New! IAF column: Dominique P Bureau
The reintroduction of PAPs in European Union aquaculture feedsDominique P BureauNew European Commission Regulation (Regulation 56/2013) allowing the use of non-ruminant processed animal proteins (PAPs)...
View ArticleCoppens
Coppens International (CI) is specialized in developing and producing fish feeds for farming. Experienced specialists guarantee innovative fish feed programmes of high quality. Coppens works to develop...
View ArticleCertification of aquaculture: one of the strategies to sustainable seafood...
Certification of products from aquaculture is contributing to sustainable production, but it also has serious limits. Therefore, it should be seen as one approach among many for steering aquaculture...
View ArticleVideo: Developing vegetarian diets for fish
Following the news that Aaron Watson and Allen Place at Baltimore's Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology, USA, have developed a vegetarian diet for cobia, I thought this video of the centre...
View Article06/09/13: Aquaculture predicted to surpass wild capture by 2015; Biomin's new...
Aquaculture is predicted to surpass wild capture fisheries as the main source of fish for human consumption by 2015 according to statistics released by the FAO.Capture fisheries’ output is projected to...
View ArticleEvonik
Evonik is one of the world's leading specialty chemicals companies. Profitable growth and a sustained increase in the value of the company form the heart of our strategy, which is supported by its...
View Article09/09/13: FAO documents available as e-books; Canadian ministers agree...
FAO has launched its Fisheries and Aquaculture document as an e-book.Compatible with iPad, Kindle, Nook and Sony Reader, the e-books allow readers to highlight interesting passages, bookmark pages,...
View ArticleIndia embraces the GLOBALG.A.P. Aquaculture Standard
With the first GLOBALG.A.P. certified aquaculture producer in India, the country joins a worldwide network of producers committed to good aquaculture practices through the GLOBALG.A.P. Aquaculture...
View ArticleExtru-Tech
Founded in 1985, Extru-Tech® has installed numerous extrusion systems worldwide designed for the production of human food, pet food, aquatic feed and animal feed products. Extru-Tech® also maintains...
View Article10/09/13: Scottish salmon on the rise; distribution agreement between PHARMAQ...
Scottish farmed salmon production has reached its highest output since 2003.In 2012, the country produced 162,223 tonnes, an increase of 2.7 percent on the previous year. The increased production is a...
View Article11/09/13: AgriMarine signs deal for West Coast Fishculture; Sainsbury's cash...
AgriMarine has shifted the company’s strategy towards becoming a global producer of sustainable fin fish such as salmon and trout. To this end, AgriMarine announces that it has signed a non-binding...
View ArticleGoPro
GePro transforms poultry by-products from the slaughterhouse into valuable ingredients for animal nutrition and biofuel. With the state of the art production systems, our products are of extremely high...
View Article12/09/13: Biosecurity on salmon farms; private sector aquaculture in Uganda;...
Founder of Huon Aquaculture, Tasmania, Frances Bender talks to ABC Rural on the importance of biosecurity.Describing salmon as the canary down the mine, Bender says that the fish are the best warning...
View ArticleFunding bolsters aquaculture promotion in Newfoundland
The Newfoundland Aquaculture Industry Association will engage in more promotional activity at home and abroad with assistance from the Provincial Government.Derrick Dalley, Minister of Fisheries and...
View Article13/09/13: Aller Aqua's aquafeed R&D facility; MSC launches consultation on...
The Aller Aqua Group has founded a new research and development (R&D) facility.The trial station Aller Aqua Research (AAR) GmbH will be located in Buesum, Germany embedded into the Science and...
View ArticleInsta-Pro
Insta-Pro is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of human food and animal feed processing equipment. Insta-Pro products are used to transform raw ingredients into nutritional feed for livestock,...
View ArticleVideo: FAO rice farming and aquaculture
FAO is working with rice farmers in northern Vietnam to generate new sources of income.This case study looks at one family who, with help from FAO, have split their rice farm into three parts. One...
View ArticleEvent: BioMarine 2013
BioMarine 2013 has been an outstanding success, hosted in Halifax by Atlantic Canada in association with the Canadian Research Council and Novus Aquaculture who prides itself on Solutions, Service and...
View ArticleInternational Aquafeed September/October 2013 online now
Welcome to the new edition of International Aquafeed. We’ve got a really varied issue for you this month so I’ll dive straight in and tell you all about it.Microalgae has attracted much attention as a...
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