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Global Fish Farming News
News from Spain
Monday, February 20, 2012
Crab Growth Increased with Fresh Mussel Diet SPAIN - A study led by the Spanish Institute of Oceanography has discovered that juvenile crabs grow more when fed on fresh mussels rather than frozen mussels.
Monday, February 06, 2012
Pescafria Cod Awarded MSC Certification SPAIN - The Marine Stewardship Council announced that Pescafria-Pesquera Rodríguez has been awarded MSC sustainable fishing certification, making PESCAFRIA the...
Morocco Fisheries Agreement to be Closed Soon SPAIN - The Minister of Agriculture, Food and Environment, Miguel Arias Cañete, has announced that Coreper (Committee of Permanent Representatives of the EU) has...
Friday, January 27, 2012
Aid to Those Affected by End of Morocco Agreement SPAIN - The Minister of Agriculture, Food and Environment, Miguel Arias Cañete, has announced that the Spanish Government will adopt a framework of support for...
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Andalusia in Talks over Morocco Agreement SPAIN - The Minister of Agriculture, Food and Environment, Miguel Arias Cañete, will meet today (26 January) with associations and guilds of the Andalusian Fisheries...
Friday, January 20, 2012
Organisation Reports High Mercury Levels in Fish SPAIN - Ecologists in Action has reported that 2011 saw maintained notifications of high mercury levels in fish and fishery products and that the EU permitted levels...
Friday, January 13, 2012
Richness in Native Fish of Mediterranean Rivers SPAIN - Researchers at the Universitat Politècnica de València’s Research Institute for the Integrated Management of Coastal Areas (IGIC), have shown the important...
Affect of EU/ Morroccan Deal on Spanish Fishermen? Speaking about the withdrawal of the EU fishing fleet from Moroccan waters, Javier Garat, secretary general of the Spanish Fisheries Confederation (Cepesca) describes...
Thursday, January 05, 2012
Minister In Brussels For New Fisheries Agreement SPAIN - The Minister of Agriculture, Food and Environment, Miguel Arias Cañete, will meet on Tuesday 10 January with the Commissioner of Fisheries of the European...
Wednesday, January 04, 2012
Temperature Effects Sex Determination Of Fish SPAIN - Environmental temperature has been found to effect the sex determination of fish.
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Marine Reserves Benefit Artisanal Fisheries SPAIN - Researchers at the Spanish Institute of Oceanography (IEO) have participated in an extensive study on the effectiveness of Marine Protected Areas (MPA),...
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
'Boost & Determination' Needed In Agreements SPAIN - The Spanish Minister of Environment, Rosa Aguilar, claimed for "more boost and determination” in fisheries agreement negotiations among the EU and third...
Monday, October 31, 2011
Packing Fish Products Discussed At Conference SPAIN - The General Sea Secretariat held the 'Conference about trends in fish products packing' on the fisheries cooperation ship INTERMARES in Málaga (Spain)....
Farming Tuna In Spanish Waters SPAIN - Spain is leading the race in the breeding in captivity of red tuna - a centre in public waters has succeeded in breeding 300 specimens in four months of...
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Minister Encourages Women In Fishing Sector SPAIN - The Minister of Environment and Rural and Marine Affairs, Rosa Aguilar, stressed "the commitment, effort and cooperation" of women involved in fishing,...
Friday, October 07, 2011
Hake Hoax In Spanish Markets SPAIN - Nearly one in 10 products at major markets mislabelled; Europe’s largest department store pulls fish after International Consortium of Investigative Journalists...
Wednesday, October 05, 2011
Govt Pledges Support For Fisheries & Aquaculture Rosa Aguilar, the Spanish Environmental Minister has pledged the Government's absolute support to the fishing and aquaculture industries.
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
2010 Aquaculture Employment & Production Declined SPAIN - Aquaculture production in Spain fell by 9.4 per cent in volume in 2010, to 43,888 tons. Aquaculture employment also decreased 11 per cent.
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Friend Of Sea Galician Mussels Launched SPAIN - Galician mussels from Mariscos Linamar S.L. have been certified Friend of the Sea.
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Tuna Is A 'Sensitive' Project Says Minister SPAIN - The Minister for Environment and Rural and Marine Affairs, Rosa Aguilar, commented that tuna "is a sensitive product and is linked to a key strategic industry"...
Wednesday, September 07, 2011
Sustainable Tuna Now Traded By Commercial Pernas SPAIN - Friend Of The Sea sustainable tuna is now being traded in Spain by Comercial Pernas S.L.
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Salmon Populations' Decline In Spanish Rivers SPAIN - New research suggests that the declining salmon populations' in Spanish rivers are due to higher temperatures and maximum exploitation levels, not solely...
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Citrus & Cereal Sub-Products For Aquaculture Feed SPAIN - Research is been carried out by AZTI-Tecnalia, the technological centre specialised in marine and food research, into exploiting by-products derived from...
Wednesday, August 03, 2011
New Toxic Algae Risk To Humans SPAIN - Researchers have discovered a new species of toxic algae that could be responsible for cases of ciguatera, affecting humans in the Canary Islands
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Anchovy Catch Quota Increased SPAIN - Thanks to the efforts of the Marmara, Spain will now have a catch quota of 26,730 tonnes of anchovy from the month of July 2011, for the Bay of Biscay.
Friday, July 15, 2011
Sea Urchins Cannot Control Invasive Seaweeds SPAIN - Exotic marine species, including giant seaweeds, are spreading fast, with harmful effects on native species, and are increasingly affecting the biodiversity...
Monday, July 11, 2011
Oceana Calls For Halt Of Mercury Use SPAIN and GLOBAL - The call by Oceana for the immediate halt of mercury use by chlor-alkali plants comes after Oceana won a long court case to unveil data which...
Tuesday, July 05, 2011
Predicting The Spawning Area & Survival Of Bluefin SPAIN - For seven days, scientists at IEO, SOCIB and IMEDEA and technicians at Balfegó Group, on board the fishing vessel Tio Gel, collected data to parameterise...
Monday, July 04, 2011
Breeding Bluefin Tuna In Captivity SPAIN - A team of EU-funded researchers from Spain have, for the second year running, successfully harnessed bluefin tuna (BFT) spawn without using hormonal induction....
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Hake's Carbon Footprint SPAIN - A new study, carried out by the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC), has analysed the greenhouse gas emissions of Galicia's fishing industry by species...
