International Collaboration to Improve Fisheries Management15 Feb 2017GLOBAL - International collaboration is just one way the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) demonstrates support for best practice in global fisheries management.
More Maldivian Support for Sustainable One-by-one Tuna Fisheries14 Feb 2017MALDIVES - 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 no…
Aquaculture Project for Tribespeople14 Feb 2017INDIA - 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 gear…
CIBAs Shrimp Feed Proves Instant Hit Among Farmers10 Feb 2017INDIA - 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 instan…
Talk Highlights Role of New Technologies in Aquaculture, Fisheries9 Feb 2017OMAN - 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 M…
Next Steps For Offshore Aquaculture In Southern California9 Jan 2017US - 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 Californ…
Hybrid Striped Bass: Pond Production of Food Fish3 Jan 2017During 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 10,00…
Weekly Overview: Major New Grant to Improve Welfare of Fish Used for Science3 Jan 2017GLOBAL - 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…
Major Grant to Help Improve Fish Welfare in Scientific Studies23 Dec 2016UK - 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 Builds First Offshore Aqua-Farming System13 Dec 2016JAPAN - 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 …
Success with the Culture of Pacific Spiny Lobster in Panama12 Dec 2016For the first time ever, the Pacific Spiny Lobster (Panulirus gracilis) has been grown successfully in a closed, land based aquaculture system in Panama, 600 m above sea level, 15 miles from the ocean…
Red Sea Bream Aquaculture- Is Deep-Sea Farming the Solution?9 Dec 2016JAPAN - Red sea bream has a special place in Japan. Known as madai in Japanese, its unique red colour is considered lucky, and the fish is often served whole on New Year's Day, wedding ceremonies and …
Study Finds Salmon Migration Affected by Fear8 Dec 2016SWEDEN - What makes young salmon decide to leave their rivers and head out to Sea has been a hot topic for decades now. Current research from Ume University in Sweden shows that the young salmon's des…
Why Coral Trout Could be the Next Big Thing in Global Aquaculture6 Dec 2016JAPAN - Amid a decline in numbers of coral trout in the wild, the National Research and Development Agency, Japanese Fisheries Research and Education Agency (FRA) recently announced it had become the …
Researchers use genomics for more targeted rainbow trout breeding2 Dec 2016With the use of genomic selection, Danish researchers will target their breeding of rainbow trout towards adaptations to different production environments worldwide. This could pave the way for an eve…
Management of intensive Vannamei shrimp ponds 28 Nov 2016Prakash Chandra Behera, Business Head-Aqua, PVS Group, Vijayawada, India looks at how to manage Vannamei shrimp ponds with high stocking density and no water exchange in relation to growth, survival a…
Latest State-of-the-Art Shrimp Farm a Boost to Nigeria22 Nov 2016NIGERIA - Atlantic Shrimpers Limited (ASL), a leader in the Seafood segment in Sub-Saharan Africa, and number one in the Nigerian Fishery sub-sector, has unveiled its latest state-of-the-art shrimp fa…
African Catfish Battle to Stay in India11 Nov 2016INDIA - The African catfish (Clarias gariepinus), a banned variety of fish in India as it has been posing a threat to indigenous varieties, appears to be making its way across the country. Farmed ille…
Fish Personality Tests Could Help Boost Sole Reproduction Rates10 Nov 2016UK - Aquaculture experts from the University of Stirling and the Institute for Food and Agricultural Research and Technology (IRTA) in Catalonia, have found the way fish, Senegalese sole, cope with st…
Dainichi: The Face of Japan's Clear Sea10 Nov 2016JAPAN - Dainichi Corporation is one of Japan's main seafood and aquaculture firms. Located by the Uwa Sea in Ehime prefecture, it employs 140 people in three cities in Japan and one in the US. Since i…
