University of Aberdeen researchers are to compare the effects on human health of eating farmed salmon fed two different diets. The scientists want to see whether feeding farmed fish a more sustainable feed containing more vegetable oils but less omega-3 fatty acids, and possibly other nutrients, has any impact on potential health benefits in those eating the fish.

The new BAP standards have a very wide scope and now apply to all types of production systems that raise finfish or crustaceans, with the exception of salmonids reared in cages, for which separate standards exist. This reflects a shift from the current species-specific BAP standards that are separately tailored for shrimp, tilapia, Pangasius and catfish. Deadline for Comments: Jan. 31, 2013

High mycotoxin contamination in US harvest plus first ever year-on-year drop in feed production projected for 2013, Alltech VP predicts

The European Food Safety Authority has concluded that a recent paper raising concerns about the potential toxicity of genetically modified (GM) maize NK603 and of a herbicide containing glyphosate is of insufficient scientific quality to be considered as valid for risk assessment

Nutreco announces today that it has signed an agreement to acquire 75% of the shares in Gisis S.A., the fish feed subsidiary of the Expalsa group

Standards-setting organization for aquaculture seafood, The Global Aquaculture Alliance, has chosen GAA board member Jeff Fort to serve as its new chief financial officer

Staniford's claims against Mainstream found to be defamatory, malicious - but judge rules he should succeed on his defense of fair comment because he believed in what he said

A project will examine the commercial viability of the use of marine derived peptones in the production of high value products through the use of fermentation

European Union takes the lead in three-year initiative to better understand the role of aquaculture in food security in poor countries

Hung Vuong Panga (HVG), Vietnam’s leading pangasius fish exporter, has invested $3.56million (approx.) to add to aquafeed capacity to meet the demand of its subsidiaries

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) will next week deliver its preliminary review of a new study which states concerns over the potential toxicity of a herbicide containing glyphosate and of glyphosate-tolerant GM maize NK603

The Institute of Feed Education and Research (IFEEDER) has named Jim Sullivan, Ph.D., as the first executive director of the charitable foundation, which seeks to sustain the future of food and feed production through education and research.

According to a new report, Fisheries of the United States 2011, 91 percent of seafood consumed in the U.S. was imported, up five percent from 2010. Almost half of imported seafood comes from aquaculture, or farmed seafood. America’s aquaculture industry currently meets less than five percent of U.S. seafood demand, producing primarily oysters, clams, mussels, and some finfish, including salmon

The first animal feeding trial studying the lifetime effects of exposure to Roundup tolerant GM maize, and Roundup, the world's best-selling weedkiller, shows that levels currently considered safe can cause tumors and multiple organ damage and lead to premature death in laboratory rats, according to research published online by the scientific journal Food and Chemical Toxicology

At a farewell symposium and reception on September 19, 2012, Mr Henk Bleker, the Dutch State Secretary for Agriculture, stepped forward to appoint retiring Nutreco Chief Executive Officer Wout Dekker as an Officer of the Order of Oranje-Nassau. The honour, which is granted by the Royal Household of the Netherlands, is given in recognition of special merit in society in the way the recipient has carried out his or her activities

For the next four years, the IDREEM consortium will develop tools and methods to help the European aquaculture industry adopt more environmentally and economically efficient practices using Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture

Centre will play a leading role in the delivery of pioneering oxygenation systems as industry shifts from sea cages to land-based sites

The “Velella” Research Project will receive national, primetime acclaim on Monday, September 17, in an episode of “Alien Deep”, the National Geographic series starring Bob Ballard, deep sea explorer and Titanic discoverer. The episode of “Alien Deep” is titled “Inner vs. Outer Space” and airs at 8 p.m. ET

Charoen Pokphand Group (CP) employs over 280,000 people in fifteen countries and generates over US$33 Billion annually

50 years have passed since a small group of entrepreneurial Danish fish farmers started Dansk Ørredfoder, which later became BioMar. This was celebrated at the AQUA 2012 Aquaculture Conference in Prague, where BioMar invited the more than 2000 researchers, fish farmers and other stakeholders from the aquaculture industry present at the conference to share a giant birthday cake