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NORWAY - Investor group bids for EWOS
Jun 17, 2013 — Cermaq ASA has received an offer of NOK 6.2 billion for EWOS from investor group Altor and Bain Capital. Cermaq considers the offer to be worth 10 times the market consensus EBIT for EWOS in 2013 and sufficiently interesting for them to move forward towards a sale.
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ECUADOR - Acquisition of Gisis boosts Skretting’s presence in Latin America
Jun 15, 2013 — Nutreco has successfully completed its acquisition of 75% of the shares in Gisis S.A., the aquafeed subsidiary of the Expalsa group. The transaction has received unconditional clearance by the Ecuadorian competition authority. This acquisition takes Nutreco into the global top three shrimp feed supplier
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USA - URI, Greenfins developing techniques for tuna aquaculture
Jun 12, 2013 — Project aims to establish sustainable industry in Rhode Island
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MEXICO-USA - White Spot focus for first Nano Labs and CIBNOR JV project
Jun 12, 2013 — The general agreement begins the process to commercially develop a nanoparticle immune stimulatory delivery system technology for the aquaculture industry
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NORWAY - Reports Cause Groundless Alarm Over Safety of Farmed Salmon
Jun 12, 2013 — 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
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Environmental Trigger For EMS Identified In Shrimp Ponds
Jun 11, 2013 — 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.
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E.U. - Feed federation calls for CAP reform and new trading tools
Jun 10, 2013 — 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
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USA - MUMS grant applications open
Jun 10, 2013 — 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
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THAILAND - Aquaculture and fisheries under fire for human and labor rights violations; Report cites BAP certified facility for exploitation of migrant workers
Jun 8, 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
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MEDITERRANEAN - FAO institutes historic fisheries conservation and management measures in the Mediterranean and Black Sea
Jun 8, 2013 — 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
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PHILIPPINES - Charoen Pokphand helps Bataan fishermen
Jun 8, 2013 — 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
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USA - USDA and EPA Launch U.S. Food Waste Challenge
Jun 8, 2013 — 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
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