Following recommendations by the World Bank 7 years ago for commercial fish feed plants to set up to aid catfish cooperatives, farmers are still waiting for some action.

The latest statistics from Norway show that feed sales have increased by just 2 percent in the past year.

Production of Scottish farmed salmon has leapt to its highest ever level, according to statistics published this week, and is set to continue its upward climb.

eFishery, an Indonesian smart fish feeder manufacturer, has received funding from the Aqua¬spark aquaculture investment fund, and Indonesian venture capital firm Ideosource to develop its distribution network.

Nutreco announced today that its global animal nutrition research centres will be renamed Trouw Nutrition R&D. This change is part of the strengthening of its global animal nutrition activities under one brand.

GISIS has become Ecuador’s first feed mill to attain Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification.

The latest figures from the European Commission show that the European Union is producing too little canola and soy for domestic use.

Incorporating feed manufacturing into an aquaculture business offers greater and more efficient product access, control and logistics, as well as additional profit potential.

The Multi-sector Committee in charge of the National Study of El Niño estimates a 55 percent probability that this weather phenomenon will become strong or extraordinary, with similar events to those observed in the summers of 1982-1983 and 1997-1998, during El Niño.

The World Aquaculture Society is planning to re-launch its journal for Aquaculture 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA and is seeking nominations for the editorial board.

The Peruvian Government has issued a legislative decree approving the General Aquaculture Act, which aims to \"promote, develop and regulate aquaculture in its various production phases in marine, estuarine and continental environments.\"

Following the signing of a joint-venture agreement between the BioMar Group and Chinese Tongwei, BioMar has appointed Dr Niels Alsted as the first Vice President for BioMar\'s new Asia market.

An Inquiry into the Northern Australian aquaculture industry has heard evidence that prawn farms pose no environmental risk to estuary or reef ecosystems.

Wuhan Chia Tai Group（known as CP Group) Aquatic Products Co., ltd\'s US$2.4 million turn-key project broke ground June 6, 2014, and has begun trial production.

The first public consultation period for feedback on the ASC Responsible Feed Standard remains open until Friday September 11th.

Delegates were updated on the Ocean Forest project at AquaNor, the focus of which is the development of Intergrated Multitrophic Aquaculture on a commercial scale in Norway

Not all the effects of El Niño are negative for the Peruvian fishing industry, which is finding a greater presence of some oceanic species off the country’s coasts.

The General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the Popular Republic of China (AQSIQ) has passed the sanitary control systems implemented by the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Service (SERNAPESCA) in fishmeal and fish oil plants in Chile.

Researchers from seven land-grant universities are working together to develop technology that helps catfish farmers meet rising consumer demand for catfish. They are collaborating in Multistate Research Project S-1031 \"Hybrid Catfish Production & Performance,\" which is supported, in part, through USDA\'s National Institute of Food and Agriculture.

In Islamabad, Pakistan, the National Assembly Standing Committee on National Food Security and Research has this week recommended to the government that duties are abolished on the import of fish feed, in order to exploit the true potential of the sector for the benefit of the country.