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Kona Kampachi®, a Hawaiian yellowtail grown in the open ocean off the coast of Kona, Hawaii by Kona Blue Water Farms, has become the first ocean net pen aquaculture marine fish to be rated as a “Good Alternative” by Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Seafood Watch program. Kona Blue, the only domestic producer of yellowtail, has worked closely with the Seafood Watch program to meet stringent criteria on environmental impacts and feed efficiencies. “We’re very pleased to be rated as a...
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Friend of the Sea has today announced certification of the first prawn fishery in Indonesia and its products sold by company Seacold Seafoods and Panca Mitra Multi Perdana. The Indonesian artisanal trammel net fishery for Penaeus indicus and other Penaeus species, reported as not overexploited by FAO, has been found compliant with Friend of the Sea certification criteria. The fishery operates from West Borneo, in the Sukadan Gulf and Maya Island and is composed of 138 small...
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New analyses of cusk, mussels and whelk around the wreck at Skjervøy in Troms, Norway, show mercury levels below EU’s maximum levels. However, additional analyses show a concentration of cadmium in common whelk above EU`s maximum limits. In 1940 the cargo ship Orizaba ran aground on the Skjervøy reef at Skjervøy in Troms. The cargo vessel had mercury on board. The National Institute of Nutrition and Seafood Research (NIFES) analyzed cusk (Brosme brosme), blue mussel (Mytilus...
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At a time when the shrimp industry is under public scrutiny, Blue Horizon Organic is pioneering a model that is both socially and ecologically responsible. The company has just announced an exclusive distribution agreement with Langosmar S.A. of Guayaquil, Ecuador, making Blue Horizon the only company to domestically carry and distribute Langosmar’s sustainably-raised shrimp. "We’re delighted to source shrimp that is the product of the highest standards in the industry, with shrimp...
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PRICHEMIN MIX
Priya's PRICHEMIN MIX is a mineral supplement for aquaculture. It consists of a mix of mineral chelats from aminoacids
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Marine Harvest Canada has teamed up with a number of British Columbia organisations in a bid to improve wild coho salmon and trout survival. The company has joined the Tsolum River Restoration Society, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, the Comox-Strathcona Regional District, and the City of Courtenay to build two bridges over Towhee Creek on Courtenay’s Regional Fairgrounds. “The bridges are important to the protection of the creek bed which provides over-wintering and rearing...
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A new net material for Scotland’s salmon farmers is being pioneered in Sutherland and the Western Isles and could play a major role in reducing escapes in the aquaculture industry. The first in a series of trials is being hosted by Loch Duart Ltd at one of its main production sites in Badcall Bay, Scourie, under the auspices of a new industry-wide research and development project co-ordinated and part-funded by Scottish Salmon Producers’ Organisation (SSPO). A second experiment is...
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EWOS Chile Alimentos Ltda, a wholly owned subsidiary of Cermaq ASA, has signed an agreement to acquire a feed plant from Cultivos Marinos Chiloé Ltda (CMC). The parties have also agreed a contract under which EWOS will supply 400,000 mt of fish feed to CMC over an estimated period of five years. The acquisition of the plant is subject to certain conditions including the completion of a satisfactory due diligence process. However, an agreement to lease the plant for a...
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A new study published by the British Columbia Pacific Salmon Forum throws light on environmental and other conditions and events in the Broughton Archipelago over nearly 60 years. 'Broughton Archipelago: A State of Knowledge, by Dr Isobel A. Pearsall', contains more than 600 pages of data on salmon escapes, commercial salmon harvests, farmed salmon production, sea lice counts on wild and farmed salmon, climate and rainfall, river discharges, ocean currents, waste management and...
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PRICHEMIN MIX
Priya's PRICHEMIN MIX is a mineral supplement for aquaculture. It consists of a mix of mineral chelats from aminoacids
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Issues affecting the Irish shellfish industry will be up for debate at a conference in Co. Mayo next month. Due to be attended by Minister of State, John Browne, the Irish Shellfish Association conference features presentations on a number of key topics. The event takes place on May 15 and will open with a session on three major issues for the shellfish sector - licensing, the Shellfish Waters Directive and The National Development Programme for Aquaculture. Updates from the...
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A new "hotter" hot dog is ready for the Norwegian market. Investor Gustav Fritzoe has together with Mills invested NOK 40 million on developing a new hot dog made from salmon.
They will spend another NOK 20 million on introducing the new product to help parents convince their children to choose this healthier hot dog.
According to Aftenposten, it certainly looks like a hot dog, and it does not taste of salmon! - and neither should it, if it is to compete with the ordinary hot dog,...
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A study carried out by the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) in London has shown Atlantic salmon incubated at lower temperatures are longer, heavier and more muscular than those incubated at higher temperatures. With global salmon consumption having more than doubled in the last 15 years, optimising the embryonic development of the fish will increase production yield and meat quality, according to the research. Study author Neil Stickland explains: “Our results demonstrate that...
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Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI ) has harvested its first crop from the country’s maiden demonstration project for cage culture. Initial attempts by CMFRI last year did not prove successful. CMFRI scientists said that some 1,400 seed of Asia Bass (locally known as Pandugappalu) were stocked in the cage on December 23, 2007. They were fed with low-value fish on a daily basis. The first harvest was carried out on Saturday. Commercial production could begin from...
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PRICHEMIN MIX
Priya's PRICHEMIN MIX is a mineral supplement for aquaculture. It consists of a mix of mineral chelats from aminoacids
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What do juvenile salmon and Spanish football team Barcelona have in common? Both use intensive training to improve their form. The head coach is a Nofima scientist - and the training is healthy for fish too. In order to make salmon more robust fortransfer to sea water, an interdisciplinary research group has decided to strengthen the salmon's heart capacity and health through intensive training. Training Farmed salmon are generally in excellent...
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A sustainable aquaculture concept has won first place in a University of Miami competition. Ronald Hoenig and Aaron Welch, both graduate students at the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, won first place in the High-Potential Venture category at this year’s 6th Annual Leigh Rothschild Entrepreneurship Competition. The two Marine Affairs and Policy students won $8,000 for their sustainable aquaculture concept designed to produce and sell valuable...
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Farming of sea urchins is in the wind - and there are already several Norwegian sea urchin farmers. Over a period of many years, Nofima scientists have acquired knowledge that now makes sea urchin farming possible. "The sea urchin is new as an aquaculture species," says Senior Scientist Sten Siikavuopio at Nofima (formerly Fiskeriforskning). "If you are to succeed with farming them, you have to understand the conditions in which they thrive and grow."...
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Neptune Industries, Inc. today announced the appointment of Gordon Creaser, an internationally renowned expert in hydroponics research and practice, as Vice President of HydroPonic Development and Operations. Through his articles in magazines including Aquaponics Journal, The Growing Edge, Practical Hydroponics and Greenhouse Manager, and through his consulting work in Micronesia, Australia, South America, Canada, the Caribbean, The Bahamas, as well as in the United States, Gordon...
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PRICHEMIN MIX
Priya's PRICHEMIN MIX is a mineral supplement for aquaculture. It consists of a mix of mineral chelats from aminoacids
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From studies, seal oil is known to reduce joint pain. In a new study headed by NIFES patients with joint pain drank fish oil or seal oil for 14 days. The results show that both treatments reduce joint pain and inflammatory reactions, and result in a healthier fatty acid composition in the blood. In a study 38 patients with the intestinal disease IBD at Haukeland University Hospital consumed 10 millilitres of seal oil or fish oil at breakfast,...
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A Bribie Island research project involving sandworms and seaweed products has the potential to deliver significant benefits for Queensland aquaculture farmers and our environment. Minister for Primary Industries and Fisheries (DPI&F) Tim Mulherin said the project, which focused on marine worms being grown at prawn farms, had yielded some unexpected results. "Two species of sand worms found in Moreton Bay have proved to be effective vacuum cleaners in the sand beds used...
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East Africa’s Lake Tanganyika has a highly diverse fauna which closely resembles marine animals. A researcher at the University of Zurich has traced the origins of the freshwater herring of the Lake to a marine invasion which occurred in West Africa 25 to 50 million years ago, coincident with a major oceanic incursion into the region. The ancient freshwater capture of marine organisms may help to explain the origins of other species unique to this Lake. The findings are published this week in...
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A new shrimp farming standard will be launched at European Seafood Exposition in Brussels today. Moving towards sustainable shrimp farming, GLOBALGAP has developed the shrimp farming standard based on demand for sustainable sources, focusing on food safety, animal welfare, environmental and social sustainability. The standard will be launched at the European Seafood Exposition this afternoon, located at the Holiday Inn Court Garden of Brussels...
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