The FAO and International Analytic Group (IAG) have organised a ring test for feed analysis laboratories and invite public and private institutions including fishmeal producers and feed manufacturers’ internal laboratories to participate. Last year 120 laboratories took part.

Following 17 years of work to introduce an organic aquaculture standard into the US, the industry is fed up and still waiting. George Lockwood from the USDA appointed Aquaculture Working Group gave an update on the situation at Aquaculture 2016 in Las Vegas.

With global seaweed production increasing alongside demand for certification, the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) and Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) are creating a joint standard for certifying global seaweed operations.

White worms are used in the diets of many farmed fish. As the aquaculture feed industry strives to become more sustainable, researchers are looking to see how white worms can be cultivated using low cost or no cost feeds.

With just over two weeks left to secure a place at Aquafeed Horizons Asia, organizers urge would-be delegates to waste no time in registering.

The Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) has announced a strategic research collaboration with Nofima, one of Europe’s leading institutes for applied research into aquaculture, fisheries and food.

New, all natural, closed culture purity nursery feeds from Aqua fauna Bio-Marine, target extended nursery stages in shrimp.

Htoo Thit, one of the largest aquafeed mills in Myanmar, has purchased 8,000 metric tons (MT) of US soybean meal since 2015 and has plans to purchase additional supplies this season.

The national president of the Philippine Association of Fish Producers (PAFP) has called on the government to investigate costly commercial feeds being sold on the market whose ingredients were believed to be imitations of those listed on their labels.

As a world leader in agriculture’s feed, fertilizer and sulphur industries, H.J. Baker is committed to meeting the ever-growing demand for new and innovative products across the markets the company serves. The hiring of Karen Etter as Corporate Quality Director is a crucial step in delivering the consistent level of product quality needed to meet market demands with a new and expanded product portfolio for the global market.

Charoen Pokphand Food (CPF) is confident that its procurement of fishmeal is completely in line with international sustainable practice and is traceable back to the vessels at port.

Fish farming is becoming more important as the world’s population starts to eat more farmed fish than wild, and with fishmeal production unlikely to meet the demand of feed producers, companies are looking for alternatives to stay in business.

The Kerala State Co-operative Federation for Fisheries Development, known as Matsyafed, has just opened a new fishmeal plant in Arattupuzha, capable of producing 80 metric tons per day.

Skretting Ecuador is hosting a workshop March 4, 2016, for shrimp hatchery managers from across Latin America and parts of Asia to provide analysis from its latest diet performance evaluations, trials and case studies, together with a comparative review of all the main commercial juvenile shrimp diets available in the marketplace.

With support from the conservation agency, farmers like Surakit are sharing best practices with their neighbors and across the country. Surakit’s marine shrimp farm is among the first to be certified organic by the Thai government

Center for Food Safety (CFS) has filed a new lawsuit challenging the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) new federal regulations permitting, for the first time, offshore aquaculture in U.S. federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico. The case challenges NOAA’s new rule allowing industrial aquaculture in the Gulf of Mexico under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA), the Endangered Species Act (ESA), the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and the Administrative Procedure Act (APA).

The F3 Fish-Free Feed Challenge has been launched to encourage the development and refinement of aquafeeds that use alternative proteins and fish oil replacements. Innovation is needed to improve the cost, scalability, and nutritional performance of these feeds, while having a minimal environmental footprint. The F3 prize\'s goal is to \"showcase aquafeed companies who accelerate their sales of seafood-free alternatives\". Eventually, it is hoped that these innovations lead to a new product category for consumers, the equivalent of \'grass-fed seafood\', where seafood that is innovative and more environmentally friendly receives special attention.

A fifth year of fishmeal shortages is leading to a rush of mergers and acquisitions as companies including Cargill Inc. seek to meet demand for seafood that’s growing faster than for beef, poultry or pork.

In its latest Mycotoxin Survey, Nutriad turned its attention to Poland, one of Europe’s biggest grain producers. It concludes that last year’s harvest of maize in Poland is of concerning quality in terms of mycotoxin contamination. Based on the results of this survey, it is the belief that this year’s maize crop should not be considered safe for inclusion into finished feed rations for all animal species.

A high-protein feed made from salmon and tuna trimmings has shown promise in a three-year trial at a Queensland-based prawn farm, its manager says.