ISA Reported on Frya Fish Farm 20 Sep 2016 NORWAY - An outbreak of Infectious Salmon Anaemia (ISA) has been reported on a salmon and trout farm in Frya.
Scottish Atlantic Salmon Production Declined in 2015 13 Sep 2016 SCOTLAND, 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 Value 7 Sep 2016 NORWAY - 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 Turkey 30 Aug 2016 TURKEY - 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 Disease 26 Aug 2016 CANADA - 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 Outbreak 2 Aug 2016 KENYA - An outbreak of infectious haematopoietic necrosis has been reported on a Kenyan rainbow trout farm.
Peruvian Company First To Offer Four-Star BAP Trout 14 Jul 2016 PERU - Peruvian Andean Trout SAC has become the worlds first company qualified to offer four-star Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) trout.
Trees May Help Protect England's Wild Salmon, Trout Stocks 8 Jul 2016 UK - Fish in Englands rivers are under threat from warmer waters. Cold-water species such as Atlantic salmon and brown trout, are struggling to cope as climate change brings significant increases in temperature.
AquacultureUK2016: Are Salmon Farms Really to Blame for Wild Fish Decline? 27 May 2016 UK - For years salmon farming has been the target of environmentalists and angling groups that blame sea lice from the farms as the cause of sea trout population decline. Taking a closer look at the data, Dr Martin Jaffa…
Japan Cuts Salmon, Trout Fishing Quota in Russian EEZ 26 May 2016 JAPAN - Japan and Russia have agreed on a sharp cut in this years quota for salmon and trout fished by Japanese ships within Russias exclusive economic zone, according to the Japanese Fisheries Agency.
Can VHS Virus Bypass the Protective Immunity Induced by DNA Vaccination in Rainbow Trout? 18 Apr 2016 DNA vaccines encoding viral glycoproteins have been very successful for induction of protective immunity against diseases caused by rhabdoviruses in cultured fish species. However, the vaccine concept is based on a singl…
Norwegian Seafood Exports Continue to Grow in Value 6 Apr 2016 NORWAY - Norway exported seafood worth NOK 21.3 billion in Q1 2016. An increase of 22 per cent or NOK 3.8 billion compared with Q1 2015. For the month of March alone, seafood exports were worth NOK 7.4 billion. This is a…
Infectious Haematopoietic Necrosis Reported on Croatian Trout Farm 30 Mar 2016 CROATIA - An outbreak of infectious haematopoietic necrosis has been reported on a rainbow trout farm in Croatia.
Viral Haemorrhagic Septicaemia Reported on Slovakian Trout Farm 1 Mar 2016 SLOVAKIA - An outbreak of Viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (VHS) has been reported on a Slovakian rainbow trout farm.
New Study Finds Wild and Hatchery Fish DNA Very Different 19 Feb 2016 US - A new study on steelhead trout in Oregon offers genetic evidence that wild and hatchery fish are different at the DNA level, and that they can become different with surprising speed.
Heidefisch Becomes First German Trout Farm to Achieve ASC Certification 16 Feb 2016 GERMANY - Heidefisch farm has become the first trout farm in Germany to achieve Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) certification against the ASC Freshwater Trout Standard.
Weekly Overview: New Rule Allows for First Aquaculture Development in US Federal Waters 19 Jan 2016 ANALYSIS - NOAA has filed a final rule which will implement the USs first comprehensive regulatory program for aquaculture in federal waters.
Genetic improvements to fish stocks through selective breeding 18 Jan 2016 A major European-wide research project is making strong inroads into developing new breeding programmes to improve the stock of six important aquaculture species, writes Chris Harris.
Japanese University Successfully Produces Offspring from Frozen Trout 14 Jan 2016 JAPAN - Researchers at Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology have come up with a way to produce rainbow trout using sperm production cells extracted from a fish frozen for a year and transplanted into a diffe…
Mexican Trout Production Increasing 5 Jan 2016 MEXICO - Mexico has recorded increased trout production in 2015. Trout farming is one of the most important activities for the economy and development of rural communities.
