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Researchers from DTU Aqua have decoded the behaviour of Norway lobsters and cod and used the results to develop a selective trawl. This so-called SELTRA-trawl ensures that fewer cod end up as by-catch in the Norway lobster fishery in the Kattegat.

Aquaculture can be found in stagnant or streaming waters under open air (outdoor fish farming), in net compounds in the sea (sea farming) or in indoor fish farms. All systems with closed water cycles have one thing in common: they make high requirements to the…

Nucelic Acid Vaccine (NAV) technology offers a more targeted approach for the prevention of disease in fish. Charlotte Johnston, TheFishSite editor talks with Kira Salonuis, Head of Global Technical Services, Aqua Vaccines for Novartis about what NAV can offer…

According to the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) annual Australian Fisheries Statistics for 2010, the total value of Australian fisheries imports fell by 11 per cent (A$195.1 million) in 200910 to A$1.5 billion.

The Chilean salmon industry is recovering surprisingly well following the 2007 ISA crisis, according to Patrick Dempster, General Manager of AquaGen Chile, Charlotte Johnston, TheFishSite editor reports.

A doctoral thesis at Nofima documents that vaccinating against furunculosis principally hides the beneficial effects of the breeding programme against the same disease.

As aquaculture is one of the fastest growing food production sectors in the world, how the global aquaculture industry uses natural resources and its impact on the environment are of great concern according to Blue Frontiers: Managing the environmental costs o…

The volume of Australian fisheries production varied over the period 200001 to 200910 according to the data produced by the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) in its annual Australian fisheries statistics for 2010.

The needfor epidemiological approaches to protect aquatic animal health will inevitably increasein the face of the combined challenges of climate change, increasing anthropogenicpressures, limited water sources and the growth in aquaculture, write Edmund Peele…

Three studies of tuna fishery bycatch have been commissioned by FAO: investigations covering the purse seine, longline and small-scale fisheries. This document presents the results of the work on the small-scale tuna fishery bycatch and the associated issues.

Despite it being well over a year since the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, worries about general seafood safety continue to be at a high, reports the Louisiana Sea Grant Programme.

Mycotoxin analysis results for the second quarter of 2011 from Biomin, including more than 2,800 analyses of more than 800 animal feed ingredients. At least one mycotoxin was found in 90 per cent of the samples.

Coho salmon are returning from the ocean to spawn in the Russian River and its tributaries in numbers not seen in a decade, raising a glimmer of hope that a hatchery programme may be helping the endangered species.

A new catfish disease, caused bya previously unseen strain of the Aeromonas hydrophilabacteria, appeared in Alabama in the summer of 2009. Andy Goodwin, Professor/ Associate Director of Fish Health at the University of Arkansas Pine Bluff, gives an update on t…

High ingredient prices in 2008 led feed mills to begin to manufacture new, less expensive feed formulationsuntested under commercial catfish farming conditions. New feed formulations have been tested at University of Arkansas Pine Bluff for the past three year…

Mycotoxins are produced by a wide array of diverse fungal species that are not generally pathogens. Most of the agricultural important mycotoxins are produced primarily by three genera of fungi: Aspergillus, Peniccillium and Fusarium.

Biomin look at minimising the risk of mycotoxins in aquaculture feeds.

Even though lupine 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 a level of lupine the fish tolerates. These challenges have been dealt with in a new doctoral thesis …

Based at Lake Baringo, Kenya, Omega Farms is in its early days. Charlotte Johnston, TheFishSite Editor speaks to Director Mark Archer, about the Omega Farm project and increasing the supply of tilapia fingerlings in Kenya.

Lower projected yields have reduced global production prospects, according to the latest report from the USDA Economic Research Service.

Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia (VHS) virus, which has invaded the Great Lakes, is a potential threat in the Western US, according to Jerri Bartholomew, Oregon State University, and Gael Kurath and Evi Emmenegger, USGS Western Fisheries Research Centre.

Recent growth of the shellfish aquaculture industry in Virginia has added significant value to the States seafood marketplace, according to the Virginia Shellfish Aquaculture Situation and Outlook Report. This report is based upon an industry survey completed …

Theres something fishy going on at Baltimores Cylburn Arboretum, and the results could be delicious and sustainable.

Mycotoxin risk management tool involves both the elimination of mycotoxins by adsorptive materials, and the conversion of their toxic structures into non-toxic, harmless metabolites, according to BIOMIN.

With no background in aquaculture, but a strong desire to learn, Simon Mason embarked upon the University of St Andrews "Certificate in Sustainable Aquaculture" on-line leaning course. Here he tells TheFishSite editor, Charlotte Johnston, the benefits of on-li…

A combination of climate change and the introduction of farmed salmon into wild populations is shaping regional genetic patterns of Atlantic salmon in northern Spain.

Alan Millar, Principal Research Scientist at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney looks at what macroalgae are and how they benefit the marine envirionment.

For years, the copepod, Metridia, has managed to remain hidden from science. However, this spring, during fieldwork at the Arctic Station, for the very first time researchers succeeded in filming how this constantly feeding little crayfish catches its prey.

Bacterial disease remains a costly problem for producers of tilapia and other warmwater fish, but can be managed effectively with integrated, sustainable programs involving vaccines and new-generation antibiotics developed specifically for aquaculture, accordi…

US feed grain supplies for 2011/12 are projected higher this month, with higher beginning stocks and production for corn, according to the latest report from the USDA Economic Research Service.

Spanish researchers are looking at different methods to establish aquaculture methods in the Bay of Biscay.

Bosnia and Herzegovinas State Veterinary Office is one of the winners of FAOs 2010-2011 Edouard Saouma Award for its outstanding contribution to the implementation of the Technical Cooperation Project for Strengthening Capacity on Aquaculture Health Management…

The technology gap with aquaculture in New Zealand continues to widen as the country slides further behind the rest of the world in terms of growth in this sector, writes Peter Hutchinson for Aquaculture NZ.

With the European Commission releasing recommendations for reform of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) last week, TheFishSite.com summarises the main points, and the industry's initial reactions.

Northwestern State Universitys Aquaculture Research Center is receiving nationwide attention for its research determining that underwater lighting increases production in crawfish ponds.

Writing for Aquaculture NZ, Justine Innes, a partner at OceanLaw, looks at a recent court case related to an application for 200 turbines and associated cables in Kaipara Harbour, New Zealand.

Less expensive fish species are being labelled and sold as cod in Ireland, while the environmental impact of purchases is being concealed by product labels, according to a study published in the journal Fish and Fisheries.

Dorothy-Jean McCoubrey, writes for Aquaculture NZ, about the devastating impacts of the oyster herpes virus.

Adult cod seem to have the entire ocean at their disposal, and yet each individual cod still chooses their own local shipwreck, which they swim back to faithfully day after day. This is just one of the fascinating results from research using acoustic tags whic…

The negative effects of releasing fish and the possible fragmentation of natural fish stocks in connection with hydropower regulations may be fewer than at first feared, says the Norwegian School of Veterinary Science.