Cawthron Institute has boosted its science and aquaculture capability with the appointment of senior scientist Dr Jacquie Reed as its new head of aquaculture

After three years of research and development the company has closed the life cycle of sea cucumber

NOAA has released its draft Five-Year Research and Development (R&D) Plan for public comment, to be accepted from May 3 – June 3, 2013. NOAA is seeking public input on the plan because your input is important to setting the course for R&D at NOAA in the coming years

The Board of Directors of Cermaq recommends that the shareholders of Cermaq support the proposed transaction with Copeinca ASA. The company said acquiring Copeinca would yield up to 10 percent productivity improvement for Ewos clients and ensure the correct content of marine Omega-3 in the fish.

Seaweed Energy Solutions AS (SES) has reached an agreement to acquire 100 percent of Denmark\'s Seaweed Seed Supply AS, a move that sharply reinforces SES\' position as Europe\'s leading player in large-scale seaweed cultivation for renewable energy and other uses, including feed

A bill has been introduced that would require the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to report more information on the annual sales of antibiotics for animal use. The Antimicrobial Data Collection Act, would also give the agency a deadline to finalize policies proposed last year to eliminate the use of antibiotics for growth promotion purposes in meat production

De Heus LLC (Vietnam), a part of Netherlands headquartered Royal De Heus, has started up its expansion to its aquafeed mill in Vinh Long. This $8 million expansion increases mill capacity from 30,000 tons a year to 100,000 tons a year. It will help to strengthen the position of De Heus in the aquafeed market and will serve the fast growing aquaculture market in the Mekong Delta, producing feeds for pangasius, tilapia,snake head fish and fingerlings

Following Marine Harvest\'s takeover offer for Cermaq, Marine Harvest has sent Cermaq shareholders an open letter with the intention of presenting two alternatives – the creation of a world-leading Norwegian seafood company or an acquisition of Copeinca

The AgriProtein solution collects biodegradable waste, feeds it to flies that in turn produce larvae that are ground into protein to provide a more ecologically friendly, naturally occurring type of animal feed

Now that EMS causative agent is known more research is urgently needed to have a better understanding of how the disease spreads from farm to farm and implement appropriate countermeasures. FAO is engaging with partners to organize a concerted, inter-regional effort to address the disease

University of Stirling Institute of Aquaculture announces passing of aquaculture pioneer

After months of investigation by a research team led by Donald Lighter at the University of Arizona, USA, the elusive pathogen causing early mortality syndrome (EMS), an emerging shrimp disease in Southeast Asia more technically known as acute hepatopancreatic necrosis syndrome(AHPNS), has been identifie

Cermaq has issued a statement on Marine Harvest\\\'s conditional, unsolicited takeover offer for all of the outstanding shares of Cermaq ASA. Marine Harvests potential offer is conditional upon the Cermaq shareholders deciding not to carry out the Copeinca transaction. Cermaq said it fundamentally disagrees with Marine Harvest\\\'s views as to the merits of this transaction and reiterates that it continues to believe firmly in the strategic rationale for and attractiveness to Cermaq of the Copeinca acquisition

To boost the development of EU aquaculture, the European Commission has issued strategic guidelines. The Guidelines do not create new legal obligations, but present a series of voluntary steps that Member States, the Commission, and stakeholders can take to promote an industry that is economically, socially and environmentally sustainable and provides consumers with healthy, high-quality seafood

Fish farm giant Marine Harvest announced today it\'s intention to buy rival Cermaq on condition that Cermaq drops Peruvian fishmeal firm Copeinca. The vision for the merged companies is a protein company emphasizing feed, farming and value-added processing; moving away from the traditional raw materials role of Norwegian companies

Full ownership of Hendrix Misr offers Skretting a good base to expand its activities in the world\'s second largest tilapia producing country

The President has increased the fiscal year 2014 request for aquaculture research funding at NOAA

The American Soybean Association (ASA) and the Soy Aquaculture Alliance (SAA) joined in welcoming the announcement of the White House’s National Ocean Policy Implementation Plan

The Royal House of Norway has announced that H.M. King Harald of Norway has decorated Wout Dekker as Commander in the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit for his contribution to Norwegian aquaculture

The AQUAMED project, which supports the sustainable development of aquaculture in the Mediterranean region, has made significant progress towards its goal of establishing a Multi-Stakeholder Platform (MSHP) in the Mediterranean