculture products.

Four fatalities in Guadalajara fish farm accident
SPAIN - Four people have died after falling into a septic tank on a fish farm in Illana, Guadalajara province, in Castilla-La Mancha.

Experts control the change of sex in gilthead breams with microchips
SPAIN - Experts of the Plant of Marine Cultures, located at the Andalusian centre for marine studies (Centro Andaluz Superior de Estudios Marinos CASEM), -part of...