he U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the availability of a draft document describing the type of information it recommends that companies provide when they submit a food additive petition for substances intended for use in animal food. Under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, FDA must approve food additives before they can be used in animal food

Located two hours drive from Aller Aqua A/S in Christiansfeld, Denmark, the trial station consists of several recirculating aquaculture systems, ultra-modern laboratories for nutrient and trace element analysis, as well as equipment to target physiological and molecular issues.

The Global Aquaculture Alliance will recognize renowned shrimp pathologist Dr. Donald Lightner with a Lifetime Achievement Award at its GOAL 2013 conference in Paris, France, the organization announced. He will accept the award on Wednesday, Oct. 9

The Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) division of the Global Aquaculture Alliance has added Food Certification International Ltd. (FCI) to its team of BAP-approved third-party certification bodies. In a service agreement between the two organizations, FCI will conduct auditing and certification activities for aquaculture farms, hatcheries, processing plants and feed mills that apply for BAP certification

The second—and final—public comment period for the draft standards for Seriola and Cobia aquaculture is underway. Your comments are invited.

The use of garlic to fend off vampires has been well embedded in the minds of most thanks to a number of recent cinematic releases. However, there may be some fact beneath all that fiction for fish, where dietary supplementation with garlic has been shown to keep fanged parasites at bay

Lt. Governor Sue Ellspermann Wednesday presented the Indiana Agrivision Award to Jay County businessman Norman McCowan. The award recognizes a member of the Indiana agriculture community for demonstration, vision, innovation and leadership in their field

The Global Aquaculture Alliance will recognize aquaculture pioneer Bjørn Myrseth with a Lifetime Achievement Award at its GOAL 2013 conference in Paris, France, the organization announced in late August

EWOS sold 250 thousand tonnes of fish feed in second quarter 2013, a decrease of four percent compared to second quarter 2012

Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), namely DHA and EPA, have been linked to a 35 percent lower risk of cardiovascular deathin older adults and may also benefit people of all ages, according to recent scientific research. This includes helping reduce brain damage in infants after stroke, increase math scores in teenagers and boost memory in young adults. These and other findings are summarized in the August 2013 PUFA Newsletter for health professionals

Fisheries NSW is seeking Expressions of Interest from potential research partners interested in commercial finfish production. The Partner would have the demonstrated ability to construct and operate a fish farm and would be required to work closely with researchers

The FDA Animal Feed Safety System (AFSS) Team has developed an easy to use web page for information about safe feed. The page brings together links to information published by the agency related to feed manufacturing.

Business focused on bringing value and efficiency to feed production in Asia-Pacific

Aller Aqua has recently been audited and achieved ASC-compliance. This means that Aller Aqua lives up to the criteria set out by the ASC (Aquaculture Stewardship Council – an independent non-profit organization co-founded by WWF and The Sustainable Trade Initiative). This ensures that the fish farmers who want to sell ASC-certified fish can use Aller Aqua’s trout feed, and document the certification

An EU-funded project SEAT (\'Sustainable Trade in Ethical Aquaculture\') is building up an understanding of new Asian aquatic food chains - and looking into their sustainability. The international team\'s research covered the top four aquaculture products making their way into European shops and restaurants: tilapia, pangasius, shrimp and prawns.

Grays Harbor College, Aberdeen Washington, USA, is holding an online auction of surplus items from their Aquaculture Center

The official opening of the newly built aquafeed plant took place in Honduras on Saturday 10 August. The plant is a joint venture between Nutreco/Skretting, Gisis Ecuador and Regal Springs. The new plant will produce feed for the Regal Springs’ tilapia farming activities in Honduras as well as shrimp feed for the local and export market

The group, representing 70% of the global farmed salmon industry, commits to sustainability leadership initiative as a path towards significant change

SEAFARE will hold a workshop in October 2013 in Seville, Spain to facilitate the transfer of knowledge generated from the project to interested parties. Project offers significant potentialto positively impact policy, industry and society

For the first time scientists have been able to develop a completely vegetarian diet that works for marine fish raised in aquaculture.