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Thursday, May 24, 2012
El Nino Risk Rising for Late SummerGLOBAL - Improved moisture conditions throughout the southwestern US has lessened the possibility of drought for many farms and ranches in 2012. However, El Nino...
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
New Means of Safeguarding World Fish Stocks GLOBAL - Powerful and versatile new genetic tools that will assist in safeguarding both European fish stocks and European consumers is reported in Nature Communications...
Farmed Shrimp Still Safe, Antibiotic Use DecliningGLOBAL - Despite the impression left by a recent ABC News story on farmed shrimp, the use of antibiotics is neither a common nor accepted practice in shrimp farming....
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Mainstream Canada Salmon Farm Hit With IHN VirusGLOBAL - Mainstream Canada suffered this week after Infectious Haematopoietic Necrosis (IHN) virus was detected at its Dixon Bay site in British Columbia. An infectious...
Monday, May 21, 2012
Regional Framework for Cooperation on Climate ChangeASIA-PACIFIC - At the recent Asia-Pacific Regional Workshop on Impacts of Climate Change in Fisheries and Aquaculture, held under the “Aquaclimate” project,...
Friday, May 18, 2012
20 May: A European Maritime Day to Celebrate Our Seas, OceansEUROPE - The European Union celebrates European Maritime Day 2012 across events in Member States, on 20 May, 2012.
Thursday, May 17, 2012
UK Minister Opens up Food, Lobster Exports to ChinaUK & CHINA - From food and drink, to skills and technolgies, British businesses trying to break in to China are getting Government backing as Food and Farming Minister,...
Confusion Surrounds Assurance SchemesANALYSIS - The global aquaculture and sustainable fisheries industries are finding themselves under more and more scrutiny and increasing requirements to prove their...
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Studies Show Growing Risks from Hatchery FishGLOBAL - A newly published collection of more than 20 studies by leading university scientists and government fishery researchers in Alaska, British Columbia, Washington,...
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Norway and Japan Discuss Seafood PoliticsNORWAY and JAPAN - Norwegien State Secretary Kristine Gramstad discussed the politics of seafood with the Japenese Senior Vice Minister Tsukasa Iwamoto during her...
Monday, May 14, 2012
Meriden Announces Global Aqua Sales ManagerGLOBAL - Meriden has announced that Maarten Jay van Schoonhoven has joined the team as Global Aqua Sales Manager. The move follows Meriden becoming part of the...
Friday, May 11, 2012
International Seafood Summit: Seafood Champion Nominations Open Nominations are open for the 2012 Seafood Champion Awards, an accolade recognising those making significant progress toward sustainability in the seafood indust...
Quarter of Grouper Species Being Fished to ExtinctionGLOBAL - An international team of scientists has made a global assessment of threats and extinction risks in the multi-billion dollar grouper industry.
Strengthening Partnerships: MSC Five Year Plan GLOBAL - The Marine Stewardship Council, created to improve the health of the world's oceans by building markets for sustainable seafood, has released its new strategic...
Researchers Map Fish Species at Risk from Dams GLOBAL - Dams are believed to be one of the biggest threats to freshwater organisms worldwide: They disrupt normal patterns of water and sediment flow, impede migration,...
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Illegal Fishing Impact on Industry Investigated at WFCGLOBAL - As part of the World Fisheries Congress – taking place at the EICC, 7-11 May – two panel sessions are set to examine the critically important topic...
WFC: Eco-Label Noise - Do Consumers Really Care?GLOBAL - With an increasing number of eco-labels available to the consumer, a debate at the World Fisheries Congress asked whether consumers were concerned about...
WFC - Calls for Science, Industry to Work TogetherGLOBAL - A key message to come out of the World Fisheries Conference is a call for stronger cooperation between science and the fishing industry, reports Charlotte...
Wednesday, May 09, 2012
WFC: Collaboration for Sustainable FisheriesGLOBAL - Prince Charles, the Duke of Wales addressed delegates at the World Fisheries Congress 2012 yesterday, saying that he believed that fisheries of the future...
Tuesday, May 08, 2012
WFC: The Environmental Cost of Reducing World Fish Production?ANALYSIS - There is much hype around sustainable fisheries, but this morning at the opening of the 6th World Fisheries Congress, Professor Ray Hilborn from the University...
Friday, May 04, 2012
FAO Report: Fish Demand High, Prices BoostedGLOBAL - Global food prices measured by the FAO Food Price Index fell three points or 1.4 per cent from March to April 2012 but seem to have stabilised at a relatively...
Thursday, May 03, 2012
Solid Q1 Results for Cermaq, Chile Good PerformanceNORWAY and CHILE - Despite low salmon prices Cermaq has reported an EBIT pre fair value of NOK 101 million and a return on capital employed of 16.6 per cent. EWOS...
Tuesday, May 01, 2012
Russia Bans More Norwegian ExportsRUSSIA and NORWAY - The Russian veterinary service has temporarily excluded 13 companies from exporting fresh salmon and trout to Russia from 5 May.
Survey Reveals Global Prevalence of MycotoxinsGLOBAL - Biomin has published the results of its Mycotoxin Survey Program for 2011. The comprehensive survey documents the occurrence of mycotoxins in samples taken...
Monday, April 30, 2012
ASC Launches Accreditation for PangasiusGLOBAL - The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) has launched its second standard into the market with the opening of its accreditation process for Pangasius....
Friday, April 27, 2012
Overfishing Leading to Mislabelling of FishGLOBAL - A briefing paper released by OCEAN2012 confirms that overfishing is having a knock-on effect on the quality of fish that ends up on the dinner table, with...
Tuna Commission Begins to Embraces SustainabilityGLOBAL - After more than a decade lagging behind all of the worlds other Regional Fisheries Management Organisations, the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) has...
Cod Collapse from Bad Decisions, Says StudyGLOBAL - As the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) reform heats up, Oceana is urging the Council to favour responsibility over short term political gain and put the future...
Thursday, April 26, 2012
ESE - Global GAP Information Link Logo LaunchedGLOBAL - The business to business certification body Global GAP has developed a new logo with an integrated QR Code to help give consumers more information about...
High Trophic Level Fish Detected in Aquaculture FeedGLOBAL - Researchers from the University of Oviedo have for the first time analysed a DNA fragment from commercial feed for aquarium cichlids, salmon aquaculture...
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