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Aquaculture is growing so rapidly that it accounts for almost 50 per cent of all fish brought to the table. Rebecca Chappell, SDNN looks at leading fish farms in San Diego, US.

With aquaculture the fastest growing food production system in the world, there are negative social and environmental impacts related to farming, such as water pollution, the spread of diseases and unfair labour practices on farms. To promote practices that co…

This guide from the FAO Cultured Aquatic Species Information Programme provides information on farming Japanese eel.

This guide from the FAO Cultured Aquatic Species Information Programme provides information on farming Crucian carp.

There are many opportunities in the dynamic and expanding aquaculture industry. However, aquaculture has risks similar to those of any farming enterprise. The information provided here by Lance Gegner, NCAT Agriculture Specialist, highlights the many important…

This report provides the industry and community with an independent overview of trends in the biological and economical status of fish stocks and fisheries managed by the Australian government.

With increasing global consumption of fish and increased demand in the developing world, Neil Wendover, Technical Services Manager for Intervet/ Schering-Plough Animal Health, looks at tilapia health management.

There is a widely-promoted misconception that eating wild-caught fish is better for the oceans than eating farmed seafood, says Neil Anthony Sims, President of Kona Blue Water Farms.

Global competition has reduced US corn export prospects for 2009/10, according to the USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) Feed Outlook for November 2009.

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

According to the latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates from the USDA's World Agricultural Outlook Board (WOAB), this month's estimates for global wheat and oilseed supplies for 2009/10 are up, while those for corn are down. Prices next year are…

The Northeast US Continental Shelf Large Marine Ecosystem (NES LME) is a dynamic, highly productive, and intensively studied system providing a broad spectrum of ecosystem goods and services. This report tracks the changes in key indicators of climate, physica…

This guide from the FAO Cultured Aquatic Species Information Programme provides information on farming European eel.

Andrew Morgan explains how climate change may affect shellfish production cycles in his article in New Zealand Aquaculture.

Helga Josupeit describes the situation for Nile perch as 'disastrous' in this FAO Globefish Report.

This guide from the FAO Cultured Aquatic Species Information Programme provides information on farming Siberian sturgeon.

Danette Olsen of Cawthron Institute in New Zealand explains how research there is improving our knowledge of how algae impact food safety issues in shellfish, and how they can be put to good use for biofuel production. Her article is published in New Zealand A…

R. Usman, N.N. Palingg and K. Williams describe their research into optimising feed formulation for tiger grouper in an article for Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific (NACA). They found a dry pelleted feed to be cost-effective compared to feeding t…

A new report from Monterey Bay Aquarium in California alleges that the world's growing demand for seafood could be damaging the oceans. It stresses, however, that there are new signs of hope, and new data point to a brighter future.

The group approach to inland shrimp farming can offer sustainability, as M. Kumaran describes using the example of a successful project in India for Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific (NACA).

Lars Bannenberg of KSG Apeldoorn High School in the Netherlands and Cawthron Institute in New Zealand explains how micro-algae are grown at the Institute, and how culture methods are being improved. His article was published in New Zealand Aquaculture.

An outline of the US Food and Drug Administration's co-operative programme that ensures shellfish are safe for consumers to eat.

Economic problems in Japan are affecting on the tuna market as people switch from extravagant meals in restaurnats to dinig at home, according to this report by Fatima Ferdouse of Infofish and published by FAO Globefish.

Scottish Salmon Producers' Organisation (SSPO) has published a new report on the state of the country's salmon aquaculture sector. Entitled Scottish Salmon Farming: Industry Research Report, it provides an update on the impacts of the sector on local communiti…

Estimates for the production of maize, barley and oats have been increased, according to the USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) Feed Outlook for October 2009.

Untreated prawns can develop an unsightly but harmless condition called black-spot (melanosis), which can render the product unsaleable, according to a report by Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) in Ireland.

Chile's once-fledgling salmon aquaculture industry is now the second largest in the world, writes Alexei Koseff for the Woods Institute for the Environment.

The implementation of a Recovery Plan for endangered Sacramento River winter‐run Chinook salmon Evolutionarily Significant Unit (ESU), threatened Central Valley spring‐run Chinook salmon (ESU), and threatened Central Valley steelhead Distinct Population Segmen…

The World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report from the World Agricultural Outlook Board covers projected production and prices for wheat, coarse grains and oilseeds.

AquaReg an Interreg IIIC project has investigated ways to establish reliable and low cost methods for culturing European clawed lobsters (Homarus gammarus) under controlled conditions to a size suitable for their release into the wild.

The need to apply an ecosystem approach to fisheries management is now globally accepted. It represents a move away from fisheries management systems that focus only on the sustainable harvest of target species and towards systems and decision-making processes…

Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific (NACA) reports on community management and revenue sharing practices of culture-based fisheries in Lao. Culture-based fisheries is a practice that utilises small water bodies for the secondary purpose of increasin…

In its Sustainability Report 2008, Marine Harvest Chile describes the changes it was forced to make last year due to the presence of infectious salmon anaemia (ISA) in Chile.

The importance of living aquatic resources to the people of Lao PDR is increasingly well understood. This review by Philippe Cacaud and Phouvieng Latdavong of the FAO is a background document to a legal review process for fisheries and aquaculture, the need fo…

Norway's National Institute of Nutrition and Seafood Research (NIFES) has determined the content of certain undesirable substances in marine oils for human consumption and in selected fish and fish products.

Marine Harvest describes the progress being made in the control of sea lice on salmon farms in its Sustainability Report 2008.

The annual statistics for 2008 have been published by National Marine Fisheries Service for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA). While the volume of landings was 11 per cent lower than the previous year, value was up by five per cent. Top o…

US grain production has increased both over last month and also year on year, according to the USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) Feed Outlook for September 2009.

A report from the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) describes how new techniques for mapping the mangrove swamps are used as a vital first step to protecting these unique ecosystems in Africa and elsewhere.

The cherry blossom season in Spring induced outdoor eating and business improved at the catering trade during April-May, according to a report prepared by Fatima Ferdouse for FAO Globefish.