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Global Fish Farming News
Thursday, February 23, 2012
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...
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
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...
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
New Technology Developed to Deal With Sea Lice GLOBAL - Sea lice are one of the biggest problems in the salmon industry, hampering growth and promoting other diseases. Whilst current medications used are working,...
Opposition to Marine Harvest Expansion in Ireland ANALYSIS - Opposition is growing in regard to Marine Harvest's announcement that it would invest €3.5 million in developing a new salmon farm site in Bantry Bay,...
Friday, February 10, 2012
More Salmon on the Market, How are Companies Improving Profit? SCOTLAND, UK - As many salmon companies report their annual profits for 2011, many have felt the sting of recent drops in salmon prices. The Scottish Salmon Company...
Tuesday, February 07, 2012
New Report Reveals Use Of Irradiation In EU Foods ANALYSIS - A new report published by the European Commission (EC) recently reveals that more than 9,000 tonnes of food were irradiated in the European Union in 2010....
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Chinese Govt Needs To Act To Save Fishermen ANALYSIS - Depleted stocks are forcing Chinese fishermen to enter other fishing grounds and tension continues to mount between China and South Korea, things are...
Friday, January 13, 2012
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...
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Major Investment in Australian Bluefin Tuna Industry ANALYSIS - There is new optimism in the Australian southern bluefin tuna (SBT) industry with quotas increasing and research and trials looking at improving productivity,...
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
This Week's Fish Round-Up ANALYSIS - Despite salmon prices having their toll on Norwegian exports, total seafood exports for the country were still looking good in 2011. Meanwhile poor weather...
Friday, January 06, 2012
OFC - Reduce Waste To Meet Food Demand GLOBAL - In the next 25 to 50 year food production will have to double to keep up with growing populations and growing consumption, writes TheMeatSite editor in...
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
End of Ethanol Tax Credits Affects Corn, Feed and Biofuel Markets ANALYSIS - The US ethanol tax credit which is worth roughly $6 billion is due to end at the turn of the year, writes TheFishSite Editor in Chief Chris Harris.
Friday, December 23, 2011
Pressure To Control PD Outbreaks ANALYSIS - Outbreaks of pancreas disease (PD) outside the PD zone in Norway are putting increasing pressure and the government to control the disease.
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
China's Economic Trends Drive Change to Modern, Efficient Agriculture ANALYSIS - With a growing population but a shrinking rural population, China's farmers are changing from man-power to iron horse-power as they move to a more contemporary...
Has The EU Failed Its Fisheries? ANALYSIS - Current measures to adapt the capacity of EU fishing fleets to available fishing opportunities have failed.
Tuesday, December 06, 2011
Global Warming Could Increase Fish Parasites GLOBAL - Parasitic worms that infect fish and have a devastating effect on fish reproduction grow four times faster at higher temperatures – providing some of...
Monday, December 05, 2011
US and EU on Collision Course over Antibiotics? OPINION - The debate over the use of antibiotics on animals and their potential to produce antibiotic resistance in humans has been stepped up in recent weeks. ...
EU & Norway 2012 Fishing Possibilities Agreed NORWAY and EU - A new agreement for the management of shared fish stocks in the North Sea has been concluded between the European Union and Norway after a week of...
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Historic Agreement To Ban Discards In Skagerrak NORWAY, SWEDEN and DENMARK - The ministers of fisheries in Norway, Sweden and Denmark have, in Stockholm, signed a joint declaration forbidding discards of fish...
Monday, November 21, 2011
Impressive Growth For Scottish Salmon SCOTLAND, UK - Production of Scottish farmed salmon increased by 6.9 per cent in 2010, to the highest level in six years.
Friday, November 18, 2011
EU Cracks Down On Antimicrobial Use EU - Antimicrobial resistance is a growing problem in the EU, according to the European Commission. Because of this, it has launched an action plan detailing 12...
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Industry Focus Shifts To Investment & Innovation NEW ZEALAND - The New Zealand Aquaculture Conference marked a change in focus for the industry, as it moves into a new era of sustainable growth.
Thursday, November 10, 2011
CFIA: No Confirmed Cases Of ISA In British Columbia CANADA - Based on analysis conducted by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), in close collaboration with Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), the Province of...
Tuesday, November 08, 2011
Farmers Voice Final Arguments At Cohen Inquiry CANADA - Lawyers for the British Columbian Salmon Farmers Association (BCSFA) are presenting their final oral arguments to the Cohen Commission of Inquiry into the...
Friday, November 04, 2011
Latest Test Results In Gladstone Fish Investigation AUSTRALIA - The latest test results on further marine life samples taken from Gladstone have confirmed a parasitic flatworm as the cause of cloudy eyes in barramundi,...
Wednesday, November 02, 2011
Transporting Salmon Without Infections Or Lice GLOBAL and NORWAY - For the past three years, scientists, engineers and operators in the farming industry have been developing the well-boat technology of the future....
Friday, October 28, 2011
Fish Sampling Continuing In Gladstone AUSTRALIA - Red-spot disease has not been ruled out as the causative agent of the lesions seen on fish around the Gladstone area, comments a Fisheries Queensland...
Monday, October 24, 2011
Federal Investigation Into ISA Virus In BC Salmon CANADA - The recent reports stating that Infectious Salmon Anaemia (ISA) has been found in British Columbia salmon have not yet been verified by federal officials...
Thursday, October 20, 2011
AQUA EUROPE: The CFP & EU Aquaculture EU - There is a brilliant future ahead for EU aquaculture producers, EU Commissionner for Maritime, Maria Damanaki said at the opening of Aquaculture Europe 2011....
AQUA EUROPE: Challenges Facing EU Aquaculture EU - Speaking at the opening of Aquaculture Europe, Lara Barazi - Yeroulanos said that whilst many challenges faced EU aquaculture producers, a huge opportunity...
