Based on over 7,000 samples collected by 21 European countries between 1999 and 2008.The European Food Safety Authority concluded the highest average levels of dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs in relation to fat content were observed for liver and liver products from animals. The highest average levels in relation to total product weight were for fish liver and products derived from fish liver. In animal feed, the highest average levels were found in fish oil

The NGO, Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP), has published a sustainability league table of the principal fisheries used for the production of fishmeal and fish oil

NOAA will hold six listening sessions in April and May to hear recommendations from the public that will help the agency develop a new national policy for sustainable marine aquaculture

The immediate crisis for Desert Lake Technologies may have passed but there are serious long term implications for the U.S. shrimp industry

New features include extensive references on the use of animal and plant protein ingredients in aquaculture feeds and links to technical documents

Analysis of pharmaceuticals used for Norwegian farmed fish in 2009 did not reveal residues of illegally used pharmaceuticals, or levels of legally used pharmaceuticals above the set limits. The surveillance therefore shows that the use of pharmaceuticals for fish farming has not affected seafood safety

El Niño is expected to continue at least through the Northern Hemisphere spring 2010

Inhibition of myostatin results in fish with 'six-pack abs'

Grant allows research into a nutritional composition for a feed for farmed Atlantic salmon reared in high seawater temperatures

HQ Sustainable Maritime Industries, Inc., announced the addition of Dr. Kevin M. Fitzsimmons, to the Company's Board of Directors, effective March 8, 2010

The Center for Tropical and Subtropical Aquaculture (CTSA) has announced its request for pre-proposals for its FY2010 funding cycle. The deadline to submit a two-page pre-proposal is April 16, 2010

Skretting will invest EUR 20 million to upgrade and expand the capacity of its fish feed plant in Tasmania, Australia

National Platform for Austria; new Chairman of FEFANA Denmark

10th Sustainability Report and Feeding the Future booklet published

U.S. Feed mills must notify the Environmental Protection Agency by May 5, 2010 if they handle chromium and manganese at levels equal to or exceeding threshold levels of new national emission standard

Version 2.0 of the Compound Feed Manufacturing Standard has been launched as part of GLOBALG.A.P´s range of standards complementary to the Integrated Farm Assurance standard for livestock and aquaculture

The European Parliament has voted on and approved nutrition claims for omega-3s that will allow companies to claim their products are either a Source of omega-3 fatty acids or contain High omega-3 fatty acids

Molecules from seaweed extracts and natural clays help adsorbing the harmful toxins which are found in animal feed. The resulting new product has a huge potential market worldwide as a completely natural alternative to the formerly-used antibiotics, which are now prohibited from this use in the European Union

Russia’s new Food Security Doctrine includes a call for more efficient use of aquatic biological resources in Russia, including the development of industrial aquaculture

Fish farming can help to meet growing demand for fish products without harming the environment, but to succeed, it has to guarantee quality and also win political support, MEPs and guest speakers agreed at a public hearing. Fish farmers need political determination, clear rules, a level playing field, and a trustworthy labeling system, urged their representatives