CANADA - Way back when, in 2003, the journal Science reported that fish raised in captivity - farmed fish - were dramatically higher in toxic pollutants like dioxin, PCBs and pesticides than wild…
CANADA - The Atlantic Council of Fisheries and Aquaculture Ministers (ACFAM) met in St. Johns, Newfoundland and Labrador, today. The ACFAM is made up of Fisheries and Aquaculture Ministers from the…
Positioning of sea cages at sites with high water current velocities expose the fish to a largely unknown environmental challenge. In this study David Johansson et al, Institute of Marine Research,…
A new book by scientists based in the Caribbean titled 'Cage culture, the practice of rearing fish in cages', offers a practical overview of how to rear tilpia in net pens.
CANADA - Two international conservation groups have given Canada a failing grade in the protection of wild Atlantic salmon from the environmental hazards of fish farms. The Atlantic Salmon…
CANADA - The provincial government plans to put a new system in place to manage the Bay of Fundy aquaculture industry within a year. "We like to call it, in house, a new governance system," said…
CANADA - The majority of Canada's North Coast community leaders want to quell the rise of salmon farming in their region. The Skeena-Queen Charlotte Regional District Board voted 6-3 on Friday night…
Published by Primary Industries and Resources South Australia - This article gives an overview on Barramundia farming across Australia and offers the broad range of information needed to set up a…
CANADA - Kitoi Bay Hatchery workers collected eggs and milt from mature pink salmon on the last day of the egg-take Tuesday. Mature pink salmon return to Kitoi Bay, where they originated. Some are…
CANADA - Flame-retardant chemicals that may impair human behaviour were found in higher levels in farmed salmon than wild salmon, says a worldwide study published Tuesday in a U.S.-based scientific…
CANADA - The latest anti-aquaculture assault by activist Alexandra Morton in a journal article alleging a link between sea lice and salmon farms continues a well-documented pattern of exaggeration…
By Salmon of the Americas - This report by SOTA looks at Flame retardants (PBDEs), how they compare to other environmental contaminants and it also discusses critical questions such as how PBDE's…
By Ken Schultz - Closely related to the genus Gadus, the haddock is often considered a member of the Gadidae family, or codfishes. Haddock have long been important commercially and an even more…
CANADA - A coastal plan for Quatsino Sound is tipped to boost the northern Vancouver Island economy. The plan provides a framework for sustainable marine development and diversification, and was…
By Shaun M. Moss, Steve M. Arce, Dustin R. Moss and Clete A. Otoshi, The Oceanic Institute - Penaeid shrimp aquaculture expanded significantly over the past two decades. However, shrimp farmers have…
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