Algae Causes Fish Kill At Buffalo Springs Lake
US - Management at Buffalo Springs Lake says algae is to blame for a large fish kill.

Support for Harmonisation of State Fish Health Standards
US - The US National Aquaculture Association has backed a plan to harmonise regulatory standards across states.

Shellfish Production to get share of Proposed $29M Development Fund
FLORIDA - State representative Ginny Brown-Waite is looking to secure US$29 million federal funds to regenerate for Florida's ailing services and resources - an aquaculture will get a share.

Net Gains from Self Catching
BOSTON - Scientists are testing a plan to train fish to catch themselves and if it works, the system could have significant implications to aquaculture and sea fisheries.

State Demands Legislation to Protect Against VHS
MINNESOTA - The scourge of viral hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS), a deadly fish virus that is spreading through the Great Lakes, is pushing Minnesota's Department of Natural Resources to demand new legislative powers through an emergency Bill.

Catfish Processing Up Eight Per Cent
US - Report by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, US Department of Agriculture.

Another Asian Oyster Trial Wanted in Chesapeake Bay
VIRGINIA — State and federal officials are being asked to approve the largest trial for growing Asian oysters. It will be the greatest undertaking for the industry in Chesapeake Bay since testing oysters began in 2000.

Vancouver Scallop Company Ripe for US Investment
NEW YORK - Edgewater Foods International Inc. has announced that it has engaged New York-based Consulting For Strategic Growth 1 (CFSG1) to provide strategic counsel on investor and public relations.

New Research Center Where Three Rivers Meet
URBANA - The point at which three rivers - the Mississippi, Illinois and Missouri - come together will be the location of a new research field station. The official construction launch will take place on Thursday, 17 April at the National Great Rivers...

Tour Aims for Total Oyster Experience
US - The Oyster Advisory Commission are set to get the full taste of oyster farming during a complete tour of Marinetics, the Choptank Oyster Company, this coming weekend.

Catfish Report: Feed Deliveries
US - Report by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant (IISG) Funds More 'Sustainable' Research
URBANA — Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant has announced funding awards for four research projects up to 2010.

Much Merit in Collaboration
CAPE COD - A One day conference addressing the need to grow more food in the Cape Cod region attracted good support this week.

Catfish Labelling Backed by Senator
US - A bill designed to give consumers more information about what they're eating has now passed out Agriculture Committee and been sent to the Public Health Committee.

Golden Algae Plague for Altus
OKLAHOMA - Residents of the City of Altus are being warned not to eat fish from the city's reservoir becasue of a purge of golden algae.

Rockfish up for Federal protection
US - Puget Sound rockfish could become the latest of a host of underwater creatures to make the federal endangered species list.

Opportunities Abound in Ohio
US - Three million pounds of fish is what Ohio needs each year to satisfy local demand. And Ohio's farmers should be making more of the opportunities to farm fish, says Marty Domer Senior of the Fish Farmers of Ohio Association.

Aqua Research Firm Buys Competitor
US - Apopka-based Aquatic Eco-Systems has bought its Massachusetts competitor Marine Biotech for an undisclosed sum. The deal gives the company a larger presence in bio-medical research, primarily in field of aquatic animal researc

'Jack' Collapse Endangers Pacific Fishery
US - The Pacific salmon fishery from northern Oregon to the Mexican border could be closed due to the collapse of vital stocks in California’s major watershed.

Proposed Catfish Regulations Could be Rolled out Across Aquaculture
US - Catfish production, may not be agricultural huge for the economy. However campaigning Catfish Farmers of America, has ensured the Senate has included a provision in a farm bill to help their industry.

Blue Hill Bay Battle Continues over Mussel Farm
ELLSWORTH — Lawyers for Friends of Blue Hill Bay (FOBHB) and the state were back at the Superior Court regarding the proposals for a mussel farm in the Bay.

Lobster Project Wants $1.1m More Funding
CONNECTICUT — The aim to notch 57,700 lobsters, as part of the state's lobster-notching program, was deemed successful this week by officials.