As Europe’s reliance on seafood imports increases, a team of marine scientists has embarked on a three-year project to investigate why the continent’s own aquaculture industry is flat-lining, while countries outside the European Union (EU) enjoy boom time in the sector.

Norwegian feed producer EWOS showed improved year-on-year results in the first quarter of 2015, despite flat volumes in a highly competitive feed market, made more so in Norway by the competition from Marine Harvest\'s new feedmill

Shrimp samples taken in 2013, 2014 and this year from three farms in two Central American countries have tested positive for early mortality syndrome (EMS).

The E.U. has released a video to promote aquaculture in the region. "We are farmed in the EU" video is the latest step in a broad campaign called Inseparable, that was launched to educate consumers about the benefits of farmed fish and seafood.

During a recently conducted trade and tech meeting for aquaculture in one of India’s southeastern provinces, USSEC Director for Animal Feed and Soy Meal Program – India, Dr. P. E. Vijay Anand, was given a surprise award in front of a 300 member industry audience by the Ananda Group.

Dr. Jesse Trushenski of Southern Illinois University has received the 2015 Fat and Proteins Research Foundation (FPRF) Innovation Award for her project “Redefining Essential Fatty Acid Requirements of Fishes in the Context of Rendered Fat-based Aquafeeds.” Her research has expanded knowledge and understanding of fatty acid requirements in fish and has demonstrated that beef tallow has considerable value—perhaps even strategic value compared to traditional, plant-derived oils—as an ingredient in aquafeeds.

Farmed Atlantic salmon production could be boosted by the discovery of a genetic marker associated with resistance to a potentially devastating virus.

Construction works on the $6.5M government and industry-funded Experimental Aquaculture Facility (EAF) at Taroona, which is managed by the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS), are well underway. Construction on the site started in mid-February and is expected to be completed by June. The new experimental research facility is being built for collaborative aquaculture research, particularly with the Atlantic salmon industry. Tasmania\'s salmon farming is by far the largest aquaculture industry in Australia and largest seafood producer in Tasmania. The main focus of research will be health and nutrition.Once the EAF is up and operational, Skretting Australia said it will increase its focus on the challenges unique to the Tasmanian Atlantic salmon industry.

So what’s the big deal about successfully growing Arctic cod in a laboratory? It represents another step forward toward understanding how these “bellwether” fish in the Arctic marine ecosystem may fare with a warming ocean and climate change. It also opens up a new frontier to study cod development in a laboratory setting.

The country\'s Supreme Leader recently carried out an inspection of the Taedonggang Terrapin Farm where he noted a number of \"serious shortcomings\" - in particular, they weren\'t producing lobsters.

Sen. John McCain introduces an amendment to strip funding from a catfish inspection office while the Senate debates the Trade Promotion Authority bill. McCain contends that the FDA already inspects catfish and that the additional inspections interfere with Asian trade partners

Scientists need to better understand the impacts of climate change on aquaculture if we are to meet future seafood demand says a paper submitted by WorldFish to UN climate talks.

The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) is developing a Feed Standard for which aquafeed mills can be certified. Within this project, ASC is developing a standard that sets requirements for sourcing of responsibly produced ingredients for aquafeed. This is a multi-stakeholder project, with over 50 people involved in several committees. The expected release date is Q1-2016. Currently the initial draft is open for public feedback. Michiel Fransen, ASC Standards & Certification Coordinator has been invited by Aquafeed.com to provide an update on this important standard development process at 8th Aquafeed Horizons conference for feed industry professionals, taking place in Cologne, Germany June 9, 2015.

In the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the U.S. government asked animal agriculture industries to release guidelines to its manufacturing facilities regarding the protection of the nation\'s agriculture assets. The American Feed Industry Association developed the 2012 Bioterrorism Awareness Guidelines, which it recently redesigned as a broadened biosecurity document for the feed and ingredient manufacturing industries. This publication is now available for download.

The International Regional Organisation for Plant and Animal Health (OIRSA) has learnt "unofficially" about an increased mortality of shrimp in different areas of Central America.

A Port Stephens aquaculture project has received a $3 million share from the federal government’s Rural R&D for Profit Initiative.

Scientists at Nofima have developed a process additive with triple benefits: it functions as a binding agent, has high nutritional value, and makes it easier to produce fish feed with good physical properties.

The Center for Tropical and Subtropical Aquaculture (CTSA) requests pre-proposals for applied research and extension that address problems and opportunities in the regional aquaculture industry. CTSA stakeholders have identified strategic areas and species, including Cost Effective Locally-Made Aquatic Feed, as the top aquaculture development priorities.

Aller Aqua has hired Peter Jessen as technical support. Peter will contribute to further strengthening relations with customers and other external partners. Initially, he will mainly focus on the European freshwater market.

The tropical Pacific is in the early stages of El Niño. Based upon model outlooks and current observations, the Australian Metorological Bureau\'s ENSO Tracker was raised to El Niño status May 12, 2015.