13/05/14: SFF writes to First Minister seeking clarification over EU fishery...
The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF) has written to First Minister Alex Salmond seeking clarification over comments he made in a recent speech concerning fishery access to Scottish waters should...
View Article13/05/14: Nofima - Larger Salmon Smolts Produce Healthier Fat
Farmed salmon is rich in fat, but fillets of farmed salmon contain less marine omega-3 than previously, because a large fraction of the fish oil in the feed has been replaced by plant oil. Scientists...
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Sonac is a leading producer of reliable ingredients of animal origin. Thanks to an active R&D programme, reliable processes and sustainable products, Sonac continuously responds to the changing...
View Article14/05/14: Inbreeding and Disease in Tropical Shrimp Aquaculture: a...
ENACA strongly recommends that anyone involved in shrimp aquaculture - particularly hatcheries but also anyone procuring PL - read the following paper which was published in Aquaculture Research.The...
View Article14/05/14: UK Tag - Offering grants, supporting UK exports
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View Article14/05/14: Evaluating Relationships between Wild Skeena River Sockeye Salmon...
The enhancement of salmon populations has long been used to increase the abundance of salmon returning to spawn and/or to be captured in fisheries. However, in some instances enhancement can have...
View Article14/05/14: Future Fish Eurasia, Focusing On Aquaculture, Processing & Fish Trade
Future Fish Eurasia, the 7th International Fair for Fish Imports/Exports, Processing, Aquaculture and Fisheries will be organised by Eurasia Trade Fairs at the Izmir International Fair Centre between...
View Article14/05/14: Senator tells it how it is...
Ron BoswellSenator Ron Boswell, retiring from his role next month after 31 years’ service to his beloved Queensland state , gave a strong warning to Australian primary producers (and consumers who...
View Article15/05/14: Ornamental Fish Aquaculture: An Emerging Global Industry
With the value of global trade in ornamental fish fast approaching a billion dollars annually, this important industry - although still in its infancy - continues to grow and, as knowledge increases,...
View Article15/05/14: Potential of insects as resources for animal and aquaculture feed
Insects can provide a sustainable and environmentally-friendly option for animal feed, in addition to already being a mainstay of human diets for 2 billion people worldwide, FAO Assistant...
View Article15/05/14: Consumers urged to eat more fish to boost Vitamin D and Omega 3 intake
Commenting on Public Health England's latest National Diet and Nutritional Survey, Karen Galloway, Head of Marketing for Seafish, the industry authority on seafood, said:"Public Health England's latest...
View Article16/05/14: People are Counterfeiting What?!
This sounds like one of those crazy ideas…stealing Fish Crates we understand but counterfeiting them?A few weeks ago the Sydney Fish Market (SFM) was advised that operators have been receiving poor...
View Article16/05/14: Tassal Expansion
The Chief Sustainability Officer for Tassal, Linda Sams, commenting on the Tasmanian State Government approval of the expansion of two additional leases for Tassal on the Tasman Peninsula, said ”The...
View Article16/05/14: UK Population Failing in Healthy Eating
Want chips with that?A damning report from Public Health England this week said British kids are going over their recommended sugar intake by more than a third and it blames the nation’s sweet tooth on...
View Article16/05/14: University of Virginia and James Madison University achieve Marine...
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) announced that Aramark and its client partners at the University of Virginia and James Madison University have achieved MSC Chain of Custody certification resulting...
View Article20/05/14: MSC awards two new student fishery research scholarships
Funding research projects include seafood value chain analysis and a bycatch reduction deviceThe Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) is pleased to announce the two winners in the latest round of its...
View Article21/05/14: Sustainable tuna and cat food brands launch exclusively at Whole...
Whole Foods Market partners with American Tuna to launch sustainable Pole & Line Tuna and Deck Hand Premium Cat FoodToday, American Tuna announced the culmination of the next phase in its efforts...
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View Article21/05/14: Fisheries management in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea: time...
Credit: ©FAO/Giulio NapolitanoCommissioner Maria Damanaki addressed today, May 20, the Annual Meeting of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM), which is taking place in Rome....
View Article21/05/14: Vietnam seafood exports has the highest growth in 3 years
As expected, in QI/2014, Vietnam shrimp exports continued to get positive results in 2013 and reported high growth thanks to increase in whiteleg shrimp production and shipment. This contributed to...
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