NOAA launches website to give consumers the facts before they purchase

Bergen Marine Research Cluster has been established. Around 700 scientific positions are being brought together to solve regional, national and global challenges in climate, environment and resources, technology and health

The US-EU dispute over agricultural biotechnology risks erupting again as the extended deadline for the EU to come into compliance with a WTO panel ruling of September 2006 expired on January 11, 2008

National Fisheries Institute says article in New York Times is alarmist, special interest-driven journalism and should be treated with extreme skepticism

The 10th World Tuna Trade Conference & Exhibition will be held in Bangkok, Thailand, from 28-30 May 2008 at the Bangkok Convention Centre at CentralWorld

Experts believe that nanotechnology products could have a substantial impact on the food and feed sector in the future, offering benefits for industry and the consumer. EFSA’s Scientific Committee is preparing an initial Opinion on the need for specific risk assessment approaches for nanotechnology applications in the field of food and feed

Nutreco's fish feed subsidiary, Skretting, has bought Nelson and Sons, Inc., the manufacturer of Silver Cup fish feed for EUR 11 million

FEFANA, the EU Feed Additives and Premixtures Association, has launched informative web pages on the feed additives authorization consortia

The first Feed Ingredients and Additives Asia Pacific (FIAAP) conference will hold strong interest for the aquafeed sector, with several papers dealing specifically with aquafeed-related issues.

The Organic Trade Association (OTA) issued a statement emphasizingthat meat, milk and other products produced from cloned animals will not be able to be sold as organic in the United States.

Commodity shipping rates from United States drop13% - 41% since hitting record highs in November

Aquaculture Europe 2008 - Resources management, will be held September 15-18, 2008, in Krakow, Poland. Submission of high quality oral and poster presentations is invited. The deadline for submission is fast approaching

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is launching a public consultation on its draft scientific opinion on the implications of animal cloning on food safety, animal health and welfare and the environment

The U.S. FDA has concluded that meat and milk from clones of cattle, swine, and goats, and the offspring of all clones, are as safe to eat as food from conventionally bred animals

Nutreco has acquired the largest extruded feed factory in Japan

January 15 is the final day to qualify for early booking discounts to Aquafeed Horizons Asia and Feed Ingredients & Additives Asia Pacific conferences

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has released in Rome a new report of a joint feed expert consultation that occurred in October 2007

Charoen Pokphand Foods (CPF) is to build an 80 thousand tonne per year shrimp feed mill on India's west coast

You are invited to provide input to define technology gaps that constrain the development of commercial marine aquaculture in the United States

The Global Aquaculture Alliance has extended the public comment period for its revised Best Aquaculture Practices standards development process to February 29