Carrying and assimilative capacity of theenvironment is fundamental to the extent towhich aquaculture can develop sustainably, writes Mark James, FRM Ltd, in a CEFAS Shellfish News publication.
Meat production prospects are being reduced due to harsh economic conditions in several countries, thereby leading to lower forecast corn imports, according to the USDA's Economic Research Service (ERS) Feed Outlook report for February 2009.
The weak dollar helped to boost crab imports in European markets during 2007, says a Food and Agriculture Organisation Globefish report, prepared by Gerry O'Sullivan.
By comparison with the vast sums of money involved in high-tech salmon farming the battle against parasites might seem like small fry, yet sea lice continue to elude modern eradication methods. Adam Anson, reporting for TheFishSite, finds out where the war is …
