mussel News
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Cross-border Irish mussels limber up with MSC label
The blue mussel sectors in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland supported by the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development NI, and the Department of Agriculture Food and Marine have been MSC certified as a sustainable and well-managed fishery. Subject to chain of custody traceability certification, mussels from the fishery are now eligible to bear the MSC’s blue ecolabel. In ...
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Blue Mussel Fishers of Lower Saxony Achieve MSC Certification for Sustainable Fishing
After two years of independent scientific analysis, the blue mussel fishers of the ‘Niedersächsische Muschelfischer GbR’ are entitled to mark their catch with the internationally recognised MSC ecolabel for sustainable fishing. Certification to the MSC standard verifies that there are sufficient mussels for the future, marine ecosystems remain intact and that management rules ...
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Marrone Bio Innovations to Present Invasive Mussel Control Solution
Zequanox™ featured at International Conference on Aquatic Invasive Species DAVIS, Calif. - Marrone Bio Innovations (MBI) will be showcasing Zequanox,™ its natural solution for the control of invasive mussels, at the International Conference on Aquatic Invasive Species (ICAIS) in San Diego, California, August 29 to September 2, 2010. The conference is attended by participants from 30 ...
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Marrone Bio Innovations Honored for Innovative Water Technology
MBI named a 2011 Top 50 Water Company by The Artemis Project™ Davis, California (May 17, 2011) - Marrone Bio Innovations (MBI) today announced its selection by The Artemis Project™ as a winner in the Top 50 Water Companies Competition. This award highlights MBI’s product Zequanox™ as one of the most promising, innovative technologies coming to the marketplace. Zequanox ...
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Chilean mussel fishery gains MSC certification
First Chilean fishery certified The Chilean mussel (Mytilus chilensis) fishery and suspended culture has been certified to the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) standard for sustainable, well-managed fisheries following an independent assessment conducted by IMOswiss AG (IMO), formerly the Institute for Marketecology. Mussels from this fishery are now eligible to carry the blue MSC ecolabel. ...
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Cleaning up the baltic sea with mussel power
Excess nutrients in seawater can cause eutrophication, a major environmental concern. Shellfish species such as mussels can 'soak up' some of these nutrients. A recent Swedish study examines the cost-effectiveness of mussel farming in the Baltic Sea as a method of reducing nutrient concentration and compares its potential with other methods of combating eutrophication. Eutrophication, caused by ...
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UPDATE: Burns & McDonnell Assisting Cities as Zebra Mussels Threaten Public Water Systems
Cities across the Midwest are on alert after zebra mussels nearly halted one city's water intake system and continue to threaten other public supplies and waterways. "Some utilities are being overwhelmed," says John Mitchell, director of the water practice at Burns & McDonnell. "Planning for the inevitable invasion of these mollusks is critical. Almost every surface water supply in the ...
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Burns & McDonnell Assisting Cities as Zebra Mussels Threaten Public Water Systems
Cities across Kansas are on alert after zebra mussels nearly halted one city's water intake system and continue to threaten other public waterways across the state. "Utilities are being caught by surprise," says John Mitchell, director of the wastewater practice at Burns & McDonnell. "Without a plan, agencies are finding themselves in big trouble from these invasive species." Zebra mussels ...
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EPA Approves New Formulation of Marrone Bio Innovations` Zequanox for Invasive Mussel Control
Marrone Bio Innovations Inc. (MBI), a leading global provider of natural products for the agricultural and water treatment markets, announced today that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved a dry formulation of Zequanox® (registration number 84059-15), a biological product for controlling invasive mussels within enclosed systems and infrastructures. Zequanox is the first ...
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Marrone Bio Innovations strengthens zequanox commercial operations
Marrone Bio Innovations (MBI) continues to strengthen and expand commercial operations with the addition of Dennis Bitter as Zequanox Commercial Manager. Dennis joins MBI with extensive experience in water and waste water markets. He will oversee North American sales of Zequanox, an effective new natural product for the control of invasive zebra and quagga mussels in freshwater lakes and ...
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Fisheries certification update: November 2013
Collectively, the fisheries certified since our last newsletter bring an estimated additional 880,000 tonnes of fish into the market with the potential to carry the MSC label. They include whitefish, shellfish, herring form several fisheries and toothfish. Whitefish certifications welcomed by buyers The Russian Sea of Okhotsk walleye pollock fishery, which provides fillets, surimi and roe for ...
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Marrone Bio Innovations Honored for Innovative Water Technology
Marrone Bio Innovations (MBI) today announced its selection by The Artemis Project™ as a winner in the Top 50 Water Companies Competition. This award highlights MBI's product Zequanox™ as one of the most promising, innovative technologies coming to the marketplace.Zequanox™ is an effective natural product for the control of invasive zebra and quagga mussels that are aggressively multiplying in ...
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MSC welcomes Commonwealth Games Food Charter
The MSC has welcomed the Commonwealth Games Food Charter, the document that will guide and govern procurement of all food for the 2014 Games in Glasgow. The MSC’s Claire Pescod said: “The Commonwealth Games are going to have a huge impact in Scotland, both as an event and through ethical procurement. This charter is a ringing endorsement of the hard work and dedication of MSC ...
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Marrone bio innovations honored for innovative water technology
Marrone Bio Innovations (MBI) today announced its selection by The Artemis Project™ as a winner in the Top 50 Water Companies Competition. This award highlights MBI’s product Zequanox™ as one of the most promising, innovative technologies coming to the marketplace. Zequanoxä is an effective natural product for the control of invasive zebra and quagga mussels that are ...
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Maturation diets for shrimp
In recent years, shrimp culture has become one of the most important aquaculture industries in the world. Current production levels reach over three million tonnes per year, corresponding to a market volume of over US$10 billion (FAO 2008). However, even with this expansion in the production there are some unknowns. One of the problems with shrimp (and other crustacean) culture is broodstock ...
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Olly`s Fish Experience adds UK`s widest choice of certified sustainable fish
Olley's Fish Experience in Herne Hill, South London has become the first fish & chip shop in the UK to add a total of eight MSC certified species of fish to their menu. It now offers the widest choice of MSC certified fish in the country. Meeting customer demand for sustainability Harry Niazi, owner of Olley’s said: "Over the past few years we have come to realise how important ...
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Marrone Bio Innovations Receives EPA Approval of First Biological Product for Controlling Invasive Mussels in Water Systems
Marrone Bio Innovations (MBI) today announced that the Environmental Protection Agency has approved its latest product, Zequanox™, the first biological product available for controlling invasive mussels. Across the U.S. and Europe, invasive zebra and quagga mussels are crippling industrial and commercial water sources by clogging pipes and infesting freshwater lakes and rivers, resulting ...
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Marrone Bio Innovations receives EPA approval of first biological product for controlling invasive mussels in water systems
Marrone Bio Innovations (MBI) today announced that the Environmental Protection Agency has approved its latest product, Zequanox, the first biological product available for controlling invasive mussels. Across the U.S. and Europe, invasive zebra and quagga mussels are crippling industrial and commercial water sources by clogging pipes and infesting freshwater lakes and rivers, resulting in ...
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Marrone Bio Innovations Breaks Ground on Michigan Manufacturing Facility
Marrone Bio Innovations Inc. (MBI), a leading global provider of natural pest management products for the agricultural and water treatment markets, today announced the groundbreaking of the Marrone Michigan Manufacturing facility in Bangor, Michigan. MBI CEO Pam Marrone was joined by Senator Debbie Stabenow, Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, and Bangor ...
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Sea lice pesticides from Norwegian fish farms can exceed UK environmental health standards
Levels of aquaculture pesticides exceed UK environmental quality standards (EQSs) in samples taken from near Norwegian fish farms, a recent study has shown. The researchers examined five pesticides used to kill sea lice (Lepeophtheirus salmonis) and showed that in many cases their concentrations exceeded UK EQSs. They used UK standards, they explain, because there are currently no Norwegian EQSs ...
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