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....

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.

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...

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.

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...

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,...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...