Soon after the US FDA’s announcement that it had approved the sale of AquaBounty’s genetically modified salmon, reports of public discontent came rolling in.

Peru\'s National Society of Industries has asked the local government to authorize higher anchovy fishing for direct human consumption, instead of sending it all for processing into fishmeal.

Dr László Váradi has been awarded the 2015 FEAP Award for Excellence in European Aquaculture, following his nomination by the Hungarian Aquaculture Association and the Hungarian Fish Farmers Association.

IFFO welcomes a University of Washington-led research project on the management of forage fish stocks and has agreed to provide financial assistance and information to support it.

Nutreco continues its commitment to growth in Egypt by investing in additional tilapia fish feed capacity. This week saw the opening of an extra line in its existing Egyptian plant, in the eastern part of the Nile Delta. The investment enables Skretting, Nutreco\'s aqua feed business, to triple its tilapia fish feed capacity in Egypt to 150,000 tonnes and extend its market leadership. In a further sign of commitment, Skretting has entered into a five year research partnership with fish research institute WorldFish to support the sustainable development of aquaculture in the region.

More than 20 years since AquaBounty first sought approval, the company's salmon, the first genetically modified food animal, has gained approval.

EFSA cannot conclude on the safety of ethoxyquin as a feed additive for any target animals, its safety for consumers or the environment, due to an overall lack of data to assess the safety of the substance, including its metabolites, and the presence of an impurity (p-phenetidine) which is a possible mutagen.

Failure to notify public during consideration of AquaBounty\'s application to grow genetically-modified salmon eggs violates Canadian Environmental Protection Act, groups say

The American Feed Industry Association has released a statement detailing its reaction to the publication of the Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) and third-party accreditation final rules. The FSVP rule will take effect 18 months after publication of the final rule.

Oceana Group achieved higher benefits in the year ended September 2015, which the firm attributed to the acquisition of the fishing assets of Foodcorp in February and the US-based Daybrook Fisheries in July.

Ananda Group, headquartered in Bhimavaram, a coastal city in the state of Andhra Pradesh, recently received four-star Best Aquaculture Practice (BAP) certification for its hatcheries, farms, feeds and processing plants.

This US Department of Agriculture\'s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) has just announced its fiscal year 2016 funding to more than 60 US agricultural organizations to help expand commercial export markets for US goods.

In the latest edition of Global Aquaculture Advocate, Andrew Jackson, outgoing technical director of IFFO, talks to James Wright about fishmeal, big reduction fisheries management, and tiny krill.

Yuehai is the largest manufacturer of high-end special aquafeed products in China by market share, with a primary focus on shrimp feed and marine aquafeed.The company aims to capture growth opportunities in the large and evolving freshwater extruded aquafeed sector.

IFIF Programme \'Train the Trainer\' pilot in Nigeria supports safety and feed quality at the production level.

The world\'s soaring population and growing demand for animal-derived food has spurred enormous development in feed machinery manufacturing and the feed industry in general. But with policies and technologies differing widely across countries, there is a substantial imbalance in the field. To help harmonize market practices worldwide, a new ISO technical committee (ISO/TC 293) was created to supply the industry with standards for feed machinery used to produce formulated feed in feed processing mills. A global feed industry

The Aquaculture Stewardship Council invites public feedback on new papers outlining recommendations to improve the ASC Salmon and Tilapia standards.

Yathish Ramena, a doctoral candidate of aquaculture/fisheries at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, recently completed a study to examine non-genetically modified soybean meal as a substitute for fish meal in the diets of hybrid striped bass. The resulting fish had higher immune capabilities for survival in unfavourable conditions.

17 students from 13 countries were recently awarded diplomas from the Swiss Institute of Feed Technology in Uzwil, Switzerland, following completion of a specialist course in feed manufacturing technology.

The BMR Group is working toward four-star, Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification through construction of a new feed mill in Andhra Pradesh, India.