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Research and Markets: Aquaculture and Behavior

Dublin - Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/ccmfcs/aquaculture_and_be) has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new report "Aquaculture and Behavior" to their offering. Modern aquaculture is faced with a number of challenges, including public ...

May 16, 2012

Environment: new guidelines for aquaculture and nature protection

The Commission is issuing new guidelines to improve understanding of how aquaculture can be carried out inside Natura 2000, the EU-wide network of protected natural areas. The guidelines explain how best to ensure that activities related to aquaculture are compatible with EU nature legislation and Natura 2000 provisions in particular. They emphasize the significance of the aquaculture sector for ...

Dec. 5, 2012

By European Commission, Environment DG

COFI 32 Concludes, Discusses Aquaculture and Blue Growth

The 32nd session of the Committee on Fisheries (COFI) has concluded with participants welcoming the entry into force of the Agreement of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing (PSMA). The meeting also featured discussions on aquaculture, food security and blue growth, among ...

Jul. 15, 2016

By International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)

Aquaculture Water Quality Workshop Offers Tips to Boost Profitability of Fish Farming

Healthy water leads to healthy fish and increases the potential for healthy profits for fish farmers. On the other hand, poor water quality can lead to stressed fish, increasing the chance for the animals’ illness and death, and resulting in income losses for farmers, says Matthew Smith, an Ohio State University Extension aquaculture specialist. Water quality management for fish farmers is ...

Jul. 20, 2016

By Ohio State University

Report highlights growing role of fish in feeding the world

More people than ever before rely on fisheries and aquaculture for food and as a source of income, but harmful practices and poor management threaten the sector’s sustainability, says a new FAO report published today. According to the latest edition of FAO’s The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture, ...

May 19, 2014

By Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Philippine fishers and fish farmers facing immense damage to sector

Philippine fishers face immense damage to the fisheries and aquaculture sectors in regions affected by Typhoon Haiyan, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization said today, calling for prompt and sustainable actions to help rebuild livelihoods. “Even though we still only have a partial picture, it is clear that the damage caused to the fisheries sector is immense and spans the entire value ...

Dec. 11, 2013

By Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

World`s most comprehensive assessment of mangroves reveals threats & opportunities to global economy & the planet

The first global assessment of mangroves in over a decade reveals that rare and critically important mangrove forests continue to be lost at a rate three to four times higher than land-based global forests, despite positive restoration efforts by some countries. About one fifth of all mangroves are thought to have been lost since 1980. Although losses are slowing at 0.7 per cent a year, the ...

Jul. 13, 2010

By United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Fish farming finds its way to land-locked Midwest

The latest of five generations who have worked the same ground in northeastern Nebraska, 52-year-old Scott Garwood, isn't growing corn or cattle - it's fish. Specifically, thousands of an Australian freshwater species called barramundi - often dubbed Asian sea bass because of its similar sweet, white flaky flesh - in large tanks inside a warehouse. With global consumption of seafood ...

Dec. 13, 2014

By Associated Press

Indonesia and the Netherlands launch large coastal safety initiative in Java

The Indonesian and Dutch government today launch a comprehensive five-year multi million public-private partnership initiative for enhancing coastal safety at the North Coast of Java. It aims to build stable coastlines with reduced erosion risk through a unique integration of mangrove restoration, small scale hard-engineering and sustainable land use. The initiative is financed by the ...

Mar. 3, 2015

By Wetlands International

20% of world’s mangrove areas destroyed since 1980

Environmental and economic damages caused by the alarming loss of mangroves in many countries should be urgently addressed FAO said today, calling for better mangrove protection and management programmes. The world has lost around 3.6 million hectares (ha) of mangroves since 1980, equivalent to an alarming 20 percent loss of total mangrove area according to FAO’s recent mangrove assessment ...

Feb. 1, 2008

By Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Call for ‘oil tax’ on Norwegian fish farmers

THE Socialist Left, or SV, party in the Norwegian parliament (Storting) has called on the government to impose an oil industry style tax on the country’s fish farmers. The party has submitted a document which proposes that the industry should pay an unspecified amount per kilogram of salmon, which has been described as a form of production fee and also dubbed by critics ...

May 1, 2018

By FISHupdate

‘Genebank can save South Asian fish stocks’

As South Asian fish stocks rapidly dwindle through overfishing, experts have suggested the setting up of a regional genebank as a remedy. Other suggestions that came up at a regional consultative workshop on management and dissemination of improved fish breeds to preserve their diversity in South Asia, held ...

Apr. 13, 2012

By SciDev.Net

Bangladesh: agricultural sector devastated in cyclone-hit areas

The agriculture, livestock and fisheries sectors in southern Bangladesh have suffered enormous losses and large-scale assistance is urgently needed to address the damage caused by Cyclone Sidr, FAO said today. The cyclone has affected over 6.7 million people in 30 southern districts, and latest government reports put the death toll at around 3 000 people. According to data from the Disaster ...

Nov. 23, 2007

By Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

FAO issues alert over lethal virus affecting popular tilapia fish

A highly contagious disease is spreading among farmed and wild tilapia, one of the world's most important fish for human consumption. The outbreak should be treated with concern and countries importing tilapias should take appropriate risk-management measures - intensifying diagnostics testing, enforcing health certificates, deploying quarantine measures and developing contingency plans - ...

May 26, 2017

By Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Ocean acidification threatens fisheries, says UNEP

The oceans are acidifying at probably the fastest rate for 65 million years — with unknown implications for the three billion people who depend on fish for protein, a report released at the 2010 UN Climate Change Conference (COP 16), in Mexico has said. Rising CO2 emissions, a quarter of which eventually dissolve in the oceans to produce carbonic acid, have caused a 30 per cent drop in ...

Dec. 6, 2010

By SciDev.Net

MicroSynbiotiX wins Nutreco Feed Tech Challenge

International jury praises finalist for high potential game changing innovation Start-up company MicroSynbiotiX has won the final of the Nutreco Feed Tech Challenge Event. The event took place on 22 and 23 February and consisted of several challenge rounds during which 10 contestants competed. According to the jury report, the innovation of MicroSynbiotiX had the best fit with the challenge ...

Feb. 24, 2017

By Skretting - Nutreco Group

Speech by UNEP Director of Communication at the Save Food Congress

Esteemed guests, colleagues, ladies and gentlemen, On behalf of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and its Executive Director Mr. Achim Steiner, I am pleased to address this distinguished gathering. Ladies and gentlemen, Every day, more than 840 million people go hungry in a world of plenty. The majority of those suffering from hunger live in developing countries, ...

May 16, 2014

By United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Time for a sea change in ocean management – FAO Director-General

Major changes in how the planet's marine resources are managed and used are needed to safeguard global food security and ensure the wellbeing of coastal and island countries, FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva told a group of high level policymakers meeting here today. "We cannot keep using marine and aquatic resources as if they were endless. And we cannot keep using our oceans ...

Jan. 20, 2014

By Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

World’s most innovative agricultural ideas step into the spotlight in Abu Dhabi

A host of innovative ideas and products for sustainable agriculture, which have the potential to act as game-changing catalysts in the plight to feed 9.7 billion people forecasted by 2050, will be presented in Abu Dhabi next week. The free to attend Open Innovations Theatre, a popular feature on the show floor of the Global Forum for Innovations in Agriculture (GFIA), will highlight products such ...

Mar. 13, 2017

By Turret Media FZ LLC

New hope for migratory grassland birds of South America

The rich grasslands in South America, home to one of the world's most valuable ecosystems is fast disappearing and migratory grassland birds, which play an important role by dispersing seeds and controlling insects, are also rapidly declining in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. In order to reverse this trend, the Convention on Migratory Species of the United Nations Environment ...

Dec. 15, 2010

By United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

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