Aquaculture Production in Chile Down 16 Per Cent
CHILE - Total fish and shellfish landings for the first nine months of 2009 were almost 10 per cent below the same period in the previous year. Harvests in all the...

Ministers Determined to Maximise Aquatic Potential
CANADA - Federal, provincial and territorial fisheries and aquaculture ministers concluded the annual meeting of the Canadian Council of Fisheries and Aquaculture...

Ireland Reports High Mortality from Oyster Herpes Virus
IRELAND - The veterinary authorities are reporting what appears to be an emerging disease - a suspected variant Ostreid herpes virus 1 (OsHV1) – of oysters to the...

Agreement on Principles for New EU Fisheries Policy
EU - A strong alliance between Denmark, the UK and Germany agreed on new principles for the new EU Common Fisheries Policy in Aalborg, Denmark, yesterday.

Jobs Boost for Western Isles
SCOTLAND - Salmon farming company Marine Harvest is set to create more than 40 jobs in the Western Isles as it announces plans to invest £40 million to expand its...

France Delivers Environmentally Friendly Aquaculture
FRANCE - A new government bill based on the outcome of France’s Grenelle de la Mer series of roundtable talks about environmental issues related to fishing and the...

EC Welcomes NAFO Deal on Conservation
EU - The Commission has welcomed the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (NAFO) agreement on conservation measures but did raise concerns about the case of...

Chile Vaccinates Salmon Against Deadly Virus
CHILE - On 15 September, fisheries in Chile began inoculating farm-raised salmon against infectious salmon anemia (ISA), a virus that has killed millions of fish...

Double-Digit Fall in Chile's Salmon Harvest
CHILE - Statistics for the first half-year of 2009 reveal that the total harvest of salmon and trout was 17 per cent lower than the same period of last year. On...

Swedish Report on Risks of Transgenic Fish
SWEDEN - Transgenic fish can entail risks and undesirable effects on natural environment, according to a recent report from the University of Gothenburg.

Mercury Contamination in Fish Nationwide
WASHINGTON, D.C., US – Scientists detected mercury contamination in every fish sampled in 291 streams across the country, according to a U.S. Geological Survey study...

Scotland, Norway Fish Farm Collaboration Welcomed
GENERAL - Chief Executive of Scottish Salmon Producers’ Organisation has welcomed collaboration between Scottish and Norwegian governments.

Viet Nam Muses Over Seafood Origin
VIET NAM - A seminar to highlight the importance of registering the origin of seafoods was held in Hanoi on August 18 by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development...

What Went Wrong? The State of Fraser River Sockeye
CANADA - The Fraser River Panel met recently to receive assessments from the Pacific Salmon Commission staff on the status of the Fraser River sockeye and pink...

Cutting-Edge Prawn Farm Technology in Tasmania
AUSTRALIA - The Minister for Economic Development, Michael Aird, today congratulated Tasmanian company AQ1 Systems for securing $1.85 million in funding to develop...

Record Number of Smolts Transported in Norway
NORWAY - A fishing company has just completed the transfer of the largest quantity of living salmon between two northern zone countries.

Praise for Handling of Abalone Disease in Victoria
AUSTRALIA - The fishing community in Victoria’s South-West is being congratulated for observing the restricted fishing area between Lion Headland and the Aire River...

Tall Reefs Helping Chesapeake's Oysters Rebound
CHESAPEAKE BAY, US - A 5-year study of oyster-restoration techniques in Chesapeake Bay shows that taller reefs in an extensive network of large sanctuaries is...

Waves of Plagues Hit French Oyster Industry
FRANCE - France's oysters have been struck by a mystery plague that has killed millions of the prized shellfish and plunged the industry into crisis for the second...

Global Fish Stocks Show Signs of Recovery
GLOBE - Scientists have joined forces in a groundbreaking assessment of the status of marine fisheries and ecosystems.

Clean Seas Incurs Losses Ready for Changeover Year
AUSTRALIA - Clean Seas Tuna Ltd has warned that it would incur a net loss of about AU$6 million for the second half of the 2009 year, compared with the first-half...

Antiparasitic Drug for Farmed Salmon Gains Approval
CANADA - SLICE® (emamectin benzoate), a leading product for controlling immature and adult stages of sea lice in farm-raised salmon, has received full approval from...

Chile's Virus Unlikely to Spread in British Columbia
CHILE - The virus that has crippled Chile's farmed salmon industry is extremely unlikely to appear at B.C.'s fish farms, says Clare Backman, environmental relations...

New Funds for Yellowtail Research in Newfoundland
CANADA - The Fisheries and Marine Institute of Memorial University of Newfoundland (MI) has received funding from the provincial government to help make the yellowtail...

DIOBAS Claim Breakthrough in Cod Rearing Research
GLOBE - After 16 years of intensive research, DIOBAS claim they have found a completely new way to rear cod in a controlled freshwater environment at any location...