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TheFishSite Latest News
Friday, May 09, 2008
New Aquaculture Centre for UNCW US - The new aquaculture facility for the University of North Carolina Wilmington in North Carolina is expected to be completed by the end of August.
Red Tide Halts Shellfish Harvest US - The New Hampshire authorities have declared its Atlantic coastal waters and Hampton/Seabrook Harbor off-limits to shellfishing to protect the public from eating contaminated shellfish.
Thursday, May 08, 2008
Students Win Rothschild Entrepreneurship Competition US — Two graduate students at the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, won first place in the High-Potential Venture category at this year’s 6th Annual Leigh Rothschild Entrepreneurship Competition.
Tuesday, May 06, 2008
Antero Reservoir Closed US - Denver Water has temporarily closed Antero Reservoir following the discovery of zebra mussels.
Alert Issued over Black Tiger Shrimp US – The North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries is asking fishermen to be on the lookout for a non-native species of shrimp called the black tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon).
Mississippi Catfish Industry Faces Difficulties US - The number of catfish farms in Mississippi is falling, as fish farmers find it hard to make ends meet.
Monday, May 05, 2008
China's Seafood Shipment Causes Anxiety WASHINGTON - During the month of March, certain unsettling discoveries were made: Chinese seafood arriving at US ports were found to be infected with salmonella in Seattle and Baltimore, and shrimp with banned veterinary drugs were found in Florida, according...
Friday, May 02, 2008
Hatchery-raised Salmon To Be Shipped to the Sea US - Almost 17 million hatchery-raised salmon will be shipped directly into the ocean in an effort to revive the state’s salmon population.
West Coast a 'Disastor Zone' says Federal Agency US - Federal authorities have declared the West Coast ocean salmon fishery a failure. This has opened the way for Congress to appropriate economic disaster assistance for coastal communities in California, Oregon and Washington.
Alaskan Salmon Price Expected to Rocket US - The price of Alaska salmon is about to jump since the federal government closed almost all of the ocean off the west coast to salmon fishing, yesterday.
USDA Hears Case for Insect Alternative US - Florida-based Neptune Industries, has been to the USDA's Alternative Feeds Initiative in Silver Springs, Maryland to discuss the results of the second stage of the Company's research on Ento-Protein(TM).
Langosmar Organic Shrimp in Domestic Distribution Deal CALIFORNIA - At a time when the shrimp industry is under public scrutiny, Blue Horizon Organic is pioneering a model that is both socially and ecologically responsible. The company has just announced an exclusive...
Thursday, May 01, 2008
New Fish Farms Move from Ocean to Warehouse US - At the University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute's Center for Marine Biotechnology, John Stubblefield and his fellow researchers are not only altering nature, they are creating what may be the next generation of seafood, write Ben Block.
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Dynamic Aquaculture Concept Leaves Judges 'Goggle Eyed' US - Ronald Hoenig and Aaron Welch, both graduate students at the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine have won top prize in the 6th Rothschild Entrepreneurship Competitionand Atmospheric Science.
Monday, April 28, 2008
Feed Costs Catch Up With Catfish ALABAMA- When the price for catfish feed climbed 60 percent during last year, Ken Owens of Aliceville decided to sell the fish he would have raised this year and empty his 75 acres of ponds.








