A Show of Support for Malta's Tuna
MALTA - The Federation of Maltese Aquaculture Producers (FMAP) has said that contrary to current claims, the tuna business in Malta was highly regulated.

EC Awaits Answers on Non-existent Tuna Farms
MALTA - It has been alleged that Malta's Fisheries Ministry has made false declarations on non-existent tuna farms.

Malta's Blue Fin on Brink of Extinction
MALTA - Malta’s multi-million euro tuna ranching industry may well be driving the Mediterranean bluefin tuna to the brink of extinction.

Dispute over Tuna Trade Figures
MALTA - A dispute has broken out over official figures of bluefin tuna exports from Malta to Japan.

New Fish Species Found Near Malta
MALTA - Two fish new species have been recorded in the Mediterranean waters around Malta.

Conference Delegates Visit Bluefin Tuna Project
MALTA - A new project to produce blue fin tuna from a self sustained aquaculture system was the focal point of a visit from the European Fisheries Commissioner and delegates at the North Atlantic Fisheries Organisation meeting in Malta.

Landings Rise, Earnings Up
MALTA - The volume and wholesale value of fish landings rose by 52.9 percent and 72.1 per cent respectively in the first three months of this year compared to the first quarter of 2007, the NSO said today.

Tuna Breeding gets Research Funding
MALTA - Malta's fish sector will receive €250,000 over the next three years to reach four objectives with regard to the development of the amberjack and blue fin tuna industry.

Guatemalan Tilapia Project gets €500
MALTA - Delicata Wines have donated €500 (Lm214.65) to the Guatemalan Charity Fund. It will be used to help fund a fish farming project for Tilapia production

Tuna 'Ranching' Courts Controversy
MALTA - An aquaculture census has revealed that fish cages, occupying an area the equivalent of 11 football pitches, provides the backbone of Malta's fish farming sector.

Malta Census of Fisheries
MALTA - A total of 80 cages, covering a surface area of 78,773 square metres and with a capacity of 1,758,534 cubic metres, were recorded according to the recently published Census on Fisheries published by the National Office of Statistics.

Sustainable Focus for Maltese Industry
MALTA - Malta’s annual aquaculture production increased dramatically during the 1990s from 60 tonnes in 1991 to a peak of 2,300 tonnes of sea bream and sea bass in 1999 through the operation of a number of farms. However, due to overproduction of these...

Twinning project with Spain
MALTA - The Rural Affairs and the Environment Ministry is working with Spain’s Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Ministry on associations of producers in the fisheries sector. The aim is to set up such associations in Malta.

Sustainable aquaculture – The importance of research
MALTA - The Food and Agriculture Organisation,states that aquaculture produces over 30 per cent of the fish consumed throughout the world; a percentage that is set to increase to more than 50 per cent by the year 2030. For this increase to take place,...

Malta exploring system for tuna breeding
MALTA - Malta's progress in aquaculture research is being acknowledged. The country has been asked to participate in the SELFDOTT programme together with scientists from seven other countries, said George Pullicino, Minister for Environment and Rural...

Sustainable development of fishing and aquaculture strategies
MALTA - A seminar, organised by the Regional Province of Trapani, the University of Palermo, the Malta Federation of Industry, and the University of Malta, aimed to discuss possible knowledge exchange and to embark on research and trading initiatives....

Malta-funded fish farm in Guatemala
MALTA - Villagers in a remote part of Guatemala will receive much-needed protein for their diet when a fish farm funded by Maltese donations starts operating in October.

Award for creator of Fort San Lucien's aquacentre
MALTA - The Institute for Maltese Culture and The Institute of Cellular Pharmacology recently created an award called the Marie Amélie Gleizes-Dewavrin Award for Art and Science. The recipeient of this award was Professor Carmelo Agius of the Department...

No more tuna farms, say maltese retailers
MALTA - The Retail Outlets Association of Marsascala has called for the removal of the tuna fish farms from their area and has asked the prime minister to investigate the speculation in the change of ownership of licences.

Industry must move offshore, conference hears
MALTA - Offshore fish farming is the only viable option for meeting an increased demand for global seafood production, delegates at the Offshore Mariculture conference heard today. And governments must support the industry's development, a leading...