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Report of the Sixteenth Meeting of the Asia Regional Advisory Group on Aquatic Animal Health

Thailand.- This report summarises the proceedings of the 16th meeting of the Advisory Group, held 26-27 August 2017 in Bali, Indonesia.

U.S. House Passes Authorization to Include Shrimp in Seafood Import Monitoring Program

Biloxi, USA.- “We are very pleased that today, the US House of Representatives passed the FY2018 Omnibus Appropriations Bill to fund the federal government through ...

Managing transfers and fish health at British Columbia salmon farms

Canada.- Fish health on British Columbia salmon farms is managed throughout the production cycle to maintain healthy fish populations and to identify and address disease ...

A record amount of Norwegian salmon was exported to Europe through Finland

In 2017, the amount of fish and fish products exported from Finland was 77 million kilos. The volume of exported fish increased by five million ...

Breeding program for gilthead seabream profitable after five years

The Netherlands.- Cost-benefit analysis in a recent study revealed that a breeding program for gilthead seabream can reach a positive net present value five years ...

Supporting invasive species week 2018!

By Pauline Davey*UK.- It’s the start on Invasive Species Week 2018 and we’re very pleased to again be supporting this important initiative from the Non-Native ...

Interreg funded PRIMROSE to develop new system to help monitor harmful algal bloom events and climate change on aquaculture sector

Galway, Ireland.- The Marine Institute are lead partners in the Interreg funded project PRIMROSE, which is developing a new system application that helps predict the ...

Canadian Government Receiving Royalties from Genetically Modified Salmon Sales

Halifax and Vancouver, Canada.- The Canadian government is receiving 10% royalties from sales of the world’s first genetically modified (GM or genetically engineered) animal, a ...

Vital Oyster Research Initiated at Island University Thanks to Two Texas Sea Grant Awards

Corpus Christi, USA.- Two Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi professors, Dr. Jennifer Pollack, associate professor of marine biology, and Dr. John Scarpa, associate professor of aquaculture, ...

Aquaculture: looking at the potential for corn growers

USA.- The National Corn Growers Association recently attended the Aquaculture America Conference to learn more about the industry and make connections with companies to discuss ...