Norweigan research institute Nofima recently announced a new aquaculture project aimed at identifying areas for change in order to increase the production of organic fish in Europe.
“Based on official numbers, below one percent of fish farmed globally today is organically produced”, says Prof. Ingrid Olesen, project leader at Nofima. “There are a lot of challenges, such as harmonizing the standards in such a way that it satisfies the views and principles of both producers and consumers”.
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A recent spate of deaths in Sparks Marina, Nevada, USA - a stocked fishery that has flourished since its creation 15 years ago - has state wildlife officials baffled. An estimated 100,000 trout, bass and catfish have died over the past month.
Commenting on the mysterious happenings, Chris Healy, spokesman for the Nevada Department of Wildlife suggested a dramatic drop in dissolved oxygen levels could be the cause.
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Brazil's National Economic Development Bank (BNDES) is to fund two aquaculture projects in the central-west region of the country.
Allocating a total 34.4 million (USD 14.5 million), the first project will see the launch of two fish fattening centres and an industrial unit developed by Geneseas Aquaculture Ltd.
The second project belongs to Delicious Fish Agroindústria e Comércio de Pescados Ltda., which will receive BRL 18.5 million (USD 7.8 million) funds to expand its facilities for aquaculture production.
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