Scientists and industry have joined forces to improve feed for commercial fish farming in order to improve protein digestibility. The aim is to reduce the impact on the aquatic environment, improve fish growth, and save the industry DKK 50 million (USD 7.6 million) per year.

The Responsible Operations Standard, a new add-on for GLOBALG.A.P.\'s Compound Feed Manufacturing Standard, puts feed mills at the forefront of sustainability

FEFAC has published the first version of its Soy Sourcing Guidelines to encourage operators in the European feed industry to purchase responsible soy.

US soybean producers and qualified state soybean board (QSSB) staff have been on a mission to Southeast Asia and China, to learn about their aquaculture industries and the potential for feed supply.

A new initiative from the GSI demonstrates its commitment to finding sustainable feed solutions to support the long-term future of the farmed salmon industry

FishEthoBase, the first database on fish ethology, has extended the feedback period for the initial three species covered, to 31 August.

The state fisheries department of Odisha, in the southeast of India, has set a target to increase fish production from its present level of 460,000 metric tonnes to 715,000 metric tonnes by 2019-2020. At present the state does not have a single feedmill.

Two groups of investors who hold nearly 14% of the shares in Texas-based menhaden catcher and processor Omega Protein are openly advocating for the sale of the company, saying the shares are currently undervalued.

The Oceana Group has announced that it is considering closing its fishmeal factory in Hout Bay, following years of complaints by residents about its smell.

Following the Scottish Government’s decision to ban genetically modified crops, scientists are warning that it could hinder future development of the Scottish salmon industry.

BioMar and Tongwei signed a joint venture on August 18th for a fish feed company in China, to supply high performance feed for high value fish species.The first feed plant with a capacity of 100,000 metric tonnes, will be located in eastern China.

Cargill has entered into an agreement with Altor Fund III and Bain Capital Europe III to acquire EWOS for 1.35 billion euros. The deal is expected to close before the end of the calendar year, subject to regulatory approvals.

Costco\'s decision to replace some of their Chilean salmon with fish from Norway led Callander McDowell to do a taste comparison between frozen salmon of both Norwegian and Chilean salmon. They were surprised to find a discernable difference.

Global feed companies Skretting and EWOS have come out top of the latest Seafood Intelligence sustainability ranking list.

Official statistics show that production of fishmeal in Russia varies greatly according to the season, but in the first six months of 2015, it was up 20.3%.

Chris Wilcox, Vice President of Sales and Business Development for Nutrinsic, explains how a single-cell protein made from waste nutrients can help replace fish meal in farmed fish diets.

Skretting\'s Aquaculture Research Centre in Norway has extensively tested a fish food that is totally free of wild caught fishmeal, with positive results.

The Peruvian government is to invest more than USD 21.8 million to develop the Centre for Technological Innovation Aquaculture (CITE) in Lima and is committed to creating 47 Technological Innovation Centres across the country to help increase the supply, productivity and quality of fishery products for domestic consumption and the international market.

Skretting Chile has just published its second sustainability report, covering the company’s operations in 2014. It is the only fish feed company to produce a country-specific report. rn

The Soy Aquaculture Alliance has named Bridget Owen as executive director of this national organization. She succeeds Dr Steven Hart, and takes up her post on August 24th, 2015.