Aquaculture 2-10 – Page 120
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NewsComplete cage farm for China
Chinese company DunAn Longyangxia has ordered a complete cage farm from AKVA Group – the first major contract for a complete cage farm in China.
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NewsCall for GM salmon labelling
In the midst of the ongoing debate in the US on the introduction of genetically modified transgenic salmon, Marine Harvest and WWF-Norway have said that if GM salmon is approved for human consumption then it must be labelled as such.
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NewsFirst New Zealand feed mill
Australian fish feed company Big Nutrition and New Zealand consultancy company Aquaculture Direct have determined that establishing an aquatic feed mill in Blenheim, Marlborough in New Zealand is viable.
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NewsOyster patent wins professor Inventor of the Year Award
Professor Stan Allen of the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) and colleague Ximing Guo from Rutgers University have received the Inventor of the Year Award from the New Jersey Inventors Hall of Fame.
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NewsAquaBounty production deemed safe for Canada
AquaBounty Technologies is now able to produce its AquAdvantage Salmon (AAS) on a commercial scale after being approved by Environment Canada.
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NewsFalkland Islands trout farm completed
A brown trout farm has been completed in the Falkland Islands for a pilot venture operated by Falklands based fishing company Fortuna.
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Mainstream becomes Cermaq
Now a fish farming company only, Cermaq has announced that it is changing the name of all of its Mainstream local farming companies to Cermaq.
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NewsASC products in Belgian Fish Guide
For the first time, the Belgian Fish Guide will feature Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) certified tilapia and pangasius.
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Catfish processor BAP certified
The United States’ largest catfish farming and processing company, Heartland Catfish Co., has attained Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification for its Mississippi processing plant.
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NewsGAA director to lead RAF
Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) executive director Wally Stevens is stepping down from his position to take up a leadership role with the Responsible Aquaculture Foundation (RAF).
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Aquaculture value rises in Australia
Senator Richard Colbeck has announced that Australia’s aquaculture industry has grown significantly and now accounts for almost half of the country’s fish production.
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NewsASC reaches 500 labelled products
The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) is celebrating its 500th ASC labelled product.
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NewsEWOS feed mill BAP certified
Mainstream Canada and Skuna Bay Vancouver Island Craft Raised Salmon can now offer three-star salmon, following the Best Aquaculture Practices certification of their exclusive feed provider, EWOS Canada.
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NewsSkretting opens world’s largest feed plant
Skretting Norway has officially opened its extended fish feed plant in Averøy, Norway - the largest and most modern fish feed plant in the world.
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NewsGreen light for aquaculture partnership
A new global partnership to help ensure that the world’s fish supplies can keep pace with booming demand has been given the green light from FAO’s Sub-Committee on Aquaculture.
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Aquaculture award
Dr Amir Sagi, Ph.D., a professor at Ben Gurion University of the Negev in Israel, has received the 2013 Novus Global Aquaculture Innovation Award.
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NewsAlgal bloom forecast system to aid aquaculture industry
The first harmful algal bloom forecasting system could prevent fish deaths and prolonged closures of aquaculture areas due to toxic HAB events.
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NewsCase study: Protec improves the immune defences of farmed fish around the world
Most aquaculture systems are open to the natural environment, making it difficult to protect fish from parasites, bacteria and viruses and they are subject to environmental fluctuations.
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Prawn site acquisition
Western Australian Resources Limited (WARL) has acquired the Marine Farms Pty Ltd aquaculture site in Exmouth Gulf, Western Australia, to meet its 100,000 tonne per annum farmed prawn production target.
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NewsFirst Indian producer GLOBALG.A.P. certified
Whiteleg shrimp producer, Nekkanti Sea Foods Limited, has been certified by GLOBALG.A.P. – making the company the first to be certified in India.
