A new specialist feed ingredient conference will take place as part of the Feed Ingredients & Additives Asia Pacific exhibition, in Bangkok, Thailand, March 5, 2008

Jose Villalon to Manage WWF's Growing Aquaculture Program

The increasing use of plant ingredients in fish feeds can lead to exposure to higher levels of contaminants such as the pesticide endosulfan. NIFES is investigating the impact of endosulfan in feed on fish health

Abstract submission, including Special Sessions, extended to 1 September

The Asian Fisheries Society/Kanazawa endowment is soliciting applications from Asian nationals for a Research Grant to pursue research leading to a Ph.D. degree in a university in Asia

The Food and Drug Administration has issued final regulations, in response to the Minor Use and Minor Species Animal Health Act of 2004 (MUMS act)

Seafood imported into Australia will now be tested for a range of antibiotics, including flouroquinolones, quinolones and penicillins

Hosted by the Integrated Aquaculture International and the Brunei Department of Fisheries, this 3-day seminar and workshop This program is designed for participants with a wide range of disease expertise. No in-depth knowledge of shrimp disease is necessary. All are welcome and encouraged to attend

BAP certification standards that have been implemented at dozens of shrimp-processing plants in Asia and Central America are evolving into standards to be applied by processors of all types of farmed seafood

Integrated Aquaculture International has announced additions to its team of experts

William H. Gingerich recognized for work in development of data for the approval of new animal drugs for aquaculture

Former Shur-Gain goes to Cooke Aquaculture as Nutreco finalizes acquisition of the Canadian Animal Nutrition business from Maple Leaf Foods

Chinese feed manufacturer TongWei is to build a 300,000 tonnes/pa aquafeed facility in the Tien Giang province of Vietnam

A new fact sheet by scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey's Western Fisheries Research Center describes the best methods for resource managers and others to detect and confirm a new and virulent strain of viral hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS) virus in fish, including popular game fish and bait fish

The European Food Safety Authority has issued a statement on the fate of recombinant DNA or proteins in the meat, milk or eggs of animals fed with GM feed

European Food Safety Authority report indicates an association between large-scale beef cattle production using hormones, and undesirable effects in wild fish species living in rivers that are exposed to waste water originating from these farms

Re-evaluate fishmeal in light of renewed market competitiveness, IFFO says

Recent food scares prove weaknesses in food safety systems around the world

VHS Surveillance Funding Denied by OMB

National Aquaculture Association President Dr. Randy MacMillan, representing the US aquaculture industry, provided testimony and later answered questions from committee members