Alltech is to hold its first Advances in Aquaculture Conference at their 19th Annual International Feed Industry Symposium

Finfish Nutrition Course,
March 24-25, 2003
Holiday Inn Express, Moncton, N.B., Canada.

Zapata Corporation has rejected an unsolicited offer it received by e-mail

Catfish producers can minimize the chance of off-flavors in their fish by raising them in newer ponds with fresher water

Omega Protein reports 2002 net income of $12.2 million

The California Aquaculture Association is offering free membership to its association for 2003 for any new members registering to attend the Western Regional Aquaculture Conference and Exposition to be held March 12 -15 at the El Dorado Hotel Casino, Reno Nevada.

Zapata Corporation, holding company of Omega Protein, has received an offer by email to buy its outstanding shares

Get ready for Feed Expo 03 – exhibitors registered to date:

Using vegetable raw materials in addition to fish meal and fish oil in salmon feed, it is now possible, with the best farming practices, to achieve a wild fish to salmon conversion ratio close to 1:1.

Net sales and income from operations before amortization of goodwill (EBITA) in the Aquaculture business stream were strongly affected by low salmon prices, primarily in the beginning of 2002, and the stabilization of feed volumes.

AFIAEXPO 2003 will be the last biennial "big meeting' for the The American Feed Industry Association (AFIA). There will be a trade show every third year from 2005 instead.

Half of world marine stocks fully exploited - State of World's Fisheries and Aquaculture 2002 published

The Aquaculture Certification Council, Inc (ACC), a new non-governmental body, has been established to certify social, environmental and food safety standards at aquaculture facilities worldwide.

DuPont and Statoil have signed an agreement to form a joint venture to further develop the business involving the world's only methane-based fermentation production facility.

The Alltech Symposium has added aquaculture to its topics for this year’s meeting, to be held May 12-14.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is taking action to detain U.S.-origin zinc oxide and livestock feed products that are contaminated with dioxin

The European Commission has adopted its proposal for a Regulation on official food and feed controls. The proposed Regulation will streamline and reinforce the existing control system with added bite, consisting of stricter enforcement mechanisms.

The U.S. National Fisheries Institute has expressed support for FAO-developed eco-labeling standards; says variable standards of private-sector certifiers leads to consumer confusion

Troubled Tasmanian company,Tassal Limited, has acquired Nortas to create Australia’s largest producer of Atlantic salmon.

The potential of replacing U.S. tobacco crops with Southern flounder has come a step closer, thanks to new research findings on water temperature manipulation to control sex during the flounder's early development