Breaking news, market research and analysis of the global aquaculture industry.
By Chris Dove, SeafoodSource contributing editor, reporting from Malaga, Spain
02 July, 2010
Located in France, the facility now covers 5,100 square meters and specializes in the pre-fattening of sole.
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By SeafoodSource staff
02 July, 2010
The last 60-day public comment period for the Abalone Aquaculture Dialogue's draft standards is now under way.
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By SeafoodSource staff
30 June, 2010
The Norwegian Institute of Food, Fisheries and Aquaculture Research is getting more involved in the battle against sea lice at salmon farms.
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By SeafoodSource staff
28 June, 2010
The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization and one of its partners are breeding a black tiger prawn that’s producing average yields of 17.5 metric tons per hectare.
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By SeafoodSource staff
25 June, 2010
Thomas Farstad is leaving Marine Harvest to become CEO of Aker Seafoods, which is splitting its operations into two separate entities.
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By SeafoodSource staff
23 June, 2010
Skretting says Japanese yellowtail farmers are beginning to embrace its new Sustain fish feed, which contains only 30 percent fishmeal.
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By Jason Holland, SeafoodSource contributing editor reporting from London
23 June, 2010
Croatia should use its provenance and high standing with tourists to focus on the fresh, local seafood market instead of trying to rival Greece or Turkey, says a leading fisheries professor.
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By SeafoodSource staff
22 June, 2010
The acquisition provides the Australian fish farmer with “instant cash flow” and a foundation to expand its product range and distribution network.
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By SeafoodSource staff
22 June, 2010
Alf-Helge Aarskog will take up his new job as CEO of Marine Harvest in about four weeks.
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By Chris Dove, SeafoodSource contributing editor, reporting from Malaga, Spain
22 June, 2010
Recently, there’s been a significant increase in the number of transfer requests from floating mussel nurseries.
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By SeafoodSource staff
21 June, 2010
The Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance receives more than CAD 1 million for a seafood marketing campaign.
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By SeafoodSource staff
18 June, 2010
Europe's aquaculture industry requires investment, long-term planning and a more streamlined regulatory framework if it's to grow sustainably, says the European Parliament.
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By Chris Dove, SeafoodSource contributing editor, reporting from Malaga, Spain
14 June, 2010
Futuna Blue España receives the go-ahead to begin constructing the world’s largest bluefin tuna farm in Spain.
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By SeafoodSource staff
11 June, 2010
University of Stavanger professor Frank Asche speaks highly of aquaculture's potential for growth on the final day of the AquaVision conference in Norway.
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By SeafoodSource staff
11 June, 2010
Funds totaling CAD 4.7 million will be made available through the Aquaculture Innovation and Market Access Program.
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By Chris Dove, SeafoodSource contributing editor, reporting from Malaga, Spain
10 June, 2010
Even though production dropped from 2007 to 2008, the country is confident that its aquaculture industry can meet the growing demand for farmed fish.
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By SeafoodSource staff
09 June, 2010
An audience poll taken during AquaVision showed that 84 percent of aquaculture industry insiders are unhappy with the way the industry’s image is currently managed.
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By SeafoodSource staff
09 June, 2010
Red Lobster’s parent company applauds the Global Aquaculture Alliance’s recent acceptance by the Global Food Safety Initiative.
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By SeafoodSource staff
09 June, 2010
The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers is imploring the Catfish Farmers of America to remove false information from a Web site that questions the integrity of Vietnamese catfish and pangasius.
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By SeafoodSource staff
08 June, 2010
Legislation that would delay development and implementation of a permitting framework for open-ocean mariculture in the Gulf of Mexico is criticized by the Ocean Stewards Institute.
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By SeafoodSource staff
08 June, 2010
AgriMarine Holdings’ first batch of steelhead trout farmed in a closed-containment system is due to arrive at five-star hotels in China soon.
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By Lindsey Partos, SeafoodSource contributing editor, reporting from Paris
07 June, 2010
Support for umbrella legislation regulating European fish farming, which is currently scattered across several different agencies, is building.
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By SeafoodSource staff
07 June, 2010
Best Aquaculture Practices certification now covers the entire aquaculture production chain, from hatchery to processing.
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By SeafoodSource staff
04 June, 2010
Marianne Cufone of Food & Water Watch responds to last week's commentary "Fish farms don's explode," which explored open-ocean aquaculture in the Gulf of Mexico.
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By Chris Dove, SeafoodSource contributing editor, reporting from Malaga, Spain
04 June, 2010
A team of researchers at the Spanish Institute of Oceanography is working on intensive cultivation of octopus paralarvae and the importance of lipids and proteins in the larval diet.
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