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COLOMBIA - The Global Aquaculture Alliance and Federacin Colombiana De Acuicultores (FEDEACUA) have announced the first pilot of the draft Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) Biosecurity Area Management Standard.

UK - The Scottish Fisheries Sustainable Accreditation Group (SFSAG) has entered Rockall haddock, West of Scotland haddock, hake, plaice and whiting into Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) assessment.

ALGERIA - The shrimp breeding farm of Ouragla is set to start commercial production during 2017, according to Director of the National Centre of Research and Fisheries and Aquaculture Development (CNRDPA) Rachid Anane.

CHILE - Congratulations to Chiles Marine Farm Tornagaleones S.A., which is now capable of offering four-star Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) salmon, the Global Aquaculture Alliance announced in late February.

ASIA - A new report from WorldFish projects that fish production in ASEAN countries will reach 24 per cent of global output by 2030.

NIGERIA - An expert in the area of Aquaculture, Mrs Mojisola Funmilayo Siyanbola has urged the Federal Government to provide effective and efficient proactive security measures to protect aquatic resources in order to ta…

AUSTRALIA - Salmon farming will expand into Tasmania's east coast following an independent review.

CHINA - 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 organization announce…

ICELAND - Congratulations to slandsbleikja, Icelands first processing plant to attain Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification, the Global Aquaculture Alliance announced in early February.

UK - Five new shellfish licences have been granted to creel and scallop fishermen in Shetland.

GLOBAL - International collaboration is just one way the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) demonstrates support for best practice in global fisheries management.

INDIA - After scripting a success saga in an inland aquaculture project to improve the lives of tribespeople in the Karapuzha reservoir, the Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute (CIFRI) is gearing up to launch a s…

MALDIVES - Maldivian tuna supply chain companies Ensis Fisheries PVT Ltd and Maldives Quality Seafood PVT Ltd have become the latest Members of the International Pole & Line Foundation (IPNLF), the non-profit associa…

INDIA - The indigenous brand of formulated shrimp feed for vannamei (Pacific white shrimp) developed by Chennai-based Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquacultures (CIBA), is proving to be an instant hit with large-sca…

OMAN - Last week, the office of the deputy vice chancellor for Postgraduate Studies & Research at SQU organised a talk on 'Marine Biotechnology: Contribution to Sustainable Economy', delivered by Dr Madjid Delghandi,…

US - A joint effort of NOAA, California Sea Grant, and the Aquarium of the Pacific, the report provides recommendations for the growth and expansion of offshore marine aquaculture in Southern California.

GLOBAL - Over the last few weeks, researchers at the University of Lincoln in the UK announced that they have won a major new grant award, worth over 300,000, for a study that will help to improve the welfare of live fis…

During the past 20 years, the pond culture of hybrid striped bass has developed into a successful sector of the United States aquaculture industry; annual production has grown exponentially from 10,000 pounds to nearly 1…

UK - Researchers have won a major new grant award for a study that will help to improve the welfare of live fish used in scientific tests.

JAPAN - Offshore aquaculture, or open ocean aquaculture, is a type of farming where fish farms are moved some distance offshore. Although it's still only a small fraction of global aquaculture, hopes are high that it wil…