Breaking news, market research and analysis of the global aquaculture industry.
By SeafoodSource staff
12 February, 2013
The number of salmon killed by diseases at Scottish fish farms rose to more than 8.5 million last year.
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By SeafoodSource staff
12 February, 2013
Friend of the Sea has granted sustainability certification to the Gloria
Maris company’s Meagre, European seabass and Gilthead seabream farming
plants.
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By SeafoodSource staff
12 February, 2013
Cermaq’s 2012 fourth quarter showed a boost to its fish feed division,
but it wasn’t enough to overcome losses in its farmed salmon division,
leading to a net loss in profit.
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By SeafoodSource staff
12 February, 2013
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has released a proposed new set of
aquaculture standards for cobia and seriola, and invited the public to
comment on the proposal.
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By SeafoodSource staff
11 February, 2013
Marine Harvest Scotland has bought Western Isles based Lewis Salmon as
part of its ongoing expansion to meet global demand for farmed salmon.
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By SeafoodSource staff
08 February, 2013
Government and tilapia producers and processors in Hainan province are
planning to launch a regional brand for tilapia, to distinguish local
tilapia from tilapia produced in other regions of China and pursue
domestic and export market opportunities.
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By SeafoodSource staff
08 February, 2013
The Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) and the Fisheries Departments of States should act in tandem to promote aquaculture in the country.
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By Mike Urch, SeafoodSource contributing editor
04 February, 2013
The fact that salmon, usually farmed Atlantic salmon, is now one of the
top five species sold in British supermarkets should come as no
surprise. It was more than 40 years ago since the first salmon farms
were established in Norway and Scotland, although it was hard work to
persuade typically reluctant consumers to try a fish they weren’t used
to.
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By SeafoodSource staff
01 February, 2013
A fish farming group says open-ocean aquaculture poses little threat to
wild populations and they are 150 times cheaper to operate, disputing a
call from some wildlife groups to move to land-based operations.
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By SeafoodSource staff
30 January, 2013
A Massachusetts-based fish farming company has received sustainable
aquaculture certification for its barramundi farm in Vietnam.
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By SeafoodSource staff
28 January, 2013
A new survey by a global animal health and nutrition company has shown
an increase in the amount of general livestock feed for both land and
sea-based farming, but the results also reflect a huge jump in
aquaculture growth in just the past two years.
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By SeafoodSource staff
24 January, 2013
British Columbia-based Target Marine Hatcheries’ Northern Divine caviar has become the first certified organic caviar produced in North America.
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By SeafoodSource staff
21 January, 2013
Mainstream Norway, part of salmon producer Cermaq, detected salmon alpha virus (SAV) in fish at its aquaculture site Tuvan in Langefjorden, Finnmark and suspects pancreas disease (PD) at the site.
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By SeafoodSource staff
21 January, 2013
Salmon from a quarantined Nova Scotia aquaculture farm are now being
moved to a fish plant in Blacks Harbour, N.B., for processing.
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By SeafoodSource staff
21 January, 2013
Malaysia tilapia producer Trapia Malaysia has been certified by the Aquaculture Stewardship Council.
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By SeafoodSource staff
18 January, 2013
The Global Aquaculture Alliance announced Norway’s Vikenco AS is Europe’s first salmon-processing plant to achieve Best Aquaculture Practices certification.
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By SeafoodSource staff
16 January, 2013
As Asia increases its aquaculture research, Europe needs to build research relationships in Asia to secure its relevance as well as future seafood stocks from Asia.
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By SeafoodSource staff
16 January, 2013
A government watchdog has launched investigations into whether two of Scotland's leading wild-fish protection groups have broken charity law by collaborating with the multinational salmon farming industry.
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By SeafoodSource staff
15 January, 2013
About three months after signing a memorandum of understanding to consider a joint venture to produce coho salmon and trout for Asian markets, Chilean salmon farmer Multiexport Foods has finalized a deal to launch a subsidiary with Mitsui USA.
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By SeafoodSource staff
14 January, 2013
Introduction of infected shrimp seedlings and deteriorating environment should be blamed for the recent outbreak of virus diseases in prawn farms, say fisheries experts.
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By SeafoodSource staff
14 January, 2013
The world’s biggest onshore salmon farm is to be built in Scotland in a move that could revolutionize production of the increasingly popular fish.
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By SeafoodSource staff
09 January, 2013
The shrimp aquaculture production and revenue is expected to increase by five-fold, with the inauguration of new expansion of Aquatic Quarantine Facility in Chennai.
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By SeafoodSource staff
09 January, 2013
The BC Salmon Farmers Association (BCSFA) announced it has added four companies.
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By SeafoodSource staff
07 January, 2013
The Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) has awarded Best Aquaculture Practices certification to four farms operated by Skuna Bay Salmon in British Columbia.
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By SeafoodSource staff
07 January, 2013
The draft aquaculture policy submitted to the government on Thursday has
recommended the adoption of modern technologies and participatory
methods for environmentally sustainable aquaculture in Kerala.
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