Consumer Trends, Animal Protein Exports, and Biofuels Key Issues in 2008

For April 30, 2007:
- Aquafeed attractants tested

For July 30, 2007:
- Seafood consumption in U.S. up for 2006

El presidente anima a los miembros a comunicar las buenas noticias sobre los beneficios para la salud de los omega-3 y sus propiedades naturales tanto para los clientes como para los consumidores finales; Perspectivas a cinco años y 12 meses para la harina y el aceite de pescado; Nuevo Presidente Danés elegido para 2008 y 2009

The Millennium Cities Initiative (MCI), a project of the Earth Institute at Columbia University, has recently released an investor’s guide that highlights opportunities in Kenya, including aquafeed and aquaculture

For October 29, 2007:
- Organic aquaculture hits bumps
- Collaborative research

Market trends require stronger environmental performance by seafood industry

Corn is attracting a lot of market attention as corn farming to bioethanol manufacturing increases in the United States and worldwide. This report by Rabobank Food and Agriculture Research and Advisory (FAR) explains how rapid growth of the biofuel industry is causing uncertainty in the soft commodities market.

When eating fish in a restaurant we expect it to be fresh and tasty. But is that all? A European Union project is finding out what else is crucial for consumers in regards to fish

Farmed fish from Asia can provide Norwegian fish with tough competition in the European market place, according to a report prepared by Fiskeriforskning

New Nature Conservancy report cites mangrove destruction associated with shrimp farming as major threat to marine conservation in Brazil, Colombia and Ecuador; over fishing tops the list

Study finds statistically significant improvement in inattention, hyperactivity, oppositional/defiant behavior and conduct disorders as the AA/EPA ratio in the blood is lowered

The ever-growing population and shift in food habits have resulted in increased demand for fish and related products. Increasing awareness about health benefits offered by fish and aquatic plants against red meat is also a major demand growth driver

Examines the U.S. aquaculture industry, including production, inventory, sales, prices, inputs, and trade of catfish, trout, tilapia, salmon, mollusks, crawfish, shrimp, ornamental fish and new species.

Authors: Maureen L. Storey, PhD and Richard A. Forshee, PhDEditor: Gayle L. Hein
The Center for Food, Nutrition, and Agriculture Policy (CFNAP) at the University of Maryland

A searchable database of hundreds of documents from national governments and research consortia from around the world related to aquaculture.

Download the 2006 report

Amerians ate two percen less seafood in 2005 than previous year, NOAA reports

Basic methods for spawning and rearing juvenile sandfish

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