Issues Confronting Offshore Aquaculture in the US
TheFishSite Senior Editor, Chris Harris, looks at some of the issues raised by the controversial NOAA report, Offshore Aquaculture in the United States: Economic Considerations, Implications & Opportunities.

Fishmeal Market Report - June 2008
By Helga Josupeit, FAO Globefish. Total fishmeal production of the main fishmeal exporters for the first four months of 2008 reached 940,000 tonnes, 3% ahead of the corresponding 2007 production.

Animal Welfare Aspects of Husbandry Systems for Farmed Atlantic Salmon
This report is an extract taken from a Scientific Opinion of the Panel on Animal Health and Welfare on a request from the European Commission on Animal welfare aspects of husbandry systems for farmed Atlantic salmon. The EFSA Journal (2008)736, 1-31...

ECASA - An Ecosystem Approach for Sustainable Aquaculture
By Kenneth D Black and Averil M. Wilson from the Scottish Association for Marine Science, Oban, Scotland, published in Shellfish News 25 Spring Summer 2008.

US Shrimp Market Report - July 2008
A survey based on a representative sample of 5 000 US households indicates that consumer confidence dropped sharply in June, to a level which is the fifth-lowest ever, FAO Globefish reports in InfoFish.

Feasibility of Closed Containment Saltwater Salmon Aquaculture Systems
As the pressure grows on salmon farmers to guarantee there is no cross over between farmed and wild salmon, more and more research is being carried out into new technologies to ensure a complete separation, writes TheFishSite Senior Editor, Chris Har...

Oxygenation of Fresh Water and Cataracts in Salmon
Farmed Atlantic salmon in the freshwater stage are supplied with extra oxygen to maintain well-being and growth. Recent trials carried out by The National Institute of Nutrition and Seafood Research (NIFES) have shown that oxygenated water in this life...

US Feed Outlook July 2008
Allen Baker, Edward Allen, and Heather Lutman, ERS USDA. This monthly report examines supply, use, prices, and trade for feed grains, including supply and demand prospects in major importing and exporting countries. Focuses on corn; also contains information...

Fishmeal Market Report
By Helga Josupeit for FAO Globefish.

Ireland: Annual Review & Outlook for Agriculture, Fisheries & Food 2007/2008
This report is an extract taken from the Annual Review & Outlook for Agriculture, Fisheries & Food 2007/2008, examining the fish market situation in Ireland. It was published by the Irish Department or Agriculture Fisheries and Food.

Shellfish Industry Development Strategy Update
The Shellfish Industry Development Strategy (SIDS) has been running since August 2007. Tom Pickerell at CEFAS provides an update of progress made. Published in the Shellfish News publication, Number 25.

Light Finds the Parasitic Nematode
Parasitic nematodes are microscopic, but a major problem in the fish filleting industry. Scientists at Nofima have discovered that light and automation provides a better fillet, writes Martin Steinholt, Nofima.

Understanding the Media Approach to Aquaculture Issues
Several social studies have shown that the mass media can affect public perception of risk. It can shape public understanding in the way articles emphasise and de-emphasise particular aspects of risk and the way that certain issues are framed and presented,...

Australian Fisheries Statistics
The total volume of fisheries production in Australia has increased by 17,500 tonne (eight per cent), since 1999-2000, while the real gross value of production has fallen by $0.8 billion (26 per cent). The increase in production volume is largely the...

Shining the Light on Trout: Where are We Now?
By John Taylor and Herve Migaud, Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling, Finfish News, Number 5, Winter/Spring 2008.