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New Saudi feed mill
Saudi Fisheries Company (SFC) has told World Fishing & Aquaculture that it plans to build a new state of the art feed mill for aquaculture feed, at a cost of US$22m.
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NewsDistinguishing females from males
Scientists have developed a new method of distinguishing yellow perch females from males, which means that it is no longer an obstacle for aquaculture producers of this high-value fish.
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NewsFirst shrimp farm enters ASC assessment
The first shrimp farm has entered into assessment against the ASC Shrimp Standard for well-managed and responsible farms.
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‘Best Choice’ barramundi
Australis Aquaculture’s offshore barramundi farm in Vietnam has received a Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch® program ‘Best Choice’ ‘green’ rating for sustainability.
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NewsSamba orders Damen workboat
Damen Shipyards Group has received an order for a Multi Cat 2712 from Norwegian owner Samba AS.
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NewsRussia to increase aquaculture production
The Russian government plans to increase the domestic production of aquaculture to 300,000 tonnes by 2020 and also plans to attract investors to the industry, reports Eugene Gerden.
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NewsSea lice breakthrough
Scottish aquaculture company Landcatch has announced that salmon eggs with improved resistance to sea lice will be made available for sale later this year.
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NewsNew production line for BioMar
BioMar is to invest more than €50m in a new production line that will expand the company''s capacity in Norway by 30%.
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NewsFish farm refurbishment
Fusion Marine has recently refurbished eight fish farm pens at The Scottish Salmon Company’s (SSC) Toward site on Loch Striven using innovative new manufacturing techniques.
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NewsFirst European tilapia farm BAP certified
R.H. Ward (Welton) Ltd.’s tilapia farm, The Fish Company, in the United Kingdom is Europe’s first tilapia farm to attain Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification.
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NewsDawnfresh trout Freedom Food certified
Dawnfresh has become the first company in the UK to receive RSPCA Freedom Food certification for its farmed rainbow trout.
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NewsNew joint venture feed company
A new joint venture fish feed company was announced at Seafood Expo Global in Brussels last week.
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NewsSharing the goal of responsible aquaculture
The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC), Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) and GLOBALG.A.P. came together at Seafood Expo Global to develop the next steps towards achieving efficiencies across the three programmes, following on from the MoU signed at last year’s event.
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World’s first three-star pangasius
Vietnam’s NTSF Seafoods Group has become the world’s first company to offer three-star Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) pangasius.
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SCS accredited to for ASC assessments
SCS Global Services has been accredited to conduct assessments under the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) standard for farmed salmon.
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Carson Roper joins BAP
Carson Roper has joined the Global Aquaculture Alliance’s Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) division as its new international business development manager.
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NewsCanada’s aquaculture strategy moves to next phase
Canada’s national aquaculture strategy is entering its second phase.
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NewsVirginia aquaculture value higher than ever
According to a survey of shellfish aquaculture conducted by the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) and Virginia Sea Grant, Virginia’s shellfish growers sold an estimated 31 million single oysters and 214.4 million clams in 2013 for a farm-gate value of $45.1 million - an all-time high.
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NewsBAP shrimp standards now a ‘Good Alternative’
Farmed shrimp certified to two-star, three-star and four-star Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) standards are now equivalent to a yellow ‘Good Alternative’ rating from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch® programme.
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NewsFirst farm in Australia ASC certified
Tassal Operations’ Macquarie Harbour Farm has become the first farm in Australia to achieve Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) certification.
