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

On the Scottish Salmon Farming Industry's Decision to Publish Online Monthly Escape Figures

Trade association emphasized the environmental and economic imperative for the development of U.S. aquaculture in the open ocean

European livestock sector under threat from import bans

Specialized recruitment service for aquafeed and aquaculture launched

Americans ate 16.5 pounds of fish and shellfish per person in 2006, a two percent increase over the 2005 consumption figure of 16.2 pounds, according to a study released by NOAA Fisheries Service. The increase brings seafood consumption up to slightly under the 2004 record of 16.6 pounds

Advanced BioNutrition Corp. has announced the launch of AquaGrow for Shrimp, which makes it possible for shrimp feed manufacturers to produce feeds for the first time that comprise ingredients that are 100 percent sustainable in origin

Without unanimous adoption by the states, uniformity in state feed legislation may be severely jeopardized, said animal feed body

The National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) is partnering with Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, and Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kan., in offering two education and training programs for the commercial feed industry

The European Parliament adopted a report calling on the Commission and the Council to lift the ban on feeding fishmeal and fish oil to ruminants, stresses "there is no scientific evidence to support a total ban on fishmeal on the grounds that it may transmit BSE or other TSEs"

The preliminary program has been announced and registration opened for Aquafeed Horizons '08 technical workshop; generous early registration discounts available now

Bill will give NOAA authority to regulate and monitor aquaculture growth into federal waters off U.S. coasts

Karen-Marie Katholm appointed Purchasing Director for Skretting Salmon Feed and Skretting Trout & Marine Feed