A landmark video released today calls into question erroneous claims of salmon extinction in British Columbia

Salmon that receive insufficient zinc in the early stages of life can develop short and malformed vertebrae, trials carried out by Nofima Marin show

Nutreco hosted a Capital Markets Day in Italy on Wednesday, October 6, 2010, with a site visit to its aquafeed plant and its recently inaugurated premix plant in Mozzecane

At least 30% of the fish sold as Wild Alaskan are in fact farmed in hatcheries. Twenty five percent of the total harvest is Pink salmon that have been hatchery raised and the figure rises to 54% of the Pink harvest

Around 25% of Britons have stopped eating fish, Callander McDowell suggests

The Provimi Group has reached an agreement to acquire NASSA, a leading swine and shrimp feed producer in Mexico

Dr Paul Eckhard Witten was appointed Manager of the Health Department at Skretting Aquaculture Research Centre in Stavanger with effect from 1 October 2010

ZBI is studying the nutritional requirements of newly hatched marine finfish while simultaneously exploring creative manufacturing methods in pursuit of producing a superior alternative to live feeds

FAO guidelines mark the first time animal welfare, environmental issues and socio-economic aspects have been subjected to compliance or certification

Researchers use a biological weapon to fight salmon parasite

Trout capable of reproducing in warm water have been bred in Russia

Ten years ago Skretting saw an opportunity in an emerging aquaculture industry in Turkey. It set up a business to import and distribute fish feeds. The business grew and in 2009 Skretting built a feed plant in Güllük to serve these markets. The first feeds were delivered in September 2009 and by June 2010 the plant was running at full capacity

Just half of the 113 omega-3 products to undergo quality checks in a research project could be analysed with approved analytical tools. Consequently, the quality of the remaining oils on the market remains unknown

Caviar from world’s largest sturgeon aquaculture farms certified as sustainable

Ewos Norway announced record feed production for the month of August of more than 74,000 tons

A U.S. Grains Council (USGC) distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS) fish feeding trial in Japan recently concluded with favorable results both in lower input costs and equal or greater quality fish meat

FAO National Aquaculture Sector Overview (NASO) map collection uses “Google Maps and Google Earth” technology to assist FAO member countries to inventory and monitor aquaculture

The Food and Drug Administration has awarded an additional grant to support the development of new animal drugs intended for minor species or minor uses in major species

GM failures applied to labelling requirements rather than unauthorized GM feed varieties

For the first time, a fisheries organisation is engaging a dedicated campaigner and lawyer to focus solely on just one key issue: to move the fish farming industry towards environmental sustainability