30/6/2014: Aquaculture Europe 2014 extends registration

AE2014 has decided to extend the deadline of its "Early Bird Registration" rate. The initial deadline was June 30 which has now been extended to August 8, 2014.AE2014 have received a record number of abstracts and the rate extension will allow presenting authors the chance to register at the preferential rate. (Note: For even lower rates, please consider joining EAS when you register online.)AE2014 is organising a special one-day event to address...

30/6/2014: IFFO welcomes FAO’s GLOBEFISH as a new member

IFFO welcomes GLOBEFISH as a on-producer member. As a unit of the United Nations Fisheries and Aquaculture Department (FAO), GLOBEFISH is responsible for information on international fish trade and recently celebrated its 30th anniversary.   "With three decades of experience in gathering, assessing, analysing and disseminating up-to-date marketing and trade information worldwide, GLOBEFISH’s...

30/06/2014: Creating and nurturing growth through 'Aquaculture without Frontiers'

by Roy Palmer, IAF Contributor"We have had an exciting couple of months at Aquaculture without Frontiers (AwF)."A focus was our great program of presentations at our session, 'Development, Welfare and Poverty Alleviation (AwF)', at World Aquaculture Adelaide 2014 (WAA14) on June 11, 2014. "We have had the whole session recorded and the video will soon be on the website. The session, was sponsored...

27/06/14: Oyster Zone Approved – Florida

The oyster farming area southeast of the town of Panacea will provide jobs for area residents, he says, adding it should help the wild oyster population rebound after years of overharvesting and adverse water conditions.“Seventeen people that received permission to move forward today, instead of them being out there harvesting from the wild, now they’re going to be culturing a crop of their own,”...

27/06/14: 'Immediate protection' needed for Pitcairn's marine bounty

Is conservation the answer? How do you protect such zones? Who will pay to secure such zones and the maintenance required? Questions need to be asked about such ideas as reported here.Researchers say that "immediate protection" is required for the waters around the remote Pitcairn Islands in the Pacific, home to one of the world's rarest and most valuable collections of marine species.The waters have...

27/06/14: FDA to Increase Calls for More Fish Consumption

Waiting for other Governments to catch up??Experts say they expect the guidelines will translate to more fish on the plates of young families. "This is the first time that the government is actually setting a minimum amount of fish that should be consumed," says Mary Harris, a professor of nutrition at Colorado State University whose research focuses on the effect of omega-3 fatty acids—found in many...

27/06/14: Fish or Egg Story!

Before researchers can raise mahi mahi (dolphin fish), for example, they've got to catch brood stock. And that's how aquaculture program head Dan Benetti and four colleagues spent a recent Tuesday: catching a dozen dolphin in a half-day outing aboard the charter boat Miss Britt II."These are perfect-sized fish," research assistant John Stieglitz said happily of the 22- to 24-inch mahis that included...

27/06/14: Aquaculture and it’s Challenges ..

The June 2014 issue of National Geographic includes a feature story on fish farming. The article is rich with information about the challenges of aquaculture, and is part of their “Future of Food” Series.See more at http://www.bigpictureagriculture.com/2014/06/533-june-2014-national-geographic-features-aquaculture.htmlThe AquaculturistsThis blog is maintained by The Aquaculturists staff and is supported...

27/06/14: Lidl Supermarkets to expand in UK

Lidl wants to expand from 600 stores to as many as 1,500, UK managing director Ronny Gottschlich told the Sunday Telegraph.Lidl is planning to open at least 30 new stores a year, he said. The retailer's sales have been increasing, in contrast to big supermarkets such as Tesco."We really see ourselves these days more of a supermarket than the hard discounter of the past," Mr Gottschlich said. "Those...

27/06/14: First Trout Harvest

In 2005, Bell Aquaculture was founded as a solution to a problem - the fish in Lake Michigan were contaminated. Bell has invested $20+ million in an aquaculture research and development center and built a state-of-the-aquaculture facility located in rural Indiana, USA to provide a toxin-free supply of fish to meet the demand. Bell offers Rainbow Trout, Coho Salmon, Yellow Perch, Nutritionally...

26/06/14: Atlanto-Scandian herring fisheries join forces for MSC assessment

An international group of Atlanto-Scandian herring fisheries has come together to take their fisheries through the MSC re-certification process. The fisheries from the UK, Denmark and The Netherlands are already MSC certified, they will be joined in the assessment process by Swedish and Irish fisheries. In total the group catches over 40,000 tonnes of herring each year.Camiel Derichs, Director Europe...

26/06/14: Welcome Matt Carr, ABO’s New Executive Director!

Algae Biomass Organization welcomes Matt Carr, Ph.D. as the organization’s new executive director. As ABO accelerates the commercialization of fuels, feeds, chemicals and other products that can be sustainably made with algae, ABO is fortunate to have found an executive director who brings a strong foundation of sector knowledge, policy experience and organizational skills to the table.Matt has more...

26/06/14: Cellana Signs Letter of Intent with Galil Algae for the Commercialization of High-Value Algae Biomass for Aquaculture and Other High-Value Applications

Cellana, Inc. announced that it has entered into a letter of intent with Galil Algae Cooperative Agriculture Society Limited, with the objective of partnering for the production of high-value algae products for aquaculture applications.  Currently, Cellana produces industrial-scale quantities of ReNew™ Algae – high-value algae biomass rich in Omega-3 nutritional oils, proteins, fuel-grade oils,...

26/06/14: Worldwide Company E3 Services and Solutions Licenses OriginOil Technology

Worldwide Internet, Inc. (OTC Pink: WNTR) (PINKSHEETS: WNTR) announced today that OriginOil Inc. developer of Electro Water Separation™ (EWS), the high-speed, chemical-free process to clean up large quantities of water, announced today that E3 Services and Solutions, LLC (E3), an acquirer and integrator of industrial technologies in fuel, food and health sectors, has agreed to license EWS for integration...

25/06/14: Fund Helps Belize Shrimp Farms in Bid to Meet ASC Standard

Thanks to funding from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Sustainable Trade Initiative (IDH), the Belize Shrimp Growers' Association is preparing member farms for Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) assessment. The IDB funding is through Compete Caribbean, a program to support private sector development and competitiveness in 15 Caribbean countries.The Belize Shrimp Growers Association...

25/06/14: Detection of ISA virus at Langøyhovden sea site in Nordland, Norway

As a part of Cermaq's preventive fish health strategy, we have through regular testing detected ISA virus in fish in two pens at the farming site Langøyhovden in Nordland, Norway. The virus had been detected by Real Time PCR screening. The mortality at the site is low and there are no clinical signs of outbreak.Cermaq Norway considers culling the fish in the two affected pens to prevent spread of...

25/06/14: New supply of sustainable freshwater walleye and northern pike

First freshwater fishery in Western Hemisphere certified as sustainableThe Waterhen Lake walleye and northern pike gillnet commercial fishery in Manitoba, Canada, has achieved Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification becoming the first freshwater fishery in the Western Hemisphere to attain certification as a sustainable, well-managed fishery against the global MSC standard. Following an independent...

24/06/14: Joint statement: responsibility in fish feed production

The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC), Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) and GLOBALG.A.P. have been working together for the last year to help bring about environmentally and socially responsible aquaculture.Current scope of the standards for aquaculture farms and compound feed manufacturersCurrently, the three standards rely on external certifications covering feed ingredients and feed raw material...