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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.

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

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.

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.

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…

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

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

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.

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…

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.

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.

The sea lice parasite is the greatest disease problem facing the Norwegian aquaculture industry. But help may be on its way an army of 15 million lice-eating Ballan wrasse, according to the Research Council of Norway.

This guide from the FAO Cultured Aquatic Species Information Programme provides information on farming flathead grey mullet (mugil cephalus).

In this assessment by the FAO, a framework is applied to evaluate major shrimp farming countries comparative advantage in exporting cultured shrimp to three major international markets (Japan, the United States of America, and the European Union).

With an annual value of over 64.6 million, mackerel is a very important species for the Scottish fishing industry. By weight, it is by far the most abundant pelagic species landed. This report looks at the stocks in the northeast of Scotland.

A human being who goes from being physically inactive to active will in all probability gain significant health benefits. The physiology of fish is not that different, Harald Wrstad Takle and Inge Harkestad, Nofima, question whether physical training will also…

This guide from the FAO Cultured Aquatic Species Information Programme provides information on farming northern quahog (Mercenaria mercenaria Linnaeus).

Corn ending stocks for 2009/10 are projected higher this month as 1 March stocks indicated lower feed and residual use in the second quarter than forecast earlier, according to the USDA Economic Research Service.

Fisheries management involves a number ofpolitical and scientific processes that aim tocontinue the business of providing a sustainablesupply of fish. Each year Marine Scotland Science(MSS) carries out the research required tosupport fisheries management. This…

Less fishmeal in the market place leads to record high fishmeal prices, according to the March 2010 fishmeal market report by the Food and Agriculture Organisation.

This guide from the FAO Cultured Aquatic Species Information Programme provides information on farming giant river prawn (Palaemonidae).

This guide from the FAO Cultured Aquatic Species Information Programme provides information on farming barramundi/seabass (Lates calcarifer)

Arab states such as Egypt, Sudan, Iraq and Syria, all of which have a significant supply of fish from from inland water bodies,have resorted to aquaculture in order to increase local suppliesof fish, reports Izzat H. Feidi from the Food and Agriculture Organis…

This report from the Food and Agriculture Organisation looks at groundfish market trends. It is expected that the market for groundfish will grow as catches increase.

This report is the outcome of a study conducted by the Network of Aquaculture Centres in the Asia-Pacific (NACA) to assess the shrimp price trends in Vietnam, Indonesia and Bangladesh from January 2008 to June 2009. It shows fluctuations in shrimp prices and d…

Although the supply of farmed pangasius in Viet Nam was lower in 2009 than in 2008 because of poor demand and lower prices, by the end of the year processors had managed to turn the situation around and the total value of exports almost reached the 2008 level,…

Arab fisheries resources, capture and farmed, are considered very important sectors for development.If rationally and scientifically exploited, fisheries could play an important role in meeting increaseddemand for food and in spearheading the economies of seve…

Knowledge of the development and function of fatty tissue in fish has until recently been relatively scarce. A high quantity of fat around the guts means production loss at slaughter, and may also influence fish health. There has therefore been an increasing d…