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American Shrimp Processors Association Strongly Supports President Trump’s New Buy America Executive Order

USA.- Today President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order to strengthen the Buy America component of the U.S. government’s procurement process. ASPA Executive Director Dr. ...

FARNET Guide #12: Boosting business along the fisheries value chain

Under the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF), FLAGs have the opportunity to support “adding value, creating jobs, attracting young people and innovation at all ...

Fish and Seafood Market Brief – Bulgaria

USA.- This report contains information about Bulgaria’s fish and seafood market. It provides an overview of market opportunities and key information and statistics about production, ...

DPH Releases Annual Fish Advisory, “If I Catch It, Can I Eat It?” With Updated Guidance on Fish Caught on the Housatonic River

USA.- The Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH) today announced the release of the 2017 edition of If I Catch It, Can I Eat It? ...

Escaped farmed salmon create negative ecological impact

Finland.- A new study on salmon genetics shows that wild salmon with strong genetic influence from farmed fish reaches sexual maturity in females at younger ...

Resource-efficient rainbow trout benefits the aquaculture industry, consumers and the environment

Finland.- Through selective breeding, it is possible to prevent excessive lipid deposition in rainbow trout, which improves not only the feed conversion ratio, but also ...

Making Earth observation data accessible to aquaculture

Netherlands.- New online information services – based in part on data gleaned from Europe’s satellite network – will enable aquaculture to make more informed business ...

How to make the fish farming industry more climate friendly

Norway.- A new Master’s thesis shows that a renewable wind and solar energy solution can cut emissions by 50 per cent and at the same ...

Shell colour variation in farmed Litopenaeus vannamei

The regular shell colour of farmed Litopenaeus vannamei is oﬀ -white to greenish-white but instances of L. vannamei with brown-shell colour do occur in farmed ...

Aquaponics Provides Sustainable Fresh Fish, Produce

Ames, USA.- Aquaponics, a union of hydroponics and aquaculture, provides a fast, efficient method of producing both plant and fish crops. Aquaponics systems use fish ...