The role of heterotrophic and autotrophic nutrition in the early stages of giant clams is still equivocal. In particular, the significance of these two nutritional modes and the relative dependency…
NORWAY - The Norwegian Food Safety Authority has set new safeguards for the importing of clams from Turkey. These regulations come into force on 5 August 2013.
AUSTRALIA - Australian abalone farmers look set to save up to A$2.5 million every year by switching to a new feed strategy developed by SARDI scientists.
AUSTRALIA - The State Governments fisheries and aquaculture department has wrapped up the largest abalone trafficking case in its history with the conviction of a seventh person involved in the…
Bumble Bee Foods has introduced a range of fish products certified by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC). The Wild Selections range will also help support the World Wildlife Funds (WWF) efforts to…
PHILIPPINES - Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Vice Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Alan R Luga will grace the seeding of giant clams in Marine Protected Areas in Dauis town, Bohol.
The Asian region is a major supplier of fish products to the EU market. Over the period 2005-2010 in particular, the aquaculture sector in some Asian countries became an important producer as well as…
US - Beginning this January, fishermen will be able to target abundant stocks of Atlantic surfclams and ocean quahogs on portions of Georges Bank that have been closed to harvesting for 22 years.
IRELAND - Shellfish producers in Castlemaine Harbour, Co. Kerry joined together recently under the Coordinated Local Aquaculture Management Systems or (C.L.A.M.S) initiative to organise a clean up of…
FRENCH POLYNESIA - The Ministry of Marine Resources of French Polynesia is looking into developing giant clam aquaculture to improve the economic health of the remoter island groups.
AUSTRALIA - A joint operation by Victorian and NSW Fisheries Officers has resulted in the arrest of two men for allegedly being in possession of a commercial quantity of abalone in Far East Gippsland…
SCOTLAND, UK - Marine Scotland met with public bodies and local representatives in Dumfries, to discuss allegations over illegal cockle picking in the Solway Firth.
SOUTH AFRICA - An anti-poaching campaign led by the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries resulted in the arrest of seven men and confiscation of 26,429 units of abalone.
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