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01/12/2014: IMV Technologies acquires Genotop
On November 24th, IMV Technologies, leader in reproductive biotechnologies, acquired the aquaculture genetics company Genotop. In response to rapid technical progress in the aquaculture sector, these...
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The Aquaculturists is closing in on half a million viewers! That target could be achieved any day soon. If you happen to be reading the blog and the number of visitors shows as 500,000 then take a...
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02/12/2014: Sydney Rock oyster producers welcome new Chinese markets, but not...
Farmers of the iconic Sydney Rock oyster say they are sticking with their niche markets, rather than chasing a larger trade to China with the faster growing Pacific oyster, ABC News reports.The oyster...
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02/12/2014: Scottish Mackerel May Never Make it Back to Russia
Ongoing trade restrictions between Moscow and Brussels may leave the Scottish mackerel without a chance of returning to Russian stores, Sputnik reports.This may sound insignificant to some – until they...
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02/12/2014: Mass fish deaths in Australia river spark probe
Residents have been warned to avoid a creek near a school in Cairns, Australia while health authorities probe the discovery of hundreds of dead fish, Yahoo 7 News reports.Director of Tropical Public...
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02/12/2014: Algae in ornamental fish feeding
by Dr Aleksandra Kwasniak-Placheta, Tropical, Opolska str. 25, 41-507 Chorzow, Polandand Prof. Dr Leszek Moscicki, Lublin University of Life Sciences, Doswiadczalna str. 44, 20-280 Lublin, Poland in...
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03/12/2014: Catch increase for South Australian sardine fishers
Sardines might be one of the smallest fish caught, but the industry is the largest single species commercial fishery by volume in Australia, and it's getting bigger, ABC News reports. The South...
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03/12/2014: New Board of Directors in Cermaq Group AS
The general meeting has approved a new composition of the Board of Directors of the company. The general meeting also decided to change the parent company's name from Cermaq ASA to Cermaq Group AS.Åse...
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03/12/2014: Kenyan farmers trained to take advantage of soaring demand for fish
Fish is a vital source of protein and nutrition in western Kenya with some 60 percent of households dependent on fish for their livelihoods from nearby Lake Victoria. But in recent years the lake’s...
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03/12/2014: Have you got one of these?
Close - but not close enough!If you screen shot our counter when it reaches 500,000 views we will give you one year's free subscription to the print edition of International Aquafeed magazine in...
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Mohn Aqua company profile
Mohn Aqua Group was formed early in 2011 after the aquaculture division of Bennex was purchased by two Norwegian companies - offshore ROV and diving services provider Mohn Drilling AS and ROV...
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03/12/2014: We've made it to 500,000 readers
A milestone has been achieved here at The Aquaculturists! 500,000 views (based on google's statistics counter which we placed on our site on day one) have been received from visitors to our blog over...
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04/12/2014: Indian Government approves new fish-farm in Goa
Encouraged by the outcome of an open sea caged aquaculture project rearing sea bass and cobia in Canacona, the Indian Government has decided to press ahead with a similar project worth over US$2...
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04/12/2014: Committee of MEPs votes to undermine discard ban
Yesterday the European Parliament "ignored the voice of the public" and stepped back from the sustainable fishing reform agreed last year, the Marine Conservation Society reports on its website. "In...
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04/12/2014: Young Tasmanians lead by example at AwF event
The evening of the 22nd of October will go down in the history of Aquaculture without Frontiers (AwF) as the starting point of its Australian organisation, thanks heavily to the students and staff at...
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05/12/2014: VIDEO - Electric eels 'remotely control their prey'
A jolt from an electric eel does more than stun its prey, scientists say. A study reported in the journal Science has now shown that eels can use their electric organs to remotely control the fish they...
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05/12/2014: Plans for English fish farm scrapped
Plans for a fish farm off the coast of Cornwall, England have been scrapped after widespread criticism by anglers and fisheries organisations, Fish and Fly reports. The idea, championed by the UK...
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05/12/2014: Northampton Grand Union Canal fish moved for £100,000 lock repairs
Thousands of fish have been taken out of the Northampton arm of the Grand Union Canal ahead of a £100,000 restoration of lock gates, reports the BBC online.The Canal and River Trust is carrying out the...
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05/12/2014: Can Asian freshwater aqua feeds rise to the challenge?
by Pedro Encarnação, BiominThe Asian region is responsible for more than 91 percent of total global aquaculture production, most of it in freshwater, with China alone contributing to about 60 of global...
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08/12/2014: Zimbabwean fish farm shows amazing growth
A Zimbabwean fish farming project that began life in 1999 producing less than 2500 tonnes of tilapia per year has grown to become one of Southern Africa's principal fish producers and a model for...
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