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Global Fish Farming News
News from Spain
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
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...
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
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...
Monday, August 24, 2009
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...
Wednesday, August 05, 2009
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...
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
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...
Monday, July 06, 2009
Failed Tuna Talks Draw Concern from Greenpeace SPAIN - Greenpeace calls for market action to save the world's favourite fish.
Monday, June 29, 2009
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...
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
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...
Monday, June 08, 2009
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...
Thursday, June 04, 2009
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...
Friday, May 15, 2009
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...
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
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.
Thursday, April 30, 2009
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...
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
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...
Monday, October 27, 2008
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,...
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
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...
Monday, July 21, 2008
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.
Wednesday, July 02, 2008
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...
Thursday, May 01, 2008
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...
Thursday, February 14, 2008
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...
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
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.
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
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.
Tuesday, May 08, 2007
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...

