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Friday, May 17, 2013
Sernapesca Detects Further ISA Case in Aysen RegionCHILE - Sernapesca Chile has detected a new outbreak of Infectious Salmon Anaemia (ISA) in the Aysen region. ...
Final Call for New Aquaculture Postgraduate CoursesUK - The University of St Andrews has issued a final call for its new shrimp and fish production postgraduate courses which are due to start in the last week of...
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Reform of Common Fisheries Policy Moves a Step FurtherEU - More progress has been made on the reform of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) as the Fisheries Council adopted a revised mandate to facilitate the next stage...
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Weekly Overview: Warming Ocean Temperature Causing Issues for Gulf of MaineANALYSIS - Last week TheFishSite visited Portland, Maine, USA to understand the problems that the local fishing industry is currently facing, writes Lucy Towers,...
Cermaq-Copeinca Acquisition to Increase Fish Feed QualityNORWAY - The acquisition of Peruvian fish meal company Copeinca by Cermaq will increase the quality of fish feed, benefiting clients and ensuring the correct content...
Monday, May 13, 2013
European Commission Unveils Maritime Strategy for Atlantic OceanEU - The European Commission has adopted an Action Plan to revitalise the marine and maritime economy in the Atlantic Ocean Area....
Tuesday, May 07, 2013
Weekly Overview: Movements in the Aquaculture SectorANALYSIS - In this week's news, Norwegian fish farming giant Marine Harvest announced that it was looking to takeover rival company Cermaq in order to create create...
Making Europe's Aquaculture Sector More CompetitiveANALYSIS - Last week the European Commission (EC) announced plans for a set of strategic guidelines which will boost sustainability and the economic performance...
Monday, May 06, 2013
Time for Change: Sustainability Events for BusinessesGLOBAL – As companies become more focused on sustainable practices, an innovative proposition for businesses has emerged that offers unique global insight into...
Friday, May 03, 2013
Importance of Fish for Feeding Nine BillionGLOBAL - With the prospect that by 2050 the world will have nine billion mouths to feed, the aquaculture industry is expected to play a big role. In line with...
Thursday, May 02, 2013
Cermaq Rejects Marine Harvest Offer, Copeinca Go-ahead NORWAY - Cermaq has turned down Marine Harvest's bid to take over the company, choosing instead continuing to complete its deal with Copeinca....
Pathogen Causing EMS Disease in Shrimp Now IdentifiedGLOBAL - After months of investigation by a research team led by Donald Lighter at the University of Arizona, the elusive pathogen causing early mortality syndrome...
Wednesday, May 01, 2013
Marine Harvest Plans Cermaq TakeoverNORWAY - Fish farming giant Marine Harvest is looking to takeover rival company Cermaq in order to create create a global seafood leader based upon a complete footprint...
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Weekly Overview: Aquaculture Certification Harmony and Sustainable Approaches at European Seafood ExpoANALYSIS - Companies from all over the world gathered last week in Brussels for the European Seafood Exposition (soon to be called the Global Seafood Exposition...
Diatoms Help Prevent Harmful Algal Blooms in Fish PondsGLOBAL - With the growth of Harmful Algae Blooms causing huge economic looses to fish farmers and fishermen, Diatoms are a natural answer to preventing the growth...
Monday, April 29, 2013
Thai Seafood Sector – Sustainable and Beating Illegal PracticesANALYSIS - The Thai fisheries and aquaculture sector is moving towards a sustainable future that will allow it to have an impact on global markets, writes Chris...
Friday, April 26, 2013
Global Record of Fishing Vessels Urgently NeededGLOBAL - The Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) is taking action to highlight the urgent need for a Global Record of fishing vessels and the use of the International...
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Weekly Overview: Disease Threat Halts Shrimp ImportsANALYSIS - In this week's news, Mexico has banned shrimp imports from some Asian countries and the EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council met to discuss the reform...
Strong Salmon Prices Boost Cermaq's Q1 ProfitsNORWAY - Strong prices in a tight salmon market has driven up earnings for Cermaq in the first quarter of 2013....
Monday, April 22, 2013
Increase in Net Losses for AquaBounty in 2012 US - It has been a positive year for GM Salmon company, AquaBounty. Despite its preliminary financial results for 2012 showing that net loss has increased to US$4.4...
Friday, April 19, 2013
Scottish Fish Landings Volume Stable, Value FallsSCOTLAND, UK - Provisional statistics show that the overall quayside value of fish landed by Scottish vessels in 2012 decreased by seven per cent, compared with...
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Sernapesca Surveys Farms North of Aysen for ISACHILE - Sernapesca has begun an intensive inspection of all farms north of the Aysen region which has recently had two outbreaks of Infectious Salmon Anaemia (ISA)....
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Weekly Overview: Second ISA Outbreak Reported in ChileANALYSIS - Over the last week, a further case of Infectious Salmon Anaemia (ISA) has been reported in Chile, writes Lucy Towers, TheFishSite Editor....
New Monitoring Could Help Protect Bluefin Tuna StocksEU - New research has found a way to use satellite remote sensing data to track bluefin tuna in real time. The technology hopes to provide a clearer picture of their...
Monday, April 15, 2013
Are Harmful Algal Blooms Increasing?ANALYSIS - Over the last few years there seems to be increasing cases of Harmful Algal Blooms (HAB's), often called red tides, causing disruption to the fishing...
Friday, April 12, 2013
US Soybean Endings Stocks Down from EstimatesANALYSIS - Grain futures markets were under modest selling pressure in the wake of the latest US Department of Agriculture monthly supply and demand report issued...
Thursday, April 11, 2013
Campylobacter E. coli Cases Rise Salmonella FallsEU - Campylobacteriosis is the most reported zoonotic disease in humans, with a continuous increase in reported cases over the last five years, according to the...
Tuesday, April 09, 2013
Weekly Overview: Bad News for Chile as Infectious Salmon Anaemia Makes ComebackANALYSIS - In this week's news, an outbreak of Infectious Salmon Anaemia (ISA) has been detected by Chile's National Fishery and Aquaculture service (Sernapesca)...
Integrated Multitrophic Aquaculture: How to Manage Diseases in an Artificial EcosystemANALYSIS - The use of mussels in an Integrated Multitrophic Aquaculture system can help reduce the threat of ISA to fish. This was the result of research done by...
Monday, April 08, 2013
Food Waste has Environmental DownsideDENMARK - The production of the food we eat has an impact on the environment. But the food we do not eat also has significant adverse impacts. This is the conclusion...
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