Aquaculture 2-10 – Page 118

  • FOA ground-breaking in April 2013
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    FOA grand opening

    2014-04-16T11:21:00Z

    The grand opening of the largest closed-water shrimp production facility in the US will take place on 7 May.

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    Huon Aquaculture expansion launched

    2014-04-16T10:02:00Z

    The Australian government has committed $3.5 million to help Huon Aquaculture expand its Parramatta Creek factory and boost employment in the region.

  • The Group exports 2,000 tonnes of scallop meat per year. Photo: AcuaPesca
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    Peruvian scallop farm enters ASC assessment

    2014-04-08T10:00:00Z

    A Peruvian scallop producer has become the first company in the world to enter assessment against the Aquaculture Stewardship Council Bivalve Standard.

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    Aqualine expanding

    2014-04-01T15:04:00Z

    This year, supplier of heavy duty plastic cages, Aqualine, will move to a completely new modern aquaculture base at Frøya (an island 140km outside Trondheim city, Norway).

  • P2G Fish farm visit confirmed for the 5th Offshore Mariculture Conference 2014
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    Fish Farm visit confirmed for Offshore Mariculture Conference

    2014-04-01T09:47:00Z

    The 5th Offshore Mariculture Conference will benefit fish farmers who are either growing their offshore fish farming business or are looking to move their businesses offshore.

  • The shrimp standard has been handed over to the ASC
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    Shrimp standard handed over to the ASC

    2014-03-27T12:08:00Z

    The Shrimp Aquaculture Dialogue has handed over the shrimp standard to the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC), following seven years of development.

  • ASC celebrates a successful year at Seafood Expo North America
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    ASC success at Seafood Expo North America

    2014-03-19T13:08:00Z

    The Aquaculture Stewardship Council’s (ASC) update meeting – held at this week’s Seafood Expo North America in Boston – attracted over 70 participants.

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    Salmon industry joins forces

    2014-03-18T14:24:00Z

    Today at the Seafood Expo North America in Boston, the Global Salmon Initiative (GSI), WWF, FAO and Rabobank, will join together for the first time in the US to demonstrate how the global farmed salmon industry is leading the way in changing current aquaculture business practices to ensure a sustainable ...

  • Vónin has supplied Meridian Salmon Farms with a complete mooring system for a set of 14 cages. © Vónin
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    Vónin mooring system for Shetland

    2014-03-18T10:04:00Z

    Vónin has supplied Meridian Salmon Farms with a complete mooring system for a set of 14 100m diameter cages at its Yell location in Shetland.

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    Loblaw first to sell ASC salmon in North America

    2014-03-11T13:30:00Z

    Canada’s largest seller of seafood, Loblaw, is becoming the first food retailer in North America sell ASC certified salmon.

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    Finnish Fish Guide includes ASC labelled fish

    2014-03-11T11:36:00Z

    For the first time, the Finnish Fish Guide now includes Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) labelled responsibly farmed fish.

  • The new design is said to combine the best technology from the Norwegian fish farming industry and the offshore oil and gas sector
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    Global Maritime designs offshore farm

    2014-03-11T10:55:00Z

    Global Maritime has designed a new offshore based fish farm for Norwegian company Ocean Farming AS.

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    New Aqualife MD

    2014-03-05T12:29:00Z

    Commercial fish health and welfare company Aqualife has appointed Ronnie Soutar as its new managing director.

  • Seaweed cultivation at SAMS
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    Scotland leads the way for sustainable aquaculture in Europe

    2014-03-04T16:36:00Z

    Dr Keri Wallace and Dr Adam Hughes from SAMS Research Services Ltd (SRSL) explain Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA) and its benefits.

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    First rainbow trout certification

    2014-03-03T13:10:00Z

    Truchas Belmira S.A.S. has become the world’s first rainbow trout processing plant to earn Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification.

  • ASC certified salmon is now available in Japan
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    ASC salmon now available in Japan

    2014-03-03T10:41:00Z

    Japan’s largest retailer has become the first store in the country to sell Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) certified salmon.

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    First European salmon farms earn BAP certification

    2014-02-27T13:47:00Z

    Fjardalax ehf’s salmon farm sites in Iceland have become Europe’s first salmon farms to attain Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification.

  • Dr Rajitha Senaratne introduced the first Barramundi juveniles from the nursery into sea cages in the ocean at Trincomalee bay
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    Sri Lanka stocks first sea cages

    2014-02-27T13:40:00Z

    Sri Lanka’s very first sea cages have been stocked with Barramundi juveniles by fish farming company Oceanpick.

  • The new scampi hatchery
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    World’s first captive breeding programme for scampi

    2014-02-26T10:46:00Z

    A new hatchery has been built at Cawthron Aquaculture Park near Nelson to improve understanding of New Zealand scampi and establish the world’s first captive breeding programme for the species.

  • The kick-off meeting was held in Norway. Credit: Kjell Merok, Nofima © Nofima
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    FISHBOOST for aquaculture

    2014-02-19T11:40:00Z

    A European project, FISHBOOST, which aims to advance European aquaculture to the next level, was launched this week at the Norwegian institute, Nofima.