Aquaculture

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The environmentally friendly Danish model fish farms are to be expanded from the current freshwater farms to also include saltwater fish farms.

10th March 2011

Salmon breeding comes ashore

10th March 2011

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Badinotti Group has continued its growing phase in the Canadian and Chilean markets by acquiring all of the assets of Card’s Aquaculture.

8th March 2011

Badinotti continues growth in Canada and Chile

8th March 2011

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Marine scientists are trialling the first near-shore water temperature forecasts to assist Australia’s aquaculture farm managers contending with rising ocean temperatures.

17th February 2011

Trialling ocean temperature forecasts for fish farms

17th February 2011

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Marine Harvest, the worlds leading seafood company and largest producer of farmed salmon and processed seafood, has purchased two Aquaculture Net Cleaning Systems from Hughes Pumps.

16th February 2011

Revolutionary net cleaner chosen for Scottish salmon farms

16th February 2011

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Nutreco has announced that it has agreed to acquire 100% of the shares in Shihai Co Ltd., a reputable and profitable fish and shrimp feed company in China.

14th February 2011

Nutreco agreed to acquire Chinese company

14th February 2011

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The first independently validated disinfectants have been listed under the new Aquaculture Disinfectant Listing Scheme.

12th February 2011

Aquaculture disinfectant products listed

12th February 2011

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Sinkaberg-Hansen AS has signed a contract for the installation and deployment of a new production control system for salmon with AKVA group Software AS.

9th February 2011

SinkaBerg-Hansen chooses AKVA software

9th February 2011

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

A shortage of pangasius, caused by increased costs forcing producers out of business, will severely limit supplies of this cheap alternative ‘whitefish’ species, particularly to the EU where importers are reluctant to…

7th February 2011

Pangasius shortage to hit Europe’s whitefish market

7th February 2011

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Nutreco is investing approximately EUR20m in a new factory in the Voronezh agricultural region in Russia.

1st February 2011

Nutreco invests EUR20m in Russian plant

1st February 2011

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Anova Food’s ocean farm raised pompano has achieved certification under the Good Aquaculture Practices standard also known as AquaGAP.

27th January 2011

Pompano receives AquaGAP certification

27th January 2011

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

AgriMarine Holdings Inc. and the Middle Bay Sustainable Aquaculture Institute (MBSAI) have announced the successful launch of the first marine based, commercial scale, closed containment tank for rearing salmon.

19th January 2011

Launch of first marine closed containment tank for aquaculture

19th January 2011

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Not so long ago it was the toast of aquaculture, but today Vietnam’s tra (pangasius) industry finds itself in a quandary – not only is production in freefall, but the fish is…

18th January 2011

Tra continues its fall from grace

18th January 2011

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Aquaculture New Zealand has welcomed the establishment of an Aquaculture Ministerial Advisory Panel to consult with the public on a proposal to establish a new marine farming zone in Coromandel.

22nd December 2010

Aquaculture NZ welcomes Advisory Panel

22nd December 2010

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Norwegian aquaculture giant Cermaq has signed a joint venture agreement with the local partner, Anova Corporation, in Vietnam. Through its feed operations, EWOS, Cermaq is entering operations in the Vietnamese feed market.

20th December 2010

Cermaq enters pangasius feed industry

20th December 2010

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

UK-based Wood & Douglas has developed a monitoring system that enables fish farmers to look after the welfare of their stocks and their on-growing environment while away from farm sites.

17th December 2010

New wireless monitoring for fish farmers and breeders

17th December 2010

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Exports of Norwegian salmon in November totalled NOK 3.1 billion (€391.7 million/$528 million), an increase of 38% or NOK 853 million (€107.8 million/$145.3 million) compared to November 2009.

14th December 2010

Record Norwegian salmon exports

14th December 2010

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Dragon Feeds began looking at ways to produce sustainable aquaculture feeds around 10 years ago. Following five years intense research and development work, the UK company unveiled its unique fishmeal alternative, which…

9th December 2010

Q&A with Tony Smith, Dragon Feeds

9th December 2010

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Scottish Shellfish Marketing Group (SSMG) has predicted a 15% increase in the volume of mussels sold over Christmas compared with the same period last year, saying consumers have become increasingly adventurous…

7th December 2010

Sales of Scottish mussels to soar

7th December 2010

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Puzzled scientists are battling to identify why millions of Pacific oysters are dying in New Zealand waters. Up to half of the juvenile Pacific oyster stocks in the North Island are thought…

2nd December 2010

NZ oysters die from herpes outbreak

2nd December 2010

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Bergen Group has, through its subsidiary Bergen Group Risnes AS, received contracts to deliver five catamarans for the aquaculture industry. The contracts have a total value of NOK 24 million (€3…

25th November 2010

Bergen wins contracts for five aquaculture catamarans

25th November 2010