Baltic farmer/processor reports solid start to the year20 Apr 2017PRFoods, which is engaged in fish processing in Finland and Estonia as well as fish farming in Sweden and Finland, has reported a 3.2% sales increase in the first quarter of the year.
Spanish sustainability breakthrough13 Apr 2017Piscifactoria Del Alba, which farms rainbow trout at three freshwater sites, is the first aquaculture producer in Spain to gain Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) certification.
Danes to mill Down Under23 Mar 2017Biomar has announced plans to establish its first feed factory in Australia, with a yearly capacity of 110,000 tonnes, to help service a range of the countrys aquaculture sectors including salmon, tro…
Crawfish Added to BAP Programme; Chinese Processing Plant Certified17 Feb 2017CHINA - Please join the Global Aquaculture Alliances Best Aquaculture Practices division in welcoming the worlds first BAP-certified crawfish facility to the third-party certification programme, the o…
Gut Feeling Essential for Migrating Fish16 Feb 2017SWEDEN - Why do trout spend so much time in potentially dangerous estuaries before migrating to sea? In a new thesis published at University Gothenburg, Jeroen Brijs reveals that the answer may lie in…
Poland's Fish Catch Increasing, Aquaculture Production Down2 Feb 2017POLAND - In 2015 the total fish catch for Poland was 180,717 MT, which included the Baltic Sea and long-distance fisheries.
Researchers Create Trout Feed From Bean Residue10 Jan 2017MEXICO - In order to reduce costs in rainbow trout ( Oncorhynchus mykiss ) production, researchers from the Technological Institute of Tuxtepec (Ittux) have developed an aquaculture feed from the resi…
Norwegian Seafood Exports to Exceed NOK 90 billion in 201623 Dec 2016NORWAY - Entering the last month of 2016, the Norwegian seafood industry year to date exports totalled NOK 83.2 billion. By value this represents an increase of NOK 16 billion compared to the same per…
Weekly Overview: Simple Test Developed to Detect Pancreas Disease Causing Virus6 Dec 2016GLOBAL - Scientists from the University of Glasgow, UK, working with major companies in the aquaculture industry, have discovered a simple test can be used to detect Atlantic salmon infected with salm…
Researchers use genomics for more targeted rainbow trout breeding2 Dec 2016With the use of genomic selection, Danish researchers will target their breeding of rainbow trout towards adaptations to different production environments worldwide. This could pave the way for an eve…
Romanian Trout Farm Reports Viral Haemorrhagic Septicaemia21 Nov 2016ROMANIA - An outbreak of viral haemorrhagic septicaemia on a Romanian trout farm has been reported to the OIE.
Environmental Challenges Aggravate the Negative Effects of a Plant-Based Diet in Fish14 Nov 2016Aquaculture diet has become increasingly plant based. In addition, the industry faces environmental changes. Recent findings in salmonids show the two challenges are combined, give cause for concern.
Whirling Disease Confirmed in Alberta Fish Hatchery17 Oct 2016CANADA - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has confirmed that a case of whirling disease has been found in a commercial fish hatchery in Alberta.
Nut-Based Feed Satisfies Trout's Protein Requirements14 Oct 2016US - Thanks to researchers at the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), a new feed ingredient made from tree nuts is available to fish farmers.
ISA Reported on Frya Fish Farm20 Sep 2016NORWAY - An outbreak of Infectious Salmon Anaemia (ISA) has been reported on a salmon and trout farm in Frya.
Scottish Atlantic Salmon Production Declined in 201513 Sep 2016SCOTLAND, UK - In 2015, production of Atlantic salmon decreased by 7,300 tonnes (4.1 per cent) to 171,722 tonnes, according to the latest Scottish Fish Farm Production Survey.
Salmon Leads Increase in Norwegian Seafood Export Value7 Sep 2016NORWAY - Norway exported seafood worth NOK 7.1 billion in August. This is an increase of 32 per cent or NOK 1.7 billion compared with August 2015.
New Trout, Sea Bass, Bream Feed Factory Opens in Turkey30 Aug 2016TURKEY - Thanks to a joint venture between the Danish feed company BioMar and Turkish seafood company Sagun, a state-of-the-art fish feed factory has opened in Turkey
Canada Detects First Case of Whirling Disease26 Aug 2016CANADA - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has confirmed the presence of Whirling Disease in fish in Johnson Lake in Banff National Park.
Kenyan Trout Farm Confirms Infectious Haematopoietic Necrosis Outbreak2 Aug 2016KENYA - An outbreak of infectious haematopoietic necrosis has been reported on a Kenyan rainbow trout farm.
