High dioxin content in samples of eel; low levels of contaminants in mackerel and a generally low level of dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs in oils for human consumption

Report provides an overview of the different angles under which the environmental sustainability of industrial compound feed should be considered

Almost half of all farmed salmon suffer from inflammation of the heart and nine out of 10 have excess epicardial fat, a fresh Master’s thesis shows

Market report just published

By Nicole Aulerich, Linwood Hoffman, and Gerald Plato
USDA ERS Outlook Report No. (FDS-09G-01) 44 pp, August 2009

An electronic version of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s annual report, Fisheries of the United States 2008, is now available

Hydrolysed proteins – peptides – from fish can affect the production and distribution of bile acids and thus reduce the development of obesity in rats

Total catfish feed delivered in the United States during June was 96,580 tons, down 21 percent from June 2008, but up 62 percent from the previous month

EU-27 feed production reached 150.6 million tonnes in 2008, not counting Luxembourg, Malta and Greece

Consumer demand for organic products has widened over the last decade. While new producers have emerged to help meet demand, market participants report that a supply squeeze is constraining growth for both individual firms and the organic sector overall

Total catfish feed delivered in the United States during April was 32,737 tons, down 16 percent from April 2008, but up 65 percent from the previous month. Foodsize catfish feed delivered totaled 31,621 tons, down 17 percent from the corresponding month a year ago. Feed delivered for fingerlings and broodfish totaled 1,116 tons, up 13 percent from the corresponding month a year ago.

If climate awareness is an issue when it comes to deciding the dinner menu, salmon is a better option than both pork and beef, according to a Life Cycle Assessment study

ARS fish nutritionist Rick Barrows has developed an updated, preblended open formula vitamin mix.

A fish farmer can make savings by purchasing roe selectively bred for specific markets, says Nofima

Sichuan Aquacultural Engineering and Technology Research Center

News:
Conference on Construction of National Technology System of Shrimp Industry Held in Guangzhou
China Adopts Food Safety Law
Govts Urged to Thoroughly Enforce Food Safety Law
Farm Product Exports Decline

Selected abstracts of research aticles published in Chinese journals

FAO report says overfishing putting sea cukes at risk

Sichuan Aquacultural Engineering and Technology Research Center

News:
China to Produce 48.9 Million Tonnes of Aquatics This Year
Insight into the aqua feed business in China
Shangdong province exports less aquatic products

Selected abstracts of research aticles published in Chinese journals

Early indications point to a reduction in global cereal output in 2009 from the 2008 record, according to FAO's latest Crop Prospects and Food Situation report

La afirmación citada con frecuencia que se necesitan cinco o incluso 10 kilos de pescado silvestre para producir un kilo de salmón cultivado es errónea y por lo tanto engañosa y dañina para la eco-eficiencia percibida de la acuicultura y su uso de harina y aceite de pescado. El ratio promedio correcto de Pescado requerido: Pescado obtenido para salmón es 1.7:1, y está disminuyendo

Total catfish feed delivered in the United States during January was 4,709 tons, up 30 percent from January 2008 and nine percent above the previous month