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

“Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) has been working behind closed doors with members of the salmon farming industry to develop a standard that would allow net-cage salmon farms in Canada to be certified as “organic” – so says the Farmed And Dangerous website, and it urges visitors to take action

HowMuchFish.com expansion claims to give fish lovers the internet's only balanced risk assessment

The Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification program has added a new company to its international team of auditing bodies

Food commodities markets will remain more volatile in years ahead and the international community will need to develop appropriate ways of dealing with that, a top FAO official said

Brazilian researchers will develop a database on nutritional requirements and feed composition, as well as a specific tool for the formulation of aquafeeds

The American Feed Industry Association and the European Union Association of Specialty Feed Ingredients and their Mixtures announced FAMI-QS/International Safe Feed/Safe Food certificate, the affiliate program for the FAMI-QS program in the United States