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The latest GLOBALG.A.P. Standard, Integrated Farm Assurance Version 4, is the result of four years of research and consultation. Released in March 2011, Version 4 now covers a wider diversity of fish, crustaceans and molluscs and extends to include all hatcher…

This guide from the FAO Cultured Aquatic Species Information Programme provides information on farming Orange-spotted grouper.

This article by Luca Tacchi, University of Aberdeen et al looks at the transcriptomic and physiological responses to fishmeal substitution with plant proteins in formulated feed in farmed Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar).

Based on extensive studies carried out in the last five years, University of Maine Ph.D. student Kevin Neves and the University of Maines Center for Cooperative Aquaculture Research (CCAR) Director Nick Brown have determined that cod living at high densities a…

Mark Gaikowski, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, US, determines the depletion of florfenicol (FFC) in water and florfenicol amine (FFA), a marker for FFC residue, from the fillet of market-weight tilapia in a recirculating aquaculture system (rAS) …

This report presents the results of a research exercise commissioned by WWF and conducted by Brook Lyndhurst during the latter part of 2011 and early part of 2012. The research was designed to investigate the business case for retailers to further support and …

This guide from the FAO Cultured Aquatic Species Information Programme provides information on farming North African catfish.

Most of us do not buy fresh fish that was caught more than three days ago. But if we do not know the date of capture, we are devouring fish that is often far older, says Nofima Scientist Jens stli, and colleagues, who invited over 400 fishing customers in Norw…

Kudoa is a microscopic parasite found in several marine fish species worldwide. Enzymes produced by these parasites can make fish flesh soft or even gel-like, a condition commonly referred to as soft flesh. The parasite does not infect humans. NIFES has previo…

Grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) is one of the most economically important freshwater fish, but its production is often affected by diseases that cause serious economic losses, report researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

New microscope technology can portray fish in a new light, through a mix of biology, handicraft and art. This can help researchers understand whats going on inside the fish.

Fluctuating asymmetry (defined as small random deviations from the ideal bilateral symmetry) in isolated stickleback populations has been hypothesised to increase in response to both genetic and environmental stress experienced by a population, writes Nina Tro…

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

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

Ranaviruses cause systemic infection in fish, amphibians and reptiles. Disease outbreaks associated with ranaviruses have been reported worldwide, and their harmful impact on aquaculture and natural populations of host animals has drawn attention to this group…

Purdue University student Zeran Li's research project related to zebrafish eye development could lead to a better understanding of vision problems that affect billions of people worldwide.

This report by the New Economics Foundation highlights Europes reliance on fish products originating from external waters for its fish supplies, and provides pointers towards a more sustainable future for dwindling global fish stocks.

Salmon can play a part in increasing the amount of the healthy omega-3 fatty acids we need by converting short fatty acids from plants to the long, marine omega-3 fatty acids that we want.

Fish are constantly being moved and transported, having both an affect on their health and on their meat quality. Hans Van de Vis, from the Netherlands Institute for Marine Resources & Ecosystem Studies has looked at the stress response in farmed African c…

This guide from the FAO Cultured Aquatic Species Information Programme provides information on farming Indo-Pacific swamp crab.

Over the next few decades Africas population is expected to expand to more than that of China or India, constituting about 23 per cent of the global population by 2050. It is also expected that Africas urbanisation will continue to increase, following trends w…

Melba B. Reantaso, Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), looks at the responsible use of veterinary medicines in aquatic food production. Taken from the MSD Animal Health 'Bacterial Disease in Warmwater Fish: New Strategies for Sustainable Control' proceedi…

The emerging disease early mortality syndrome (EMS) has caused large losses among shrimp farmers in China, Vietnam, Malaysia and Thailand. Causing mass mortalities, its spread points to the need for increased awareness and cooperative reporting, writes Eduardo…

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

Roel H Bosma of Wageningen University, Netherlands has modelled the financial feasibility of transforming extensive shrimp ponds in the Mahakam delta, Indonesia, into sustainable aquaculture ecosystems, writes Lucy Towers, TheFishSite Editor, from AQUA 2012, P…

As a valuable source of nutrients, globally fish provides about three billion people with almost 20 percent of their average per capita intake of animal protein, and 4.3 billion people with about 15 percent of such protein, according to the FAO's "The State of…

Patricia S.Gaunt, Mississippi state University looks at the best treatment practices of warmwater fish pathogens using feed medicated with Aquaflor (florfenicol). Taken from the MSD Animal Health 'Bacterial Disease in Warmwater Fish: New Strategies for Sustain…

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

The annual production survey of fish farms in Scotland for 2011 was carried out by Marine Scotland Science (MSS). This survey collates annual production data from Scottish fin fish farm sites operated by authorised aquaculture production businesses.

This practical manual is produced by the Philippines national team under the ASEAN Foundation supported project "Strengthening capacity of small holder ASEAN aquaculture farmers for competitive and sustainable aquaculture" implemented by NACA in five ASEAN cou…

Worldwide, more than 18 million persons were infected with fish-borne zoonotic trematodes in 2002. To evaluate the effectiveness of interventions for reducing prevalence and intensity of fish-borne zoonotic trematode infections in juvenile fish, authors from t…

The toxins from blue-green algae pose a threat to animal health and potentially to consumers if they are present in farmed product. Culture animals that ingest these toxins may not die, but can be weakened, increasing their susceptibility to pathogens. Killing…

Child labour is a great concern in many parts of the world. In 2008, some60 percent of the 215 million boys and girls estimated to be child labourers worldwide were engaged in the agriculture sector, including in fisheries, aquaculture, livestock and forestry,…

Researchers based in Norway have successfully fractionated wheat distillers dried grains and solubles (WDDGS) to improve its nutritional value for rainbow trout.

In 2010, 40.5 percent of world fish production was marketed in live, fresh or chilled forms and 45.9 per cent processed in frozen, cured or otherwise prepared forms for direct human consumption, according to the FAO's "The State of World Fisheries and Aquacult…

'The UK Fishing Industry in 2011: Structure and Activity' provides a broad picture of the size and composition of the UK fishing industry and its operations.

Rogrio Salvador, North Paran State University, looks at the impact of streptococcosis on tilapia in Brazil and efficacy of AquaVac Strep Sa for managing the disease under controlled conditions. Taken from the MSD Animal Health 'Bacterial Disease in Warmwater F…

Food quality is increasingly becoming a global concept as suppliers and retailers become larger and fewer. Food should be responsibly sourced, safe and traceable to the farm. In addition, the ethical aspects concerning food production, such as protection of th…

There have been an increasing number of infections in fish associated with different species of Chryseobacterium, being considered potentially emerging pathogens. Nevertheless the knowledge of the diversity of species associated with fish disease is partial du…

Overall global capture fisheries production, as derived from the FAO capture database, continues to remain stable. This does not mean that there are no changes in catch trends by country, fishing area or species, which indeed do vary significantly throughout t…