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Malaysians will now get to enjoy jade perch (fei chui pan in Cantonese), a new organically grown fish species that originates from Australia. Extraordinarily high in Omega-3 oils, it is a popular fish in a number of Asian countries.Omega-3 is essential for promoting proper nervous system and mental ...
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The Star
Date of publication :
04/11/2008
Views:
755
Shetland-based North Atlantic Shellfish announced today it has acquired Shetland Mussels, a mussel farm located on the Westside of Shetland.The deal was announced by brothers Michael and Richard Tait.On concluding the deal, managing director, Richard Tait said: "We are very pleased to have acquired ...
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Fish Update
Date of publication :
04/09/2008
Views:
173
Uddingston-based processor Dawnfresh Seafoods has bought fish-processing and marketing co-operative Scot Trout for an undisclosed sum.It has been reported that the deal will create a £70million-a-year business and ensures the ownership of Scot Trout - which employs 450 people throughout Scotland - s...
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Fish Farmer
Date of publication :
04/09/2008
Views:
128
A major cod farming conference, due to be held in Reykjavik this autumn, is expected to attract interest from a seafood industry facing increasing demand for whitefish and raw material shortages.Iceland recently announced plans to develop its cod farming sector in a bid to counter the effects of a m...
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Fish Farmer Magazine
Date of publication :
04/08/2008
Views:
154
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has amended its Federal Order on viral hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS) to require permits before allowing species of live non-salmonid fish from VHS-affected Canadian provinces to be imported into the United States ...
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USDA APHIS
Date of publication :
04/04/2008
Views:
114
NIFES has recently installed an advanced new instrument at the Laboratory for undesirable substances, which will make it possible to analyse considerably more fish and seafood samples for environmental pollutants such as dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs. Samples are already waiting in line to be analyse...
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NIFES
Date of publication :
04/03/2008
Views:
411
Fish is one of the main sources of protein for Uganda's population. No one would kill a cow for meat, except on special occasions. Therefore, fish, beans and groundnuts form a very large percentage of the essential protein required for growth in young people and tissue replacement among adults.Since...
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New Vision
Date of publication :
04/03/2008
Views:
116
Sustainably farmed haddock could soon be on the plates of UK consumers thanks to an award-winning project by Argyll-based Viking Fish Farms.This "exciting" project to develop a suitable feed for farmed haddock using cereal proteins has been recognised by the Home-Grown Cereals Authority (HGCA) Enter...
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Fish Farmer Magazine
Date of publication :
04/01/2008
Views:
157
Fish will one day be able to catch themselves if an experiment by US scientists proves successful.Researchers at the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) at Wood's Hole, Massachusetts, are testing a plan to train fish to catch themselves by using a sound broadcast to attract them into a net.They hope ...
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The Telegraph UK / Telegraph Media Group Ltd.
Date of publication :
03/27/2008
Views:
344
Replace traditional salt in fish processing with a healthier alternative. Scientist Rune Larsen makes this suggestion in his PhD dissertation. The Nofima (formerly Fiskeriforskning) scientist has also studied to what degree substances beneficial to our health are lost during processing of fish. Salt...
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Nofima
Date of publication :
03/27/2008
Views:
141