Markets for fish and fishery products are varied in terms of location, ranging from domestic to regional (both intraregional and inter-regional) to international markets, according to the FAO World Aquaculture 2010 report.
With high live feed costs for fish larvae in marine aquaculture, much effort has gone into replacing live feeds with inert microdiets. The ingestion and breakdown of carrageenan and alginate microdiets in Senegalese sole, post-larvae, were discussed at Aquacul…
A team of researchers from the Universitat Politcnica de Valncias CUINA group has achieved a 50 per cent reduction in the amount of salt in already desalted cod, thus obtaining a final product that preserves all its sensory properties and is particularly suita…
The seafood industry is the most diverse protein-producing industry. It is a unique sector as approximately 50 per cent of the supply for human consumption comes from wild catch, the worlds only commercially significant form of food production which relies on …
Nofima scientist Agnar Sivertsen has developed a new system for automatic inspection of cod fillets known as hyperspectral imaging. As well as detecting unwanted elements, the system can provide information about how fresh the fish is.
With sea lice being a major challenge for the salmon industry, at Aquaculture Europe 2011, Herve Migaud from the University of Stirling looked at what factors are limiting wrasse production. Charlotte Johnston, TheFishSite editor reports.
ERS research conducted over the past two decades provides a number of lessons that can help identify efficient and effective means of implementing the Food Safety Modernization Act of 2010.
Unlike smaller species, broodstock management for large pelagic finfish such as tuna involves many difficulties, said Christopher Bridges, Heinrich-Heine Universitt, at Aquaculture Europe 2011. Charlotte Johnston, TheFishSite editor reports.
This short discussion paper by Sustainable FisheriesPartnership (SFP) examines the arguments infavour of public access to environmental informationaround salmon aquaculture and the benefits forproducers, and reviews the current arrangementsin four different lo…
Global production of fish from aquaculture has grown substantially in the past decade, reaching 52.5 million tonnes in 2008, compared with 32.4 million tonnes in 2000. This report from the FAO gives an overview of world aquaculture.
There is a strong level of consensus among the aquaculture industry, NGOs and consumer organisations that certified organic aquacultureoffers credible ways to overcome the sustainability deficits of this sector. Speaking at Aquaculture Europe 2011, Stefan Berg…
US feed grain production estimates have been lowered for 2011/12, according to Tom Capehart and Edward Allen in the latest report from the USDA Economic Research Service.
Presenting at Aquaculture Europe 2011, Oivend Bergh from the Institute of Marine Research Norway took a look at how rising ocean temperatures and wild weather will affect European aquaculture. Charlotte Johnston, TheFishSite editor, reports.
Meeting this month, the Contracting Parties tothe International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) will again determinemanagement measures for a range of tunas and tuna-like species.
The growing influence of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in the seafood industry means that they now play a central role in setting standards for sustainable fisheries. In a new study, researchers used the Dutch Good Fish Guide to illustrate how NGOs can…
Despite consumers becoming more and more conscious about the environmental, cultural and economic repercussions of their food choice, Food and Water Watch says that the US government is pushing for and encouraging more factory farming in US oceans.
Charlotte Johnston, TheFishSite editor reports from Aquaculture Europe 2011, where John Sweetman, Alltech looked at natural means to prevent against parasites.
The availability of the required quantities of high value marine fin fish seed is the major prerequisite for the initiation and expansion of fin fish mariculture.
Higher public awareness of sustainable fishing practices, led by environmental NGOs, may have helped reduce the incidence of mislabelled fish in the UK, compared to Ireland, according to a recent study which assessed levels of fish fraudulently sold as cod in …
Speaking at Aquaculture Europe 2011, Savvsa Agrotis, Chairman of SAGRO Aqua took a look at how far Mediterranean aquaculture has come over the past 20 years. Charlotte Johnston, TheFishSite editor reports.
Researchers from the Department of Environmental Management at the Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology, Viet Nam, look at methods to improve tilapia cage farming in Tien Giang, Viet Nam.
Anna Merlinna T. Fontanilla from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Region 4A (BFAR), Philippines, discusses the value in the cultivation of Silver Pompano, a local salmon equivalent.
Capping bass and bream fry production would give producers more control over the market, said Diago Thomaz, from Real Sales Ltd. Charlotte Johnston, TheFishSite editor, reports from Aquaculture Europe 2011.
EM Leano and CV Mohan from the Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific look at the welfare of farmed fish, the current legislation and the challenges faced as public perception changes.
The 30 September Grain Stocks report issued by USDAs National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) showed sharply higher-than-expected 1 September stocks for corn.
KENYA - Arror River integrated multi-purpose project, which is earmarked to kick-off in earnest in Elgeyo Marakwet County, is an ambitious project which is geared towards transforming Kerio Valley region to a food basket once it is implemented and completed.
The majority of foodsize-fish operations (81.9 per cent) raised unspecified lines of channel catfish. More than one-fifth of operations (21.2 per cent) raised channel multiplied by blue hybrid catfish.
Bacterial Kidney Disease (BKD), caused by the bacterium Renibacterium salmoninarum, is a systemic, chronic infection of salmonids that has been reported throughout the world wherever salmonids are cultured or occur naturally (with a few exceptions such as Irel…
European legislation (EC directive 2006/88) requires that fish farms are individually ranked for the risk of disease introduction and spread, toenable risk-based surveillance (RBS).
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) panel has determined that the US restrictions on tuna imports from Mexico violate fair trade rules. Carlos Navarro of SourceMex investigates.
Culture of uni-cellular algae is a prerequisite for successful operations in hatchery practicesfor shrimp, crab and most fish. Problems with algal culture and inherent disadvantages aredescribed here, with their advantages in many cases being overcome by these…
