SOC members will be tasked with overseeing the further development and updating of GAA’s Best Aquaculture Practices standards

Both higher fish consumption and longer breastfeeding are linked to better physical and cognitive development in infants, according to a study of mothers and infants from Denmark

CFP does not encourage responsible behavior by either fishermen or politicians. The management tools we use reward narrow-minded, short-term decision making, which has now undermined the sustainability of our fisheries, Commissioner Borg said

The EUropean FEed TEchnology Center will support EU feed innovation

The common carp is the third most important farmed fish species in the world. However, serious diseases such as Koi herpes virus (KHV) threaten farming in many countries. Nofima and their partners in the EU project EUROCARP have found that this disease is highly heritable and can be effectively fought by selective breeding

Anders Trømborg is the new Marketing Manager at Nofima Marine, and will work with the sales and marketing of R&D projects in the area of aquaculture and fisheries

Copper ions diffused out from a brass plate into a fish tank filled with seawater killed 99.99% of the Vibrio food poisoning bacteria contaminating the living fish and shellfish within 40 hours

The American Feed Industry Association provided comments about the benefits of its Safe Feed/Safe Food Certification Program to the Food and Drug Administration this week

Using advanced genetic technologies Australian scientists have been able to selectively breed fast-growing, high-health shrimp

NOAA grant will allow UNH to research technologies for reducing damage to offshore cages by marine organisms and to develop new depth control technologies for optimizing fish feeding, metabolism, stress reduction and growth

Øyvind Haugland studied inflammatory reactions in salmon for his doctorate, and in particular how the ingredients of newer feed sources influence these reactions

CP Vietnam Livestock Company plans vannamei hatchery in Thua Thien-Hue province

Researchers have developed semi-purified and purified dry feeds that promote high rates of growth and survivorship of sea urchins in the laboratory at levels that exceed field populations

Standards Australia has released the draft Australian Standard for Organic and Biodynamic Products for public comment. Once finalized, the Australian Standard for Organic and Biodynamic Products will establish one uniform standard to address industry and government needs and consumer uncertainty around marketing and labeling claims on organic products. Comments are requested by September 22, 2008.

A boat towing a fish cage is business as usual on fish farms. But a cage towing a boat?

Probiotics hold promise for lobster farming

High feed prices and low live-fish prices this year are forcing U.S. catfish producers to evaluate their operations and future plans, and many are calling it quits

Cargill to open SPF shrimp hatchery in Pahang, Malaysia

The theme for Aqua Vision 2008 is ‘Know the fundamentals — Create your future’

Aug. 1, 2008, signified the opening of International Feed Expo and International Poultry Expo pre-registration and hotel services. Originating in 1949, AFIA’s Expo has grown into the largest animal feed and ingredient show in the world