The XXV FEFAC Congress took place June 9-11, 2010 in Hamburg and, Germany. It focused on “Sustainable competitiveness of the EU livestock and feed sector" as the major Congress theme

Soybean Meal Exports Have Buttressed U.S. Soybean Demand

Global demand for coarse grain will exceed production in 2010/11; ending stocks are expected to be down

Chef Dan Barber discusses how to keep fish on the menu. He chronicles his pursuit of a sustainable fish he could love, and the foodie's honeymoon he's enjoyed since discovering an outrageously delicious fish raised using a revolutionary farming method in Spain

Between April 14 and May 21, 2010, NOAA held seven public listening sessions to gather input on a new NOAA Aquaculture Policy. Read summaries and expert presentations ...

The medium to long-term outlook for animal feed industry still remains encouraging, with growth fundamentals such as population, per capita meat consumption, and consumption in developing nations, expected to display resurgence in the upcoming years and drive growth in the post recession period

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June 05, 2010

Palm oil is being touted as a less-expensive alternative to fish oil in farmed fish diets. While this might make good economic sense, the ramifications to human health may be problematic

Online version now available for free viewing and download

Online version now available for free viewing and download

The presentation by Dr. Peter Coutteau, Nutriad, Belgium,illustrates the development of a number of innovative feed additives to optimize the utilization efficiency of nutrients from traditional ingredients for aquaculture species [Aquafeed Horizons Asia, March 2010, Bangkok, Thailand]

FAO and WHO have published their findings of the Expert Consultation on the Risks and Benefits of Fish Consumption

Total catfish feed delivered in the United States during April was 40,145 tons, up 23 percent from April 2009, and up significantly from the previous month

An English version of Nofima's information brochure “A sea of health”, which summarizes the link between seafood and health in plain language, has now been published

Dynamic online atlas of Europe's seas shows its maritime sectors (including aquaculture), the interaction between them and the maritime policy which brings them all together

AQUAMAX: Sustainable Aquafeeds to Maximise the Health Benefits of Farmed Fish for Consumers - Download Aquamax Newsletter Issue 6

U.S. soybean production in 2010 is projected to slip to 3.31 billion bushels, based on 77.1 million acres.Global exports of soybeans and soybean meal are each projected to increase by 3 percent, to 87.9 million and 56.6 million tons, respectively

The annual report for the Aquaclimate project drafted by Dr Abery, Aquaclimate coordinator and Prof. De Silva, Director General NACA summarizing achievements of the project in its first year is now available for download

Presentation by Mr. Audum LEM – GLOBEFISH, FAO, Rome, Italy (PDF)

NIFES has been monitoring the content of undesirable substances in Norwegian farmed fish since 1994. The status of samples collected in the course of 2009 shows low levels of these substances in various species of farmed fish, and a decline in total dioxins and dioxin-like PCB in farmed salmon. Monitoring thus provides documentation that farmed salmon conforms to regulations on seafood safety