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NewsEuropean aquaculture - Too soon to be bullish
While a new study claims that EU aquaculture has ‘fully recovered’ from a recent downturn, any celebratory popping of corks will be premature
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NewsBook review: The Cod Hunters
The Cod Hunters is an exploration of the cod fisheries of Shetland from the early nineteenth century. There are few people better qualified to chart the history of Shetland’s fisheries than John Goodlad with his remarkable depth of knowledge.
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News?Heralding a New Era of Transparency and Engagement
Julie Hesketh-Laird, the recently appointed Chief Executive of the Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation, speaks at length to Owen Stevens for World Fishing & Aquaculture
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NewsSustainable feed for Nile tilapia
Despite significant progress over the years, aquaculture still poses concerns, such as over-reliance on wild fish and terrestrial plants such as soy. Now a US team of scientists has created an alternative feed for Nile tilapia using a marine microalga co-product
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NewsShrimp and prawn production booming in Russia
Shrimps and prawns have not been produced in Russia on an industrial scale since the Soviet era. While investors used to consider this too risky a business, new companies are now determined to re-acquaint Russian consumers with this long-forgotten taste
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NewsRussia: on the brink of big changes??
?The Russian fishing industry is on the verge of major changes, due to the recently announced state plans to completely replace the existing distribution of fishing rights based on track records with by a system of auctions, reports Eugene Gerden
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NewsAquaculture can be more sustainable
Fish farming has made strong progress in recent years, but there’s still plenty of choppy water ahead
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NewsMackerel fishermen fight 42% TAC cut
Pelagic fishermen working in the NE Atlantic are aghast at a proposed huge cut in the region’s mackerel TAC for 2019 and are fighting to get it reduced, reports Tim Oliver
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NewsRussia seeks to boost domestic aquaculture
Over the past decade Russian aquaculture has doubled its output from 105,000 tonnes in 2007 to 219,000 tonnes in 2017, much of the credit for which can be attributed to successful government policies supporting fish farming
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NewsSOFIA gives clear warning of climate change challenge
Every few years the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation published its State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture (SOFIA) report, providing a snapshot of the world’s fisheries and making predictions for future developments.
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NewsJapanese company spearheads land-based salmon farming
The demand for marine products in Japan continues to rise, but with limited areas suitable for farming at sea, one company has developed a recirculating aquaculture system for salmon using artificial seawater. Businessman Tetsuro Sogo has big plans for the future, as he aims to meet the growing demand for salmon across Japan
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NewsUK seafood consumption crisis
Soaring prices have led the UK population to eat only half the recommended amount of seafood.
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NewsBeating a path to sustainability as Thailand underlines its determination to be free of IUU
Thailand wants to be recognised internationally for its efforts to make illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU) a thing of the past and in doing so herald a new sustainable and socially responsible era for its fisheries and broader seafood sector
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NewsGrowing interest in alternative feeds
Despite the limited supply of fish stocks, aquaculture continues to depend on wild-caught fishmeal and fish oil. By interacting with ingredient providers, researchers, fish farmers and feed companies, one collaborative effort, the Future of Fish Feed (F3), is working to offer some innovative solutions
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News?Fingerlings and other lings
With the accelerating growth of fish consumption, more and more attention and efforts are being dedicated to the development of fish farming, both?? ?? marine and freshwater. To produce fish of edible size, in most cases fish farmers populate their ponds or fish cages with young stages of the preferred ...
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NewsFarming offshore in the Americas – How the United States’ loss continues to be its neighbour’s gain
As a seafood market, the US is heavily dependent on imports, with an estimated 91% of the products consumed in the country now coming in from overseas producers, reports Jason Holland.
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NewsOyster culture in Brazil: An emerging sector along the Amazon mangrove coast
With its long coastline and large markets along coastal cities and towns, the potential for oyster culture in Brazil is high. Last year, a study in Pará state along the eastern Amazon mangrove coast used socio-economic data to analyse the management and future development of Pará’’s oyster culture and present an overview of the situation
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NewsUK set to take control of its waters – but ready to co-operate on management
The UK Government will put sustainable fisheries and marine conservation at the heart of its fisheries management regime after Brexit. It says adherence to sustainable fishing practices will be a pre-condition of any future access to UK waters for EU countries, reports Tom Ainsworth.
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NewsBorn on Friday 13th – superstition and the sea
Sitting down to write this, I can’t help noticing that the date is Friday 13th, so a look at superstition seems appropriate. What a crazy idea! Me and superstitions? I consider myself a most rational human being and a total non-believer, especially with respect to superstition. So why should I ...
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NewsTransforming aquaculture through software
As a new and rapidly growing food sector, aquaculture brings a range of important economic opportunities. However, it also faces challenges such as gaps in the knowledge required to run profitable and efficient operations. Now, mobile technology is helping to address this by providing aquaculture operators with the data they need to optimise and improve stock performance, and make decisions for maximum profit.
