The general agreement begins the process to commercially develop a nanoparticle immune stimulatory delivery system technology for the aquaculture industry

An interview by Norwegian publication, VG, with a so called expert and a doctor who claim Norwegian farmed salmon contains dangerously high levels of toxins, has sparked a debate on its safety, particularly for pregnant women, children and adolescents and prompted questions for the government

Research conducted on early mortality syndrome (EMS) at a large integrated shrimp farm in Malaysia has indicated that the disease repeatedly manifests in ponds with an increase in pH to 8.5 to 8.8.

FEFAC Council calls for flexible CAP reform incentives for a more market–resilient, innovative and resource-efficient EU livestock and feed industry; urges E.U. feed sector to embrace further resource efficiency, environmental awareness

FDA Announces Grant Program Request for Applications to support the development of new animal drugs intended for minor species or minor uses in major species. Open Period due August 16, 2013

nternational Labor Rights Forum & Warehouse Workers United issued a briefing paper June 6, 2013, claiming Thailand's shrimp industry exploits a low‐paid workforce made up almost entirely of migrant workers from Burma, Cambodia and Laos, many of whom are trafficked into the country by labor brokers and are often subjected to labor exploitation and debt bondage

A series of ambitious and innovative steps have been taken by the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) of the FAO on the occasion of its thirty-seventh annual session, held in Split, Croatia

Tapping the world's biggest manufacturer of animal feed to enrich the province’s fisheries, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)-Bataan teamed up with Thailand-based Charoen Pokphand (CP) Group to tender expert aid to local fishermen

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), in collaboration with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) launched the U.S. Food Waste Challenge, calling on others across the food chain—including producer groups, processors, manufacturers, retailers, communities, and other government agencies − to join the effort to reduce, recover, and recycle food waste

Discussions between Cermaq and Marine Harvest on a potential recommended offer by Marine Harvest for Cermaq have been terminated

Skretting Australia has received more than $86,000 from the Australian Government’s Clean Technology Investment Program to assist in investing in clean and renewable technologies

The percentage of plant protein in feed for farmed fish has rocketed in recent times, and is fast approaching 100 per cent. The natural food for carnivorous fish is other fish. As a result, making plant feed digestible for farmed fish is considered a major breakthrough. In the long term, this could mean that we do not have to use valuable wild fish in fish feed. But to feed fish with plant feed, like soya or beans, is not without problems

Nofima’s Feed Technology Centre in Bergen has acquired a new vacuum coater in order to be able to deliver even more precise research on fish feed. This coater was made on commission from Senior Scientist Tor Andreas Samuelsen in Bergen and took six months to deliver

It was only a matter of time before scientists found a way to recycle the 750 000 tonnes of crustacean shells which are disposed of in the EU every yea

Cermaq’s subsidiary Norgrain AS, of which Cermaq holds 72.5 percent of the shares, has declared its option so sell its shareholding of 49 percent of the shares in Denofa AS, a Norwegian producer of non-GMO soy products, to the Brazilian company Amaggi, which will then be the sole shareholder in Denofa

Indonesia and FAO strengthened cooperation in the field of marine affairs. The three-year Memorandum of Agreement, which sets up a framework for future joint activities in those sectors, was signed by Indonesian Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries Sharif C. Sutardjo and by FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva, paying a three-day official visit to Indonesia.

A select group of chefs and foodservice publication editors got a close-up look at “aquaculture done right,” as they described it, thanks to a new educational campaign sponsored by the International Aquaculture Program of the U.S. Soybean Export Council (USSEC).

Pacific Island nation moves closer to food security with development of local aquafeed

Cawthron Institute has boosted its science and aquaculture capability with the appointment of senior scientist Dr Jacquie Reed as its new head of aquaculture

After three years of research and development the company has closed the life cycle of sea cucumber