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Saudi Arabia - National Prawn Company and KAUST join forces for research
Apr 18, 2012 — National Prawn Company (NPC) and King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) have signed a memorandum of understanding which establishes a framework to undertake a variety of joint applied research projects
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CP Group to invest heavily in Australian livestock, grains and aquaculture
Apr 18, 2012 — Salmon farming will be a new direction for CP in the coming years
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Eco-friendly Danish technology to help boost stagnant Baltic Sea aquaculture growth
Apr 18, 2012 — DTU Aqua, Hirtshals, Denmark, is hosting international AQUABEST-meeting on sustainable fish farming in the Baltic Sea Region. The project aims to transfer the technology of the Danish high-tech and environmentally friendly Model Trout Farms to sustainable saltwater farming
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Aquaculture news from around the globe

AUSTRALIA - New Off-shore aquaculture lease proposed for Port Stephens
The application would allow the NSW Government to extend its successful marine hatchery research [Source: Hatcheryfeed.com - read full story]

CANADA - Another day another virus scare
Apparently Alexandra Morton is now claiming the farmed fish she bought at T&T Supermarkets shows evidence of some new virus.
How come it only takes four women with shopping carts to find it, she crows on her blog.
We answer with this: maybe only she is finding these things because they are in her imagination. She is wrong, and practicing bad science, and not really finding anything, just like Bigfoot ‘experts’ and UFO hunters.
But like those cranks, she sure knows how to get the media’s attention.
Strangely enough we cannot find the lab report for this. Ms Morton?
[Source: Salmonfarmscience.com]

U.K. - Durham University achieves MSC standard following certification by Food Certification International
Durham University has become the first independent catered academic institution in the UK to achieve the Marine Stewardship (MSC) Chain of Custody Standard following an assessment by Food Certification International (FCI), the independent accredited certification body.
The MSC certification means that students in all 11 catered colleges of Durham University now have the option to choose independently certified sustainable fish for the first time for their meals. Each of the new MSC-Eco labelled menu items can be traced back to an independently certified, sustainable fishery, enabling Durham students to make an informed choice and help support the sustainable fishery market.

New season [Peruvian fishmeal] sales have now moved to over 200,000 tonnes and good volume is expected in the next few days as major buyers try to cover their longer term needs  - read more from Hammersmith Marketing on our Fishmeal page. Also available: Today’s grain prices and Commodity Futures. There is also a wealth of up-to-date commodity information available via links from our Markets & Price Reports Page l Grain prices l Live commodity data from Soyatech

Sea urchin reproduction guide from Nofima 
Scientists at Nofima have created a manual that provides a thorough introduction to the reproductive cycle of sea urchins. The goal of the project is to provide sea urchins fisherman, farmers and researchers with the opportunity to improve the economic gain from sea urchin fishing in Norway more...

Review of fish stocks used for fishmeal and fish oil for the UK market
Seafish has published its annual dossier on the status and management of the ten feed grade fish stocks used to produce fishmeal and fish oil for the UK market 
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Elsevier launches Algal Research journal
Algal Research invites the international algal scientific community to publish papers in the areas of microalgae, macroalgae and cyanobacteria research, and their applications
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Initial Observations on the Inclusion of High Protein Distillers Dried Grain into Rainbow Trout Diets
Michael E. Barnes, Michael L. Brown and Kurt A. Rosentrater
An initial investigation into the inclusion of high protein distillers dried grain with solubles (HPDDG) in juvenile rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss diets was conducted during a 36-day feeding trial. Four experimental diets containing either 10% or 20% HPDDG with supplemental amino acids, and either with or without phytase, were compared to a fish-meal-based, non-HPDDG, diet. The results suggest that HPDDG, if supplemented with essential amino acids, may be included at concentrations of at least 20% (dry weight) in rainbow trout diets and that more detailed investigation into the use of HPDDG is warranted.
Download or read the full article from The Open Fish Science Journal Pp 21-29. (PDF) ISSN: 1874-401X [DOI: 10.2174/1874401X01205010021]

USA - AFIA WEB CAST What To Do If You Have A Product Recall?
Apr 18, 2012 — Monday, April 23, 2012 from 14:00 – 16:30 EDT, the American Feed Industry Association will offer “Product Recalls: Ethical, Legal, Regulatory and Media Concerns”, a webcast geared toward producers and manufacturers. 
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“Does surfactant fluid sprayed on the fish feed made by extrusion have any advantages?”
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Aquafeed Job Center
NEW! - Senior Associate Research Fellow in Aquaculture Biochemistry - Australia
Deakin University seeks a Senior Associate Research Fellow to initiate and conduct research in the area of aquaculture biochemistry. The Senior Associate Research Fellow is expected to contribute to the research output of the School of Life and Environmental Sciences and affiliated Strategic Research Centres (Centre for Integrative Ecology and Centre for Biotechnology, Chemistry & Systems Biology) and may need to undertake limited teaching and administrative responsibilities. This is a new 3 year fixed-term position. Details.

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AquaVision 2012: Beyond tomorrow
Scheduled on day two of AquaVision 2012, the topic “Beyond tomorrow” will focus on innovations for the aquaculture industry for the next 5–10 years
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Quality marks FIAAP, VICTAM & GRAPAS Asia 2012; 2014 dates announced 
The organizers of FIAAP, VICTAM & GRAPAS Asia 2012 have issued their post-show report, showing increased visitors and exhibitor numbers and satisfaction with the event
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MAY
May 1-4  AUSTRALASIAN AQUACULTURE 2012 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
May 6-11 8th INTERNATIONAL ABALONE SYMPOSIUM Hobart, Australia
May 20-23 ALLTECH SYMPOSIUM, Kentucky, USA
May 27-30 Aquaculture Canada 2012 Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada

JUNE
June 3-7 The Crustacean Society Summer Meeting/ Colloquium Crustacea Decapoda Mediterranea Athens, Greece
June 11-14 AFIA Feed Industry Institute, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
June18-29 2012 Shrimp Pathology Short Course, Tucson, Arizona

JULY
July 1-5 Aquaciência 2012 (Congress of the Brazilian Society of Aquaculture and Aquatic Biology), Tocantins, Brazil
July 30-31 Great Lakes Fish Health Committee Meeting, Wisconsin, USA
July 31 18th ANNUAL USFWS Aquaculture Drug Approval Coordination Workshop held in conjunction with the AFS-Fish Health Section Meeting, Wisconsin, USA
July 31 Veterinary Workshop on Fish Regulatory Medicine, Wisconsin, USA
July 31-August 3  53rd AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY (AFS) FISH HEALTH SECTION MEETING, Wisconsin, USA

AUGUST
August 24-26 Ninth International Conference on Recirculating Aquaculture Roanoke, Virginia USA

SEPTEMBER
September 1-5 AQUA 2012 Prague, Czech Republic
September 20-23 1st Annual World Congress of Mariculture and Fisheries - Dalian, P.R. China

OCTOBER
October 17-19  Offshore Mariculture Izmir, Turkey

2013
January 29- 31 IPPE:  Atlanta, Georgia, USA
February 21-25 AQUACULTURE 2013 Nashville, Tennessee, USA
May 30 – June 2 Aquarama 2013 Suntec Singapore
December 10-13 ASIAN PACIFIC AQUACULTURE 2013 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

2014
February 9-12 AQUACULTURE AMERICA 2014 Seattle, Washington, USA
April (TBC) VICTAM ASIA 2014 Bangkok, Thailand
June 7-11 WORLD AQUACULTURE 2014 Adelaide, South Australia

2015
February 19-22 AQUACULTURE AMERICA 2015 New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
May  WORLD AQUACULTURE 2015 Jeju Island, Korea

2016
February 22-26 AQUACULTURE 2016 Las Vegas, Nevada USA 

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