Aquaculture News

A new study published in PNAS argues that for fisheries policies to be effective they must take in to account not just fish stock conservation and environmental issues, but also research data on the patterns and dynamics of fish trade, markets and user consumption.

Scotland's biggest producer of farmed salmon is facing renewed calls to move its farms away from wild salmon rivers to prevent parasite transmission.

Research is paving the way for more profitable and environmentally friendly black pearl farming on the atolls of the South Pacific islands where production has taken a dive.

After more than a year of discussions, the city has published a draft document outlining new rules for urban agriculture in Boston.

I TURNED up at the BBC Scotland HQ in Glasgow for a stint as the "presenter's friend" on Holyrood Live last week and I have to admit I was more nervous than usual at the prospect of doing an hour of live telly.

When most of us go down to the coast, whether to walk or swim or fish or sail, we take for granted what we see before us.

South Scotland MSP Claudia Beamish has welcomed the passage of proposals to changes to the law in relation to illegal cockle fishing.

Update: 2:08PM SEAWEED producers, government officers and aquaculture stakeholders in Fiji, Kiribati, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands are part of the International Seaweed Symposium in Bali, Indonesia.

After more than a year of discussions, the city has published a draft document outlining new rules for urban agriculture in Boston.

A new 50-acre area in Cape Cod Bay off Provincetown and Truro could provide income for shellfish growers.

Many contaminants in aquatic environments are associated with loosely packed aggregates of particulate material called flocs.

Iranian scientists have coated a water filter with silver nanoparticles to prevent fungal infections in fish farmed indoors, in a step that they say could replace the direct release of nanoparticles into tanks - a process they have found is toxic to young rainbow trout.

Among the finalists up for the Intel science prize tonight is Karim Kharbouch, a 17-year-old from the Bridgeport Regional Aquaculture Science and Technology Education Center.

Conservationists opposed to the removal of old mine tailings from the Coromandel Harbour will hold a regatta tomorrow to draw attention to the plan's feared "disastrous impacts". At least 19 sailboats, along with dinghies, kayaks, surfers and swimmers are expected to attend the protest, which will make its way at noon from Preeces Pt on the eastern ... (more)

A small plot of land on the edge of Victoria's downtown may seem like an unusual spot for a farm, but for Angela Moran, the city was the best place to launch aquaponics.

The Salmonid Council of Newfoundland and Labrador warns a recent escape of farmed salmon could cause problems with the wild Atlantic salmon population.

The call was made by the United Nations Development Programme Administrator, Helen Clark, on a tour of some of the projects supported by UNDP in Misoli landing site in Entebbe municipality.

Federal Fisheries and Oceans Minister Keith Ashfield says he won't be intervening in the dispute over lobster prices in the Maritimes.

Fisher folks in the coastal communities of the Western region have complained about the dwindling fish catch due to the negative impact of the oil and gas exploration and production.

Topista Achom learned how to farm from her father. Over many years of hard work, she set up a successful farm, which includes a hatchery for fish among the many activities The maxim that "hard work pays," finds application in the life story of Topista Achom, a 76-year-old widow, whose passion for farming has earned her a fortune and a place among ... (more)