Aquaculture

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Belize Aquaculture Ltd. has become the first shrimp company in Belize and the second in Central America approved to offer three-star BAP shrimp.

6th August 2013

Three-star shrimp from Belize Aquaculture

6th August 2013

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The New Brunswick government in Canada is investing $400,000 in a new programme to accelerate the development of its oyster aquaculture industry.

31st July 2013

Oyster aquaculture investment in New Brunswick

31st July 2013

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Mississippi State University scientists have found that catfish can thrive for the first six weeks after hatching by feeding on naturally occurring zooplankton – which could save producers money.

18th July 2013

Keeping fish feeding costs down

18th July 2013

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Cage culture technology developed in Norway is being increasingly used in Asia to farm species such as cobia, tilapia and pompano. It is a far cry from the primitive industry still in…

10th July 2013

Offshore cage farming has potential in Asia

10th July 2013

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Aquaculture sales in the Florida last year totalled $69 million, according to the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer services.

10th July 2013

Aquaculture sales in Florida top $69m

10th July 2013

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Kal Knickerbocker has been appointed the new director of aquaculture at the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.

4th July 2013

Florida names new director of aquaculture

4th July 2013

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

A peer-reviewed scientific paper has confirmed the lack of evidence of negative impacts on wild salmon stocks from fish farming.

3rd July 2013

Salmon farming does not impact wild stocks

3rd July 2013

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The finalists of the Aqua Nor Innovation Award 2013 have been announced – and due to the number of exceptional projects this year, there are four finalists instead of the usual three,…

3rd July 2013

Innovation Award finalists announced

3rd July 2013

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Oceanpick has signed an agreement with the Board of Investment in Sri Lanka for the country’s first oceanic farm for finfish.

2nd July 2013

First marine fish farm for Sri Lanka

2nd July 2013

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The organisers of Aqua Nor 2013 believe that this year’s event will be the largest show ever.

27th June 2013

Largest Aqua Nor ever

27th June 2013

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Salmon & Trout Association (Scotland) has accused Marine Scotland Science of ‘ignoring its own evidence with regards to a planning application by salmon farming company Wester Ross Fisheries Limited.

27th June 2013

Marine Scotland Science ignores its own evidence

27th June 2013

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Scottish aquaculture genetics company Landcatch has succeeded in making farmed salmon more resistant to sea lice.

26th June 2013

Sea lice breakthrough

26th June 2013

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Spring Creek Oyster Company has received approval for its plans to use the full water column to grow oysters in Franklin County, Florida - the first enterprise of its kind in this…

26th June 2013

New oyster farming technique approved in Florida

26th June 2013

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Aquaculture Stewardship Council is launching a project to develop the ASC Feed Standard, which should be ready by the end of 2015.

25th June 2013

ASC to develop Feed Standard with help from industry

25th June 2013

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Scottish Salmon Company (TSSC) has invested £480,000 in 16 fish farm pens from Fusion Marine for its new site at Loch Striven.

14th June 2013

£480,000 investment in fish farm pens

14th June 2013

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Researchers at the University of Rhode Island and Greenfins are taking the first steps in the United States towards breeding yellowfin tuna in a land-based aquaculture facility.

13th June 2013

Establishing sustainable tuna aquaculture in Rhode Island

13th June 2013

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Bremnes Seashore AS farm in Norway is the first farm to be audited against the Aquaculture Stewardship Council’s (ASC) Salmon Standard.

13th June 2013

First ASC salmon audit

13th June 2013

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The dates for Aquaculture Europe 2014 have been announced.

12th June 2013

Aquaculture Europe 2014 announced

12th June 2013

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Aquaculture has a vital role to play in helping the EU to meet its demand for seafood, but expansion of the industry in Europe is hampered by bureaucratic inefficiency.

5th June 2013

Aquaculture vital for plugging the gap in the EU’s seafood needs

5th June 2013

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The global market for fish oil was valued at US$1.1bn (€850m) in 2011 and is expected to reach US$1.7bn (€1.3bn) in 2018, according to a report published by Transparency Market Research.

22nd May 2013

Fish oil market to reach US$1.7bn in 2018

22nd May 2013