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New Zealands involvement in an international project aimed at reviving the Danish mussel industry will help keep New Zealand at the forefront of world aquaculture development, say NIWA scientists Drs Craig Stevens and David Plew, writing for NZ Aquaculture.

The Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station (MAFES) and Delta Western Research Centre (DWRC) have collaborated on catfish nutrition research for two decades with the primary goal of reducing catfish production cost by developing cost-efficient…

Gary Jenson, National Programme Leader at the USDA, gives some facts andpersonal perspectives regarding theimpact of public (Federal and state)spending cuts in aquaculture R&Dbudgets that have occurred recentlyand are likely to become moredramatic in the n…

In an effort to find new markets for the Gulf Coast oyster industry, Subramaniam Sathivel, associate professor of food engineering in the LSU AgCenters Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering and Department of Food Science, investigates the devel…

With outbreaks of Abalone Viral Ganglioneuritis (AVG) in Tasmania, the New South Wales government (Australia) has implemented a temporary suspension on imports of live abalone from Tasmania. TheFishSite.com looks at what the disease is and how the disease is b…

An ambitious project aims to train over 800 smallholders a year in sustainable aquaculture, with the long term aim of reducing poverty in the South Rachounyo District of Homa Bay County of Kenya. Charlotte Johnston, TheFishSite editor reports.

An overview of the Russian Ministry of Economic Development's macroeconomic assumptions and sector-specific production forecasts on grain, sugar, oilseeds, meat, poultry, dairy, fishery, forestry, and food retail/catering in the latest GAIN report from USDA Fo…

There is growing interest in the use of beneficial bacteria,probiotics, as an alternative strategy to antimicrobial compoundsfor disease prevention and control in aquaculture. These naturallyoccurring bacteria exert their beneficial effects on the host bymodif…

Since the discovery of whirling disease in aquaculture facilities in Colorado, many management changes for salmonids have taken place. Carolyn Gun, Assistant State Fish Pathologist at the CDOW Aquatic Animal Health Lab looks at how the disease affects fish and…

In the early 1960s, the New Zealand Department of Fisheries didsome trials on koura (NZ freshwater crayfish) farming. As a result, they determinedkoura would not be viable, as they would take three yearsto reach a weight of 35g. Current trials have produced fa…

The decline in the value of Australian fisheries production over the past decade isattributable to a decrease in the value of production of higher value species groups,such as rock lobster, prawns, abalone and tuna, according to the Australian Bureau of Agricu…

World 2011/12 corn production is forecast up 8.5 million tons this month to a record 868 million tons, mostly due to a large increase in China's production based on recently published government estimates, according to Tom Capehart and Edward Allen in the late…

Speaking at Aquaculture Europe 2011, Kilian Toledo Guedes from the University of Alicante looks at the effects escapees have on the environment and wild fish in Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). Charlotte Johnston, TheFishSite editor, reports.

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.

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…

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…

Viet Nam is an amazing country, in theory Communist, but where free enterprise flourishes, writes Suart Lumb for TheFishSite.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Rabobank presents an investors guide to the global marine protein industry

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…

Rabobank presents an investors guide to the global marine protein industry.

Consistent demand in the developing world will continue to boost domestic and regional production in 2012, according to the FAO Food Outlook.

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.

Rabobank presents an investors guide to the global marine protein industry.

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…

Greenpeace looks at the Spanish and French deep sea fleets and the areas they cover.

Charlotte Johnston, TheFishSite editor reports from Aquaculture Europe 2011, where John Sweetman, Alltech looked at natural means to prevent against parasites.

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.

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 …

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.

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.

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.