Scotts test strongest fibre Collin Fulton, team leader at award winning independent salmon farmer Loch Duart of Scotland, works new nets as part of a commercial cage trial Click here for full story »
PANAMA GO-AHEAD A US$5 million cobia (Rachycentron canadum) farm project has been given the green light by Panamanian officials to start farming offshore. The venture aims to make the Central American republic “the envy of the world in aquaculture” Click here for full story »
Lack of dividends sparks row Greek company head Aristides Belles of Nireus has taken aim at Bjorn Myrseth of Norwegian Marine Farms over a lack of dividends and a host of other problems. Nireus owns 30% of Marine Farms Click here for full story »
Earthquake kills trout fry A devastating earthquake in China which killed over 85,000 people and also led to the dead of a million rainbow trout fry at a hatchery near the epicentre Click here for full story »
Krakow to host show Poland’s beautiful city of Krakow will be playing host to the largest aquaculture show in Europe this year with Aquaculture Europe 08 coming on this September Click here for full story »
Cold makes salmon heavy Results of a study just released show that Atlantic salmon incubated at lower temperatures are 30% longer, 60% heavier and more muscular than those incubated at higher temperatures Click here for full story »
C of P coming for fishmeal The International Fishmeal and Fish Oil organisation which represents the fishmeal and fish oil industry worldwide is developing a new code of responsible practice Click here for full story »
$100m abalone export deal Plans by Australian Bight Abalone to become the world’s largest abalone farmer have been boosted by a contract with a potential of more than A$100 million (US$96m) Click here for full story »

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FOCUS ON SHRIMP

Brazilian plan to make licensing easier

Indian industry faces crisis

All-female pond improves yield

Bangladeshis blastUS labour report

...as Thais demand justice

US may reconsider Thai Union penalty

Macrobrachium:

Supplement aids amino acid balance

Increasing the supply of P monodon

Can aquaculture survive oil at $100+ a barrel?

Colombians remain strong despite peso

US seafood importer signs up organic Ecuadoreans

Bangladeshis win orders worth $53m in Brussels

Industry lacks gene knowledge

Microbes study ends

Boost profits by reducing marine fishmeal

Tilapia can cut WSSV in ponds

Three-year test shows probiotics work

SPF schemes more effective than SPR

HANDLING & HARVESTING

Harvester 'exceeding expectations'

Oz oyster growers go auto-grading

Marine Harvest signs up Skretting

Akva confirms Idema takeover

Trinidad industry calls for special crime squad

Seafood Watch praises Hawaiian yellowtail

Shetland chief elected to Naturland

Flatfish stunner launched

Shipping live shellfish beats airfreight by 50%

Customers want higher-capacity graders

Skretting sets out its sustainability vision

Lobster hatchery founder steps down

Farmers' big ideas!

Steiness christens dead-fish cannon

WORLD AQUACULTURE 2008

World Aquaculture 2008 puts Korea on farming map

FARM REPORT: TILAPIA

DESERT TILAPIA HELPS LAND FARMERS TOO

US imports recover after January blip

Cold makes salmon heavy