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Aquaculture

Sustainability key to Chilean fisheries
World Fishing | 14 May 2013
Chile's Vice Minister of Fishing, Pablo Galilea, has announced that Chile has plans to maintain its position as a world power in fisheries and aquaculture, and believes that his countrys new fisheries law is just the tool to help Chile achieve this goal, reports Carly Wills.
 Pacific Ocean | Aquaculture | Fisheries
Fish company investigated after salmon farm pollutes Scottish loch
Guardian Unlimited | 10 May 2013
Marine Harvest, one of the world's largest fish-farming companies, is under investigation after its salmon farms polluted a Scottish loch with toxic pesticide residues hundreds of times above environmental limits.
 Atlantic Ocean | Accidents and Spills | Aquaculture | Fish Farming
Call for Scottish Government to publish weekly sea-lice count
fishupdate.com | 10 May 2013
THE Salmon & Trout Association Scotland (S&TAS) has demanded, in advance of next week's Stage 3 debate on the Aquaculture and Fisheries Bill, that the Scottish Government should publish weekly sea-lice count data relating to each salmon farm in Scotland by law.
 Atlantic Ocean | Aquaculture | Fish Farming
Aquaculture researchers cooperate
World Fishing | 09 May 2013
Europe's leading aquaculture researchers gathered for the second annual meeting of the Aquaculture Infrastructure for Excellence in European Fish Research (AQUAEXCEL) project last month in a bid to improve the efficiency of aquaculture production.
 Aquaculture
Challenging times for South Korea
World Fishing | 09 May 2013
South Korea's fishing industry is navigating a challenging period as the government seeks a further reduction in fishing boat numbers along with further expansion of aquaculture production to ensure the long term sustainability of the fisheries sector, reports David Hayes.
 Pacific Ocean | Aquaculture | Fisheries | Governance
Nova Scotia to develop new aquaculture regulations
World Fishing | 02 May 2013
The Nova Scotia Department of Fisheries and Agriculture is planning to develop a new regulatory framework for the aquaculture industry through consultations with Nova Scotians.
 Atlantic Ocean | Aquaculture | Fish Farming | Policy
First US steelhead trout farm BAP certified
World Fishing | 30 Apr 2013
Pacific Seafood Group's steelhead trout farm on the Columbia River has become the first US steelhead trout or salmon farm to achieve Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification.
 Pacific Ocean | Aquaculture | Fish Farming | Seafood Certification
Commission calls for cooperation in aquaculture
World Fishing | 30 Apr 2013
The European Commission has issued strategic guidelines for EU aquaculture, designed to boost the development of the sector.
 Aquaculture | Fish Farming
New fund for more responsible shrimp
World Fishing | 26 Apr 2013
The Sustainable Trade Initiative (IDH) has launched the Farmers in Transition (FIT) Fund at the European Seafood Exposition in Brussels.
 Indian Ocean | Pacific Ocean | Aquaculture
Aquaculture organisations sign MoU
World Fishing | 26 Apr 2013
The Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA), Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) and GLOBALG.A.P. have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU), agreeing to work collaboratively to increase efficiency and reduce duplication in the auditing process.
 Aquaculture | Fish Farming | Seafood Certification
ASC hosts update meeting
World Fishing | 25 Apr 2013
The latest Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) Update meeting was held during the European Seafood Exposition 2013.
 Aquaculture | Fish Farming | Seafood Certification
ASC says first salmon will soon be certificated
fishupdate.com | 24 Apr 2013
A growing number of independent and trained certifiers are ready to start their audits. By the end of the year salmon products with the ASC logo for responsibly farmed will appear on the market.
 Aquaculture | Fish Farming | Seafood Certification
Aquaculture certification organisations come together to sign memo
fishupdate.com | 24 Apr 2013
The Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA), Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) and GLOBALG.A.P. have signed a Memorandum of Understanding promising to work together to achieve greater efficiencies that will benefit all stakeholders.
 Aquaculture | Fish Farming | Seafood Certification
Colombia to host LACQUA 13
fishupdate.com | 16 Apr 2013
Colombia opens its doors to the world's aquaculture and to host LACQUA 13 taking place from the 8th to the 11th of October of 2013. It is expected that LACQUA 13 will be a huge success that will set precedent for the aquaculture in the Latin-American and the Caribbean region.
 Atlantic Ocean | Aquaculture | Fish Farming
ISS7 to begin where ISS6 left off
fishupdate.com | 16 Apr 2013
With a Chinese delegation exceeding 50-strong and a 'China Zone' being planned for the tradeshow, the 7th International Symposium on Sturgeons (ISS7) is well positioned build on the scientific and technical advancements from ISS6 in Wuhan China, as well as to facilitate access to Chinese products and markets through the tradeshow connections.
 Aquaculture | Fish Farming
BAP mussel standards ready for public comment
World Fishing | 10 Apr 2013
The Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) is seeking public comment on the Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) standards for mussel farms.
 Aquaculture | Seafood Certification
Fusion Marine recycles fish farm pens for new Scottish Salmon Company site
fishupdate.com | 09 Apr 2013
Fusion Marine has 'closed the loop? of manufacturing efficiency following delivery of new fish farm pens to The Scottish Salmon Company.
 Atlantic Ocean | Aquaculture | Fish Farming
Aquaculture demand to exceed $63bn in 2017
World Fishing | 28 Mar 2013
New research from market research firm The Freedonia Group, Inc. expects world demand for aquaculture supplies and equipment to grow 7.4% per year to $63.6 billion in 2017 at the farm gate level.
 Aquaculture | Economy | Fish Farming
Kodiak red king crab hatchery-raised juveniles heading for release
fishupdate.com | 25 Mar 2013
Kodiak red king crab larvae are well on their way this spring at the Alutiiq Pride Shellfish Hatchery in Seward.
 Pacific Ocean | Aquaculture | Marine Management
Fish farm application rejected
World Fishing | 21 Mar 2013
The Nova Scotia government has not approved an application by Snow Island Salmon for a new salmon aquaculture site in Shoal Bay, near Sheet Harbour, Halifax Regional Municipality, following a 22-month-long review process.
 Atlantic Ocean | Aquaculture | Fish Farming | Marine Management

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