FISHBOOST will advance European aquaculture to the next level for six aquaculture species

The AQUAEXCEL project invites proposals from European research groups for scientific research that utilizes the facilities of any of the participating Aquaculture Research Infrastructures. The AQUAEXCEL project unites major aquaculture experimental facilities with capacity to undertake experimental trials on a selection of commercially important fish aquaculture species and system types

K-State College of Agriculture now offers Feed Science as a minor program (17 credit hours) that can be taken while working on a bachelor?s degree or to add on to a bachelor?s degree already held

Bill Bliss, passed away, Feb. 13, 2014, at Integris Baptist Medical Center, Oklahoma City, USA. He was 79.

The Supreme Court of Canada has refused to hear the appeal of Don Staniford, an activist found liable for defamation by the BC Court of Appeal. The order to pay damages and stop publishing defamatory materials about Cermaq Canada will stand

With 38 participating partners, DIVERSIFY is the largest aquaculture research project that has ever been funded by the European Commission. New and emerging finfish species have been identified for research that offer great potential for the expansion of the EU aquaculture industry

India is emerging as a significant commercial feed producer, according to a new report. Indian aquaculture is thriving but the majority of farmers are still feeding farm-made feeds; the transition to commercial feed will take time

In a move to bring Nutreco closer to its core businesses, the company will divest its compound feed and meat businesses in Spain and Portugal. Nutreco CEO Knut Nesse announced the appointment of Viggo Halseth, COO Skretting, as Chief Innovation Officer to spearhead the innovation agenda.

Alltech recently conducted a survey of European feedstuffs from the 2013 harvest using their 37+? Program. In announcing the results, Alltech urged producers to protect their animals and their profits from the dangers of mycotoxins. The survey found that 100 percent of both wheat and corn samples analyzed contained mycotoxins, and furthermore that the presence of just one mycotoxin in a sample is the exception rather than the rule

True North salmon from Atlantic Canada and Maine is now certified to the Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) standards, allowing the company to offer three-star salmon. True North salmon is produced by Cooke Aquaculture Inc. - North America?s largest vertically integrated, independent salmon-farming company. Cooke has attained three-star BAP certification for its processing operations, its Northeast Nutrition Inc. feed mill and several salmon farm sites - with plans to add more farm sites, the Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) announce

The U.S. Senate passed the five-year 2014 Farm Bill, February 4, 2014, ending three years of deliberations. The bill has been sent to the President for signature. The American Feed Industry Association applauded the passage of the Bill.

A new study indicates that the in-feed delousing agent diflubenzuron is not damaging to cod

The government of South Korea and FAO have agreed to work closely together to promote responsible fishing and aquaculture in the developing world. The cooperation program will target technical assistance, policy advice, and capacity-building to developing countries

Aquaculture will provide close to two thirds of global food fish consumption by 2030 as catches from wild capture fisheries level off and demand from an emerging global middle class, especially in China, substantially increases. This is among the key findings of \"Fish to 2030: Prospects for Fisheries and Aquaculture,\" a collaboration between the World Bank, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), released today. The report highlights the extent of global trade in seafood which tends to flow heavily from developing to developed countries

From alligators to water gardens and fish to oysters, the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service new Aquaculture Fisheries and Pond Management website has those topics covered and more

Marine Harvest is the first vertically integrated aquaculture company to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange

Major changes in how the planet\'s marine resources are managed and used are needed to safeguard global food security and ensure the wellbeing of coastal and island countries, FAO Director-General Jos? Graziano da Silva told a group of high level policymakers meeting in Abu Dhabi.

EWOS has developed sophisticated health feeds that support farmed salmon through recovery from inflammatory diseases like pancreas disease (PD), heart skeletal muscle inflammation (HSMI) and cardio-myopathy syndrome (CMS). The results are improved growth and survival.

Mr Moses Amos has been appointed Director of SPC?s Fisheries, Aquaculture and Marine Ecosystems (FAME) Division. He will take up this position in SPC?s management team March 1, 2014

In a letter to the editor of Britain\'s The Independent newspaper,the Director General of IFFO,Andrew Mallison, expressed concerns about overfishing being cited as a reason for Rothamsted Research to develop genetically modified plants to produce oils normally found in fish.