Aquaculture

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Total global fish production, including both wild capture fish and aquaculture, reached an all-time high of 154 million tons in 2011, and aquaculture is set to top 60% of production by 2020.

29th August 2012

Aquaculture to top 60% of fish production

29th August 2012

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) program has certified its first feed mills in Chile - BioMar Chile S.A.s Alitec Pargua and Planta BioMar facilities in Pargua.

28th August 2012

BAP certifies first feed mills in Chile

28th August 2012

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Marel has developed a high-speed, value-adding grading and intelligent packing solution for farmed fish operations, which can process up to four sizes simultaneously.

7th August 2012

Adding value to farmed white fish

7th August 2012

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Geosmin and 2-methylisoborneol occur naturally in lakes and watercourses, but excessive concentrations of these two substances can give fish a ‘muddy’ taste.

1st August 2012

New research reveals the taste of fish

1st August 2012

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The UK’s Food Standards Agency has announced that as of 30 July, certain farmed fish destined to be eaten raw in dishes such as sushi no longer need to be frozen before…

1st August 2012

Fish freezing requirements relaxed

1st August 2012

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Best Aquaculture Practices program continues to expand with the recent certification of several seafood reprocessing plants in the United States.

27th July 2012

BAP program adds repacking plants

27th July 2012

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Novartis Animal Health Canada Inc. has completed its US$2.8m expansion at the Novartis Centre for Aqua Research & Development on Prince Edward Island (PEI), Canada.

17th July 2012

$2.8m Novartis lab expansion complete

17th July 2012

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Vónin has reported that great interest was shown in the company’s connection plates at the recent Aquaculture UK exhibition, which was held in Scotland.

27th June 2012

Connection plates for exposed aquaculture sites

27th June 2012

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Over a period of four years, GAATEM Consulting and Beck-Systems have developed and tested a mobile, submergible, cylindrical fish cage, called the BECK-Fish Cage.

26th June 2012

BECK-Fish Cage resists 26m waves

26th June 2012

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Swedish ozone generator supplier Primozone has been selected to provide an ozone generator solution for Bell Aquaculture, for the second time.

31st May 2012

Primozone supplies ozone solution to Bell Aquaculture

31st May 2012

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Swedish ozone generator supplier Primozone has been selected to provide a complete ozone solution for the expanding facilities at SalMar Settefisk at Follafoss in Norway.

9th May 2012

Primozone delivers ozone solution to Norwegian fish farm

9th May 2012

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Technology that reduces water consumption by around 98% is a key feature of new recirculating systems now available to the global aquaculture industry.

4th May 2012

Recirculating technology aquaculture key

4th May 2012

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) has launched its second standard into the market with the opening of its accreditation process for pangasius.

3rd May 2012

ASC launches pangasius accreditation

3rd May 2012

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The inaugural Australasian Aquaculture Awards recognised individuals and businesses that apply innovative and sustainable practices that will have lasting impacts on Australasian aquaculture over the next 10 years.

3rd May 2012

Australasian Aquaculture Awards winners

3rd May 2012

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

An £8 million contract to build a major new smolt facility for Marine Harvest has been awarded to the infrastructure, support services and construction group Robertson.

10th April 2012

Robertson nets Marine Harvest contract

10th April 2012

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

A shark-resistant net for open-ocean, warm-water fish farming is being introduced and is the result of a collaboration among NET Systems, Inc., DSM Dyneema and the Cape Eleuthera Institute.

2nd March 2012

New shark-resistant aquaculture net

2nd March 2012

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Rolls-Royce has won a second order for a gas-powered vessel from its Environship range, which will be used to supply feed to fish farms along the Norwegian coast.

1st March 2012

Rolls-Royce wins Environship order

1st March 2012

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Marel Chile has announced the largest single sale ever made by the company in Central America, following the purchase of a purpose-built tilapia processing line by Costa Rican processor Terrapez S.A.

1st March 2012

Marel sells tilapia processing line to Terrapez

1st March 2012

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The recent change of ownership and a new identity has already started to pay off for Anglesey Aquaculture Ltd, the only producer of sea bass in the United Kingdom.

31st January 2012

Anglesey Sea Bass ready for business

31st January 2012

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Best Aquaculture Practices program has awarded its first certification of a salmon processing facility to Multiexport Foods S.A. in Puerto Montt, Chile.

26th January 2012

BAP certifies first salmon plant

26th January 2012