These products and any products made with them may have been exposed to human fecal waste and are potentially contaminated with norovirus

55th FEFAC Annual General Meeting: EU feed industry calls for proactive market management and GM approvals to ensure competitive supply of feedstuffs to the EU livestock sector

The Salmon Aquaculture Dialogue announced the completion of global standards for salmon farming. The voluntary standards are the result of a comprehensive multi-stakeholder process that sought innovative approaches to addressing the industry’s environmental and social impacts. The Dialogue is handing over the standards to the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC), which will oversee certification of farms

Omega Protein Corporation the leading vertically integrated producer of omega-3 fish oil and specialty fish meal products in the USA, today announced an update on its fishing efforts as of the close of business on June 8, 2012, the end of the 8th week of the company's 2012 fishing season.

Project will investigate the potential of seaweed and mussels to serve as raw materials for the feed industry and for consumption

IFFO (the International Fishmeal and Fish Oil Organisation) is backing an initiative by one of its members, the Compañía Pesquera Camanchaca (Camanchaca), which aims to teach fishermen the art of environmental stewardship, better protecting marine animals including dolphins, sea turtles and sharks

A new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report recommends Congress should consider repealing provisions of the Farm Bill assigning USDA responsibility for catfish inspection

A constant multi-stakeholder dialogue is necessary to harmonize environmental footprinting methodologies

Corporation to invest US$ 100 million a year over 15 years to expand fishing potential; plans to invest huge sums into research and hatcheries.

Blue Ocean Mariculture has completed its acquisition of the hatchery and offshore mariculture assets of Kona Blue Water Farms. This is the final step in Blue Ocean Mariculture’s transition to becoming the exclusive producer of premium, sashimi-grade Kampachi in Hawaii. The two-year transition from Kona Blue to Blue Ocean involved recapitalizing the business and rebuilding the Hawaiian Kampachi biomass inventory

The outgoing CEO of Norwegian passenger and freight line, Hurtigruten, Olav Fjell, has been elected as the new chairman of the Board of Directors of the food research institute Nofima. Fjell, who holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration, has previously served as CEO of Statoil, Kongsberg Våpenfabrikk and Postbanken. He also has a number of board positions in Norwegian industry

The Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP) said Nicotinamide is safe for the target animals with a margin of safety that is at least 10 times the requirements and use levels

The Food and Drug Administration today announced the publication of a Request for Applications for grants to support the development of new animal drugs intended for minor species or minor uses in major species.

Dr. Chad Risley was recently named the American Feed Industry Association’s 2012 Members of the Year. AFIA's Member of the Year award is given to an individual who exhibited amazing support in helping the association achieve its goals and objectives over the previous year. Dr. Risley received the honor because of his work and dedication to the feed industry, which was bestowed during the recent annual meeting of AFIA’s Board of Directors

An international team of researchers has sequenced nearly the entire genetic material of the sea louse. The Institute of Marine Research has given the world open access to this research source, which could enable the aquaculture industry to develop new and more effective medicines to combat this plague.

The Omani government is in the process of setting up a national company to spearhead the development of a new aquaculture-based industry in the Sultanate

The FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) has issues a reminder to industry about the labeling and safe use requirements for ethoxyquin, an approved food additive used in animal feed

Nutreco CEO Wout Dekker will handover to Knut Nesse on August 1, 2012; Viggo Halseth nominated for appointment as Executive Board member

The Center for Tropical and Subtropical Aquaculture (CTSA) requests pre-proposals for applied research that addresses problems and opportunities in the regional aquaculture industry

The actions of anti-salmon farming activists who continue to disregard biosecurity measures are putting salmon farms and jobs at risk. Mainstream Canada employees and contractors who were disposing of IHN-infected fish from Dixon Bay farm in Port Alberni were harassed by anti-salmon farming activists Tuesday morning. Some of them violated biosecurity protocols in place at the offload and disposal site