Trout

IRELAND - The Minister of State with Special Responsibility for Gaeltacht Affairs and Natural Resources, Joe McHugh TD, has announced 230,000 in funding for the rehabilitation of wild Atlantic salmon and sea trout stocks…

NORWAY - The extent and causes of loss of salmon and rainbow trout in fish farms are now being mapped into a nationwide project by the Food safety Authority (FSA).

ITALY - Fattoria del Pesce was selected for the supply of the Friend of the Sea certified rainbow trout at the 9th edition of Teatro del Silenzio, which was held on July 20.

SWITZERLAND - Migros is the first retailer globally to offer customers ASC certified trout. Migros, Switzerlands largest retail company, now offers customers two smoked trout fillet products under the Migros M Classic br…

CANADA - Another community on the Coast of Bays will benefit from enhanced aquaculture infrastructure with the announcement of C$4 million from the Provincial Government to construct an aquaculture inflow wharf in the co…

DENMARK - Danforels Christiansminde Freshwater Farm in Denmark has become the first farm certified to the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) Freshwater Trout Standard for responsible aquaculture.

UK - The first and exclusive Freedom Food-labelled rainbow trout Loch Trout Fillets has been launched at 400 Sainsburys stores in the UK.

US - The global market for fish oil is expected to reach $3,300.0 million by 2020, according to a new study by Grand View Research.

NORWAY - Virus Y is thought to be the cause of recent morbidity and mortality in farmed rainbow trout in western Norway.

US - Exposure to iron pipes and steel rebar, such as the materials found in most hatcheries, affects the navigation ability of young steelhead trout by altering the important magnetic "map sense" they need for migration,…

US - A new article by researchers from the University of Montana, the US Geological Survey and Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks asserts that climate warming is increasing the hybridization of trout interbreeding betwee…

CROATIA - A new outbreak of Infectious Haematopoietic Necrosis (IHN) has been reported in the Lika-Senj area of Croatia.

UK - Dawnfresh is the first company in the UK to receive RSPCA Freedom Food certification for farmed rainbow trout. Dawnfresh was instrumental in initiating and developing the new welfare standards, which are the first t…

GLOBAL - Using fish bred at Washington State University, an international team of researchers has mapped the genetic profile of the rainbow trout, a versatile salmonid whose relatively recent genetic history opens a wind…

This study by Albin Grns, Erik Sandblom, Anders Kiessling and Michael Axelsson, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, assessed the effects of an opioid drug, buprenorphine (0.05 mg/kg IM), on resting ventilation and heart ra…

ANALYSIS - The Norwegian Veterinary Institute has released more information on the new trout disease that was discovered in Norwegian hatcheries.

NORWAY - The Norwegian Veterinary Institute has released an update on the new trout disease that has been detected in Norwegian hatcheries.

ECUADOR - The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries (MAGAP) has developed a project for aquaculture development in Ecuador.

US - Washington State University researchers have documented dramatic differences in the swimming ability of domesticated trout and their wilder relatives.

GLOBAL - The Audit Manual for the Aquaculture Stewardship Council Freshwater Trout Standard was recently approved following pilot audits and a review by ASCs Technical Advisory Group.