Breeding Eels In Africa

GLOBAL - Africa is going to export eels. That is, if it is up to the Ripple Fish Company. Under the supervision of scientists from IMARES, Ripple Fish wants to breed eels on a large scale in Madagascar.

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Pesquera Landes Will Start Producing This Year

February 26, 2010 by Amaete Umanah · Leave a Comment
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CHILE - In spite of the current crisis faced by the local salmon industry Pesquera Landes will start producing salmon this year with an expected Rainbow trout harvest close to 2,500 tonnes by 2011.

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Strong Profit Growth For Grieg Seafood

February 26, 2010 by Amaete Umanah · Leave a Comment
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NORWAY - In 2009, Grieg Seafood achieved an operating profit before fair value adjustment of biological assets of NOK 154m, compared to NOK -173m in 2008. The profit before tax increased correspondingly from NOK -442m to NOK 318m in 2009.

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Fishery Products Produced On Unapproved NI Premises

February 25, 2010 by Amaete Umanah · Leave a Comment
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NORTHERN IRELAND, UK - Smoked mackerel products have been produced on premises in Northern Ireland not registered with or approved by the district council in that area.

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Fish Farming: European Quality Can Help Conquer Consumers

February 25, 2010 by Amaete Umanah · Leave a Comment
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EU - Fish farming can help to meet growing demand for fish products without harming the environment, but to succeed, it has to guarantee quality and also win political support, MEPs and guest speakers agreed at a public hearing on earlier this week.

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Parliament’s Big Debate: The Future Of The Fishing Industry

February 25, 2010 by Amaete Umanah · Leave a Comment
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EU - Europe's fisheries are in crisis with "overfishing, fleet overcapacity and heavy subsidies" being the norm, according to the European Commission.

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Reform Of The Common Fisheries Policy

February 24, 2010 by Amaete Umanah · Leave a Comment
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IRELAND - Ireland's proposals on the reform of the Common Fisheries Policy were launched yesterday (23 February) by Tony Killeen, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.

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Minister Gildernew Meets Fishing Industry

February 24, 2010 by Amaete Umanah · Leave a Comment
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NORTHERN IRELAND, UK - Minister Michelle Gildernew has met with members of the Tri-Council Fisheries Working Group to discuss issues affecting the local fishing industry.

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Cryo-Preservation Could Save Fish Species

February 24, 2010 by Amaete Umanah · Leave a Comment
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NORWAY - a significant breakthrough has been made by Norwegian scientists at Cryogenetics Ltd., by inventing a method for cryo-preservation of fish embryos down to -130° C (-202° F) . This is a major achievement as the world’s scientific community has pursued a method for cryo-preservation of fish embryos over several decades without success.

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An Education In Salmon

February 23, 2010 by Amaete Umanah · Leave a Comment
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CANADA - Hundreds of volunteers throughout the range of wild Atlantic salmon are helping the Atlantic Salmon Federation (ASF) deliver the time-tested, much acclaimed Fish Friends programme to almost 700 classrooms this year.

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