Yearly Archives: 2019

Salmon advocates tackle climate and orca issues in Washington Legislature, as part of coastal restoration package. Written by: Jess Helsley / Wild Salmon Centre With climate change and Southern Resident orca recovery taking center stage at the Washington Legislature this session, Wild Salmon Center and our allies at the Coast Salmon Partnership are […]

One of China’s leading seafood production regions is embarking on an ambitious project to test-run offshore aquaculture integrated with wind farms.  Written by: Mark Godfrey / Sea Food Source.com At a government press conference to launch the “Shandong Province Modern Ocean Farming Comprehensive Pilot Scheme Construction Project,” several officials from […]

Uganda will soon have a new Fisheries and Aquaculture law, if the proposed Fisheries and Aquaculture Bill, 2018, being reviewed, is approved by Cabinet. Written by: Samuel Nabwiiso / Busiweek.com Photo credit: Busiweek.com The proposed law is a revision of the Fish Act of 2000 Cap 197, which only regulates […]

Most consumers’ exposure to toxic methylmercury occurs when they eat fish. New research could help clarify why methylmercury concentrations in tuna vary geographically.   Witten by: editorial / ScienceDaily.com Date: January 23, 2019 Source for information:American Chemical Society   Most consumers’ exposure to toxic methylmercury occurs when they eat fish. […]

Aquaculture – unlike the production of red meat and dairy – has a key role to play in ensuring the world’s growing population receive sufficient nutrients, according to a ground-breaking new report on feeding the planet. Written by: Rob Fletcher, senior editor at The Fishe Site.com Food in the Anthropocene: the […]

EU aquaculture project Fishboost led by Norwegian firm Nofirma concludes this month after five years working to improve European aquaculture.  Written by: editorial / UnderCurrentNews.com   The NOK 75 million (€7.7m) project started in 2014 with the goal of improving European aquaculture of Atlantic salmon, common carp, European seabass, gilthead […]

“Future expansion of seafood should come from aquaculture, which is one of the fastest growing food production sectors in the world” – Eat-Lancet Commission Report  Written by: Fabian Dawson / Seawest news.com Global aquaculture production, if expanded sustainably, will be crucial for a radical change in food production that is being […]

The judging panel for the 2019 Aquaculture Awards has been announced, at a time when aquaculture companies around the world are busily preparing their entries and nominations before the 1 March deadline. Written by: editorial / The fish site.com The awards, which will be presented on 29 May at a […]

The glut in the global supply of shrimp that persisted throughout 2018 will remain in 2019, as cold storage facilities in the United States continue to have supplies lasting months in storage.  Written by Chris Chase / Associate editor seafoodsource.com A panel of experts at the Global Seafood Market Conference […]

A Minnesota company that has pioneered indoor shrimp farming surprised state and local officials by picking South Dakota as the location for its first production facility, citing a Minnesota environmental regulation. Written by: editorial / APnews.com The mayor of Luverne, the southwestern Minnesota city of about 5,000 that was the […]