CANADA - The Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters has backed the state of Michigans legal bid to prevent spread of invading Asian carp species into Lake Michigan.
UK - Movements of fish into, out of and within two fisheries have been restricted following the confirmation of Koi Herpesvirus disease at sites in Kent and West Sussex. The outbreaks are not…
LINCOLNSHIRE, UK - Movements of fish into, out of and within a fishery in the county have been restricted following the confirmation of koi herpesvirus disease.
CALIFORNIA, US - Nearly the entire population of carp at Lake Kaweah may have been wiped out by an outbreak of a herpes virus, state wildlife officials say.
Crucian carp is a freshwater fish that inhabits lakes, rivers and reservoirs in various countries in Asia and Europe. In this fact sheet, produced by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the…
Tremendous potential exists in India to augment fish production from freshwater aquaculture resources, which are spread across the length and breadth of the country, says the National Fisheries…
Koi HerpesVirus (KHV) causes a highly virulent disease affecting carp (Cyprinus carpio) and poses a serious socio-economic threat to the UK carp industry, writes Nick Taylor, Keith Way, Peter Dixon,…
Once the sole domain of wealthy businessmen and fish experts, aquaculture is becoming increasingly attractive as a domestic amateur hobby. Adam Anson, reporting for TheFishSite, finds out what it…
AUSTRALIA - Teaching fish to fear predators, controlling invasive fish species and restoring the threatened jungle perch in the wild are among the first tasks to be undertaken at Bribie Islands…
NORWAY - New genetic technologies are being developed by Norwegian and Indian scientists to give tiger shrimp and rohu carp improved resistance against disease.
Disease is one of the most important limiting factors in aquaculture. Optimal husbandry and general management - including biosecurity, nutrition, genetics, system management and water quality - are…
Mangroves are essentially a tropical group of salt tolerant plants that occupy the inter-tidal zone of sheltered coasts around estuaries and lagoons, writes Simon Wilkinson for the Network of…
TUGUEGARAO CITY, PHIIPPINES - In a bid to address the global economic crisis, fishery officials in the Cagayan Valley region have introduced cost-reduction and productivity enhancement technologies.
Statistical data indicate that common carp production may have come close to its limit. However, common carp will remain an important species in those areas where it is produced traditionally. The…
GENERAL - The development of a consortium of fish genetics and breeding has recently been proposed for to aid collaboration in the Asian finfish industry.
This article has been prepared as a practical guide-line to help small to medium size marine cage farmers within the Asia-Pacific region cope with common external parasites, write Neil Wendover and…
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