Over the past few years, the salmon farming industry has gone from being a major consumer of marine protein to becoming a net producer of it – a turnaround made possible by a deeper understanding of the nutritional requirements of salmon.

New research shows that farmed fish and shellfish production will likely need to increase by 133 percent between 2010 and 2050 in order to meet projected fish demand worldwide. The findings are being unveiled by the World Resources Institute (WRI), WorldFish, the World Bank, INRA, and Kasetsart University.

The CAHC will help better position commercial producers in the trade markets, domestic and international, and help the commercial aquaculture industry demonstrate adherence to sound practices for aquatic animal health.

The United States Climate Prediction Center updated its forecast for El Niño to 70% during the Northern Hemisphere summer and reaches 80% during the fall and winter

In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, Pilmico International Pte. Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Aboitiz Equity Ventures, Inc. (AEV) said it will purchase 70% equity interest in Vinh Hoan 1 Feed JSC (VHF) from Vinh Hoan Corp. (VHC). The company said it would acquire the remaining 30% within five years at an already agreed price for a total transaction of for $28 million.

Combining soybean meal with fish meal made from invasive Asian carp produces a more nutritious, sustainable and economical option for feeding some farm-raised fish, according to recent Southern Illinois University (SIU) research. Both lab and on-farm feeding trial research, funded by the Illinois soybean checkoff through the Illinois Soybean Association (ISA), show species like hybrid striped bass and largemouth bass can effectively digest higher amounts of soybean meal when blended with meal derived from Asian carp.

The tropical Pacific Ocean continues a general trend toward El Niño, Australia\'s Bureau of Meteorology announced. Just over half of the climate models surveyed by the Bureau suggesting El Niño thresholds will be exceeded by August. An El Niño ALERT remains in place, indicating at least a 70% chance of an El Niño developing in 2014.

BioMar is to invest more than €50 million in a new production line that will expand the company\'s capacity in Norway by 30 per cent. The move consolidates BioMar\'s prominent position in what is the world\'s most advanced fish farming country.

While the use of insects as a feed in aquaculture is not new and some scientific trials have already been carried out on tilapia and rainbow trout, among other species, NIFES has conducted the first trials with salmon. Results suggest insect meal may become an important ingredient of feed for farmed salmon, while making fish feed more sustainable.

Live starter feed, cultivated in Trondheim, has enabled large numbers of lobster and tuna fry to survive in tanks. Now, SINTEF is setting up a production plant that will supply the world market with copepods

New rules banning fishermen from throwing away unwanted fish they have caught could harm wildlife ? and fail to improve fish stocks, a University of Strathclyde report has found

The model predictions of ENSO for this summer and beyond are indicating an increased likelihood of El Niño compared with those from last month, NOAA\'s Climate Prediction Center reported May 8, 2014. Most of the models indicate that ENSO-neutral will persist through part of the remainder of the Northern Hemisphere spring 2014 most likely transitioning to El Niño during the summer. There remains uncertainty as to exactly when El Niño will develop and an even greater uncertainty as to how strong it may become.

Farmed salmon is rich in fat, but fillets of farmed salmon contain less marine omega-3 than previously, because a large fraction of the fish oil in the feed has been replaced by plant oil. Scientists have discovered a way of stimulating farmed salmon to convert plant oil in the feed to marine omega-3. This means that farmed salmon may become a net producer of marine omega-3.

The BioMar Group, headquartered in Aahus, Denmark, and the Sagun Group, one of the leading Turkish companies within aquaculture, fish processing and trading, announced at the Seafood Show in Brussels the formation of a Joint-Venture fish feed company in Turkey

The Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific (NACA) Governing Council elected Dr Cherdsak Virapat as the next Director General. His five-year term will begin in June 2014

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has proposed a reduction of the maximum permitted content of zinc in feed for all animal species, including fish. EFSA said the reduction in maximum permitted content of zinc in feed ensures consumer safety, animal health and welfare, and does not affect animal productivity

The Centre for Aquaculture and Seafood Development (CASD) within the Fisheries and Marine Institute (MI) of Memorial University has concluded a three year project with Chitocean, a local biotechnology company, to validate technology licensed from the German life sciences company, Ensymm Company, which uses an innovative process to produce multiple pure, safe and natural chitosan products from shrimp shells

Inaugural session brought together senior feed regulators and industry representatives from Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam.

The revenue in Fish Feed increased by 26.6% to ?414.5 million compared to last year (Q1 2013: ? 327.5 million), according to Nutreco\'s Q1 2014 trading update. The volume effect was 24.3%, mostly due to higher demand for salmon feed in Norway and fish feed for sea bass and sea bream in southern Europe partly offset by lower demand for non-salmonid feed especially in China.

The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) Responsible Feed Project is on course to be ready for use by the end of 2015. The project is moving into its next phase, which includes drafting white papers and recruiting members for the Technical Working Groups