Fish farming in Nigeria is currently a very lucrative business and it is mainly boosted by the continuous rise in the demand for catfish, reports the Nigerian Tribune.
Students, small-business owners and professors convened earlier this month in a Campbell Hall lecture room at the University of Virginia to watch bluefin tuna get hauled into boats on a movie screen as they sampled local trout and sustainable barramundi hors d…
Australia's fisheries are amongst the best managed in the world and they are without doubt sustainable, according to a report by Dr Ray Hilborn, Professor of Aquatic and Fisheries Sciences,University of Washington and Dr Bob Kearney, Emeritus Professor in Fish…
Aquaculture provides the world with about 53 million tons of fish each year and over seven per cent of the animal protein people consume. It includes carp, Tilapia (a freshwater fish found in Africa), Pangasius (a Mekong Delta catfish), Atlantic Salmon, other …
50 per cent of fishermen would not give up their livelihood in the face of drastically declining catches according to research led by the University of East Anglia (UEA). A new report, published by PLoS ONE, challenges previously held notions about poverty and…
Using effluent from fish farming ponds to feed plants while retreating the water naturally is the basic principle of aquaponics. It is also behind an ambitious project called Apiva. It involves the Lyce de la Canourgue college in Lozre, France, ITAVI, CIRAD in…
Amoebic gill disease (AGD) is a gill disorder found in marine fish, but primarily affecting salmon. At the end of 2011 the disease was recognised in Scotland, after the industry suffered a number of losses. Charlotte Johnston, TheFishSite editor speaks with Fi…
With detection of viral hemorrhagic septicemiavirus (VHSV) in the Great Lakes in 2005, the USDAAnimal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)has been involved in nationwide surveillance for thisdisease, writes Carolyn Gunn, DVM, Assistant State Fish Pathol…
Forthe last three years, the University ofArkansas at Pine has partnered withThe University of Tennessee andTexas A&M University on a projectfunded by the USDAs SouthernRegional Aquaculture Center to developcroakers as an inland, low-salinitymarine baitfis…
This report presents estimates of the financial and economic performance of two key Commonwealth fisheries: the Northern Prawn Fishery (NPF) and the Bass Strait Central Zone Scallop Fishery (BSCZSF). Research by the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resour…
Research at the University of Iowa looks at methods to protect the Pacific white shrimp against white spot syndrome virus (WSSV). Double stranded RNA was synthesized in vitro withsequences corresponding to portions of the WSSV genomeand were injected into shri…
Todays "locavore" movement with its emphasis on eating more locally-produced food is a natural fit for fruits and vegetables in nearly every region, but few entrepreneurs have dared to apply the concept to fish farming, says aquaculture researcher Andy Danylch…
Indoor hatching of fathead minnow eggs may be an option for producers seeking evenaged fry to grow large volumes of relatively uniform minnows, although the economics of this alternative method remain to be determined, writes Nathan Stone, Extension Fisheries …
What do people feel needs to be done to ensure that we have at least some chance of keeping our marine fisheries productive, as well as identifying examples of good practice around the world that could be scalable for all our benefit, asks a report by the Inte…
This report explores some of the main approaches that will (partly) fulfil the conditions and challenges that must be overcome for valid and viable alternative feedstuffs to fishmeal.
Between 10 and 50 per cent of marine species and ecosystems are recovering from population declines and degradation, according to recent research by the European Commission, which identified five strategies for successful recoveries. Recoveries are often drive…
Its ironic that just when Earth-monitoring satellites are needed more than ever to address the food and freshwater demands of a burgeoning global human population, we face an impending gap in coverage by the Landsat program.
With salmon prices reaching extraordinary highs last year, Charlotte Johnston, TheFishSite editor speaks with Alf-Helge Aarskog, CEO of Marine Harvest to get a global market outlook.
The herring has much to learn from potatoes and coffee when it comes to marketing and developing new products, according to Audun Iversen, Research Scientist at the food research institute Nofima
Management of the goliath grouper, the largest member of the seabass family, has become an intensely debated issue in recent years. The University of Florida has been looking at the most recent science-based information on the biology and ecology of goliath gr…
The Australian seafood industry plays an important role in employment. This study looks at current employment information in the seafood industry and highlights the need for more transparent data and available information on employment, education and training.…
FAO has published technical guidelines on the use of wild fish as feed in aquaculture to support sections of FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries (CCRF) addressing responsible fisheries management and aquaculture development. The objective of these gu…
Broad concern and confusion about antibiotic use on farms have been expressed by the general public and policymakers, according to a white paper published from the 2011 National Institute for Animal Agriculture Symposium Proceedings on Antibiotic Use in Food A…
Even Thoen's doctoral research has uncovered new knowledge about Saprolegnia in Norway which will make it possible to provide the industry with new advice on measures to prevent and combat the problem.
New Zealands involvement in an international project aimed at reviving the Danish mussel industry will help keep New Zealand at the forefront of world aquaculture development, say NIWA scientists Drs Craig Stevens and David Plew, writing for NZ Aquaculture.
China's aquatic production in 2012 is forecast at 55.3 million metric ton (MMT), up more than one percent over from 2011. The aquaculture sector is expected to continue growing, albeit somewhat slower, in response to growing domestic consumption, a robust proc…
The Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station (MAFES) and Delta Western Research Centre (DWRC) have collaborated on catfish nutrition research for two decades with the primary goal of reducing catfish production cost by developing cost-efficient…
Gary Jenson, National Programme Leader at the USDA, gives some facts andpersonal perspectives regarding theimpact of public (Federal and state)spending cuts in aquaculture R&Dbudgets that have occurred recentlyand are likely to become moredramatic in the n…
An ambitious project aims to train over 800 smallholders a year in sustainable aquaculture, with the long term aim of reducing poverty in the South Rachounyo District of Homa Bay County of Kenya. Charlotte Johnston, TheFishSite editor reports.
With outbreaks of Abalone Viral Ganglioneuritis (AVG) in Tasmania, the New South Wales government (Australia) has implemented a temporary suspension on imports of live abalone from Tasmania. TheFishSite.com looks at what the disease is and how the disease is b…
In an effort to find new markets for the Gulf Coast oyster industry, Subramaniam Sathivel, associate professor of food engineering in the LSU AgCenters Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering and Department of Food Science, investigates the devel…
An overview of the Russian Ministry of Economic Development's macroeconomic assumptions and sector-specific production forecasts on grain, sugar, oilseeds, meat, poultry, dairy, fishery, forestry, and food retail/catering in the latest GAIN report from USDA Fo…
There is growing interest in the use of beneficial bacteria,probiotics, as an alternative strategy to antimicrobial compoundsfor disease prevention and control in aquaculture. These naturallyoccurring bacteria exert their beneficial effects on the host bymodif…
In the early 1960s, the New Zealand Department of Fisheries didsome trials on koura (NZ freshwater crayfish) farming. As a result, they determinedkoura would not be viable, as they would take three yearsto reach a weight of 35g. Current trials have produced fa…
