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Six land-based Aquaculture Development Areas (ADAs) have been created in Central and North Queensland, with the goal of encouraging responsible aquaculture development while minimising environmental impacts. Written by: press release / Queensland government   Queensland’s aquaculture industry produces high-quality seafood for export, and is also attracting interest from overseas investors. […]

Just five of the world’s 19 commercial tuna stocks have earned a passing “Principle 1” score from the Marine Stewardship Council,  the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) notes in a report issued recently. Written by: editorial / Undercurrent news In “ISSF 2019-02: An Evaluation of the Sustainability of Global Tuna […]

Việt Nam’s shrimp exports are expected to grow this year to a value of more than US$4 billion thanks to free trade agreements, said the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP). Wirtten by: editorial / VietnamNews.vn VASEP said the shrimp sector would make a breakthrough in exporting to […]

Written by: editorial / 303 Magazine.com As fish consumption gains popularity in health trends, the world’s population is eating seafood at a rate that cannot be sustained by the world’s oceans. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported earlier this year that since 1961 the average annual growth in […]

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 […]