30/6/2014: IFFO welcomes FAO’s GLOBEFISH as a new member
IFFO welcomes GLOBEFISH as a on-producer member. As a unit of the United Nations Fisheries and Aquaculture Department (FAO), GLOBEFISH is responsible for information on international fish trade and...
View Article30/6/2014: Aquaculture Europe 2014 extends registration
AE2014 has decided to extend the deadline of its "Early Bird Registration" rate. The initial deadline was June 30 which has now been extended to August 8, 2014.AE2014 have received a record number of...
View Article01/07/2014: Long-term strategy for Ascension Island fisheries
CEFAS has been awarded a contract by the Ascension Island Government to conduct an independent review and provide advice on the implementation of potential fisheries management regimes in the South...
View Article03//07/2014: Cermaq appoints new CFO
Stig Jarle Pettersen has taken up the position as CFO at Cermaq ASA from July 1, 2014.Stig Jarle PettersenCermaq is one of the world's leading companies in farming of salmon and trout, with operations...
View Article03/07/2014: GSI expands global presence with three key additions
Global Salmon Initiative (GSI) officially welcomed Huon Aquaculture, New Zealand King Salmon and Ventisqueros, companies respectively from Tasmania, New Zealand and Chile, as the latest farmed salmon...
View Article03/07/2014: Insights into controlling EMS
Early Mortality Syndrome (EMS), more properly known as acute hepatopancreatic necrotic syndrome, is thought to be caused by an infected form of the vibrio parahaemolyticus bacteria, and this discovery...
View Article04/07/2014: IndoLivestock 2014 a great success for Meriden Animal Health...
Meriden Animal Health distributor PT Swadesi Candrasentosa in Indonesia, achieved great success at IndoLivestock exhibition held in Jakarta, from June 18-20, 2014.With a strong sales and technical team...
View Article07/07/14: 8000 Tilapia found dead
Near Denarau Island, Peni Siga, relives a US$16,000 nightmare every time there's mass death at his fish farm, reports the Fiji Times Online. "This is the seventh time something like this has happened,"...
View Article07/07/2014: Enzymotec's Kreal krilloil gains Friend of the Sea certification
Kreal® of Enzymotec Ltd. has recently gained a Friend of the Sea (FOS) certification for its krill oil products sourced from a sustainable fishery With this new FOS certification, Enzymotec's krill oil...
View Article07/07/2014: Habitat and space use by Australian sharks
Resource-use strategies affect how sharks respond to changes within their environment which may be important when considering conservation and management. Movement data on sharks, that use nearshore...
View Article07/07/2014: Bio e Mare a women's fisheries co-operative
Saturday July 5 was the International Day of Cooperatives. Cooperatives play a key role in family and small-scale farming and contribute to food security and the eradication of hunger. As the...
View Article08/07/2014: High levels of HCBs in fishmeal reported in Norway
Norway’s Food Safety Authority (NFSA) has found high levels of hexachlorobenzene (HCB) in fishmeal from one Peruvian supplier, which is used by the feed producers Skretting, Ewos and Biomar for farmed...
View Article08/07/14: INVE Aquaculture rounds up successful biofloc seminar
With the recent increased focus on disease prevention and management, biofloc technology has been on the uprise. This aquaculture technique used in shrimp grow-out ponds is aimed at improving the water...
View Article09/07/2014: Illegal unreported and unregulated fishing comes in many guises
Not all illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing happens on the High Seas as people would have you believe. Some of the biggest IUU issues happen in the western world with poachers, some of...
View Article09/07/2014: Threat to water quality from palm oil
Found in thousands of products, from peanut butter and packaged bread to shampoo and shaving cream, palm oil is a booming multibillion-dollar industry. While it isn't always clearly labeled in...
View Article09/07/2014: Prioritisation of knowledge needs for sustainable aquaculture
An increase in food security will be dependent upon the development and improvement of sustainable practices. A prioritisation exercise was undertaken, focusing on the future knowledge needs to...
View Article09/07/2014: Australia's largest abalone farm set to double production
Australia's largest abalone farm is set to double its production in the next three years, creating dozens of jobs in the greater Geelong region.The Perth-based Craig Mostyn group has bought Jade Tiger...
View Article09/07/2014: Trade-offs between fisheries and the conservation of ecosystem
Efforts to conserve marine biodiversity must move beyond conserving individual species within protected areas and seek to preserve the functional roles that species perform in ecosystems across...
View Article10/07/2014: Financing the 'Transition to a Sustainable Blue Economy'
The Prince of Wales is bringing together experts from the worlds of fishing and finance today to discuss ways to invest in the sustainability of the oceans. Representatives of government, the fishing...
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