The USTR announces additional duties on chinese seafood imports

USA.- Last night, at the direction of President Trump, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced that a 10 percent additional tariff would be imposed ...

Consultations address antimicrobial resistance risk in aquaculture

Two consultations on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) risks in aquaculture were jointly organised in Bangkok from 4-7 September by FAO and NACA with much appreciated financial ...

The world´s first aquaculture video game

In an effort to grow new global interest in aquaculture, two researchers have launched an aquaculture simulation game called, Aquakultor. The game allows users to ...

A Saudi-Chinese meeting to discuss joint cooperation in the fields of aquaculture

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.- H. E. the Deputy Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture for Agriculture Eng. Ahmed bin Saleh Al Eyadh received H. E. the ...

ASC salmon standard recognised by Global Sustainable Seafood Initiative

As well as meeting all of the essential components of the benchmark, the ASC standard achieved 52 ‘supplementary components’ – more than any other aquaculture ...

Study shows toxic effects of oil dispersant on oysters following deepwater horizon spill

Denver, USA.- Oysters likely suffered toxic effects from the oil dispersant Corexit® 9500 when it was used to clean up the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil ...

Women in the Seafood Industry Video Competition: the winners will be announced on September the 24th

Paris, France.- The second “women in the seafood industry” video contest will release the winners on September the 24th. The project was developed by the ...

Scientists and water treatment plants are working together on green water treatment

The Netherlands.- Using plants and animals to purify waste water while extracting raw materials: that is the principle of Aquafarm. In early September, after a ...

PT STP Tilapia Cage Fish farm adopts USSEC’S 90 percent satiation feeding method

PT. STP Tilapia Cage Fish Farm in Lake Toba, North Sumatra, Indonesia, a JAPFA holding company, has adopted USSEC’s 90 percent satiation level feeding technique ...

Climate change fuels accumulation of pollutants in Chinook salmon, killer whales

Canada.- University of British Columbia researchers studying the marine food web of the Northeast Pacific Ocean have found that the exposure and accumulation of chemical ...