Researchers from seven land-grant universities are working together to develop technology that helps catfish farmers meet rising consumer demand for catfish. They are collaborating in Multistate Research Project S-1031 \"Hybrid Catfish Production & Performance,\" which is supported, in part, through USDA\'s National Institute of Food and Agriculture.

In Islamabad, Pakistan, the National Assembly Standing Committee on National Food Security and Research has this week recommended to the government that duties are abolished on the import of fish feed, in order to exploit the true potential of the sector for the benefit of the country.

There is a greater than 90% chance that El Niño will continue through the 2015-16 Northern Hemisphere winter, and around an 85% chance that it will last into early spring 2016.

Pakistani fish farmers have learned the nutritional value and efficiency of using US soy as a feed ingredient for their farm-raised fish, through a program called FEEDing Pakistan.

Scientists and industry have joined forces to improve feed for commercial fish farming in order to improve protein digestibility. The aim is to reduce the impact on the aquatic environment, improve fish growth, and save the industry DKK 50 million (USD 7.6 million) per year.

The Responsible Operations Standard, a new add-on for GLOBALG.A.P.\'s Compound Feed Manufacturing Standard, puts feed mills at the forefront of sustainability

FEFAC has published the first version of its Soy Sourcing Guidelines to encourage operators in the European feed industry to purchase responsible soy.

US soybean producers and qualified state soybean board (QSSB) staff have been on a mission to Southeast Asia and China, to learn about their aquaculture industries and the potential for feed supply.

A new initiative from the GSI demonstrates its commitment to finding sustainable feed solutions to support the long-term future of the farmed salmon industry

FishEthoBase, the first database on fish ethology, has extended the feedback period for the initial three species covered, to 31 August.

The state fisheries department of Odisha, in the southeast of India, has set a target to increase fish production from its present level of 460,000 metric tonnes to 715,000 metric tonnes by 2019-2020. At present the state does not have a single feedmill.

Two groups of investors who hold nearly 14% of the shares in Texas-based menhaden catcher and processor Omega Protein are openly advocating for the sale of the company, saying the shares are currently undervalued.

The Oceana Group has announced that it is considering closing its fishmeal factory in Hout Bay, following years of complaints by residents about its smell.

Following the Scottish Government’s decision to ban genetically modified crops, scientists are warning that it could hinder future development of the Scottish salmon industry.

BioMar and Tongwei signed a joint venture on August 18th for a fish feed company in China, to supply high performance feed for high value fish species.The first feed plant with a capacity of 100,000 metric tonnes, will be located in eastern China.

Cargill has entered into an agreement with Altor Fund III and Bain Capital Europe III to acquire EWOS for 1.35 billion euros. The deal is expected to close before the end of the calendar year, subject to regulatory approvals.

Costco\'s decision to replace some of their Chilean salmon with fish from Norway led Callander McDowell to do a taste comparison between frozen salmon of both Norwegian and Chilean salmon. They were surprised to find a discernable difference.

Global feed companies Skretting and EWOS have come out top of the latest Seafood Intelligence sustainability ranking list.

Official statistics show that production of fishmeal in Russia varies greatly according to the season, but in the first six months of 2015, it was up 20.3%.

Chris Wilcox, Vice President of Sales and Business Development for Nutrinsic, explains how a single-cell protein made from waste nutrients can help replace fish meal in farmed fish diets.