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Steps are being taken in the shellfish industry together with the Food Standards Agency in the UK to improve the classification system for bivalve beds around the British coastline, writes TheFishSite Editor in Chief, Chris Harris.

Researchers from Kentucky State University and the Aquaculture Research Centre look at the use of soybean and yeast meal as an alternative feed for tilapia.

A study led by scientists at the University of Valencia (Spain) characterizes eleven zebra mussel populations in the Ebro and the Jcar River Basin District and concludes that the arrival of this exotic species to Spanish river basins is "virtually irreversible…

This report, by the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences looks at how vulnerable the northern prawn fishery is to climate change and looks at possible ways to improve resilience and capitalise on opportunities.

Chilean production of Atlantic salmon in 2010 was less than half of the levels registered in previous years. The available figures for harvests show that up to November 2010 there was a 54 per cent reduction in aquaculture output, reports Globefish.

US corn production is still expected to be a record this year but the current forecast is for historically tight global coarse grain stocks, according to the latest report from the USDA Economic Research Service.

Blue Frontiers: Managing the environmental costs of aquaculture is a report prepared by the WorldFish Center and Conservation International.

Earlier this year, EuroPeche and Copa Cogeca published their demands on the reform of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP).

After a strong rebound in 2010, the current year looks likely to set new trade records for shrimp thanks to strong demand and rising prices, reports Globefish.

NORWAY - Research carried out by Nofima points to the fact that fish which is bled, cooled and stored correctly can keep for at least 24 hours before being gutted and still maintain good quality.

This report, by the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences looks at how vulnerable Southern & Eastern scalefish and shark fisheries are to climate change and possible ways to improve resilience and capitalise on opportunities…

The current advice offered by the Zambian Government's Fisheries Department on farming tilapia is very diverse and ranges from the polyculture of three different species to monoculture. This article, by Emmanule Cayron-Thomas of Kalimba Farms, compares the per…

Better Management Practices for Catfish Aquaculture Version 3.0 was released at a national workshop in Long Xuyen City, An Giang Province, Viet Nam on 24 November, reports the Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific.

Norway and the EU finally reached an agreement on mackerel quotas and the management regime for North Atlantic mackerel in early December 2010, after long and hard negotiations, which in some quarters were dubbed the mackerel war, writes Globefish.

This report, by the Australian Bureau of Agricultural andResource Economics and Sciences looks at how vulnerable eastern tuna and billfish fisheries are to climate change and possible ways to improve resilience and capitalise on opportunities.

The sustainable management of shellfish needs a long-term strategy to apply precautionary approach concepts to shellfish stocks, writes TheFishSite editor in chief, Chris Harris.

In November, Jim Skurla, the director of the Bureau of Business and Economic Research at the Labovitz School of Business and Economics at the University of Minnesota Duluth, gave the public another reason to feel good about eating Lake Superior fish it adds si…

Aquaculture is a booming industry, but that means effluent from fish farms will be booming, too. What happens to that drifting waste in coastal settings is critical to maintaining a healthy environment, but little has been known about how that waste travels on…

This report by ABARE, looks at potential challenges and opportunities of climate change on Commonwealth fisheries.

Interest in the production of Australian red claw has increased over the past few years and the species is commercially cultured in several countries including China, Mexico and Australia. Researchers from Kentucky State University, Aquaculture Research Centre…

Carolyn Gunn, DVM, Assistant State Fish Pathologist, Colorado Division of Wildlife looks at bacterial coldwater disease.

The turnover of the Dutch fish processing industry and wholesale sector rose nominally in the period 2005-2009 by 15 per cent from 2.7 to 3.1 billion. The actual growth amounts to 10 per cent.

Biologists with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries recently stocked Spring Bayou with 5,000 triploid grass carp as part of a continued effort to help control unwanted aquatic vegetation.

Even though lupin seeds are rich in proteins, their use in fish feed has been limited partly because of the bitter taste and lack of knowledge about how high levels of lupin the fish tolerates.

As retail and consumer demands on the fisheries and aquaculture products increase, so does the pressure on the fisheries and aquaculture industries, writes Chris Harris.

Andrew Mcdonald, Angela Caporelli, Shawn Coyle and James Tidwell from Kentucky State University look at local farmers' markets as possible direct retail outlets for fresh, whole, freshwater prawn.

Tight markets and record prices are set to continue in 2011/12, according to Thomas Capehart and Edward Allen in the latest report from the USDA Economic Research Service.

Stuart Lumb reports for TheFishSite from VIV Asia, where Mr Nicholas Joy, Managing Director, for Loch Duart Ltd, Scotland spoke about marketing relationships.

Deshelled krill meal in salmon feed gave a better growth rate and digestibility of nutrients in salmon compared to whole krill. Deshelling also result in lower content of fluoride and will thereby make krill more suitable in salmon feed.

Experts from Australia, Norway, South Africa, Malaysia, the UK, Canada, and the US gathered in Minneapolis in June to explore the use of transgenic methods in controlling aquatic invasive species, reports Leah Sharp for the Minnesota Sea Grant.

William Wurts from Kentucky State University looks at sustainable small-scale catfish farming.

The Director of PHARMAQ Asia, Kjersti Gravningen, discussed the effectiveness of vaccines in aquaculture at the Novus International Seminar, held during the recent biennial VIV ASIA event, reports Stuart Lumb for TheFishSite.com.

Harrison Charo-Karisa from Kenya's KMFRI Sagana Aquaculture Research Centre, and Jacob Maithya from Moi University report on fish farmers&rsquo' contribution to the conservation of endangered Lake Victoria Basin fish species.

Siddhartha Dasgupta, Kelly Probst and Scarlett Wesley from the Aquaculture Research Centre at Kentucky State University look at direct marketing of aquaculture products to Hispanic consumers in the University's newsletter, Kentucky Aquatic Farming.

The recent grains stocks report confirms that supplies are tight, according to Tom Capehart and Edward Allen in the latest report from the USDA Economic Research Service.

High ingredient prices in 2008 led feed mills to begin manufacturing new, less expensive feed formulations untested under commercial catfish farming conditions. New feed formulations have been tested at the University of Arkansas Pine Bluff (UAPB) for the past…

Probiotics are generally defined as bacteria that promote the health of other organisms. Gary Fornshell, University of Idah looks at probiotics as an alternative treatment for bacterial coldwater disease.

Large numbers of larvae of the sea cucumber (Australostichopus mollis) have settled in the intensive settlement system at the Ahumoana a Toi Aquaculture Centre, writes Andrew Morgan.

The Regulation on organic aquaculture animal (fish, molluscs, crustaceans) and seaweed production entered into force on 1 July 2010. Certification in the Member States used to be based on private standards or national specifications, but the new Regulation imp…

This article, written by John Walakira and Gertrude Atukunda, from Aquaculture Research and Development Centre in Uganda, Nelly Isyagi, Maurice Ssebusubi, Aquaculture Management Consultancy, Uganda and William Leschen, University of Stirling, UK, explores the …