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Global Fish Farming News
Thursday, February 23, 2012
AGD Hard to Control, Says Marine Harvest SCOTLAND, UK - With cases of Amoebic gill disease (AGD), Charlotte Johnston, TheFishSite editor speaks with Marine Harvest Scotland to see how the disease has affected...
Gov't Criticised Over Downgrading of Fish Training UK - Fisheries Organisations joined forces to criticise the British Government’s recent decision to downgrade vocational training from equivalence with GCSEs....
No Agreement Reached; But What About the Mackerel? EUROPE - With the final mackerel talks taking place and no agreement reached, what will be the fate of the Northeast Atlantic mackerel fishery in 2012? Writes Lucy...
Freedom Food Uptake Grows UK - The RSPCA’s Freedom Food scheme reported a 52 per cent increase in animals farmed under its label over the last five years - which means that more than 75...
Salmon Prices Springing Up NORWAY - Salmon prices gained about 60 cents per pound last week compared with the week before.
Florida King Mackerel Hook-and-Line Fishing Closing US - Commercial fishing for Gulf group king mackerel in the southern Florida west coast subzone is closing from 26 February, 2012, for commercial hook-and-line...
High Radiation Levels 400 Miles Off Japan's Coast GLOBAL - Radioactive contamination from the Fukushima power plant disaster has been detected as far as almost 400 miles (643 kilometers) off Japan in the Pacific...
New England Can’t Afford to put Maine Cod at Risk US - Gulf of Maine cod, the lifeline of the inshore fishing fleet up and down the coast of New England, is in a biological crisis, states Mr Peter Shelley of Conservation...
Salmon Still Make Omega-3 Despite Plant Diet NORWAY - Experiments performed by the National Institute of Nutrition and Seafood Research (NIFES) have shown that salmon fed diets low in the marine omega-3 fatty...
Closed Containment Trial Produces Excellent Salmon CANADA - The Conservation Fund Freshwater Institute (TCFFI) and the Atlantic Salmon Federation (ASF) are very pleased with the health, growth , and quality of...
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Russian Agricultural Development: February 2012 RUSSIAN FEDERATION - On 8 February, 2012, Yelena Skrynnik, the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation reported to the State Duma on the results of development...
January Catfish Processing Down, Feed Deliveries Up US - The latest figures from the USDA shows that catfish processing for January 2012 fell 26 per cent from the previous year but catfish feed deliveries were up...
First Fish Hatchery Set Up in Rajasthan INDIA - The first fish hatchery has been set up by an individual with help from the state's fisheries department in Bikaner's Chattargarh area recently. More are...
Rs2,000 Million to Develop Northern Fishing Sector SRI LANKA - The Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development Ministry spent Rs 2,000 million last year to develop the fishing sector in the Northern province, Minister...
Bakkafrost Achieves Farm Assurance Standard FAROE ISLANDS - Bakkafrost, the largest salmon farmer in the Faroe Islands, has achieved the prestigious GlobalG.A.P. Integrated Farm Assurance Standard, following...
Milkfish Farm for Community FIJI - Vitawa Village in Rakiraki will this week play host to 55 participants in an eight day regional workshop that will be conducted for milkfish farmers.
Scottish Salmon Co. & Meridian to Farm Wrasse SCOTLAND, UK - The Scottish Salmon Company (SSC) and the Meridian Salmon Group have signed a pioneering three year agreement with Otter Ferry Seafish Ltd which will...
BFAR-7 Conducts Experimental Test Blast Fishing PHILIPPINES - The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources for Central Visayas Region (BFAR-7) will conduct an experimental test blast fishing on 24 February, 2012...
Farm Produce Prices Dropped Last Week CHINA - The Ministry of Commerce said Tuesday that China's farm produce prices continued to fall last week as supplies increased.
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Investment Boost for Loch Fyne Oysters SCOTLAND, UK - Iconic Scottish seafood business Loch Fyne Oysters has secured significant investment which will allow it to capitalise on its brand and penetrate...
Petition to Classify GE Salmon as Unsafe Additive US - Consumer groups Food & Water Watch, Consumers Union, and the Center for Food Safety submitted a formal petition asking the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...
Cooke Culls Fish After ISA Suspicion CANADA - Cooke Aquaculture has humanely euthanised two cages of fish in Nova Scotia after routine testing raised suspicion of the Infectious Salmon Anemia (ISA)...
Fishers Educated in Marine Species Protection PERU - Teaching fishermen the art of environmental stewardship is just one of the achievements the Marine Conservation Society (MCS) has brought about by working...
Red Tides Sighted in Hong Kong HONG KONG - Red tides have been sighted in Hong Kong waters over the past week, an inter-departmental red tide working group reported on Friday.
AGD in Scotland - Avoid Stress to Mitigate Effects SCOTLAND, UK - Amoebic gill disease (AGD) is a gill disorder found in marine fish, but primarily affecting salmon. At the end of 2011 the disease was recognised...
Cuttlefish Have the Most Acute Polarisation Vision GLOBAL - Cuttlefish have the most acute polarisation vision yet found in any animal, researchers at the University of Bristol have discovered by showing them movies...
Researchers Find Conservation Areas Under Threat CANADA - University of British Columbia (UBC) researchers have identified conservation “hot spots” around the world where the temptation to profit from overfishing...
BAR and Worldfish Center Boost Aquaculture PHILIPPINES - The Bureau of Agricultural Research (BAR) and the WorldFish Center are collaborating on a project to enhance the capacity of stakeholders to commercialise...
S. Korea's Fisheries Imports Rise in 2011 SOUTH KOREA - South Korea's imports of fishery products rose slightly last year despite a large drop in shipments from Japan, the government said Tuesday.
President Assures Solutions to Fishing Problems SRI LANKA - President Mahinda Rajapakse has emphasised that problems being faced by the fishing community will be solved and expeditious concessions will be given...
