First International fish health laboratory to receive accreditation from Sernapesca27 Feb 2017SponsoredCHILE - Benchmarks Fish Vet Group in Chile has announced they will join the list of official fish health laboratories recognised by the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Service (Sernapesca).
Further Outbreak of White Spot Disease Detected in Logan River22 Feb 2017AUSTRALIA - A new outbreak of white spot disease has been reported on a giant tiger prawn farm in Logan River, Queensland.
Frozen Shrimp Exports to Korea Must Undergo Quarantine17 Feb 2017VIET NAM - Frozen shrimp exported to the Republic of Korea (RoK) from member countries of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) must undergo quarantine checks before shipping to the market.
Copper sulfate kills fungus on fish eggs17 Feb 2017Fungus on fish eggs isnt only an eyesore for the aquaculture industry, its also deadly to fish and expensive to treat. US Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists have found that copper sulfate kil…
Enterra Receives Approval to Sell Insect Larvae to Aquaculture Industry17 Feb 2017CANADA - Enterra Feed Corporation has received approval from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) to sell its Whole Dried Black Soldier Fly Larvae as a feed ingredient for salmonids, including …
Crawfish Added to BAP Programme; Chinese Processing Plant Certified17 Feb 2017CHINA - Please join the Global Aquaculture Alliances Best Aquaculture Practices division in welcoming the worlds first BAP-certified crawfish facility to the third-party certification programme, the o…
Gut Feeling Essential for Migrating Fish16 Feb 2017SWEDEN - Why do trout spend so much time in potentially dangerous estuaries before migrating to sea? In a new thesis published at University Gothenburg, Jeroen Brijs reveals that the answer may lie in…
Aussie prawn industry in turmoil as disease spreads14 Feb 2017Australian prawn farmers are in turmoil, as yet another outbreak of white spot disease was confirmed Monday, at a farm in Queensland.
New Environmental Focus for Legislation Plastics13 Feb 2017Regulations around seafood packaging are naturally strict due to the speed of its decomposition. Seafood quickly and easily deteriorates due to factors like contamination, physical damage and badly ma…
Ag Department Accused of 'Dropping the Ball' Due to Diseased Prawn Imports10 Feb 2017AUSTRALIA - The Australian Prawn Farming Association (APFA) has accused the Federal Department of Agriculture of "dropping the ball", following revelations that high numbers of diseased prawns are ent…
Coal Ash Selenium Found in Fish in North Carolina Lakes09 Feb 2017US - A new Duke University study has found high levels of selenium in fish in three North Carolina lakes receiving power plants' coal ash waste.
Canadian Government Invests in Quebec Fishing, Aquaculture Industries03 Feb 2017CANADA - The Government of Canada is committed to reinvesting funds in support of science programs to help protect the health of fish stocks and support responsible and sustainable aquaculture in the …
Could Microbial-Derived Nutrients Play A Key Role in Aquaculture Development?03 Feb 2017MEXICO -The fast growth of the aquaculture industry has increased demand for feed and ingredients. Because of its high nutritional properties fishmeal has long been popular but due to economical and e…
Ocean Acidification Can Also Promote Shell Formation, New Research Finds02 Feb 2017GLOBAL - Fact: More carbon dioxide (CO2) in the air also acidifies the oceans. It seemed to be the logical conclusion that shellfish and corals will suffer, because chalk formation becomes more diffic…
Registration Now Open for Fish Vet Society Spring Conference02 Feb 2017UK - Registration is now open for the Fish Vet Societys annual Spring Conference being held at the Norton House Hotel, Edinburgh airport, on Tuesday 28 & Wednesday 29 March.
EU Admits No 'One-Size-Fits-All' Solution to Reducing Antibiotic Use25 Jan 2017EU - The European Medicines Agency (EMA) and European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) have issued a joint opinion on EU measures to reduce antimicrobial use in animals, and especially the recognition tha…
Weekly Overview: New Zealand Government to Enforce Microbeads Ban From 201824 Jan 2017NEW ZEALAND - The New Zealand government has announced that it will ban the use of microbeads in make-up and other beauty products by 2018 in order to protect the oceans and marine life.
The rise of the fish vaccine20 Jan 2017When Dr Stanis?aw Snieszko and colleagues injected carp with the first fish vaccine in the late 1930s, they declared that although effective, immunisation was too complicated and time consuming for la…
Addressing the Challenges of Shrimp Nutrition19 Jan 2017SponsoredCANADA - Remarks by Alberto Nunes, Universidade Federal do Cear, Brazil, during the aquaculture breakout session at the 2016 World Nutrition Forum in Vancouver, Canada.
Mycotoxins in Aquaculture: Occurrence and Significance18 Jan 2017SponsoredCANADA - Remarks by Rui Alexandre Goncalves, BIOMIN Holding, Austria, during the aquaculture breakout session at the 2016 World Nutrition Forum in Vancouver, Canada.
