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2011 January – February

2011 January – February

VOLUME 2 ISSUE 1

THE FUTURE OF AQUAFEEDS – US gov’t issues report on alternative feeds

BUZZWORD - Buyers offer reality check on pursuit of sustainable seafood – Three major seafood buyers discuss the practical limits of sourcing sustainable seafood

NEWS AND NOTES

  • Quebec scallop farm gets economic boost
  • Atlantic Salmon Federation criticises industry for failing to control salmon escapes in Bay of Fundy
  • High praise for cobia
  • Lice treatments tested in New Brunswick
  • Biologist seeks tougher shellfish cadmium guidelines
  • Fish farm frustrations
  • BC salmon farms the focus of First Nation lawsuit
  • Hubbs Sea World investigates ecological effects of deep-water fish culture
  • Maryland opens new round of applications for shellfish culture financing
  • New York college hot to trot with aquaponics program
  • Canadian gov’t searches fish farm offices in pesticide investigation
  • Accolades for BC shellfish farm
  • What is FIFO?

FISHBYTES – AquaCalc 1.0: sometimes the best solution to a problem is the simplest

INNOVATION – Early Warning for Shellfish Growers – Massachusetts lab tests new ocean sensor for detecting harmful algal blooms -

FARM SAFETY – Safety protocols stepped up following fish farm fatality

FLOATERS & SINKERS – Is there room for non-natives?

PRODUCTION – Halibut producer installs innovative grading system for flatfish

CLOSED CONTAINMNET - Canadian tank technology touted at Chinese Seafood Forum – Chinook “eco-salmon” farming starting in china -

SEA LICE RESEARCH - Salmon farms not guilty – New study concludes that sea lice from BC salmon farms were not responsible for wild salmon crash -

 TRIALS – Salmon farming company puts nets to test

Marine Harvest Canada research project lays foundation for possible future site expansion

MASSACHUSETTS SHELLFISH – Floating oyster bar has been welcoming yachtsmen for 30 years

TIGHT MARGINS – New study questions financial viability of land-based closed-containment for salmon

POLITICS – New federal aquaculture regulations welcomed by BC salmon sector

BC PILOT PROJECT – Marine Harvest seeks site for land-based salmon project

ENHANCEMENT – New hope for winter flounder in New England

SHELLFISH – Virginia set to create new shellfish farming areas

FRESHWATER – Model trout farm receives first fish

CLAMS VS TOMATOES – Virginia shellfish producers angered by lack of controls on local tomato farmers

EXPANSION – Nova Scotia primed for salmon farm expansion

Fish waste from marine species used in saltwater restoration project

SHOWCASE

  • Salmon stocked into golf course water hazard
  • Opponents challenge Environment Canada to deny AquaBounty assessment
  • Quick test checks for domoic acid in shellfish
  • Alltech showcases aquaculture at equestrian games