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Scottish farmed salmon disease deaths soar

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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Friend of the Sea gives nod to Gloria Maris plants

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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Cermaq 4Q: farmed salmon down, feed up

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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Public comment sought for new farming standards

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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Marine Harvest Scotland buys Lewis Salmon

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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Hainan keen to launch regional tilapia brand

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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India: Aquaculture to make up for drop in catch

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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UK retailers now reliant on farmed fish

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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Salmon farming group wants open-sea farms

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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Vietnam barramundi farm nets Global Gap nod

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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Alltech survey shows two-year surge in aquaculture

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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First North America caviar certified organic

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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Cermaq quarantines Mainstream salmon site

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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Cooke ISA salmon cleared for processing

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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Malaysia tilapia farm nets ASC certification

By SeafoodSource staff
21 January, 2013
Malaysia tilapia producer Trapia Malaysia has been certified by the Aquaculture Stewardship Council.
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Norway plant earns first BAP certification in Europe

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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EU losing aquaculture research position to China

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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Anti-aquaculture body aiding fish farm expansion?

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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Multiexport Foods formalizes subsidiary

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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Infected shrimp seedlings behind India mortality rise

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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Scotland plans world’s largest onshore salmon farm

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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India shrimp aquaculture output to increase five-fold

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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BC Salmon Farmers Association gets four new members

By SeafoodSource staff
09 January, 2013
The BC Salmon Farmers Association (BCSFA) announced it has added four companies.
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Four more Skuna Bay salmon farms BAP-certified

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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India to seek sustainable aquaculture

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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