Breaking news, market research and analysis of the global aquaculture industry.
By SeafoodSource staff
16 October, 2012
Mainstream Canada on Monday announced it is appealing the British Columbia Supreme Court’s decision to deny its defamation claim against anti-salmon farming activist Don Staniford.
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By SeafoodSource staff
15 October, 2012
The Harper Government is helping convert a former mushroom plant in
Thames Centre, Ont., to a state-of-the-art fish farm. The project was
announced today by Member of Parliament for Elgin-Middlesex-London, Joe
Preston, on behalf of Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz, Minister of
Fisheries and Oceans Keith Ashfield and Minister of State for Science
and Technology Gary Goodyear.
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By SeafoodSource staff
12 October, 2012
Godaco Seafood is one of the first companies in the Ben Tre province to apply for Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) certification for its fish farm.
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By SeafoodSource staff
11 October, 2012
LTT Aquaculture Sdn Bhd, the pioneer in commercial breeding of ikan
empurau, has been awarded a RMB 1.5 million government grant to fund its
research activities into the highly-prized fish.
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By Chris Dove, SeafoodSource contributing editor, reporting from Malaga, Spain
10 October, 2012
Technical advances in fattening, feed and fry are among recent successes in farming of octopus, sole, bass, bream, croaker and goby by Andalucía-based Grupo Andalmar.
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By SeafoodSource staff
10 October, 2012
Different colored mussels, with varied flavors, more meat, and a softer
texture, are being bred in Nelson and could end up in stores.
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By SeafoodSource staff
09 October, 2012
Nutreco has signed an agreement to acquire a 75 percent share in South American fish feed producer Gisis S.A.
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By SeafoodSource staff
08 October, 2012
Salmon farmers Tassal, Huon Aquaculture and Petuna are expanding their marine leases in the harbour to nine square kilometres.
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By SeafoodSource staff
08 October, 2012
Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Jamaica, Paola Amadei, has charged the Jamaican Government to ensure that the target audience reaps the benefits from a JMD 10 million project being funded by the EU to resuscitate the country's aquaculture industry.
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By SeafoodSource staff
05 October, 2012
Aquaxcel, a premium micro-extruded starter feed formulated for fingerlings and Aquafeed meant to ensure optimal growth in tilapia are manufactured by Cargill Feed and Nutrition United States Aquaculture (CFN USA Aquaculture).
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By SeafoodSource staff
03 October, 2012
Harvest time may have arrived for fish farms in rural China but some are no longer relying on bulk fish sales.
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By SeafoodSource staff
03 October, 2012
AquaChile has entered into the certification program offered by the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC), making it the first salmon company in the world to be certified under the organization's salmon standards that ensure sustainable farming practices.
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By SeafoodSource staff
03 October, 2012
The Canadian government will invest in 11 British Columbia companies to encourage sustainable and innovative aquaculture projects in the province.
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By SeafoodSource staff
03 October, 2012
Mt. Cook Alpine Salmon’s farming operations in the Mackenzie Basin, New Zealand the first aquaculture facility in Australasia to receive the Global Aquaculture Alliance’s Best Aquaculture Practice (BAP) certification.
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By SeafoodSource staff
02 October, 2012
A United Nations-backed initiative that will form partnerships among governments, development agencies and universities has been launched to better understand how aquaculture can help low-income countries fight hunger.
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By SeafoodSource staff
01 October, 2012
By the end of this week Chilean fish-farming company Cultivos Marinos Chiloé S.A. will be wholly owned by Cermaq ASA. The acquisition, valued at USD 100 million, is expected to close 5 October.
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By SeafoodSource staff
27 September, 2012
Denmark-based fish feed producer BioMar has launched its first feed range with probiotic bacteria, which aims to help hatcheries reduce deformities in fish larvae and fry.
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By SeafoodSource staff
25 September, 2012
The Global Aquaculture Alliance on Tuesday launched a web page and newsletter to spread the word about the Best Aquaculture Practices program.
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By Chris Dove, SeafoodSource contributing editor, reporting from Malaga, Spain
25 September, 2012
Regarded as having perfect oceanographic conditions for breeding bream, bass and sole, producers in Spain’s Canary Islands are experiencing their worst production levels in four years.
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By SeafoodSource staff
24 September, 2012
Canadian wholesale and retail supplier Seacore Seafood earned chain-of-custody certification from the Aquaculture Stewardship Council.
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By SeafoodSource staff
21 September, 2012
The region’s largest aquaculture operator is behind a new wild seafood venture in Nova Scotia.
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By SeafoodSource staff
21 September, 2012
Morpol is merging its wholly-owned subsidiary Marine Farms into its operations.
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By Chris Dove, SeafoodSource contributing editor, reporting from Malaga, Spain
19 September, 2012
Spain’s trout farmers are defending the sector’s export capacity in the wake of a statement that they “should not demonize imports” made by José Manuel Fernández Polanco, marketing professor at Cantabria University.
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By SeafoodSource staff
17 September, 2012
The first Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) certificate for responsible pangasius farming was awarded last week to Vinh Hoan’s Tan Hoa farm in Vietnam.
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By SeafoodSource staff
17 September, 2012
Big Island Abalone Corp. is planning to double its size to nearly 20 acres at the Hawaii Ocean Science and Technology Park, which is administered by the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority in Kailua-Kona on the Big Island.
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