Chris Haris

GLOBAL - Algal blooms are causing millions of dollars, pounds and euros in damage to salmon and shellfish farms around the world every year, writes Chris Harris.

NEW ZEALAND - New Zealands marine fishing catch could be much higher than reported.

ANALYSIS - Global production of aquaculture and fisheries products is rising, but the value of world trade is falling because of a drop in prices.

A new scheme has been launched on the south coast of England to recycle old fishing nets and fishing gear to prevent it from going to landfill or from being abandoned.

A major European-wide research project is making strong inroads into developing new breeding programmes to improve the stock of six important aquaculture species, writes Chris Harris.

UK - The UK fishing industry has to work together as a strong united mixed industry to produce an environmentally, socially and economically sustainable sector.

ANALYSIS - World production of aquatic products both from catch fishing and aquaculture is expected to grow by 2.6 per cent this year.

GLOBAL - The World Trade Organisation has called for international cooperation to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

ANALYSIS - Developments in satellite, space and tracking technology are starting to have repercussions far beyond field mapping for crops and GPS guidance systems for farm machinery.

GLOBAL - World Prices for food will remain flat or could fall over the next 10 years because of the current growth in agricultural production.

ANALYSIS - To meet the challenge of producing more and more food with less resources and less land to meet the needs of a growing global population, food producers should turn to the oceans.

GLOBAL - A new international initiative has been launched to tackle the problems caused by lost and abandoned fishing gear.

CANADA - The Canadian government is to grant nearly C$2.5 million over two years to the Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance (CAIA).

FRANCE - Fish auction sales in France have shown a slight increase of one per cent in value to reach 630 million in 2014, compared to 2013, according to Finnian OLuasa in the Paris Office of Bord Bia, the Irish Food Boar…

EU - The European Commission is to launch a Eurobarometer survey into animal welfare this year.

CANADA - A Canadian federal judge has ruled against the Department of Fisheries and Oceans in allowing Marine Harvest to trsansfer sick salmon smolts from their hatchery to their farm in Shelter Bay, British Columbia.

RUSSIA - Russian Aquaculture, the largest Russian company in the aquaculture sector and the distribution of chilled and frozen fish and seafood products, saw a net loss in the first quarter of the year of 285 million rub…

GERMANY - The German Federal Cabinet has approved the new German Antimicrobial Resistance Strategy (DART 2020).

NORWAY - A Norwegian seafood and aquaculture firm has hit out at the Norwegian Governments threat to potentially eliminate the current scheme for interregional biomass limits.

CANADA - Northern Harvest Sea Farms is to receive C$8.15 million through the Newfoundland Provincial Government's Aquaculture Capital Equity Investment Programme.