US Atlantic salmon imports in the first quarter of 2010 fell nine per cent in terms of volume, totaling 46953 tonnes. However, in terms of value imports showed a slight increase (+ one per cent), reflecting the upward trend in prices, reports Globefish, a unit…
Turkey is the second largest producer of European seabass and gilthead seabream in the Mediterranean countries (small production in Black Sea) with an annual production in 2007 of 75,400 tonnes, writes Lara Barazi-Yeroulanos, FAO Consultant.
The general economic recovery led to brisk shrimp trading in the first half of 2010. Generally demand exceeded supply, and prices moved up sharply. Shrimp importers and traders in the main markets were unable to build up inventories, as the product moved quick…
The Atlantic salmon market continues to be undersupplied as Chiles production in 2010 is reaching rock bottom, reports Globefish, a unit of the FAO Fisheries Department responsible for information on international fish trade.
Dr Peter Bechtel, USDA/Agricultural Research Service, Pete Nicklason University of Idaho, Dr Michael Rust NOAA Northwest Fisheries Science Center and Dr Scott Smiley University of Alaska Fishery Industry Technology Center, look at developing the potential of f…
Much of Brazils expanding tilapia aquaculture takes place in floating cages with sturdy frames and nets made from plastic-coated steel or polypropylene. This study by Alberto J. P. Nunes, from the Instituto de Cincias do Mar Labomar, looks at tilpia cage farm …
Integrated multi-trophic aquaculture (IMTA) involves cultivating fed species with extractive species that utilise wastes from aquaculture for their growth, says Dr Thierry Chopin from the University of New Brunswick and the Canadian IMTA Network, writing for t…
Global coarse grain production for 2010/11 is projected to fall 3.6 million tons this month to 1,085.2 million, according to Allen Baker, Edward Allen,Heather Lutman and Yonas Hamda in the latest report from the USDA Economic Research Service.
This final section of an FAO report looking at the impact of rising feed ingredient prices on aquafeeds and aquaculture production, provides a brief overview of coping strategies and management measures to strengthen national capacity to address aquafeed suppl…
