17/07/2014: EU's coordinated maritime surveillance for safer and more secure...
The European Commission took a further step towards a more effective and cost-efficient surveillance of European Seas by announcing the Common Information Sharing Environment (CISE). By bringing...
View Article17/07/2014: Water mite name after Jennifer Lopez
A new species of pontarachnid mite species has been discovered in Bajo de Sico, a coral reef in the Mona Passage off Puerto Rico. The researchers named the water mite, Litarachna lopezae, after singer...
View Article18/07/2014: Detected - a new fish species in Brazil
Priocharax nanusDr Ralf Britz (Museum of Natural History LondonA team of international fisheries group lead by Dr Ralf Britz (Museum of Natural History London) has published the description of a new...
View Article18/07/2014: Ecuador/EU Trade Deal Agreed
Ecuador and the European Union reached a trade agreement on Thursday, which supporters say will allow the Andean nation to increase its exports to the European bloc by at least $500 million in the next...
View Article18/07/2014: AMCS ignores sound science
The Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS) has just been taken to task by Seafood New Zealand’s Chairman George Clement for its list of imported fish that the Society said consumers should avoid...
View Article18/07/2014: Bribery of media linked to food industry conglomerate
The article linked to this report suggests bribery of journalists has been undertaken by a large food conglomerate in Thailand. The accusation has been refutted by the company, but it raises several...
View Article21/07/2014: Integrated tilapia farming in the desert
The US company Hungry Mother Organics of Minden in Northern Nevada has integrated fish farming with plant production - all being carried out in the desert.Picture - courtesy WikipediaThe company set up...
View Article21/07/2014: Rubbish islands forming - a habitat for some shellfish
by Tia Ghose, Staff WriterLiveScience.comAfter returning from the Transpacific Yacht Race — an annual sailboat race from Los Angeles to Honolulu — in 1997, Captain Charles Moore was guiding his boat...
View Article21/07/2014: Chilean salmon farming industry used more than 450,000kgs of...
A report by the Chilean National Fishery and Aquaculture Service (Sernapesca) revealed that salmon farming companies in Chile used 450,700 kilos of antibiotics in 2013, the world’s highest amount for...
View Article22/07/2014: Sixth-grader's science fair finding shocks ecologists
When 12-year-old Lauren Arrington heard about her sixth-grade science project, she knew she wanted to study lionfish. Growing up in Jupiter, Fla., she saw them in the ocean while snorkeling and fishing...
View Article22/07/2014: Alaska senator praised by industry
Sponsored legislation (S.2608 ) in the US Congress by Lisa Murkowski, the Senator from Alaska, is a bill to provide for congressional approval of national monuments and restrictions on the use of...
View Article22/07/2014: Philippines failure in shrimp might give hope for future
The Philippines has failed to seize big market opportunities in shrimp with flat production since the 1990s at around 50,000 tonnes while Thailand and Indonesia are producing around 500,000 tonnes from...
View Article22/07/2014: Organic Canadian kelp available soon
Cooke Aquaculture announced it’s farmed kelp product from Bay of Fundy and certified to the Canadian Organic Aquaculture Standard will soon be available.‘True North Salmon’ brand, which can be eaten...
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