07/15/13 Comprehensive Real-Time News Feed for Aquaculture.

• Caving in to development _{2013-07-15, 07:08 pm}
  Hidden chamber: The limestone hills of Merapoh, Pahang, hide beautiful geological formations, such as these rimstone dams in Gua Tahi Bintang.
• Fish and Seafood Sales Hit $14.7B in 2012 _{2013-07-15, 03:19 pm}
  ... rates than apply in the case of fresh meat or poultry. In addition, marketers and retailers remain wary of aquaculture products even as they are urged by government and non-governmental agencies and marketers, retailers, and foodservice operators to ...
• Canadian Aquaculture Industry Welcomes Gail Shea as New Fisheries & Oceans Minister _{2013-07-15, 02:53 pm}
  With the new Minister's leadership we are confident this moment can be seized." The Minister of Fisheries and Oceans holds lead federal responsibility for aquaculture and Canada's farmed seafood sector, which operates in every part of the country creating well-paying jobs for thousands of Canadians while providing consumers with highly nutritious ... (more)
• Fish Farming is Bigger Than Beef _{2013-07-15, 01:41 pm}
  ... fish production topped beef production. The gap widened in 2012, with output from fish farming-also called aquaculture-reaching a record 66 million tons, compared with production of beef at 63 million tons. And 2013 may well be the first year that ...
• Dordan: Thermoformed colored algae-plastic _{2013-07-15, 01:38 pm}
  ... technology company in partnership with Kimberly-Clark. The result has been the utilization of algae waste from aquaculture and convert it into algae plastic that is suitable for use in a variety of applications and end markets. The original ...
• Fish feed mill inaugurated at Prampram _{2013-07-15, 03:02 am}
  A US$5 million fish feed mill with an installed capacity of 24,000 metric tonnes has been inaugurated at Prampram, near Tema, to help boost the aquaculture sector of the country.
• In Moorhead, happy combo of fish, water and plants _{2013-07-15, 01:12 am}
  ... a bumper crop of tomatoes, basil and other plants. Franklin said it's a combination of two techniques - aquaculture, the raising of fish, and hydroponics, a way of growing plants using nutrients in water without soil. He said a friend suggested ...
• Local artist, architect appointed to Dartmouth Historical Commission _{2013-07-15, 12:25 am}
  ... to the community and I think he brings a very interesting perspective," said Michael Watson. Also on the town's Aquaculture Committee, Ingoldsby said he has experience examining national and cultural landscapes and collecting stories from people. He ...
• Call for fair share of EU fishing fund _{2013-07-14, 10:29 pm}
  RURAL Affairs Secretary Richard Lochhead has called for Scotland's fishing and aquaculture to get their fair share of the new European Maritime and Fisheries Fund .
• Success threatens to swallow OysterFest _{2013-07-14, 05:56 pm}
  ... everyone's fall would look a lot different." The festival is meant to benefit the town and promote the town's aquaculture industry, according to organizers. It features food and crafts for sale, raw bars, a main stage with events and shucking ...
• Cuulong Fish JSC - Company Capsule: New research report available at Fast Market Research _{2013-07-14, 04:54 pm}
  ... breaded fingers, breaded portions, breaded nuggets and mix basa skewers. Cuulong also develops and manages aquaculture facilities, trading chemicals, manufacture of animal feeds, packaging and manufacturing devices for seafood processing activities. ...
• A garden without soil _{2013-07-09, 03:00 am}
  ... County Coordinator Jeff Fellers toured other sites and began to learn about aquaponics systems, which combine aquaculture (raising aquatic animals such as fish or crayfish in tanks) with hydroponics (cultivating plants in water). "The idea started ...
• Movement and mortality of Murray cod, Maccullochella peelii, during... _{2013-07-09, 03:00 am}
  ... ). The movement pattern and density distribution of perch, Perca fluviatilis L., in a channelized lowland river. Aquaculture and Fisheries Management 17 , 4957. ). Past and present distributions and translocations of Murray cod Maccullochella peeli ...
• Young Roots _{2013-07-14, 01:02 pm}
  ... the government, particularly of the province, when it comes to our bodies of water, not to mention that of our aquaculture and fishery industries, has been consistent. Just last Monday, the first regular session of the 8th Sangguniang Panlalawigan ...
• Now Available: Sa Giang Import Export Corporation - Company Capsule _{2013-07-14, 05:22 am}
  ... Giang) is a food products manufacturer and exporter based in Vietnam. The company processes and markets food, aquaculture products, animal meat and fats. Its products include deep fried crab paste, deep fried fish paste, seafood, wheat flour, rice ...
• Plans aim for 'better life' _{2013-07-14, 12:00 am}
  ... oceanview home sites, industrial development limited to harbor and/or ocean-related activities, including aquaculture, fish farming and processing facilities; residential (50 acres with 70 to 80 units); rural homesteads (about 100 acres with 100 to ...
• Capitol, BFAR to enhance fisheries industry _{2013-07-14, 03:33 am}
  ... BFAR for the implementation of the Fisheries Industry Enhancement Program, for the development of sustainable aquaculture/mariculture programs for fisherfolks and other stakeholders. "The program for Fisheries Enhancement will not only address ...
• Aqua Feed Market by End Consumption (Fish, Crustaceans, Mollusks,... _{2013-07-13, 01:31 pm}
  ... The mollusks feed consists primarily of algae. The global market is driven by many factors such as growth in Aquaculture industry, increased consumption of fish and sea food, flexibility in use of secondary raw materials, and increasing income of ...
• Wild Salmon Is Worth the Price _{2013-07-13, 12:26 pm}
  I have come to view a meal of wild salmon as a splurge, a treat to be savored, and I'm willing to pay the price.
• DMR, GCRL release seatrout fingerlings into Bay _{2013-07-12, 08:27 pm}
  ... Coastal Conservation Association. "We are releasing about 6,000 today," said Reg Blaylock, assistant director of Aquaculture at Gulf Coast Research Lab. "We use stock enhancement as a tool for fisheries management. "Each fish is tagged with a coded ...

06/26/13 Comprehensive Real-Time News Feed for Aquaculture

• Blue Growth strategy to create marine sector jobs _{2013-06-26, 09:32 am}
  ... of the Common Fisheries Policy, the adoption of Strategic Guidelines for the sustainable development of EU aquaculture or the adoption of the LeaderSHIP 2020 strategy which gives new impetus to innovation and diversification of the shipbuilding ...
• US: Bumble Bee launches SuperFresh frozen range _{2013-06-26, 06:52 am}
  ... product boasts a clean label, listing a few familiar and easy-to-pronounce ingredients. Seafood is sourced from aquaculture farms that have earned official certification from strict third party organizations such as Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP), ...
• Cabinet OKs Spring Creek's oyster farm _{2013-06-26, 03:00 am}
  ... Spring Creek Oyster Co. to allow use of the full water column above their two 1.5-acre state submerged land aquaculture leases in Franklin County comes amid trying times for the wild oyster population in nearby Apalachicola Bay. "We feel kind of ...
• published Aliens to be tracked along Cornish coastline _{2013-06-26, 01:30 am}
  ... native flora and fauna. "This can have an economic impact for industry and conservation, for example in the aquaculture industry, these species can use up the settling space of target species such as mussels making a smaller harvest." Members of the ...
• Salmon bacon adds sizzle to breakfast _{2013-06-25, 03:00 am}
  ... great raw material and we don't screw it up," says Frantzman, 68, who buys farmed Atlantic salmon from a "Best Aquaculture Practices"-certified family operation in New Brunswick, Canada. Sullivan Harbor also smokes scallops, shrimp, and mussels. To ...
• UK in $413M agri programme here _{2013-06-25, 10:52 pm}
  ... partners, technology transfer, market linkages, policy reform, access to finance and scaling up agriculture and aquaculture for a minimum market order", the release said. It said that GADP is founded on acreage expansion and it will work with ...
• Public to monitor budget by sms _{2013-06-25, 06:44 pm}
  THE finance ministry will set up mobile phone alerts for the public, civil society and the media to monitor public expenditure in the next financial year to improve accountability.
• Demystifying New York's Favorite Mollusk, The Oyster _{2013-06-25, 06:19 pm}
  ... relative rarity, and punchy, full flavor. Since then, demand has risen. Karen Rivara, a founding member of Noank Aquaculture Cooperative in Connecticut, credits the recent craze to new ways of thinking about food. "Oysters fit into the new trends, ...
• Defying the odds _{2013-06-25, 02:20 pm}
  ... which Elizabeth MacDonald is holding in this photo supplied by the New Brunswick Department of Agriculture, Aquaculture and Fisheries, is on display at the Alma Lobster Shop in Alma, New Brunswick. CBC News says that unlike his fellow lobster tank ...
• Boost for oyster farming on Cabinet agenda _{2013-06-25, 12:55 pm}
  For the first time in Florida history, if given the go-ahead today by top elected officials, the owners of Spring Creek Restaurant will be allowed to grow oysters in floating cages above their state submerged land aquaculture leases in Alligator Harbor.
• Bullard seeks support for fishery initiatives _{2013-06-25, 12:55 pm}
  ... of Spring Creek Restaurant will be allowed to grow oysters in floating cages above their state submerged land aquaculture leases in Alligator Harbor. The Cabinet meets at 9 a.m. as the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund to ...
• Fishy Concerns: Armenian Hatcheries Resist 'Costly' Technology _{2013-06-25, 09:33 am}
  Still in late February the agriculture minister said that despite being one of the country's promising sectors fish farming had serious problems as far as water consumption was concerned.
• Armenian Government's Decision Threat To Fish-Farms - NGO Rep _{2013-06-25, 07:37 am}
  ARMENIAN GOVERNMENT'S DECISION THREAT TO FISH-FARMS - NGO REP 14:16 ~U 24.06.13 Artur Atoyan, Chairman of the Armenian Fish-Farmers Union NGO, is concerned over the fact that the Armenian government's recent decision pertaining to fish-farming poses a threat to small and medium businesses .
• Modernization of Fishing Industry Drives Socio-Economic Development in Haitian Community _{2013-06-03, 02:47 am}
  ... for the modernization of the fishing industry is Georges Simon, mayor of Anse-d'Hainault since 1995 and an aquaculture entrepreneur. Simon began improving training and equipment for local fishermen in the 1980s. Simon brought in professionals to ...
• Avivagen Announces Sales in Thailand _{2013-06-25, 08:01 am}
  ... for its first commercial order. Avivagen believes that OxC-beta will be a valuable tool for producers in the aquaculture and livestock industries of that country and is pleased to make its novel and proprietary product available. Thailand has large ...
• Vietnam holds int'l expo on aquaculture _{2013-06-25, 07:42 am}
  ... Vietfish 2013 has 230 goods stalls by 163 domestic and foreign companies involving in producing and trading aquaculture products. In addition, representatives of foreign media and associations also showcased their publications, including the trade ...
• Uganda opens door for more Kenyan goods _{2013-06-25, 04:31 am}
  Kenyas Cabinet Secretary of National Treasury Henry Rotich holds up a briefcase containing the Government Budget for the 2013/14 fiscal year In a budget statement delivered to the Kenyan Budget and Appropriation Committee of the National Assembly, Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury, Henry Rotich said Uganda agreed to reduce the list from ... (more)
• New Global Energy Adopts OriginOil Technology to Revitalize California Aquaculture Farms _{2013-06-25, 03:56 am}
  ... shuttered fish farms in the Coachella Valley region of Southern California. "You're looking at the future of aquaculture. I wish we had started with this technology in the seventies. With this system, farmers like me can lower their operating costs ...
• Rapid growth in Tasmanian aquaculture _{2013-06-25, 02:51 am}
  An industry scorecard has found that the Tasmanian seafood sector has grown by up to $200 million in two years, and is now valued at $861 million a year.
• Region sees potential growth in aquaculture industry _{2013-06-25, 02:23 am}
  A Plymouth Town Meeting vote to rebuild a deteriorating T-Wharf in historic downtown may also create opportunities for building a local aquaculture industry.

04/18/13 Comprehensive Real-Time News Feed for Aquaculture.

• Legislaturea s fisheries research funding tops $12 million _{2013-04-18, 09:06 pm}
  ... of Cook Inlet advocates including Kenai River Sportfishing Association, Alaska Salmon Alliance, Cook Inlet Aquaculture Association and the borough's commission. The coalition supported the borough's request to do genetics work on coho salmon, as ...
• Texas A&M Aquaculture Facility Celebrates 40 Years of Service _{2013-04-18, 01:43 pm}
  By Steve Byrns -Texas AgriLife Today COLLEGE STATION - Texas A&M AgriLife Research and the department of wildlife and fisheries sciences at Texas A&M University are celebrating the 40-year anniversary of their aquaculture facility and its recently completed pond complex renovation.
• Conversion ratio final stock dividend Nutreco 1 share for 46.5 _{2013-04-18, 12:33 pm}
  ... in the Nutreco culture from research and raw material procurement to products and services for agriculture and aquaculture. Experience across 100 years brings Nutreco a rich heritage of knowledge and experience for building its future. Nutreco ...
• Construction of Khalifa Bin Zayed Marine Research Center in Umm Al Qaiwain starts _{2013-04-18, 09:30 am}
  ... new technologies of hatching the species originated from local marine environment for sustainable development in Aquaculture and ranching resource to local ecosystem. It will also enhance research in areas such as aquaculture, oceanography, marine ...
• The fisherman's reality in Egypt's Alexandria port _{2013-04-18, 08:55 am}
  ... tons of fish per year - which amounts to about 35% of the annual fish catch - while a staggering 65% comes from Aquaculture/Aqua-farming, a process of raising fish in controlled environments of ponds and containers. Though no one can deny that ...
• Some imported farmed seafood is a toxic cocktail _{2013-04-18, 06:56 am}
  ... in the world's poorest countries produce 99 percent of the world's farmed shrimp, according to the Fisheries and Aquaculture Department, a division of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, with exports to the rest of the ...
• Environmentalists protest shark fishing in Nicaragua _{2013-04-18, 04:37 am}
  ... Complaints have been filed with the Environment and Natural Resources Ministry, or Marena, and the Nicaraguan Aquaculture and Fishing Institute about the shark slaughter, the Nicaraguan Foundation for Sustainable Development, or Fundenic-SOS, said. ...
• Putting carp on sport fishing list _{2013-04-17, 09:17 pm}
  Welcome to Week XLVIII of 'Fishing Parkland Shorelines'. Like most of us I am a novice fisherman, loving to fish, but far from an expert.
• Funding to help sustainable aquaculture projects _{2013-04-17, 07:23 pm}
  Five important projects focusing on aquaculture will benefit from the latest round of Sustainable Farming Fund grants, Minister for Primary Industries Nathan Guy has announced today.
• Environmental Group Calls for Nicaragua to Ban Shark Fishing _{2013-04-17, 06:53 pm}
  ... Complaints have been filed with the Environment and Natural Resources Ministry, or Marena, and the Nicaraguan Aquaculture and Fishing Institute about the shark slaughter, the Nicaraguan Foundation for Sustainable Development, or Fundenic-SOS, said. ...
• Icewater Harvesting Inc. gets $2 million financial support _{2013-04-17, 06:07 pm}
  ... Program to provide greater opportunity for fish harvesters," said Derrick Dalley, Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture. "By investing in Icewater Harvesting Inc., our government will satisfy the company's need for new financial support for ...
• Stocks in News: COREwafer Industries, SK3 Group, Cereplast, Goff _{2013-04-17, 01:05 pm}
  ... to maintain a perpetual harvest all year long. The facilities will also feature eco-friendly recirculating aquaculture systems to grow quality farm raised fish and to provide an organic, self-contained, growth environment for medical cannabis. Can ...
• Making BC Election a Referendum on the Future of Fish Farming _{2013-04-17, 11:13 am}
  As the BC election approaches, the Norwegian-dominated aquaculture industry suddenly finds itself swimming upstream.
• On the Rebound, New England Oysters Face Climate Change Threat _{2013-04-17, 11:00 am}
  ... bottom leases in the shallow waters along the Northeastern seaboard, according to the Northeast Regional Aquaculture Center, up from handfuls 25 years ago. The rewards are great. With an insatiable half-shell market, gross profits are high and ...
• Federal Court Rules in Favor of Oceana on Management of Northern Anchovy _{2013-04-17, 09:53 am}
  ... support important recreational and commercial fisheries. Most sardines caught off the West Coast are exported as aquaculture feeds or bait. Given the inherent role these small forage species play in the grand scale of the marine food web, Oceana ...
• Research and Markets: Aquafeed Market Forecast to 2015 _{2013-04-17, 09:26 am}
  ... and other agro products, India is emerging as a significant producer of commercial feeds. The thriving Indian aquaculture industry is the biggest advantage for aqua feed manufacturers. However, with majority farmers feeding the aquatic species with ...
• Column supports argument _{2013-04-17, 09:00 am}
  ... He basically looked at the pulp and paper industry and the fishery and noted that the budget for Fisheries and Aquaculture had been slashed to bits - 34 per cent to be exact - while the budget for portfolios like forestry remained largely intact ...
• Fisheries plan defies Zuma's orders _{2013-04-17, 08:59 am}
  ... 2030 vision of the NDP. This reduction may negatively affect the law enforcement efforts, fisheries research and aquaculture development." These are among the remarks in an eight-page document, "Budget and Strategic Plan of the Fisheries Management ...
• A genetic leap for salmon _{2013-04-17, 05:51 am}
  ... species to thrive in a tropical location will likely increase the environmental impact. Martin Jaffa of the aquaculture consulting group Callander McDowell says that even if the fish is approved, it will struggle to find a market. "There is no ...
• DuQuesnay lands auto job at ATL _{2013-04-17, 05:01 am}
  ... Best Dressed Foods Limited where he was in charge of marketing the Reggae Jammins brand. In 2002, he switched to Aquaculture Jamaica Limited to oversee plant operations at the fish farming and processing. In 2004, he was named plant superintendent ...

Norway Orca Whale Shot in the Head, Killed Too Quickly

Candace Calloway Whiting has studied and trained dolphins, seals, and orca whales.

http://blog.seattlepi.com/candacewhiting/2013/04/08/norway-orca-whale-shot-in-the-head-killed/

SPC to provide Creel Survey, Fish ID Training

... fisheries resources in the Pacific. DMWR Director Dr. Ruth Matagi-Tofiga and Mike Batty, Director of Fisheries, Aquaculture, and Marine Ecosystems Division of SPC have signed an agreement to provide Market and Creel Survey Training, along with Fish ...

http://www.samoanews.com/?q=node/73772

Carbon Pollution is Creating Giant Crabs in the Chesapeake Bay

... protect them and allow harvesting on a rotating basis every two years. They also have been encouraging private aquaculture by selling plots of riverbed to farmers at $1.50 an acre. Maryland has contributed tens of millions of dollars into restoring ...

http://inhabitat.com/carbon-pollution-creates-giant-crabs-in-the-chesapeake-bay-and-disrupts-ecosystem/

Researchers tackle Norway's fish processing decline

... on whether we are talking about whitefish or farmed fish," said research manager at SINTEF Fisheries and Aquaculture Marit Aursand. "Many of our most important seafood products, such as salmon, cod and herring, undergo only minimal processing before ...

http://www.foodproductiondaily.com/Processing/Researchers-tackle-Norway-s-fish-processing-decline?

Greed and gangs attracted to Maine's lucrative elver fishery

... a cold, slow beginning. While the price explosion of 2012 - often attributed to the Japan tsunami that wiped out aquaculture facilities there - was welcomed by veteran elver fishermen and women, some said they knew that some unwelcome changes would ...

http://bangordailynews.com/slideshow/greed-and-gangs-attracted-to-maines-lucrative-elver-fishery/

Coromandel closer to reeling in fish-farm fortune

... up interest in fish farming off Coromandel is expected to start mid-year ahead of a formal tendering process. Aquaculture reforms, which have created areas for fish farming in Coromandel's Wilson Bay and a 300-hectare zone about 10 kilometres off ...

http://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/news/8524373/Coromandel-closer-to-reeling-in-fish-farm-fortune

Ocean Sciences debuts first year course

... developments include more science courses at various levels, as well as new minor programs in ocean science and aquaculture. The department hopes that this will continue to drive interest towards the ocean. Hard work, with a love of learning and ...

http://themuse.ca/articles/54946

Cooke Aquaculture readying Jordan Bay sites for fish

Beginning this week, Cooke Aquaculture will be installing the nets and cages at their approved Jordan sites.

http://www.novanewsnow.com/section/2013-04-08/article-3215520/Cooke-Aquaculture-readying-Jordan-Bay-sites-for-fish/1

Sodexo to Serve Eco-Labeled Seafood, Improve Supply Chain Sustainability

... In 2011, Sodexo announced a goal for all its contracted seafood to be certified by the MSC or the Global Aquaculture Alliance's Best Aquaculture Practices by 2015. The target is part of Sodexo's Better Tomorrow sustainability plan. Additionally, ...

http://www.environmentalleader.com/2013/04/08/sodexo-to-serve-eco-labeled-seafood-improve-supply-chain-sustainability/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+EnvironmentalLeader+%28Environmental+Leader%29

The Snakelocks Anemone, prized in cooking, has been bred for the first time in captivity

... 'spin-off' concern, is developing methods of raising these species and incorporating these techniques within the aquaculture sector. It is a practice based on making the most of the surplus organic products that result from the cultivation of these ...

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-04/uog-tsa040513.php

Fisheries managers to meet in St Lucia

... developmental objectives in respect of fisheries and marine resource governance." He said that fisheries and aquaculture are complex and dynamic systems that require creative, innovative and systematic application of scientific knowledge, experience ...

http://www.caribbeannewsnow.com/headline-Fisheries-managers-to-meet-in-St-Lucia-15282.html

Love oysters? Love Dave Matthews Band

... reestablish the research on a Navy pier. The NY/NJ Baykeeper group will use the grant to rebuild and relocate an aquaculture building destroyed by the storm. According to Meredith Comi, director of Baykeeper's pilot project at the Earle Naval ...

http://www.examiner.com/article/love-oysters-love-dave-matthews-band?cid=rss

Red fish, green fish

... if you can get information about bycatch reduction or imported Thai shrimp if it is from a recirculating farm. Aquaculture/farmed fish: At least half of the seafood we eat is aquaculture-raised. That is, farmed. And some fish farms use more fish ...

http://www.newsreview.com/chico/red-fish-green-fish/content?oid=9296381

Youths leave jobs abroad for agriculture

Two youths from Baglung have invested 7 million in an agricultural farm in Parbat.

http://myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=52758

Tassie shucks oyster slight

... different types of produce and we want to see that continue." "We fight so hard to make sure our seafood, our aquaculture industry, is sold around the world and it's disappointing we have affected oysters making people sick here and on the ...

http://www.themercury.com.au/article/2013/04/07/376297_most-popular-stories.html

Community gathers in support of local food, sustainable farming

... and sponsors. Dave Pennington, who said he became interested in Aquaponics about eight years ago, said that aquaculture is the fastest growing agricultural production system in the world today. "More than half of the fish that we eat is raised in ...

http://www.examiner.com/article/community-gathers-support-of-local-food-sustainable-farming?cid=rss

Saving a star of the sea

In 2005, Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota became the first aquaculture operation in the U.S. to supply farm-raised Siberian sturgeon to the seafood market.

http://ww2.wwws-press.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2013130401029

Japanese koi - a crowd pleaser

... where they seem to have a calming effect on customers. The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, through its aquaculture branch, has been providing technical support for the breeding and rearing of ornamental fish, with this oversized specie coming ...

http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20130406/news/news5.html

04/06/13 Comprehensive Real-Time News Feed for Aquaculture.

Comprehensive Real-Time News Feed for Aquaculture.

• Asian Carp are Here To Stay _{2013-04-05, 09:12 am}
  ... are justified, says a leading fish researcher in Illinois. Professor Jim Garvey, director of the fisheries and aquaculture center at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, says, "The Illinois River and even the upper Mississippi River are not ...
• URA impounds 30 boxes of immature fish _{2013-04-05, 10:10 pm}
  A Uganda Revenue Authority field enforcement team on Thursday impounded 30 boxes of immature fish that were being transported to the Democratic Republic of Congo.
• Weighing the scales: balancing the dual mandate of Fisheries and Oceans Canada _{2013-04-05, 06:34 pm}
  ... included within DFO's official mandate; instead, the sole focus was the protection of "sustainable fisheries and aquaculture and healthy and productive aquatic ecosystems." The federal government has handed DFO a dual-and many argue mutually ...
• Oyster Harvesting in Sandy Hook Bay _{2013-04-05, 04:52 pm}
  ... through its special Hurricane Sandy Relief grants. The funding will be used to relocate and rebuild Baykeeper's Aquaculture Facility that was destroyed by Superstorm Sandy. The facility will be moved from Highlands to Naval Weapons Station (NWS) ...
• The mysterious elver, from Sargasso Sea to sushi _{2013-04-05, 04:14 pm}
  Journalist Trevor Corson has revealed the fascinating world of the fishermen and scientists who build their lives around lobsters in his book "The Secret Life of Lobsters: How Fishermen and Scientists are Unraveling the Mysteries of our Favorite Crustacean." "I spent two years stuffing stinky fish into mesh bags, another year chasing ... (more)
• Major partnership to maintain, enhance Canada's wetland habitat _{2013-04-05, 01:48 pm}
  ... healthy coastal environment, and that objective aligns well with the values at DUC." MHC is BC's leading salmon aquaculture company with 500 staff raising and processing sustainable salmon certified to the Global Aquaculture Alliance Best ...
• Mississippi Legislature Passes Two Bills that Should Provide Greater... _{2013-04-05, 11:33 am}
  ... or poultry products, livestock or livestock products, domesticated fish or domesticated fish products, marine aquaculture products, milk or milk products, poultry and livestock feed, and the irrigation of farm crops. House Bill 844 would not take ...
• The Snakelocks Anemone, a marine species prized in cooking, has been... _{2013-04-05, 09:43 am}
  ... 'spin-off' concern, is developing methods of raising these species and incorporating these techniques within the aquaculture sector. It is a practice based on making the most of the surplus organic products that result from the cultivation of these ...
• Mercyhurst University's new DNA sequencer to accelerate scientific research in region _{2013-04-05, 12:00 am}
  ... the applications are numerous and multidisciplinary in scope, spanning the fields of medicine, agriculture, aquaculture, forensic science and bioterrorism. He said crime labs use DNA sequencing to analyze evidence from a crime scene to provide a ...
• Shubi Shorts _{2013-04-05, 10:27 am}
  ... Wildlife Park is the Learn 2 Fish program presented by Tara Marshall of the Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture. April 13 and 14 will mark the third year we host this fantastic program. The program is designed to introduce youth to the sport of ...
• Shetland: a model for the future _{2013-04-05, 07:17 am}
  ... Today, the pressure for economic development of marine resources is greater than ever. Marine renewables and aquaculture are making unprecedented demands for permanent installations in coastal waters. The ZCC Act could be a model for coastal ...
• love.fish _{2011-03-15, 03:00 am}
  An environmental crusader disguised as a humble local favourite. What a brilliant idea for a restaurant.
• Fish farms finding chefs' support _{2013-04-05, 02:45 am}
  As fish stocks in the oceans continue to decline, aquaculture is supplying an increasing proportion of the seafood we consume.
• Cooke makes big purchase in Chile _{2013-04-04, 10:17 pm}
  One of Cooke Aquaculture's 10 Nova Scotia salmon farms is on the Bay of Fundy, off the shore of Meteghan.
• Cefas and hundreds of jobs could leave Lowestoft area for Norwich _{2013-04-04, 07:15 pm}
  ... to a new site outside Suffolk, it emerged this week. It is believed learned that the Centre for Environment, Aquaculture and Fisheries Science (Cefas) site at Pakefield could be closed as the building will soon be unfit for purpose and is costly to ...
• Aquaponics: Rethinking the Veggie Garden _{2013-04-04, 12:39 pm}
  ... that uses fish manure as a base fertilizer and combines hydroponics (growing plants in water without soil) with aquaculture (fish farming). According to UC Davis, Aquaponics first came into practice in the 1970s by the New Alchemy Institute, a ...
• Major Boost For Agribusinesses Financing -As ADB Unveils GHA 208m Support _{2013-04-04, 09:40 am}
  ... to GHA 146, 871,552.00 in 2012'. Sectors which benefitted included industrial crops, food crops, export crops, aquaculture, poultry, food marketing, agro processing and input supply, Ms Nyante added. According to her, the bank also provided long ...
• Marine Vacancies - Scottish Sea Farms _{2013-04-04, 08:28 am}
  Scottish Sea Farms is a leading aquaculture company producing high quality Atlantic salmon for specific UK and international markets.
• NY/NJ Baykeeper Receives Grant from Dave Matthews Band _{2013-04-04, 08:28 am}
  ... through its special Hurricane Sandy Relief grants. The funding will be used to relocate and rebuild Baykeeper's Aquaculture Facility that was destroyed by Superstorm Sandy. The facility will be moved from Highlands to Naval Weapons Station (NWS) ...
• Off the boat, in the door at Martin's _{2013-04-04, 03:00 am}
  ... ay of life, and we love it," writes the Martin family in the book. Martin is also making plans to set up oyster aquaculture in the back bay and would like to become more involved in Harbor Day.

03/20/13 COMPREHENSIVE REAL-TIME NEWS FEED FOR AQUACULTURE.

COMPREHENSIVE REAL-TIME NEWS FEED FOR AQUACULTURE.

• Chef Mike Lata talks about the extraordinary of The Ordinary, his new oyster bar and seafood hall_{2013-03-20, 03:35 am}
  ... we don't necessarily capitalize on, like whelks and octopus locally. I think we will also embrace and grow our aquaculture programs in the form of oysters and clams. Q. In the way that farm-to-table is leading to the rebirth of small farming, do you ...
• Goldfields and Esperance, Mid West and Wheatbelt WA: Tuesday March 19, 2013 _{2013-03-20, 02:52 am}
  ... their biggest challenges. CEO Mark Tucek says the association is in good shape and there could be a professional aquaculture industry in the region some day soon as well. But David Hall from the Department of Agriculture and Food says if you haven't ...
• Grocery chains announce refusal to sell engineered salmon _{2013-03-20, 02:38 am}
  ... from farms to wild fish and grow more fish with less feed....AquAdvantage Salmon is the future of salmon aquaculture." The Senate last spring narrowly defeated an amendment by Alaska Republican Lisa Murkowski to study the fish. The Alaska state ...
• DNA tools help scientists trace disease back to the source _{2013-03-20, 01:22 am}
  ... in (crowded and confined conditions) you can change the disease dynamics that may occur in hatcheries or in aquaculture." "The principal concern with fish in aquaculture is the magnification of the concentration of the virus or bacteria," he said. ...
• Dr. Oz's Super Immunity Diet! What Are His 5 'Must Haves' For Your Diet? _{2013-03-19, 11:16 pm}
  ... levels of toxic contaminants such as mercury, dioxin, PCBs and chlordane. Fish oil is used as a component in aquaculture feed. More than 50 percent of the world's fish oil used in aquaculture feed is fed to farmed salmon. 2) Multivitamin (A,B,C,D, ...
• Local scientists featured in film on salmon _{2013-03-19, 03:11 pm}
  ... Morton, spokeswoman for the organization Salmon are Sacred, which has a long history of conflict with the B.C. aquaculture industry. The video, at salmonconfidential.ca is a tool in the campaign to lobby government for legislative changes how fish ...
• Clean Seas fishing for capital _{2013-03-19, 03:07 pm}
  ... production of 500 tonnes a year to about 1100 tonnes and eventually 3000 tonnes. Clean Seas, which runs an aquaculture business in floating tanks in Spencer Gulf, has had a series of disasters over the past few years, with some of the fish freezing ...
• Aqua Gen and Center for Integrative Genomics Collaborate With Affymetrix on a Salmon Genotyping Array to Achieve the World's First High-Density View of the Marker Patterns in the Atlantic Sal _{2013-03-19, 12:48 pm}
  ... manages a large scale selective breeding program for Atlantic salmon, a major contributor to the world's aquaculture production. Aqua Gen has also been pioneering the use of marker-assisted selection in aquaculture breeding through their highly ...
• Employment insurance supports seasonal workers vital to the economy _{2013-03-18, 03:00 am}
  ... industry contributes $4 billion to the federal economy, with as many as 80,000 people working in the harvesting, aquaculture and processing sectors. It provides the revenue that keeps more than 1,500 rural communities healthy and vibrant. The Nova ...
• Aqua Gen and Center for Integrative Genomics (CIGENE) Collaborate... _{2013-03-19, 09:50 am}
  ... manages a large scale selective breeding program for Atlantic salmon, a major contributor to the world's aquaculture production. Aqua Gen has also been pioneering the use of marker-assisted selection in aquaculture breeding through their highly ...
• Sweetbay selling only seafood from sustainable sources _{2013-03-19, 09:17 am}
  ... the store's seafood are responsibly managed. For farmed products, it also requires adherence to the Global Aquaculture Alliance's Best Aquaculture Practices. Sweetbay has said it will work with suppliers to find sources that comply with its policy ...
• We're asking for salmon trouble, says biologist _{2013-03-19, 07:52 am}
  ... she says spells out the cover up of dangerous viruses in farmed salmon. Alexandra Morton says fish farming and aquaculture is not bad, but putting them in the ocean on salmon migration routes could lead to disaster, "It is risky to allow pathogens ...
• Campaigners condemn 900 'last resort' seal shootings in Scotland _{2013-03-18, 03:00 am}
  ... licenses were granted in 2012 to shoot a maximum of 878 grey and 289 common seals, (I,167 in total), by salmon aquaculture, wild salmon netting companies and sports fishing interests, but only as a 'last resort.' The final quarter figures (Sept -Dec ...
• Clean Seas Tuna in trading halt _{2013-03-19, 01:01 am}
  ... in the short term to 1100 tonnes and over a five-year period to 3000 tonnes. Clean Seas, which runs an aquaculture business in floating tanks in the Spencer Gulf, has had a series of disasters over the past few years, with some of the fish having ...
• Fisheries Dept Eyes More Than 100% Self-Sufficiency _{2013-03-18, 10:53 pm}
  The Fisheries Department is spearheading an effort to attain more than 100 per cent self-sufficiency in fish production from the present figure of 86 per cent, thus reducing the importation of fish from abroad.
• Japan's ethoxyquin regulation change starting to hit shrimp exporters _{2013-03-14, 06:16 pm}
  ... using it. Indian officials hit back, saying that the move would affect almost 100,000 households involved in aquaculture as Japan is one of India's key seafood export destinations. Indian shrimp was on the rise and the country had increased its ...
• APEC to Honor Outstanding Ocean Researcher _{2013-03-18, 09:25 pm}
  ... in fields of crucial importance to sustainable ocean development." Asia alone accounted for 89 percent of world aquaculture production by volume and more than 87 percent of all people employed in the fisheries sector globally in 2010, according to ...
• Learn how to enjoy, manage area wildlife at upcoming programs _{2013-03-18, 03:00 am}
  ... fish in ponds and selling timber. Forestry experts Kathy Smith and Dave Apsley, wildlife expert Stan Gehrt and aquaculture specialist Eugene Braig will be resource people. Registration deadline for this program is April 5. "Wildlife in Your Woods" ...
• Panel endorses increase in Penobscot elver licenses _{2013-03-18, 01:03 pm}
  ... license. Since 2006, DMR has limited the number of licenses it issues to 407. A tsunami in March 2011 wiped out aquaculture ponds in Japan where the exported eels are raised to adult size, which led to the spike in demand. There are concerns about ...
• Reader Feedback | March 18, 2013 _{2013-03-18, 12:06 pm}
  I've been following the comments about fish farming for quite a while and I've made some connections to think about.