Pangasius Market Report - May 200921 May 2009Viet Nam exported 640 000 tonnes of pangasius in 2008, at a value of USD 1.45 billion, says this FAO Globefish report.
Stewardship Council to Establish Certification Programme10 May 2009A new certification programme for aquaculture operations is being established by the World Wildlife Fund, writes TheFishSite senior editor, Chris Harris.
Global Standards for Sustainable Pangasius Farming28 Apr 2009The recent explosion of pangasius farming in South East Asia is causing concern over environmental and social management. Adam Anson, reporting for TheFishSite, finds out how a new global set of stand…
Promoting Catfish Health Through Breeding and Management16 Apr 2009They may not be beauty queens, but channel catfish are worth a pretty penny. In fact, farm-level sales of catfish brought in over $400 million in 2008, making them the most popular farmed fish in the …
Effect of an Organic Acids Blend on a Slow Release Medium on Catfish Performance2 Apr 2009SponsoredCatfish (Pangasiushy pothalamus) have become increasingly attractive for the food industry. Farmers are looking for the possibilities to increase the cat fish performance. The influence of acidifiers …
Chaos and Order in Viet Nam's Seafood Sector30 Mar 2009Early this year it was reported that Viet Nam had become the world's eighth largest seafood exporter, but behind these tidy headlines lies a mish-mash of inter-related management and environmental iss…
Risks and Solutions to Feeding Fish with Fish23 Mar 2009Continuous advancements in the science of aquaculture has enabled farmers to produce ever greater varieties of fish. But whilst this allows industries to meet consumer demands, an unquenchable desire …
Use of Vaccines in Finfish Aquaculture22 Mar 2009Disease is one of the most important limiting factors in aquaculture. Optimal husbandry and general management - including biosecurity, nutrition, genetics, system management and water quality - are c…
Production Methods for American Channel Catfish4 Mar 2009Channel catfish are native to flowing waters in temperate environments within North America, including southern Canada and northern Mexico. The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations …
Pangasius Market Report - February 200927 Feb 2009Viet Nam exported nearly 550 000 tonnes of tra and basa pangasius (commonly called pangasius) in the first ten months of 2008, for a value of USD 1.24 billion, says this FAO Globefish report.
Rocky Market Ahead for Vietnamese Pangasius?10 Dec 2008Vietnam is the largest exporter of Pangasius to the EU, and the countrys growers have been set a target of $1.5 billion in export turnover for 2008, reveals a Food and Agriculture Globefish report pre…
Organic Aquaculture: What's in a Label?7 Dec 2008Increasing consumer awareness to unsustainable aquaculture practices have made the prospect of organic aquaculture both environmentally and economically fruitful, but strict standards make this goal d…
The Special Case of Multifunctional Fish Farms4 Dec 2008As well asbeing a farm thatproduces fish forfood, Aranyponty- in Magyar, theGolden Carp -communicatesthe importance ofmanaging Europeswetland heritageto society, bydiverse social andeducational activi…
Effects of Fish Size and Feeding Frequency on Channel Catfish Production8 Oct 2007By Edwin H. Robinson and Menghe H. Li.
Catfish Market Report - July 20076 Aug 2007By Helga Josupeit, FAO Globefish. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on 28.6.2007 announced it is blocking the import from China of five species of seafood namely catfish, eel, shrimp, basa an…
Catfish Protein Nutrition11 Jun 2007By Edwin H. Robinson, Research Professor and Menghe H. Li, Research Professor, Delta Research and Extension Center, Mississippi State University.
Producing Hybrid Catfish Fry: Workshop Manual28 Aug 2006By Dr. Brian Bosworth and Dr. Brian Small, USDA ARS and Dr. James Steeby and Dr. Jimmy Avery, Mississippi State University - Production of hybrids between the channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) and…
Using X-ray to visualise skeletal deformities21 Aug 2006By Dave Cockerill, the Fish Vet Group - In recent years spinal deformity has become an increasingly important condition for salmon producers and especially processors. Some populations are virtually u…
Guidelines For The Land Transport Of Fish7 Aug 2006From The USDA's APHIS - These guidelines apply to the following farmed species of fish: salmonids and cyprinids. The guidelines may also apply to other fish species. The length of time fish spend …
The benefits of fishmeal in aquaculture diets31 Jul 2006in a new book, The Benefits of Fish Meal in Aquaculture Diets, RD Miles and FA Chapman, from the University of Florida, explain the value of fishmeal in feeds for fish and shrimp.
