Aquaculture

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