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.

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.

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.

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...

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...

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.

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.

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.