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Flukey bath bungle kills kingfish: Australia - September 7, 2010 - Aquaculture company Clean Seas Ltd says it will take a $700,000 pre-tax hit on its earnings from the loss of 80 tonnes of kingfish after an adverse reaction to precautionary bathing to remove parasites.
Marine Harvest CEO sees salmon supply growth in 2011: Norway - September 7, 2010 - Marine Harvest ASA, the world's largest salmon farmer, said global supply will return to growth next year after shrinking because of a deadly virus in Chile.
GM salmon sends biotech company's shares leaping: United Kingdom - September 7, 2010 - Salmon may leap, but none so high as the share price of Aqua Bounty Technologies. The company's stock added more than 50 per cent in London yesterday.
Abalone farm is a labor of love and kelp: United States - September 7, 2010 - The largest producer of farm-raised abalone in the United States offers seasonal public tours. But its last tours of 2010 will be offered at 10 a.m. Saturday and Sept. 15.
Fast-growing GM salmon 'safe to be farmed and eaten', FDA: United States - September 6, 2010 - The decision by scientists from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) paves the way for the first GM animal to be sold as food. (2 stories)
Sustainable farming options snap open for bivalves: Global - September 6, 2010 - Two sets of global standards one for pangasius farming and the other for bivalve farming have been finalized by the Aquaculture Dialogues.
Catfish rules set to curb eco impact: Vietnam - September 6, 2010 - Global standards for responsible pangasius (genus of catfish) farming were finalised last Wednesday by the Pangasius Aquaculture Dialogue, a network of 600-plus farmers, scientists, conservationists and others.
Marshalls Islands sees plenty of potential in pearl farming: Marshall Islands - September 6, 2010 - The Minister of Resources and Development in the Marshall Islands says the country has plenty of potential to generate income from pearl harvesting.
Farm-raised mussels pass first local test: United States - September 6, 2010 - As New Englanders learned to savor the sweet taste of mussels over the last generation, an odd fact remains: While the shellfish are as common as sand on some local beaches, the vast majority of fresh mussels for consumption come from Prince Edward Island.
Step up fish farm research, says aid boss: Australia - September 5, 2010 - The head of the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research, Dr Meryl Williams, has call for more focused aquaculture research.
Talibon marine livelihood at risk if bio-fuel pursued?: The Philippines - September 5, 2010 - The livelihood derived from rich marine resources at Danajon double barrier reefs that the local fisherfolk largely depend on might be at risk since seaweeds are not only the resources that they are cultivating
Over 90 percent of acquaculture operations have resumed: Taiwan - September 3, 2010 - Over 90 percent of Taiwan's acquaculture operations, which were battered by Typhoon Morakot in August 2009, have resumed one year after the killer typhoon struck, the Fisheries Agency said Sunday.
Tall fish farm tales: Canada - September 5, 2010 - For years, environmental activists have done their best to scare Canadians into thinking fish farms would "decimate" wild salmon stocks. Savvy campaigns have employed a range of media stunts, such as dumping farmed fish at the door of an aquaculture company, marching to the legislature en-masse, hassling customers in front of retailers wearing salmon costumes... you get the picture.
Huge potential in Africa's fisheries and aquaculture sectors: Africa - September 3, 2010 - Booming business out of aquaculture is happening elsewhere in the world, compared to Africa where the sector is still at its infancy. But there is a wind of change blowing on the continent as African governments implement policies that are opening lucrative investment opportunities in the sector.
Shetland mussel factory reopens after upgrade: Scotland - September 3, 2010 - North Atlantic Shellfish Ltd is to reopen its newly upgraded mussel factory at Walls in Shetland in time for the start of the 2010/11 mussel harvesting season next week.
Capitol promotes chemical-free tilapia: The Philippines - September 3, 2010 - The Iloilo provincial government is promotes its "chemical-free tilapia project" that would produce the first organic tilapia fingerlings in the province.
Offshore mussel farm lease granted: United Kingdom - September 3, 2010 - Offshore Shellfish Ltd (OSL) has been granted a lease by The Crown Estate to develop a pioneering offshore, rope cultured mussel farm in Lyme Bay, Devon, UK. Work will soon start on a pilot project, and at its full development of 15.4sq km, the farm will be the largest of its kind in Europe.
Mozambique's Fisheries Ministry calls for development of fish farming: Mozambique - September 3, 2010 - Aquaculture could be one of the fundamental ways of reducing the lack of fish, particularly for low income populations living in the interior of Mozambique, said the Mozambican Fisheries Minister
Bell perch marks milestones: United States - September 3, 2010 - East Central Indiana-based Bell Aquaculture marked two notable events in its history in recent weeks.
Rai couple unveil oyster farming proposal: New Zealand - September 3, 2010 - A Rai Valley couple are hoping to sell Pacific oysters to the Marlborough public if plans for their oyster processing plant go ahead.

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