Breaking news, market research and analysis of the global aquaculture industry.
By Lindsey Partos, SeafoodSource contributing editor, reporting from Paris
31 August, 2009
Sustainability is top of mind at Loch Fyne Oysters, explains the Scottish company's marketing manager.
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By SeafoodSource staff
31 August, 2009
The acquisition creates the world’s largest cobia-farming operation in Panamanian waters.
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By SeafoodSource staff
31 August, 2009
The Australian aquaculture company posted a AUD 18.5 million loss in fiscal 2009.
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By SeafoodSource staff
25 August, 2009
Australia’s largest farmed salmon producer watched its revenue and net profit grow significantly in fiscal 2009.
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By Lindsey Partos, SeafoodSource contributing editor, reporting from Paris
24 August, 2009
European researchers have successfully obtained 140 million eggs from captive fish to study the factors influencing the larvae's survival in the first month of life.
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By SeafoodSource staff
20 August, 2009
A 14.3 percent increase in average production costs per kilogram of fish and a decrease in productivity are to blame for last year’s drop in profitability.
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By SeafoodSource staff
17 August, 2009
The nonprofit Aquaculture Certification Council will coordinate with ISO-certified evaluators to certify farms against Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) standards.
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By SeafoodSource staff
14 August, 2009
In releasing its second-quarter results, the Norwegian company said it expects to harvest 313,000 metric tons of farmed salmon worldwide this year.
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By SeafoodSource staff
13 August, 2009
Australia’s CSIRO researchers say the best way to increase shrimp yields is to better understand their feeding habits.
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By SeafoodSource staff
12 August, 2009
The Seattle-based tilapia and shrimp producer also released its second-quarter results, including a 10 percent sales increase over last year.
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By SeafoodSource staff
05 August, 2009
A Gourmet.com columnist warns against eating Chilean farmed salmon because the fish are treated with an “arsenal of medicines,” and Salmon of the Americas isn’t pleased about it.
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By SeafoodSource staff
03 August, 2009
Actor William Shatner wants salmon farms removed from wild salmon migration routes off Vancouver Island, and the British Columbia Salmon Farmers Association isn’t happy about it.
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By Nicki Holmyard, SeafoodSource contributing editor
31 July, 2009
European companies remain optimistic about the future of cod farming, even though poor prices, a drop in production and a lack of confidence on the stock market are currently dogging the industry.
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By SeafoodSource staff
30 July, 2009
The fish feed producer saw an 8.5 percent decline in revenues and a 58.7 percent decline in profits in the first half of 2009.
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By SeafoodSource staff
29 July, 2009
The Dutch company is acquiring Cargill’s animal nutrition division in Spain and Portugal for EUR 40 million.
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By SeafoodSource staff
29 July, 2009
The Scottish Salmon Producers’ Organization says campaigners are peddling “unfounded and utterly inaccurate information” about the tactics salmon farmers employ to protect their fish from hungry seals.
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By Catherine Zhang, SeafoodSource contributing editor, reporting from Beijing
22 July, 2009
The technology, which eases environmental pollution and reduces water use, will be implemented at more than 100 acres of perch and bass farms across China.
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By SeafoodSource staff
22 July, 2009
The companies sign a deal to create a program to deliver SQF certified farmed salmon.
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By SeafoodSource staff
21 July, 2009
Researchers found that the ISA outbreak was caused by a virus already present in Chile that mutated to new strains.
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By SeafoodSource staff
20 July, 2009
The country produced AUS 868 million worth of farmed seafood in 2007-08, about 40 percent of its total seafood production.
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By SeafoodSource staff
17 July, 2009
There are reports that the antibiotic florfenicol is being administered to fish or used in feed in forms not currently approved by the agency.
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By SeafoodSource staff
16 July, 2009
The Greek sea bass and sea bream producer and Danish fish feed manufacturer are joining forces.
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By SeafoodSource staff
14 July, 2009
The Norwegian company will scale back its farmed salmon production in Chile in the coming years to minimize its losses.
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By Nicki Holmyard, SeafoodSource contributing editor
14 July, 2009
Despite the challenges faced by Europe’s relatively young halibut aquaculture industry, farmers remain optimistic about the future.
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By SeafoodSource staff
14 July, 2009
The NGO disputes Kona Blue Water Farms’ claim that aquaculture is far less harmful to the environment than wild fisheries.
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