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Global Fish Farming News
News from Italy
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Italy Reports New Case of Crayfish Plague ITALY - The Italian veterinary authorities have alerted the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) to a new outbreak of crayfish plague in one wild individual....
Monday, October 26, 2009
New Fisheries Body for Central Asia, the Caucasus ITALY - FAO's governing Council has unanimously approved the creation of a new regional fisheries management body for the Central Asia and Caucasus region.
Monday, August 03, 2009
Conference on Sustainable Aquaculture and Seafood ITALY - Under the title 'Growing the fish value chain from innovation to market', the Acquacoltura Med conference will tackle issues of sustainable aquaculture and...
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Esselunga Joins Friend of the Sea for Trout ITALY - Italian retail chain Esselunga joins Friend of the Sea and has its first trout product certified sustainable.
Friday, April 17, 2009
WWF: Mediterranean Bluefin Will be Gone by 2012 ITALY - As the Mediterranean’s bloated fishing fleets ready themselves for the opening of the bluefin tuna fishery tomorrow, WWF has released an analysis showing...
Monday, March 02, 2009
FAO Study Effects of Climate Change on Fisheries ITALY - The fishing industry and national fisheries authorities must do more to understand and prepare for the impacts that climate change will have on world fisheries,...
Monday, November 24, 2008
Rebuilding the FAO for Fair and Free Global Trade ITALY - FAO members have approved a $42.6 million reform plan for the 'Reform with Growth' project over the next three years.
Thursday, November 20, 2008
FAO: Appeal for New World Agricultural Order ROME - FAO Director-General Jacques Diouf yesterday (20 November) appealed to world leaders to meet together next year to design a new agricultural order and find...
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Economics of Aquaculture Feeding Practices in Selected Asian Countries ITALY - Improved feed management strategy, including the use of optimal combinations of fertilizers, feed ingredients and manufactured feeds, could lower costs and...
Friday, June 06, 2008
Food Summit Calls Out for Food Investment ROME, ITALY – The Summit on soaring food prices, convened by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), has concluded with the adoption by acclamation of a...
Monday, April 21, 2008
Blooming Marvellous - Algae Can be Controlled, say Scientists ITALY - Soon to be published research could help address the problems associated with toxic algal blooms. The studies, due for publication in the International Journal...
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Consumers demand environmentally friendly fish ROME - The US$400 billion seafood industry has no choice but to adapt to intensifying demand from retailers and consumers for "environmentally friendly" fish, FAO...
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
The next frontier in genetic research: under water ITALY - Improved international policies are needed to conserve aquatic genetic resources and improve global food security, FAO stated today at the start of the biennial...
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
UN says tighter controls on genetic resources will aid sustainability ROME - The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has called for better policies to conserve fish genetic resources and enhance global food security....
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
Fish feed scare highlights challenges of aquaculture boom ITALY - The recent discovery that feed used on some US fish farms contained the toxin melamine highlights the challenges faced by the booming aquaculture sector...
Monday, April 23, 2007
UN Agency To Establish Guidelines To Certify Fish ROME - Where did that shrimp scampi you're about to tuck into come from? Do you know? Was a sea turtle accidentally killed when the shrimp were netted? Were the...

