A representative of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) described Canada?s aquaculture industry as invaluable to future global food security at the same time a new report highlighted that simply boosting seafood consumption to levels recommended by Canada\'s Food Guide could save thousands of lives each year

Three standards-setting organizations - Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA), Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) and GLOBALG.A.P. have laid down the common sourcing requirements for fishmeal and fish oil

After seven years as executive director of the Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA), Wally Stevens will be transitioning to a leadership role with the Responsible Aquaculture Foundation (RAF), a charitable organization established by GAA under Stevens? leadership to offer education and training in support of responsible aquaculture.

A pilot project aims to assess the potential of breeding and growing brown trout in sea pens in the Falklands

Statistics Norway reports that In 2012, a total of 1.3 million tonnes of slaughtered farmed fish were sold, which is a new record. The corresponding first hand value came to NOK 30 billion.

BASF has increased prices for Vitamin E and A products for animal nutrition globally and with immediate effect.

Livelihoods and food security at risk ? FAO calls for $24 million for immediate intervention. How to donate to relief agencies

According to the survey, conducted by the \'Great Place to Work Institute?, EWOS Chile is once again ranked among the best companies to work for in Chile

Skretting Australia is assisting its key customer Tassal to fulfil its ambition of becoming one of the world?s first salmon companies to achieve full ASC-certification for all its operations. Through a close working relationship with WWF, Skretting Australia is ensuring that the information provided with its feeds is compliant to the level of detail that the ASC Standard demands

Eleven students from four different countries were recently awarded the coveted Diploma of the renowned Swiss Institute of Feed Technology (SFT) in Uzwil, Switzerland. The 32nd Specialist Course in Feed Manufacturing Technology was held in German. This year?s best in class came from Russia

PY Maju Trading Ltd will invest approximately US$60,000 in an aquafeed plant to stabilize feed prices

Torleif Abrahamsen has been awarded the Medal for Long and Faithful Service to Skretting AS by the Royal Society for Development

November 1 marks a new chapter for aquafeed company EWOS. With Altor Fund III (Altor) and Bain Capital as its new owners, EWOS is now an independent company prepared for strong growth

Ridley Aqua-Feed has recently employed Dr. Matt Briggs as their project Manager for the commercialization of NovacqTM. Matt Briggs has 30 years aquaculture experience and a PhD in shrimp culture from the Institute of Aquaculture, Scotland, and has worked worldwide in research, development, training and managing shrimp breeding, larval rearing and grow-out projects for international NGOs (including FAO & NACA) and private companies

Skretting?s Canadian fish feed mills in Vancouver, British Columbia and St. Andrews, New Brunswick, have been successfully recertified under the Global Aquaculture Alliance, Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) standard. BAP certification is recognition for Skretting?s strong focus and commitment to sustainability and forms part of their Sustainable Economic Aquafeeds (SEA) program

Scientists are closing in on the perfect feed for labrids.

The Joint Research Council is releasing a reference material that will facilitate the implementation of the new Commission regulation that re-authorized the use of processed animal proteins (PAPs) derived from non-ruminant farmed animals (i.e. mainly from pigs and poultry) in fish feed earlier this year

EWOS Canada Ltd.?s Surrey, British Columbia, feed mill has obtained Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification, allowing Mainstream Canada and Skuna Bay Vancouver Island Craft Raised Salmon to be among the salmon suppliers that offer three-star salmon, the Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) announced in late October

The Centre for Feed Technology, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, ForTek, has qualified for ISO-9001 certification - the first publicly available feed technology centre in Norway to achieve this certification

Using Baltic Sea fish in local aquafeed would enable the recycling of marine nutrients and eliminate the need for fish feed imports. This is one of the recommendations jointly drawn up by the Finnish Game and Fisheries Research Institute and the Finnish Environment Institute for the promotion and coordination of fishing, fish farming and other methods of exploiting the marine environment and resources in the Archipelago Sea