One-third of the fish sold today are raised in tanks and cages. This “aquaculture” is one of the fastest-growing sectors of animal food production, and like inhumanely raised chickens, farmed fish harm the environment and our health.
Farm-raised salmon eat an unnatural diet of fish oil from limited species, soy beans, canola oil and red dye. This produces flabby, bright pink meat with less omega-3 fats (associated with decreasing inflammation), more omega-6 fats (associated with inflammation) and elevated levels of mercury. Wild salmon get lots of exercise and enjoy a varied diet including shrimp and krill, which gives salmon its famous pinkish color.
The Nova Scotia fisheries industry stands to benefit from liberalized trade with Europe, the European Union ambassador to Canada said Monday.
Ambassador Matthias Brinkmann was in Halifax on Monday 22 Oct. for two days of talks with Premier Darrell Dexter, Lt.-Gov. J.J. Grant and fisheries and aquaculture deputy minister Rosalind Penfound.
The bulk of the discussions centred around the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) because Canadian and European officials are in the midst of intensifying negotiations in Brussels.
Industry leaders from across the Pacific and New Zealand are set to come together in mid-November for a one-day fisheries forum to discuss partnership opportunities for the future.
The Forum, titled "Pacific New Zealand Fisheries Forum: Hand in Hand, Investing Beyond Our Shores" is being presented by the Pacific Cooperation Foundation in association with the Pacific Islands’ Tuna Industry Association (PITIA), and held at Auckland’s Mercure Hotel on Wednesday November 14.
The International Conference on Gut Health and Animal Nutrition was held last week in Changsa City, China. The conference, jointly organised by The American Soybean Association and Meriden (Guangzhou) Biotech Co. Ltd, was attended by over 250 delegates.
The one day conference on ‘Animal Nutrition and the Modulation of Gut Health’ included presentations by scientists and researchers from China, UK, Greece and The Netherlands.
The conference was opened by the Managing Director of Meriden Animal Health Limited, Stephen Harris, who said ‘The world faces many challenges to provide sufficient quality food. This conference aimed to be of interest, learning and networking for all of those whose who face the challenges and opportunities ahead, whether that be farmer, feed producer, scientist or business man. I think that everyone who was here today has gone away with a better idea on how to approach the future.
Salmon farming has become a major industry in the last few decades, and the volume of farmed salmon has increased tremendously.
Unfortunately, the same can be said of the presence of the salmon louse, the most important sea lice species and one of the main disease problems in the industry. This problem has increased greatly in recent years.
The main task of the Sea Lice Research Centre in Bergen, Norway is to gain more knowledge about the salmon louse, which in turn will lead to better tools to control the lice problem.
Knowing that this will take a concerted national effort, researchers and representatives from Norway’s aquaculture industry and public administration gathered in Oslo recently to discuss how to make use of the enormous volume of data generated by the genomic sequencing projects. Issues they discussed included how to prioritise projects based on their importance for Norway’s aquaculture industry – and how to secure funding for the projects selected.
Industry expects results: Sequencing of the cod’s genetic material was completed in 2010, and the salmon’s will be finalised by early 2012.
HQ Sustainable Maritime Industries, Seattle’s entry in the parade of U.S.-listed Chinese companies accused of accounting fraud, has reached a proposed settlement with shareholders.
But don’t expect any big celebrations. The abused investors stand to collect about 32 cents per share for their stock, which traded close to USD 10 in mid-2009.
The company claimed to be doing a thriving business selling pond-raised tilapia from China. But in spring 2011 HQ’s most prominent director and auditing firm both resigned, citing questions about the company’s finances and lack of management cooperation in getting answers.
Marine Harvest ASA is inviting to the presentation of the results of the third quarter 2012 at Shippingklubben, Haakon VII's, Gate 1, 0161 Oslo, Norway.
Tthe quarterly report and presentation will be published at 07:00 CET. The presentation will be held in English and will also be available as a webcast. Please use this link to register for the webcast.
People are also invited to participate in an international conference call at 16:00 (CET) on the same day. The participants can call in on the following number: +47 23 18 45 50.
Participants for the telephone conference are kindly asked to call in five minutes in advance of the commencement of the conference in order to subscribe.
PETALING JAYA - A move by the Malaysian Fisheries Development Authority (LKIM) to withdraw without notice its commercial subsidiary's right to collect fishery import charges contributed to the venture sustaining acute losses over the past five years.
In asserting this, the Auditor-General's office said in its 2011 report that the annual losses of the subsidiary, Majuikan Sdn Bhd, rose from MYR 1.21 million in 2007 to MYR 17.38 million in 2010.
OSAGE BEACH, (MO) - Missourians may be familiar with the paddlefish (it is their state’s official aquatic animal, after all), but not many know that the bizarre-looking creature was behind Missouri’s once thriving caviar industry.
Caviar producers in Missouri once exported thousands of pounds of the delicacy, largely to buyers in Japan, China, the European Union and other countries. In recent years, though, production has been dwindling, and it may be on the brink of disappearing altogether, doling an economic hit to the state.
Southwest Atlantic Squid Index: Illex Squid (Illex Argentinus) China
In order to continuously enhance the ability to control squid resources and price influence, and conduct more accurate resource assessment and forecasting, the China Ocean Fisheries Association&n...
The Norwegian Pelagic Fishing Course in Week 17 Norway
Good week for blue whiting in the Faroese zone, but still poor for the sandeel
Blue whiting:
Last week, 19,499 tonnes of coal mullet were registered from 19 different boats. The fishing has ...
Fishing Exports Increased by 10.4% in Q1 Argentina
This increase can be largely explained by the significant increase in squid sales compared to the same period last year, something that could change starting in April due to high competition from the ...
UNITED STATES
CANADA
NEW ZEALAND
CHINA
NORWAY
MALAYSIA
