Aquaculture

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The UK’s Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) has announced that £6m of funding is now available to deliver bioscience and environmental science research projects that address key priorities in aquaculture.

9th October 2014

£6m funding boost for aquaculture research

9th October 2014

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Rodrigo Prado, a civil engineer and director of USONIC Ltda. in Puerto Montt, Chile, has been announced as the winner of the Global Aquaculture Alliance’s Preferred Freezer Services Global Aquaculture Innovation &…

9th October 2014

Chilean company wins GAA award

9th October 2014

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The European Commission has closed the EU Pilot Investigation into the potential impact of sea lice on wild salmon stocks in Ireland.

9th October 2014

EC closes Irish sea lice investigation

9th October 2014

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Scottish Fish Farm Production Survey 2013 has revealed that production of Scottish farmed salmon is at its highest level in a decade.

7th October 2014

Scottish salmon production highest since 2003

7th October 2014

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Six countries in the Asia-Pacific region have come together to draft a work plan on the sustainable intensification of aquaculture for ‘blue growth’.

7th October 2014

Intensifying aquaculture in Asia

7th October 2014

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Ecuadorian shrimp exporting company OMARSA has become the first shrimp producer to gain Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) certification.

2nd October 2014

First ASC certified shrimp farm

2nd October 2014

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Third-party certification may not be to the liking of everyone connected to aquaculture, but it is proving an important tool for keeping the increasingly burdened industry in check, writes Jason Holland.

1st October 2014

Marine ingredient certification and the blue revolution

1st October 2014

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification program has completed the new BAP hatchery and nursery standards for finfish, crustaceans and mollusks.

26th September 2014

BAP completes new hatchery standards

26th September 2014

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Cermaq Chile has acquired two new licenses for salmon production in Chile’s Region XII.

26th September 2014

Cermaq Chile increases production capacity

26th September 2014

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Novartis Animal Health Aqua (NAH Aqua) has announced the launch of aquacare - a fish health management software to assist fish farmers in continuously improving health management practices for the optimum balance…

23rd September 2014

Novartis launches aquacare for improved fish health management

23rd September 2014

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Tenders are being called to build a $6 million Experimental Aquaculture Facility in Tasmania.

23rd September 2014

The future of Tasmanian aquaculture

23rd September 2014

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Last week around 50 experts in marine, plant, animal and micro ingredients, as well as supply chain and feed mill experience, gathered together for the ASC Responsible Feed Project working group event.

10th September 2014

ASC Feed Standard discussed

10th September 2014

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

A new test for Oxytetracyclines has been developed by Randox Food Diagnostics, coinciding with a sharp rise in the antimicrobial agent’s residues within Asian seafood products.

4th September 2014

First Oxytetracyclines screen test

4th September 2014

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Western Australia’s Government has declared a development zone for large-scale fish farms.

2nd September 2014

Aquaculture development zone for WA

2nd September 2014

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The University of Maine is to receive a $20m grant to establish a Sustainable Ecological Aquaculture Network (SEANET) program in Maine.

7th August 2014

$20m aquaculture grant for Maine

7th August 2014

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The final agreement for BioMar and Sagun Group to establish a Joint Venture feed company and a feed plant in Turkey has been signed.

6th August 2014

Joint Venture agreed

6th August 2014

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

American seafood supplier National Fish & Seafood has announced that is launching a project to bring small-scale shrimp farmers closer to Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification.

22nd July 2014

BAP pilot for small farms

22nd July 2014

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The first farm has been certified to the ASC Freshwater Trout Standard for responsible aquaculture.

17th July 2014

First trout farm certified

17th July 2014

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

One of Germany’s largest supermarket chains, REWE, is increasing its range of ASC labelled seafood with the introduction of its Goldlocke product.

17th July 2014

REWE introduces ASC tilapia

17th July 2014

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Key aquaculture statistics which include production volumes, employment numbers, and inspection information are now available on a new page of the Newfoundland and Labrador’s Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture website.

16th July 2014

Newfoundland and Labrador’s aquaculture statistics available online

16th July 2014