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

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.

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.

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…

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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).

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).

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).

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.

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

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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

Inserting a permanent catheter through the snout and the blood vessels at the level of the gills makes it is possible to take frequent blood samples while the fish moves around as usual, according to Janne Karin Brodin. from the Department of Animal and Aquacu…

Many estuarine and coastalaquatic environments have been sinksfor industrial and agricultural effluentsfor hundreds, perhaps thousands ofyears, according to Michael Leaver and Stephen George from the University of Sterling.

This guide from the FAO Cultured Aquatic Species Information Programme provides information on farming Japanese kelp (Laminariaceae).

This article from the University of Louisiana looks at crawfish markets and the marketing of crawfish and associated products. It discusses market trends, prices and regulations such as transport and grading to help those involved with crawfish production.

This article from the University of Louisiana Agriculture Centre looks at other management considerations of crawfish including population management, supplemental feeding, management of larger crawfish, diseases and predators.

With the salmon farming industry under increasing pressure to negate the impact that escapees have on wild stocks, John Taylor and Herve Migaud from the University of Stirling look at the production of sterile salmon through an triplody.

This guide from the FAO Cultured Aquatic Species Information Programme provides information on farming roho labeo.

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

A recent study compiles and analyses information on international as well as EU trade flows with regard to fisheries. The study looks at the possible impact of trade negotiations on the EU fisheries and aquaculture sectors.

Global coarse grain production is up less than the increase in corn because of a reduction in barley production and small declines for mixed grain and rye in the EU, according to this month's Feed Outlook Report from USDA Economic Research Service (ERS).

Louisiana University Agricultural Centre looks at the harvesting of crawfish including trapping and bailting strategies and harvesting machinery.

The Canadian Ministry of Agriculture and Lands monitors finfish aquacultures use of therapeutants in food fish by requiring feed mills to report all prescription orders on an annual basis. In-feed medication is the only practical method of delivering therapeut…

This article from Lousiana University looks at water quality and management for crawfish.

It appears that the 2006 EU ban against Antibiotic Growth Promoters in animal feeds has taken a world leading stance in a trend that is likely to continue in order to eliminate residual drugs in food and protect the efficacy of drugs for human health, says Mat…