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TheFishSite Latest News
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Minister Calls for Strong Fisheries Package EU - Irish fisheries minister Tony Killeen has called for a strong package of EU-funded measures to address the current difficulties being experienced by fishermen across Europe and, particularly, in Ireland.
Call for Funds to Fight Illegal Fishing GLOBAL - The UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has called on donor countries for US$1 million to support a project designed to help developing countries deny port access to boats involved in illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishin...
Qingdao Harvests Benefits of Aquaculture and Fishing CHINA - Qingdao's fishing and aquaculture have developed rapidly in recent years to become crucial to the city's marine economy.
State Backs Fish Farming Project KENYA - The Kenyan government is backing a new initiative that is seeing fish farming growing in areas of the country not previously known for aquaculture.
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Meriden at World Aquaculture in Korea KOREA - The World Aquaculture show in Korea from 19 - 23 May saw the successful introduction of Meriden's Orego-Stim Aqua into the Korean market.
Fish Names Guarantee a Breakthrough for Consumers AUSTRALIA - A scheme for seafood retailers to display the "Approved Fish Names" logo guarantee has been launched in Australia.
Resistance Against Sea Lice Inheritable UK - Further research into the heritability of resistance to sea lice infestations is being planned following promising laboratory-based results from a pilot trial involving the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at Glasgow University, the Institute of Aquaculture,...
Sustainably-raised Shrimp at Fancy Food Show US - Blue Horizon Organic Seafood Company is to promote its ecologically friendly concepts and products at the 54th Summer Fancy Food Show in New York City.
Pearl Company Raises A$4.3 Million AUSTRALIA - Arafura Pearls has raised A$4.3 million through a management investment scheme (MIS).
More Funding for Striped Trumpeter Research AUSTRALIA - The Tasmanian Department of Primary Industries is backing two research projects into the viability of striped trumpeter in aquaculture.
Fraunhofer Foundation Comes to Chile CHILE - European scientific research centre, the Fraunhofer Foundation, is to develop biotechnology, aquaculture, biomining and human health projects in Chile.
Mediterranean Sea Bass for Aquaculture Start-up NOVA SCOTIA - The Nova Scotia government is investing in a unique land-based aquaculture start-up in Hants County that will introduce Mediterranean sea bass to the province.
Ministers Act to Protect Lyme Bay Sea Life UK - Ministers have banned damaging types of fishing in 60 square nautical miles of sea off the South West coast to protect threatened sea life.
Fuel Top of Agenda at EC Fisheries Council EU - The high price of fuel and its impact on European fishing fleets will be on the agenda at a meeting of the EU Fisheries Council in Luxembourg this week.
Workshops on How to Start Business in Aquaculture WEST LAFAYETTE - This summer Purdue University Extension and the Indiana Soybean Alliance is to host a series of free aquaculture workshops.
Head of SEAFDEC Reappointed PHILIPPINES - Dr. Joebert D. Toledo has been reappointed Chief of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) – Aquaculture Department (AQD) for a second two-year term until 2010.
Monday, June 23, 2008
Consumers Warned off Poultry and Shrimp VIET NAM - Experts have warned people in two wards of Bien Hoa City in the southern province of Dong Nai not to eat locally produced food as local water supplies are polluted by extremely high levels of Agent Orange and other dioxins.
Studies Clash over Threat to Salmon Numbers CANADA - Research on the Broughton Archipelago, British Columbia watersheds predicts that sea lice infections originating on Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)farms will cause the extinction of pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) in the archipelago...
Parasites Leap Across Salmon US - Sea lice on salmon, jump ship when their host gets nabbed by a bigger fish--and they then latch onto the predator, according to research published in the journal Science.
Monthly Catfish Processing Report US - Catfish Processing is up by 18 per cent, according to a report from the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).
Salmon Farm Expands AUSTRALIA - Tasmania based Huon Aquaculture is expanding with teh purchase of Southern Ocean Trout.
Catfish Feed Deliveries Report US - Catfish feed deliveries have fallen month on month in May, but have risen compared to the previous month according to the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service.
