Hatchery eggs for failing wild industry Chinook salmon sit in a tray prior to fertilisation at the Livingston Stone National Fish Hatchery in California. The state’s commercial and recreational chinook salmon industry has been closed due to few numbers of returning fish. Click here for full story »
MSC SAYS NO Environmental certification organisation, the Marine Stewardship Council, has said no to adding aquaculture to its certificate programme. Click here for full story »
BAP for catfish Aquaculture farms that raise channel or blue catfish in ponds can now participate in the Global Aquaculture Alliance’s Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification scheme. Click here for full story »
Atlantic Canada gets salmon With a commitment of C$7.8 million, the Canadian Newfoundland Provincial Government is supporting Gray Aqua Group Limited of New Brunswick to establish a C$16 million, four-site salmon farming operation in the Bay d’Espoir region. Click here for full story »
Feed costs hurting Borneo A huge price jump of almost 50% for fish feed is forcing some Malaysian fish farms in Borneo to close, reports The Borneo Post. Click here for full story »
Research farm opens Ewos Innovation, owned by Norway-based Cermaq, has opened a new research facility in Chile that includes the first sea farm in the country entirely dedicated to studying nutrition issues. Click here for full story »
EAS forms shellfish group The European Aquaculture Society (EAS) has recently created a Thematic Group to bring together those interested in shellfish research in Europe which will influence the EU’s European Aquaculture Technology Platform. Click here for full story »
Thais back Black tiger Thai shrimp farmers in the southern part of the country are bucking worldwide trends and calling for a revival in Black tiger shrimp farming. Click here for full story »
Fish cages out The long 20-year battle between Israeli fish farmers, environmental agencies and tourist companies has finally come to an end with the farmers being forced to remove their Gulf of Eilat cages. Click here for full story »