Aquaculture provides the world with about 53 million tons of fish each year and over seven per cent of the animal protein people consume. It includes carp, Tilapia (a freshwater fish found in Africa), Pangasius (a Mekong Delta catfish), Atlantic Salmon, other …
With sea lice being a major challenge for the salmon industry, at Aquaculture Europe 2011, Herve Migaud from the University of Stirling looked at what factors are limiting wrasse production. Charlotte Johnston, TheFishSite editor reports.
Higher public awareness of sustainable fishing practices, led by environmental NGOs, may have helped reduce the incidence of mislabelled fish in the UK, compared to Ireland, according to a recent study which assessed levels of fish fraudulently sold as cod in …
The 30 September Grain Stocks report issued by USDAs National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) showed sharply higher-than-expected 1 September stocks for corn.
European legislation (EC directive 2006/88) requires that fish farms are individually ranked for the risk of disease introduction and spread, toenable risk-based surveillance (RBS).
Speaking at the International Sea Lice Seminar at AquaNor, Pamela Parker, Executive Director of the Atlantic Canada Fish Farmers Association gave an update on the sea lice situation in Canada. Charlotte Johnston, TheFishSite editor reports.
Post-harvest fish losses are a major concern and occur in most fish distribution chains throughout the world. Not only do losses constitute lost income to fishers, processors and traders, they also contribute to food insecurity a loss of fish means less fish a…
Northwestern State Universitys Aquaculture Research Center is receiving nationwide attention for its research determining that underwater lighting increases production in crawfish ponds.
Scientists from the Instituto Espaol de Oceanografa (IEO) have once again obtained viable bluefin tuna spawnings in their facilities in Murcia without the need for hormonal induction.
Researchers from Kentucky State University and the Aquaculture Research Centre look at the use of soybean and yeast meal as an alternative feed for tilapia.
This report, by the Australian Bureau of Agricultural andResource Economics and Sciences looks at how vulnerable eastern tuna and billfish fisheries are to climate change and possible ways to improve resilience and capitalise on opportunities.
Major changes are taking place in two traditional integrated aquaculturesystems, the VAC and wastewater-fed aquaculture in the Red River Delta,Vietnam, especially in peri-urban Hanoi and adjacent provinces, writes Peter Edwards, for the Network of Aquaculture …
