Fitco Delivering Sustainable Innovations in Aquaculture13 Aug 2015GLOBAL - Greece based company Fitco is now offering brass wire and mesh fish farm cages. The strong and durable cages boast low maintenance, low mortality rates and zero escapes.
Halamid enters salmon season - get your biosecurity right12 Aug 2015SponsoredGLOBAL - Halamid has long been associated with successful biosecurity for freshwater trout and for young salmon during the ground-based freshwater life stages.
Huge Increase in Norway's Seafood Export Value10 Aug 2015NORWAY - Norway exported seafood to the value of NOK 5.7 billion in July 2015. This is an increase of NOK 729 million, or 15 per cent, compared with the same month in 2014. Year-to-date seafood export…
Most Expensive Trout Fillet Unveiled for 300-Year Anniversary22 Jul 2015UK - Promising a unique taste of Scotland and inspired by a 300-mile journey through the Highlands, smoked fish producer RR. Spink & Sons has unveiled their new creation - the world's most exclusive t…
Mexico Identifies Additional 20 Million Hectares with Aquaculture Potential21 Jul 2015MEXICO - The National Commission of Aquaculture and Fisheries (CONAPESCA) has identified 20 million hectares with high potential for aquaculture development.
Petuna Ocean Trout Farm Earns BAP Certification16 Jul 2015AUSTRALIA - Petuna Aquaculture Pty. Ltd. is the worlds first marine-farming company to attain Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification for both salmon and trout at the same farm site.
Arunachal Pradesh Developing Rainbow Trout Production16 Jul 2015INDIA - Arunachal Pradesh has got immense scope for rainbow trout farming particularly in the district of West Kameng and Tawang, the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has said.
Chinese Trout Farm Helping Stop Desert Advance9 Jul 2015CHINA - In the Kumtag desert in Gansu Province, more than 600 tonnes of rainbow trout, a cold-water fish native to North America, are farmed and exported across China every year.
Weekly Overview: New Resource Helps Producers Understand Fish Feed Ingredients16 Jun 2015ANALYSIS - A new helpful technical guide has been made available for anyone producing fish feed.
Infectious Haematopoietic Necrosis Outbreak in Croatia15 Jun 2015CROATIA - An outbreak of infectious haematopoietic necrosis (IHN) has been confirmed in a rainbow trout farm in Croatia.
Worlds Largest Rainbow Trout Producer Earns BAP Certification11 Jun 2015US - All of Clear Springs Foods's domestic rainbow trout farms have now attained Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification, making it the worlds first rainbow trout farm to earn BAP certificatio…
Complete Rainbow Trout Genome Now Available to Aquaculture Researchers, Breeders2 Jun 2015ISRAEL - New research from NRGene, in cooperation with scientists from the US Department of Agricultures (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and the University of Illinois, has successfully map…
Russian Aquaculture Reports Rising Loss20 May 2015RUSSIA - Russian Aquaculture, the largest Russian company in the aquaculture sector and the distribution of chilled and frozen fish and seafood products, saw a net loss in the first quarter of the yea…
Norwegian Government Under Fire over White Paper Threat to Aquaculture19 May 2015NORWAY - A Norwegian seafood and aquaculture firm has hit out at the Norwegian Governments threat to potentially eliminate the current scheme for interregional biomass limits.
Lery Seafood Group Sees Drop in Profit15 May 2015NORWAY - Norwegian seafood company Lery Seafood Group saw a drop in operating profit before fair value adjustment of biomass to NOK 404 million in the first quarter of 2015, compared to NOK 550 millio…
Metal Mining Pollution Reduces Trout Genetic Diversity14 May 2015UK - Pollution from historic mining activities in south west England has led to a reduction in genetic diversity of brown trout, according to new research from the University of Exeter.
Investigation of Nova Scotia Winter Fish Kill Completed30 Apr 2015CANADA - A Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture staff investigation of aquaculture sites affected by a salmon and trout fish kill earlier this year has concluded environmental conditions, not disea…
Scottish Salmon, Sea Trout Catches Fall28 Apr 2015SCOTLAND, UK - Statistics have been published showing the salmon and sea trout catch in Scotland over the 2014 season, showing that catches continue to fall.
SalmonChile Reports Salmon and Trout Losses from Volcanic Eruption28 Apr 2015CHILE - The eruption of the Calbuco volcano is estimated to have caused the loss of Atlantic and Coho salmon brood stock and Atlantic salmon and trout smolt and fry farmed by SalmonChile.
Weekly Overview: Volcanic Eruption Causes Big Fish Kill in Chile28 Apr 2015ANALYSIS - In this week's news, millions of farmed fish are thought to have been killed due to the recent eruptions of Calbuco volcano, close to Puerto Montt, Chile, last week.
