02/02/2015: Fewer wild fish needed: genetically modified plants produce...
Researchers have revealed that genetically modified Camelina plants produce omega-3 fish oils suitable for feeding Atlantic salmon. The new GMO plants can produce up to 20 percent of eicosapentaenoic...
View ArticleWenger company profile
From small-town entrepreneur to worldwide leader. With a little ingenuity and a lot of hard work, brothers Joe and Louis Wenger founded Wenger Mixing Company in a small town in Kansas, USA 1935. They...
View Article02/02/2015: Proposed New York, US, rule would require raw fish to be frozen
In an attempt to reduce the risk of parasites, the city's health department has proposed a rule that would require restaurants to keep raw fish frozen until it's served, Gothamist reports.The new...
View Article03/02/2015: Chinese tourists hunting endangered fish on disputed islands in...
Chinese authorities have pledged to crack down on Chinese tourists behaving badly in the disputed Paracel Islands, Quartz reports. After mainland travelers posed for photographs with freshly caught...
View Article03/02/2015: Mercury contamination of fish is climbing, say US experts
In an alarming revelation, researchers looking to Hawaii's coasts have determined that the concentration of mercury found in common commercially caught fish is climbing at a rate of nearly four percent...
View Article03/02/2015: US restaurant buys two tons of local shrimp for off-season
Local shrimp were in short supply this past fall, making it especially hard for restaurants to make good on their menu claims now that the commercial season is over, The Post and Courier reports.“The...
View Article03/02/2015: Indian shrimp exports to touch US$4.4 billion by 2017
While the Indian frozen shrimp export market is expected to reach nearly Rs271.51 billion (US$4.4 billion) by 2017, over-exploitation of the crustacean has led to a market imbalance, a study conducted...
View ArticleANDRITZ company profile
ANDRITZ Feed Technologies is a unique company with the ability to manufacture and supply each and every machine in the feed extrusion line. With an intricate knowledge of each key process, we can...
View Article04/02/2015: Ponds in London, UK park to be poisoned in bid to wipe out deadly...
All the fish in Clissold Park are to be poisoned in a drastic operation to eradicate a deadly species of non-native fish, The Hackney Citizen reports. At only 8-10 centimetres long with a...
View Article04/02/2015: New handheld device can fish out fake grouper
Matt Loder estimates nearly 12 percent of business at his Crabby Bill's restaurants is grouper, Florida's most economically important seafood product.But if he's charging US$19.99 for a grouper dinner...
View Article04/02/2015: How fish could change what it means for food to be organic
When it comes to organic certification, food producers must follow strict guidelines.For an organic steak, for instance, the cow it came from has to be raised on organic feed, and the feed mix can't be...
View ArticleAmlan company profile
Calibrin-Z is a bacterial toxin control product that protects vital digestive organs from the damaging effects of Early Mortality Syndrome (EMS) in shrimp. EMS is caused by Vibrio parahaemolyticus...
View Article04/02/2015: Photoshoot at Nong Lam University Shrimp Pathology Lab
First published in International Aquafeed, November-December 2014 Loc H Tran, PhD is a young scientist who has been working with aquaculture and aquaculture pathology in Vietnam since 2006. He is...
View Article05/02/2015: Research and adaptive management the key to good West Australian...
The latest status report on Western Australia’s fisheries and aquatic resources reinforces the State’s highly-regarded reputation for fisheries science and management. Executive Director of Research...
View Article05/02/2015: Sperm whales target fishing boats for an easy meal
Scientists are puzzling over how to stop sperm whales stealing Alaskan fishermen's catch, the BBC reports.Deep beneath the surface of the Gulf of Alaska an extraordinary marine crime has been taking...
View ArticleMohn Aqua Group 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...
View Article05/02/2015: Towards eggy fish oils
by Ioannis Zabetakis, assistant professor of food chemistry, university of Athens, GreeceFirst published in International Aquafeed, January - February 2015Given the increasing need for fish oil in the...
View Article06/02/2015: Aquaculture finalists in Lantra Scotland’s Learner of the Year...
Two talented aquaculture trainees have both been short-listed for Lantra Scotland’s prestigious Land-based and Aquaculture Learner of the Year Awards 2015.Stuart Simon, 27, from Dunoon in Argyll, and...
View Article06/02/2015: Middle East Aquaculture Forum (MEAF)
“Towards Sustainable Aquaculture in the Middle East” will be the theme of this first edition, which will focus on vital industry issues affecting the key Middle Eastern aquaculture producing...
View Article06/02/2015: Strong performance in fourth quarter for Marine Harvest
Marine Harvest achieved an operational EBIT of 1032 million Norwegian Krone (NOK) (US$137.95 million) in the fourth quarter of 2014, compared to NOK 1037 million (US$138.62 million) in the...
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