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A project by the South East Asian Aquaculture Network identified areas of interest for five countries to help enhance local farmers entrepreneurship, with the long term aims of improving the competitiveness of these aquaculture smallholders in the domestic, re…

The fisheries industry is one of the mainstays of the Icelandic economy, particularly at the present time when the importance of foreign currency generating sectors has increased.

Researchers for Industry and Investment, New South Wales, Australia are looking into scale loss and mortality in angled and released eastern sea garfish (Hypohamphus australis).

This guide from the FAO Cultured Aquatic Species Information Programme provides information on farming Indian white prawn.

A higher yield of lobsters in the Scottish fisheries could be obtained by reducing the level of fishing mortality according to the Scottish Government Fish and Shellfish Stocks report for 2010. The report looks at the biology and management of lobsters in Scot…

Shellfish have been given the green light as far as healthy eating is concerned, writes TheFishSite senior editor, Chris Harris.

Bill Taylor, president and CEO of the Atlantic Salmon Federation expresses his views on what he describes as Canada's conflicted priorities between wild Atlantic salmon and farmed salmon.

The velvet crab fishery in Scottish waters is a relatively recent development; velvet crabs were once considered a pest species, and only taken in a small scale fishery for a few months in winter.

This guide from the FAO Cultured Aquatic Species Information Programme provides information on farming yesso scallop.

The "fish of the future" was unveiled at the European Seafood Exhibition in Brussels earlier this year, writes TheFishSite senior editor Chris Harris.

Biogas treatment of animal manure is common in Denmark, but is still very underdevelopedin Norway, according to Alastair James Ward at the Department of Biosystems Engineering in the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences at the University of Aarhus.

The Mediterranean Sea and, in particular, the cristallina waters of Sardinia areconfronting a paradox of marine preservation, according to Katherine Emery.

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

This guide from the FAO Cultured Aquatic Species Information Programme provides information on farming European flat oyster.

The brown crab fishery is economically a very important fishery for Scottish vessels with total landings in 2008 of around 9,000 tonnes and a value of 10 million.

2009 has been a busy year for the Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation (SSPO). Committed to achieving an average three to five per cent increase in production per year over the next five years, whilst safeguarding Scotland's marine environment as well as rea…

Projected U.S. 2010/11 and 2009/10 corn used for ethanol was raised this month as ethanol production continues to increase , according to the USDA Economic Research Service.

Andrew Jackson, Technical Director for the International Fishmeal and Fish Oil Organisation (IFFO) gave conference delegates at Aquavision 2010 an overview of the fishmeal and fish oil industries. Charlotte Johnston, TheFishSite junior editor reports.

In this report, Ecotrust lays out ten programme features that the Council should address to improve the design of the Pacific Fishery Management Council's proposed catch share programmeme for the West Coast Trawl Fishery.

This guide from the FAO Cultured Aquatic Species Information Programme provides information on farming Nile tilapia.

The fishery for Nephrops in Scottish waters has developed from a few tonnes in the early 1960s to over 32,000 tonnes in 2008, and Nephrops is currently the most valuable species landed in Scotland (95.5 million in 2008).

With an annual value of approximately 28 million, monkfish (Lophius piscatorius) is the third most abundant demersal species landed.

Off-shore oil spills can do great harm to many components of natural ecosystems, and could be more topical at the moment with the situation in the Gulf of Mexico. This research from the University of Florida Extension looks at the effects of oil spills on mari…

This guide from the FAO Cultured Aquatic Species Information Programme provides information on farming rainbow trout.

Researchers at the University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain look at what is necessary for the Common Fisheries reform, with a particular focus on sustainability.

This guide from the FAO Cultured Aquatic Species Information Programme provides information on farming coho salmon.

With an annual value of about 7.3 million saithe(Pollachius virens) is, by weight, the seccond mostabundant demersal species landed by the Scottishfleet.

With an annual value of around 8.5 million whiting (Merlangius merlangus) has always been important in the landings of demersal fish from the North Sea.

Caulerpa taxifolia, although not native to New South Wales, has grown substantially in recent years. Spreading rapidly the plant can have an adverse effect on

This guide from the FAO Cultured Aquatic Species Information Programme provides information on farming blue mussel.

The global aquaculture industry currently accounts for over 45 per cent of all seafood consumed. That figure has been projected to increase to 75 per cent over the next 20 years. Are probiotics necessary to achieve this? Abdel Hamid Eid and K Mohamed from Suaz…

Sustainable aquaculture and the Saudi Arabian desert at first do not appear to be compatible, writes TheFishSite senior editor Chris Harris.

This guide from the FAO Cultured Aquatic Species Information Programme provides information on farming Mediterranean mussel (mytilidae).

Cod (Gadus morhua) is one of the most important fish caught by the Scottish fleet. This report looks at cod stocks in the North Sea.

The forecasted feed grain are planted in 2010 is up 1.7 per cent from 2009. Ending stocks are expected to be up from 2009/10 according to the USDA Economic Research Service.

One of the most important fish in the North Sea, this report looks at haddock stocks and management.

Long-lining has several advantages over trawling, according to researchers at Nofima and stfoldforskning. The project Fra bunn til munn (From Seabed to Mouth) has been looking at the entire value chain of line-caught white fish.

With an average annual growth rate of 8.9 per cent since1970, aquaculture is now considered to be the fastestgrowing food-producing sector in the world. Dr Melba G Bondad-Reantaso and Dr Rohana P Subasinghe from FAO look at the global economic impact of diseas…

A full set of global standards for sustainable aquaculture will be established by the end of the year, writes TheFishSite senior editor, Chris Harris.

With an annual value of around 4 million, herring (Clupea harengus) is, by weight, the second most abundant species landed by the pelagic fleet. This article looks at stocks in the North Sea.