Husbandry

With aquaculture facing a number of challenges from production to consumption, people in Hanoi, Viet Nam are asking how can the industry develop sustainably to benefit farmers? Written by Hai Phuong, for The Nhan Dan.

This guide from the FAO Cultured Aquatic Species Information Programme provides information on farming Indian Carp (Catla catla).

Aquaculture is growing so rapidly that it accounts for almost 50 per cent of all fish brought to the table. Rebecca Chappell, SDNN looks at leading fish farms in San Diego, US.

This guide from the FAO Cultured Aquatic Species Information Programme provides information on farming Japanese eel.

This guide from the FAO Cultured Aquatic Species Information Programme provides information on farming Crucian carp.

This guide from the FAO Cultured Aquatic Species Information Programme provides information on farming meagre.

This guide from the FAO Cultured Aquatic Species Information Programme provides information on farming European eel.

This guide from the FAO Cultured Aquatic Species Information Programme provides information on farming Siberian sturgeon.

In its Sustainability Report 2008, Marine Harvest Chile describes the changes it was forced to make last year due to the presence of infectious salmon anaemia (ISA) in Chile.

Marine Harvest describes the progress being made in the control of sea lice on salmon farms in its Sustainability Report 2008.

Salmon farming has potential negative implicationsfor its surroundings, including wildsalmon. In their sustainability report 2008, Marine Harvest - the worlds leading seafood company - outlines recent efforts to reduce the impact of sea lice from their farms.

The New Zealand mussel (Perna canaliculus), also referred to as the Greenshell Mussel, has been harvested for human consumption since the beginning of human habitation in New Zealand. This fact sheet produced by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the Uni…