The first trial production of tilapia feed took place at the new BioMar factory in Costa Rica May 17, 2012

New legislation on aquaculture and freshwater fisheries will be introduced in autumn 2012

Alligator farmers could grow bigger alligators faster and with less cost based on feeding studies conducted at the LSU AgCenter Aquaculture Research Station

National Organic Standards Board to review substances petitioned for addition to the National List

Sensationalized news report overplays antibiotic use, GAA says

Bob Rosenberry, the man behind Shrimp News International, announced his retirement on Monday, May 21, 2012, with immediate effect.

CME Group announced measures to help commercial market participants prepare to transition to expanded electronic trading hours for CBOT grain and oilseed futures and options on CME Globex. CME Group will now offer expanded market access to a variety of CBOT futures and options 21 hours per day, pending CFTC certification

ASAIM Aquaculture Local Coordinator in Vietnam, Mr. Vo Van Binh and ASAIM Marine Specialist, Mr. Hsiang Pin Lan, have made progress in North Vietnam in discussing future cooperation between the National Breeding Center and ASAIM to improve the production and quality of fingerlings in the area using ASAIM recommended aquaculture technology and management

Fermentation methods could predigest the toxins and anti-nutrients in plant protein food, making it easier for the fish to absorb and maintain overall good health. It will help resolve current technical limitations of the product and address the concerns about overfishing and food shortage in the years to come

Four aquaculture projects have gained approval for funding from the Ministry for Primary Industries’ Sustainable Farming Fund (SFF)

Scotland is now ISA-free: movement restrictions for infectious salmon anaemia on fish farms in the south west Shetland mainland area are to be revoked

From today, Canadian farmed fish can be certified organic - but not everyone is happy

Scott Robertson has joined BioMar as Business Development Director for Asia. Scott has extensive experience of living and working in Asia and he as a solid background from 15 years in the aquaculture industry

Despite low salmon prices Cermaq reported an EBIT pre fair value of NOK 101 million and a return on capital employed of 16.6 percent. EWOS increased its volumes by 40 percent compared with last year, resulting in an EBIT of NOK 62 million. Good performance in Chile was the main contributor to an EBIT pre fair value for Mainstream of NOK 60 million.

Algae drifting towards coastline of Shandong province threatens fish farms and fisheries

The recent trend by ethanol plants to extract commercially valuable oils from DDGS is yielding a product with significantly lower oil/fat content prompted Japan to require reduced oil/fat DDGS be tested and re-registered as a new product

National Algae Association has opened its new Testing Center. This first-of-its-kind initiative has been on-going as a part of NAA's algae production incubator program to assist new algae start-up companies interesting in testing their commercial photobioreactors, harvesting and extraction systems before entering the algae production industry

The Ocean Stewards Institute applauded a decision by a Federal judge to grant summary judgment to NOAA in a lawsuit over a permit issued for aquaculture research in the open ocean

The inaugural Australasian Aquaculture Awards sponsored by the Global Aquaculture Alliance Best Aquaculture Practices (GAA-BAP) certification program at Australasian Aquaculture 2012 recognized individuals and businesses that apply innovative and sustainable practices that will have lasting impacts on Australasian aquaculture over the next 10 years

New varieties of the safflower plant containing the world’s highest levels of valuable oleic acid are in the pipeline for Australian grain growers thanks to breakthrough research at CSIRO