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New Aquaculture Regulations Will help Foster a Responsible & Sustainable Industry
The proposed new federal Aquaculture Activities Regulations, announced today (June 26, 2014), will strengthen environmental protection and facilitate a growing, responsible, and sustainable seafood farming industry said Ruth Salmon, Executive Director of the Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance. "Canada has a unique opportunity to be a world leader in responsible seafood farming," said Ruth ...
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FQSA and ASF Support Quebec Government in regulating salmon egg import
The Quebec Atlantic Salmon Federation (Fédération québécoise pour le saumon atlantique – FQSA) is pleased with the measures instituted by Quebec’s department of forestry, wildlife and parks, i.e. the Ministère des Forêts, de la Faune et des Parcs (MFFP). Since June 10th of this year, the resulting amendment of section 28 of the Regulation ...
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Gulf Offshore Aquaculture Rule Finally Released for Comment
A long-awited notice of proposed rulemaking on the Gulf Fisheries Management Plan was published in the Federal Register on Aug. 28, 2014. The rule will set up a permitting process for offshore aquaculture operations in the Gulf of Mexico and has been widely anticipated by ASA and offshore aquaculture stakeholders. A link to the proposed rule is here. The 60-day comment period closes on Oct. 27, ...
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Extending responsible fisheries management to the ocean deeps
On the first-ever UN World Oceans Day FAO has published a set of technical guidelines aimed at helping the fisheries sector reduce its impacts on fragile deep-sea fish species and ecosystems. The guidelines provide a framework that countries can use, individually and in the context of regional fisheries management organizations, to manage deep sea fisheries (DSF) in high-seas areas outside of ...
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Women in Benchmark, who make a difference in aquaculture: Rosana Estevez
This month our Salmon Ova Quality Manager, Rosana Estévez talks, about why aquaculture is a much more attractive industry for women than it used to be and what diversity means to her. What attracted you to the aquaculture industry? Aquaculture is an industry that, despite having developed over many years, still has room for innovation with sustainability as its ultimate goal. Science is ...
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Coordinated efforts in aquaculture needed to meet global demand
The creation of a global partnership to help ensure that the world’s fish supplies can keep pace with booming demand has received a green light from FAO’s Sub-Committee on Aquaculture. Over 50 countries endorsed the Global Aquaculture Advancement Partnership (GAAP) programme, which will bring together governments, UN agencies, non-governmental organizations and the private sector to ...
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Shifts in Mediterranean fish farming increase pressure on wild fish stocks
Fish farming in the Mediterranean has increasingly shifted from producing fish such as grey mullet, which are herbivores near the bottom of the food chain, to species such as sea bass, which are predators. This ‘farming up’ the food chain requires wild fish to be caught to provide feed. A return to farming fish lower in the food chain would use marine resources more efficiently, a new ...
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Questions and answers on the new proposal for a regulation on preventing and managing invasive alien species
What are invasive alien species (IAS)? Alien species are plants, animals, fungi and micro-organisms that have been transported across ecological barriers such as mountain ranges, or oceans as a result of human intervention, and have become established in an area outside their natural range. About a quarter of these species are brought into Europe intentionally, for their beauty, usefulness or ...
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Is the aquaculture boom starting to fade?
The aquaculture industry has reached an important crossroads, with new challenges emerging regarding the sector’s ability to meet future world demand for fish. Small-scale farmers in developing countries are facing difficulties in exporting their produce, and need help to become competitive and access global markets, according to FAO. In 2006, the world consumed 110.4 million tonnes of fish, ...
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BACTOCELL® on-tracks for EU authorization: minor avian species and minor porcine species
Lallemand Animal Nutrition is pleased to announce that the Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP) of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has given a positive scientific opinion for use of BACTOCELL®* (Pediococcus acidilactici MA 18/5M, deposited at Institut Pasteur) as a zootechnical feed additive in minor avian species, such as duck and game (quail, ...
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Industry Creates Plan to Position Canada as Top Fish and Seafood Producer, Boost Economy by 2040
National Wild-Capture and Farmed Seafood Associations Partner to Create Vision and Action Plan for Blue Economy Strategy OTTAWA, ON: Following the commitment made by the Canadian federal government in the 2020 Speech from the Thone to develop a Blue Economy Strategy, the Fisheries Council of Canada (FCC) and the Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance (CAIA) are pleased to release ...
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Benchmark Teams with Redox in Norway
Benchmark International, a leading manufacturer of the most energy efficient VPSA Oxygen Concentrators, and Redox AS, a leading aquaculture supply company, are pleased to announce a new dealer and distributor agreement within the Norwegian market. This partnership will bring the latest technology in oxygenation systems to the Norwegian aquaculture market, providing farmers with the tools they ...
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The Response Technical Of Tilapia
Tilapia farming is inseparable from fish feed pellets, fish feed machine is an essencial machinery to make fish feed pellets. Zhengzhou Fusmar Machinery is a professional feed pellet machine manufacturer, this article will introduce the response technical of tilapia breeding is not efficient in detail. Do Well Pond Choice And Disinfection The best pond for tilapia cultivation should be sunny, ...
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Bringing aquaculture sustainability down to earth
More recent efforts to develop indicators of sustainability incorporate broader considerations that include economic and social sustainability in addition to environmental sustainability. Of these, economic and social sustainability considerations have received far less attention in the research literature than has environmental sustainability. In today’s world, there is no debate over ...
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