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Chilean blue mussels secure Friend of the Sea eco-label
Empresa Pesquera Apiao’s Chilean blue mussel (Mytilus chilensis) farming sites have been audited by an international certification body and found to be compliant with Friend of the Sea sustainability requirements.
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First tilapia farm becomes compliant with aquaculture dialogue standards
Regal Springs Tilapia farm Aquafinca in Honduras was the first aquaculture operation to be audited by the Institute for Marketecology (IMO) for compliance with the International Standards for Responsible Tilapia Aquaculture (ISRTA), which were completed last December by the Tilapia Aquaculture Dialogue.
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NewsNew world record: largest sushi mosaic
To mark the arrival of the 10 millionth Norwegian salmon to China, the Norwegian Seafood Export Council (NSEC) created a sushi mosaic featured 8,374 pieces of sushi made from different types of seafood, primarily salmon, but also cod, mackerel and shrimp - setting the new world record for the largest ...
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Tasmania to send mussel spat to South Australia
South Australia''s mussel industry is to trial a programme in which hatchery-raised mussel spat will be imported from Tasmania.
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NewsMarine Harvest wants in on consolidation
Salmon farming giant Marine Harvest has filed an official complaint against rules that prevent the company from growing any larger in Norway, saying it wants to participate in the consolidation of the industry.
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Saudi kingfish contract for Akva
The Akva Group has won a contract with the National Prawn Company in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for delivery of a pre-grow-out system for the production of yellowtail kingfish.
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Cooke announces $150m expansion
Cooke Aquaculture is planning to spend $150 million (€107.4 million) over five years to expand its Nova Scotia operations.
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Nutreco hosts Capital Markets Day in Italy
Nutreco on 6 October hosted a Capital Markets Day in Italy with a site visit to its fish feed plant and its recently inaugurated premix plant in Mozzecane. Next to the site visit Nutreco gave updates on the three divisions Agriculture, Specialties and Aquaculture.
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Alaska receives $1m grants to boost shellfish farming
Three federal and state grants totalling more than $1 million (€728,607) will be used by Alaska Sea Grant to establish a state-wide network of citizen scientists to track the spread of marine invasive species; conduct an instruction and training programme aimed at jump-starting the shellfish farming industry; and launch an ...
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NewsAlnet’s new polyethylene nets
South African net manufacturing specialist Alnet has added to its range of nylon, knotless Kapenta nets with polyethylene knotless Kapenta nets.
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NewsBringing pioneers together
Croatia is at the heart of Europe’s fish farming industry and has been chosen to host the biennial Offshore Mariculture Conference in June.
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US identifies aquaculture opportunities in Sri Lanka
A recent study funded by the US Agency for International Development (USAID) has identified investment opportunities in the aquaculture sector in the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka.
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Pangasius breeding cooperation
America''s Mazzetta Company will cooperate with a Vietnamese firm to train fish breeders to sustainably farm and process pangasius (tra and basa fish) in accordance with US standards, according to Vietnam''s official Thanh Nien news agency.
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TripleNine ready for IFFO certification
R&D Manager Hans Otto Sørensen expects TripleNine’s products to be IFFO certified within a couple of months.
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Where next for farmed cod?
There has been an abundance of wild-caught cod on most European markets over the last six months and with these supply conditions expected to prevail well into 2011, cod farming would appear to be out in the cold
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Breakthrough for AKVA group
AKVA group has signed a new €6.8m contract for delivery of three complete turnkey fish farms to Cromaris in Croatia.
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Major contract for AKVA group
AKVA group has signed a contract for delivery of three turnkey fish farms to Cromaris d.d. in Croatia, totalling EUR6.8m.
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NewsFishing for oxygen
In Norway, aquaculture expert OxSeaVision and Trelleborg have teamed up to develop a system that pumps oxygen into offshore fish farms, helping fish remain healthy and grow bigger.
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Alf-Helge Aarskog appointed new CEO of Marine Harvest
The Board of Directors of Marine Harvest ASA has appointed Alf-Helge Aarskog as CEO of Marine Harvest ASA.
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New sustainability league table of fisheries used for fishmeal and fish oil
The Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) has published a sustainability league table of the principal fisheries used for the production of fishmeal and fish oil.
