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The EU depends more than ever on imports from third countries to meet its fish demand, reports the United States Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service. Import volumes increased by a quarter over the past 5 years and almost all product groups b…

The report is a project of the Environmental Law Institute (ELI) and The Ocean Foundation (TOF). Funding was provided bygrants from the Munson Foundation, the Keith Campbell Foundation for the Environment, and an anonymous donor. Theauthors of this report incl…

This feature is a Globefish report documenting the tilapia market results for Chinese imports and exports, produced by the Food and Agriculture Organisation.

By researchers* from the Purdue University and printed in the Journal of Extension newsletter, volume 46, number 2. The study reported here involved a mail survey of Indiana aquaculture producers to determine the level of Indiana aquaculture and what producers…

Exotic species of fish have been introduced into different natural environments either to be reared for food or to meet other needs such as horticulture, fishing or hunting for many years and now maintaining the biodiversity of the different water systems of t…

USDA Foreign Agricultural Service Gain Report says that according to Russias Federal Customs Service, Russian fish and fish product imports totaled $1.7 billion in 2007, a 44-percent increase from 2006.

Chilean exports of salmon and trout grew again during 2007, both in volume and value reports FAO Globefish. Their share of total Chilean fishery exports grew in terms of volume but fell in terms of value. While there has been an increase in total production, t…

At the end of the oyster season in Europe FAO Globefish reviews the market situation including import and export sales.

Allen Baker, Edward Allen, and Heather Lutman, ERS USDA. This monthly report examines supply, use, prices, and trade for feed grains, including supply and demand prospects in major importing and exporting countries. Focuses on corn; also contains information o…

For the first time in ten years, US shrimp imports fell in terms of volume according to a report prepared by INFOPESCA for FAO Globefish.

Our nations inland waters and coasts provide a wide variety of seafood with diverse health benefits, writes Jeff Silverstein, USDA Agriculural Research Service.

This latest report from FAO Globefish looks at the tuna market in Japan, India, Vietnam and China.

Two new projects have been funded by both the 6th EU Framework Programme on Light Technology for Photoperiod Regulation in Cod Mariculture (CodLight-Tech) and a Norwegian Research Council grant on Novel narrow bandwidth lighting technology in cod farming andit…

Last year, imports of tilapia into the US market grew by 35 per cent. All of this expansion is based on increased imports from China, writes Helga Josupeit for FAO Globefish.

The EU depends more than ever on imports from third countries to meet its fish demand, according to the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service.Import volumes increased by a quarter over the past five years and almost all product groups benefited from this trend.

Proliferative kidney disease (PKD) caused byTetracapsuloides bryosalmonae continues to bea major constraint on the rainbow trout industryin Western Europe and North America, writes David J. Morris, Charles McGurk and Gareth Butterfield of the Institute of Aqua…

Overall Japanese shrimp imports in 2007 declined by 8.25% compared to 2006, which is a drop equivalent to nearly 25 000 metric tons, FAO Globefish reports in InfoFish.

By Laura McGinnis, USDA Agricultural Research Service, published in the May/June 2008 issue of Agricultural Research magazine.

By U.S.D.A, Economic Research Service - This article is an extract from the April 2008: Livestock, Dairy and Poultry Outlook Report, highlighting Global Aquaculture Industry data.

Blue-green algae and some soil micro-organisms produce compounds that give water a distinctive earthy/musty odour and taste, Professor Linda A Lawton from School of Life Sciences, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen writes in CEFAS' Winter Spring edition of Fin…

An outbreak of White Tail Disease in farmed giant fresh water prawns in Queensland, Australia was recently reported to the World Animal Health Organisation (OIE). The disease has been caused by Machrobrachium rosenbergii nodavirus, writes Chris Harris, Senior …

It has been over 30 years since the first introductions of the American signal crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus) into the U.K., which was originally brought into the country for aquaculture purposes, writes Paul Stebbing, Fish Health Inspectorate, Cefas Weym…

The dollar weakness contributed to a competitive price trend for frozen Alaska pollock fillets in European markets during 2007, according to FAO Globefish.

European frozen scallop imports were hit by a downturn in French demand during 2007, writes Gerry O'Sullivan for FAO Globefish.

The Freshwater Pearl Mussel (FWPM, Magaritifera magaritifera) is endangered and under serious threat of extinction throughout its European range, writes John Taylor, Fish Culture Team Leader, Environment Agency Wales in the Summer/Autumn edition of Finfish New…

By Frank A. Chapman and Joel P. Van Eenennaam2. Sturgeons usually do not breed naturally in captivity and must be spawned artificially using exogenous hormones.

By Mississippi State University Extension Service. Nutrient requirements and feeding characteristics of channel catfish have been extensively researched. This research has provided the basis for the formulation of efficient, economical diets and for the develo…

Gut function and its efficiency is one of the keys to successful commercial production of fish species. TheFishSite Editor, Jane Jordan, looks at a paper by John Sweetman, Arkadios Dimitroglou, Simon Davies and Silvia Torrecillas on gut morphology and how a he…

The weak dollar helped to boost crab imports in European markets during 2007 writes Gerry O'Sullivan for FAO GLOBEFISH 2008.

By Camillo Catarci FAO Globefish 2008. The period between November 2007 and January 2008 has been a particularly turbulent one for the farmed salmon market.

By Sara Picon, Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling, Bob Bawden, Pisces Engineering Ltd., Nick Taylor, Cefas Weymouth Laboratory and Andy Shinn, Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling. This article was originally published in Aquaculture …

By Robin S. Waples, Northwest Fisheries Science Center, Seattle, Richard W. Zabel,Fish Ecology Division, Mark D. Scheuerell, Fish Ecology Division, and Beth L. Sanderson, Environmental Conservation Division, Seattle. Published in Molecular Ecology January 2008…

By the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). This annual report contains the number of trout operations, grower sales, and fish losses for selected states; includes number, weight, and value produced by type (foodsize, stocker, fingerlings), …

By USDA Foreign Agricultural Service. This article provides highlights of the fishery products industry data from the USDA FAS Fishery Products Report 2008 for Brazil. A link to the full report is also provided.

By A.I.P.C.E. The European Fish Processors' Association. The European white fish seafood processing industry relies on a consistent and sustainable supply of raw materials in order to satisfy the ever increasing demand for added value products by consumers, bo…

By J.E. Rensel of Rensel Associates Aquatic Sciences and J.R.M.Forster of Forster Consulting. Prepared for NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service, National Sea Grant College Programme, Occice of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, Washington DC. A study to quant…

By Gerry O'Sullivan, FAO Globefish. As globalization continues in the seafood industry, China marks its place as a significant player.

The US market of tilapia is growing, says the latest Globefish Report. Total imports for 2007 were estimated at 170 000 tonnes, and after allowing a conversation factor of 2.85 for tilapia fillets, this equates to about 400 000 tonnes. It makes the US the worl…

Jane Jordan, TheFishSite Editor, reports on a joint research project to develop control methods for Streptococcus iniae in fish. US Scientists with the Sea Grant programme, have demonstrated the feasibility of using a live-attenuated vaccine to prevent this de…

By FAO Globefish. European trade trends for herring products are mixed for 2007 with export volumes significantly higher for Norway but lower for other key exporting countries such as the Netherlands and the UK. Price trends appear to have been largely in line…