The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council votes in favor of fish farms

BAP Program Celebrates 200th Facility

Salmon of the Americas blog defends the industry from attacks authored by the media and environmental activists and set the record straight about the industry

The World WIldlife Fund will co-found the Aquaculture Stewardship Council with the aim of eventually taking possession of the global standards for responsible seafood farming

India sees fish production of over 6.8 million tonnes

An online course in aquaculture will be launched by the University of St Andrews, Scotland, and The Fish Site this week

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued three guidances designed to help ensure the safety of FDA-regulated products in the supply chain

U.S. Agricultural Research Service scientists are testing the feasibility of using floating vegetation to remove nutrients from aquaculture wastewater

Labeled product available at Swiss SushiZen restaurant chain

Initial lease in the Mississippi River Delta Aquaculture Lease Program executed

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a final guidance for industry on the regulation of genetically engineered (GE) animals under the new animal drug provisions of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA). The guidance, titled "The Regulation of Genetically Engineered Animals Containing Heritable rDNA Constructs," clarifies the FDA's statutory and regulatory authority, and provides recommendations to producers of GE animals to help them meet their obligations and responsibilities under the law

Friend of the Sea Technical Committee approves changes to criteria to include a minimum 20% Yearly Carbon Footprint reduction

A bid by some of the largest grocery chains in the United States, to stop a class action lawsuit alleging they failed to warn consumers of the presence of artificial coloring in farm-raised salmon, violating State Law, has failed

Good aquaculture no more damaging to biodiversity than other food production systems, BioScience article says

Progress on platform to promote technical and economic excellence as the basis for the leadership potential of European aquaculture at a global level

In just one year, the cod at the National Cod Breeding Centre, Norway, are already five months ahead of their fellow species from the previous year

A common analytical method for all phytase sources has been developed as a tool to quantify phytase products in feed samples

Serious ethical, legal, and financial allegations raised

Initial focus will be on converting aquaculture farm ponds to commercial algae farm systems

China aquaculture up three percent this year