US firm takes salmon bait in Loch Duart
US - The US private equity firm that has invested in Scottish salmon farming is said to has provided an exit for a number of shareholders and a route to new markets for the 60-employee firm.

New aquaculture committee to meet
US - An advisory committee will meet in Eastville on 18 March 2008 to discuss the proposed aquaculture enhancement areas on the Eastern Shore.

Cage Culture Concept Worth Considering
US - One of the most convenient forms of intensive home-scale fish production is probably best called cage culture - put simply, it is the practice of growing food fish in floating cages!

Growth Potential by Adding Value, Says Professor
FLORIDA - The aquaculture industry has the potential for significant growth because of demand and its ability to innovate, predicted Gunnar Knapp, in his keynote speaker at the World Aquaculture Society's Aquaculture America 2008 conference and trade...

Applications Open for Fisheries and Aqua Scholarships
NEW JERSEY - Applications are being sought by the New Jersey Marine Sciences Consortium (NJMSC) for its newly establish Sea Grant College Program.

DuPont Pledges $1 Million to World Food Prize
US - DuPont has made a $1 million contingent donation to fund the establishment of a permanent home for the World Food Prize in Des Moines, Iowa. The donation will support the transformation of the former Des Moines Public Library into the Norman E. Borlaug...

Cash Diversion Demand to Protect Oyster Farmers
WASHINGTON STATE - Willapa Bay's oystermen are once again looking for legal help to protect their livelihoods. Ghost shrimp are damaging the Bay's oyster beds and they says funds need to diverted into research to find ways of controlling the problems...

Seafood Exports Re-packed and Returned Home
US - Is the seafood that China imports from the United States and elsewhere staying in China for local consumption? Evidence suggests that less than 10 percent of the total US seafood exports to China actually stay in the country for domestic consumption,...

Caution Urged on Ciguatera
US - A Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warning is set to hit fish farming in the northern Gulf of Mexico.

'Delacata' Push into the Premium Market
US - The US catfish industry is pinning its hopes on a new, premium catfish fillet, that could increase consumer interest and help the struggling industry out of decline.

Aqua Bounty Signs Up with Sterling
MASSACHUSETTS - Biotech company Aqua Bounty Technologies Inc, has signed a Term sheet with Stirling Products North America for an exclusive option to distribute ProVale™ in the Chilean salmon market.

Alliance Claims to Block Gulf Fish Farming Proposals
US - Consumer rights group Food & Water Watch a collaborative campaining from consumers, conservationists and both commercial and recreational fishing groups has blocked the approval for the development of ocean fish farms in Gulf of Mexico

Char Axed in Favour of Salmon and Trout
US - A change of ownership at a Southern West Virginia fish farm is also switching the prefernce of the stoc it produces.

Finance Workshop for Indiana Fish Farmers
INDIANA - An Aquaculture Financing workshop is planned for 22 February 2008 in Indianapolis. Arranged by Purdue University Co-operative Extension Service the co-sponsor is the Indiana Soybean Alliance.

Floating Oysters is Better for Business
US - There aren't many oysters on the floor of Maryland's Choptank River - but there are millions near the surface in floats owned by an oyster hatchery that's success is creating huge interest.