Breaking news, market research and analysis of the global aquaculture industry.
By SeafoodSource staff
10 September, 2012
Statistics published on Monday showed that last year 158,018 metric tons was produced with a value of GBP 584.7 million — a year-on-year increase of 5.6 percent taking account of inflation.
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By SeafoodSource staff
10 September, 2012
The Global Aquaculture Alliance’s (GAA) Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) program awarded its first two-star certification to a Costa Rica operation that farms and processes tilapia.
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By James Wright, SeaFood Business senior editor
07 September, 2012
Ambitious offshore shellfish aquaculture project lines up support, aims for positive impact.
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By SeafoodSource staff
07 September, 2012
A community-led “fish allotment” scheme to farm fresh fish and vegetables in the city is being trialled in Bristol.
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By SeafoodSource staff
07 September, 2012
Stolt Sea Farms announced it will acquire Acuidoro, a turbot farm in northern Spain.
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By SeafoodSource staff
06 September, 2012
The Terengganu government today approved a 1,090-hectare area for white shrimp farming aquaculture project in Merchang, Marang, scheduled to start before the end of this year.
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By SeafoodSource staff
06 September, 2012
After developing certification standards for facilities that raise shrimp, salmon, tilapia, pangasius and channel catfish, the Global Aquaculture Alliance’s Best Aquaculture Practices program has shifted to mussels.
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By SeafoodSource staff
04 September, 2012
On 12 September, the largest industrialized aquaculture plant in Europe will open in Poland. The most advanced facility in Europe, operated by AquaMaof Aquaculture Technologies, will yield 1,200 metric tons of tilapia annually.
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By SeafoodSource staff
03 September, 2012
The soaring price of feed for catfish and competition from imports has eroded the profitability of catfish farms, an aquaculture expert said.
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By SeafoodSource staff
30 August, 2012
When a group of U.S. soybean farmers stepped off a plane in China last month, they anticipated a celebration of 30 years of partnership. What they got, however, was a whole lot more.
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By SeafoodSource staff
29 August, 2012
The government is aiming for a higher output from the fisheries sector at 5.48 million metric tons (MT) next year lead by aquaculture, Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala revealed.
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By SeafoodSource staff
29 August, 2012
New Zealand King Salmon could lift production from about 8750 metric tons a year to about 22,000 metric tons a year if its application to develop nine new fish farms in the Marlborough Sounds is successful, aquaculture general manager Mark Preece said in Blenheim yesterday.
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By SeafoodSource staff
29 August, 2012
The Vancouver, British Columbia-based company’s AgriMarine System proprietary floating tank technology for fin fish farming has been redesigned to better withstand high-energy marine environments, with enhanced structural strength and hydro-dynamic performance.
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By SeafoodSource staff
28 August, 2012
Malaysia signed an agreement and institutional cooperation contract with Norway on Regulatory Framework for Aquaculture in Malaysia, to contribute to sustainable development of aquaculture in Malaysia.
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By SeafoodSource staff
28 August, 2012
Aquaculture will provide 60 percent of all fish production by 2020, according to new research conducted for Worldwatch’s Vital Signs Online service.
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By SeafoodSource staff
27 August, 2012
The Scottish Shellfish Marketing Group (SSMG), the United Kingdom’s premier producer of farmed mussels and oysters, opened a processing facility at Bellshill in central Scotland with a special celebration event, during which the company unveiled its future development plans.
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By SeafoodSource staff
27 August, 2012
BioMar Chile S.A.’s Alitec Pargua and Planta BioMar facilities in Pargua are the first feed mills in Chile to receive certification under the Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) program.
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By SeafoodSource staff
27 August, 2012
When you’re a geoduck (pronounced “gooey duck,” scientific name panopea zelandica), appearances can be deceiving in more ways than one.
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By SeafoodSource staff
27 August, 2012
Japan has imposed tough restrictions on domestic farming of bluefin tuna as the young ones caught from the ocean for rearing in captivity do not get the chance to lay eggs thereby depleting stock of the high-demand fish.
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By SeafoodSource staff
24 August, 2012
Oslo, Norway-based Codfarmers on Thursday released its first-half financial results, which showed a steep decline in revenues as average prices dropped and export volumes increased.
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By SeafoodSource staff
23 August, 2012
Low farmed salmon prices have hurt Lerøy Seafood Group's second-quarter financial results, but the company indicates production costs are going down due to reduced feed costs and good product growth rates.
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By SeafoodSource staff
23 August, 2012
Tassal Group Ltd expects its Australian market share to continue expanding and will seek to grow brand awareness through a major marketing campaign, despite reporting a fall in net profit for the full year.
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By SeafoodSource staff
21 August, 2012
Zambia is poised to increase its aquaculture production to 28,500 metric tons annually in the next five years from 8,500 metric tons due to increased fish farming activities, says the Food and Agricultural Organization.
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By SeafoodSource staff
20 August, 2012
The Aquaculture Stewardship Council on Monday announced the market launch of its global, independent trademark for responsibly farmed seafood.
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By SeafoodSource staff
20 August, 2012
In an effort aimed at developing fish farming in Western Kenya, the government has signed a trilateral multibillion agreement with Germany and Israel.
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