As the fishing season peaks, the waters of British Columbia should be boiling over with sockeye salmon, instead they lie quiet and still, writes Adam Anson, TheFishSite. The disastrous failure of this year's run has led to many angry questions, but like the fi…
In spite of a cool wet spring that delayed plantings, the 2009corn crop is forecast to be the second largest on record, according to the USDA's Economic Research Service (ERS).
The New Zealand mussel (Perna canaliculus), also referred to as the Greenshell Mussel, has been harvested for human consumption since the beginning of human habitation in New Zealand. This fact sheet produced by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the Uni…
According to the World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report from the World Agricultural Outlook Board, weak demand for cattle, hogs and broilers is pressuring prices.
With financial pressure mounting from all directions, how the US catfish industry might wriggle free from this dangerous predicament is under intense debate. Adam Anson, writing for TheFishSite, reports.
Both risk and risk assessment have become a kind of buzz word today. In the new hygiene package from the European Union (EU), the focus is on risk assessment and risk-based inspections. Another aspect has been developing in recent years, namely risk-benefit or…
The European research consortia SELFDOTT and ALLOTUNA recently succeeded in controlling the reproduction of the Atlantic bluefin tuna in captivity and began larval rearing work.
Of all the water quality parameters that affect fish, ammonia is the most important after oxygen, especially in intensive systems, says Ruth Francis-Floyd, Craig Watson, Denise Petty, and Deborah B. Pouder, University of Florida IFAS Extension.
It is well known that the welfare of farmed fish can have dramatic affects on food quality, but, the relationship between farmed fish and food safety is yet to be fully understood, writes Adam Anson, TheFishSite.
For years, the shrimp aquaculture industry has played an important role in the socio-economic situation in Thailand, write Leepaisomboon, T., Chuchird, N., Limsuwan, C., Steenbruggen, E.R., and Mungkung, R, in this Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacifi…
Domoic acid (DA) and its isomers are marine biotoxins causing amnesic shellfish poisoning (ASP) in humans. In this document the European Food Safety Authority summarises the cause and affects of the problem and evaluates how best to protect consumers against t…
Crucian carp is a freshwater fish that inhabits lakes, rivers and reservoirs in various countries in Asia and Europe. In this fact sheet, produced by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations, the different systems of crucian carp production …
Climate change poses new challenges to the sustainability of fisheries and aquaculture systems, with serious implications for the 520 million people who depend on them for their livelihoods and the nearly 3 billion people for whom fish is an important source o…
Tough market conditions are forcing big changes on the way Australian Fisheries operate. The real gross value of fisheries products has fallen by 22 per cent in nine years, falling another one per cent over 2007/08 - but a rapidly expanding aquaculture industr…
Compared to other animal proteins, the seafood sector is the most complex and diverse, write James L. Anderson and Diego ValderramaDepartment of Environmental and Natural Resource Economics, University of Rhode. This article is taken from the FAO Fisheries and…
Once described as the holy grail of aquaculture, a new breakthrough in cod may be about to change the way we farm fish forever, writes Adam Anson, TheFishSite.
This fact sheet produced by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations explains how the different systems of Coho Salmon production work
Marine Harvests quality policy states that the company will minimise the environmental impact of its activities and operate in harmony with the environment. In their sustainability report 2008, Marine Harvest - the worlds leading seafood company - outlines rec…
U.S. feed grain production in 2009 is expected to be up from 2008 because of increased acreage, says a report from the Economic Research Service, USDA.
During the first months of 2009 pangasius was under pressure, as Russia and Egypt banned imports, says this Food and Agriculture Organisation, GLOBEFISH report.
This report from the University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute, analyses the development of a new generation of environmentally sustainable marine aquaculture systems, which are contained, bio-secure and contaminant-free.
Fumonisins are a group of recently discovered mycotoxins which belong to the family of Fusarium toxins. The contamination of feedstuffs with mycotoxins poses a serious threat to the health and productivity of animals and cause great economic losses.
Fish plays an important role in the worlds food system. In the rich world it is increasingly seen as a healthy luxury food, but in many developing countries it still constitutes an important part of the staple diet, writes Grimur Valdimarsson Director, Fish Pr…
Fish welfare is addressed under two headings, Farming practices and Health management, says Marine Harvest in their sustainability report 2008. Here, the the worlds leading seafood company outlines its recent efforts to improve the welfare of its fish over the…
The whiteleg shrimp is native to the Eastern Pacific coast from Sonora, Mexico in the North, through Central and South America as far South as Tumbes in Peru. This fact sheet produced by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations explains how …
Observations of wild Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) returning to rivers in Scotland, England and Wales exhibiting bleeding, swollen, haemorrhagic vents were first made in 2003, writes Patricia Noguera, Melinda Beck, Chris Williams & Matt Longshaw, for this …
The reduced tariff quota on canned tuna, the so-called Cotonou compromise quota, for Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines ended in June 2008 and it was not renewed, says this FAO Globefish report.
When it comes to the question of sustainability, the German organic agriculture association, Naturland, regards it as something more than ecological - it is also a question of social and economic responsibility, writes TheFishSite, senior editor, Chris Harris.…
Tremendous potential exists in India to augment fish production from freshwater aquaculture resources, which are spread across the length and breadth of the country, says the National Fisheries Development Board.
Imports of canned tuna into the EU marginally increased by 1 per cent to 396 400 MT last year from 391 400 tonnes in 2007. This report was prepared by Helga Josupeit, FAO GLOBEFISH 2009
The US shrimp market has shown signs of struggle in the midsts of the economic recession and the European market for shrimp continues to be weak with both demand and prices remaining low. Adam Anson, TheFishSite, combines and summarises market reports from Glo…
Climate change impacts such as more frequent and severe floods and droughts will affect the food and water security of many people, says this report from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
Once the sole domain of wealthy businessmen and fish experts, aquaculture is becoming increasingly attractive as a domestic amateur hobby. Adam Anson, reporting for TheFishSite, finds out what it takes to get started.
Koi HerpesVirus (KHV) causes a highly virulent disease affecting carp (Cyprinus carpio) and poses a serious socio-economic threat to the UK carp industry, writes Nick Taylor, Keith Way, Peter Dixon, Edmund Peeler, Keith Jeffery & Kevin Denham - Cefas.
Commercial farming of tilapia (Tilapia niloticus) in England and Wales has expanded significantly over the last few years, but what threat does an emerging disease now pose, asks Keith Jeffery, Cefas Weymouth Laboratory.
