Aquaculture

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The first shipment of four-star Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) tilapia from China is hitting US shores, meaning it will soon be available to US customers.

5th May 2016

Four-star BAP tilapia from China available in the US

5th May 2016

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Half of the world’s farmed Atlantic salmon have hearing loss which could be compromising critical restocking programmes, according to new research.

4th May 2016

Deformed ears giving farmed salmon hearing loss

4th May 2016

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Centre for Fisheries, Environment and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) has launched a new online regulatory toolbox for the aquaculture industry in England.

3rd May 2016

Cefas launches aquaculture toolbox

3rd May 2016

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Plymouth University and the Universidad de Chile are leading a new research project to investigate the issue of sea lice infestation.

20th April 2016

Research project on the impact of sea lice on salmon fisheries

20th April 2016

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Two students at the Institute at Brown for Environment and Society have won a $10,000 international prize for their idea to make Kenyan fish farming more sustainable.

20th April 2016

Fish feed from fly larvae

20th April 2016

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) has completed its first-ever sector report on shrimp aquaculture in Southeast Asia, identifying geographical areas needing improvement in six different countries.

14th April 2016

SFP identifies shrimp aquaculture areas in need of improvement

14th April 2016

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Global Aquaculture Alliance’s Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) division has expanded its market development team with the addition of Tim Hogan as BAP’s market development manager, representing the west coast of North…

14th April 2016

Tim Hogan joins BAP

14th April 2016

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Cargill has launched two new salmon feeds, EWOS SOLID and EWOS EXTRA, which the company says are important parts of a grower feed program based on the EWOS COMPASS biological model for…

13th April 2016

Cargill launches new salmon feeds

13th April 2016

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced more than $1.2 million in available funding to support the development of environmentally and economically sustainable aquaculture in the United States.

12th April 2016

$1.2m available for aquaculture research

12th April 2016

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Five years after the tsunami that devastated the east coast of Japan, the Miyagi Prefecture Fisheries are celebrating a major milestone.

12th April 2016

Japan oysters ASC

12th April 2016

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Faroese aquaculture is now growing at a formidable speed and exports may soon surpass those of traditional fisheries.

31st March 2016

Aquaculture growth in the Faroe Islands

31st March 2016

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Trapananda Seafarms has become the latest member of the NFI Salmon Council.

22nd March 2016

New NFI Salmon Council member

22nd March 2016

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

A US-based division of Pacific Andes Group, National Fish & Seafood (NFS), has signed a MoU with the GAA (Global Aquaculture Alliance) and Vietnam-based Minh Phu, one of the largest aquaculture producers…

15th March 2016

Aquaculture MoU signed

15th March 2016

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Omarsa S.A. has become the first Ecuadorian shrimp supplier to earn four-star Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification.

15th March 2016

First Ecuadorian company offers four-star shrimp

15th March 2016

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

A new four-year study worth almost €7m will establish new strategies and models for sustainable growth in the aquaculture industry.

10th March 2016

€7m TAPAS project to support sustainable aquaculture growth

10th March 2016

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

An e-traceability system launched by WorldFish in January will enable consumers of shrimp farmed in Bangladesh to trace it back to the producer.

10th March 2016

Pilot system traces shrimp production in Bangladesh

10th March 2016

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Operations began this week at the world’s first research facility to grow both food and fuel, using desert lands irrigated by seawater.

9th March 2016

Desert facility for growing fish and fuel

9th March 2016

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Taylor Shellfish Farms has become the first US grower to achieve Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) certification for a farming operation in Washington State.

8th March 2016

First US farm achieves ASC certification

8th March 2016

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Marine Harvest has experienced a severe algae bloom in its Chilean operations in Region X.

3rd March 2016

Marine Harvest loses fish to algal bloom

3rd March 2016

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) and the Federación Colombiana De Acuicultores (FEDEACUA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to ensure that Colombian aquaculture operations are able to access the Best Aquaculture Practices…

2nd March 2016

Colombia signs aquaculture agreement with GAA

2nd March 2016