Published: Aug 30, 2012

A lack of science and knowledge about Australia’s recreational fishing catch is “killing us internationally”, a House of Representatives committee inquiry has heard.

Published: Aug 30, 2012

More than 0.2 million shrimp cultivators of southwestern region are in frustration due to sharp fall in price of produced shrimp in the local market.

Published: Aug 30, 2012

WITH the conservation measures it has put in place and the re-opening of a portion of the Pacific Ocean for tuna fishing, the Department of Agriculture (DA) has set the country’s fisheries production target for 2013 at 5.48 million metric ton (MMT).

Published: Aug 30, 2012

The Economic Community of West African States(ECOWAS) Commissioner for Agriculture, Environment and Water Resources, Dr Marc Atouga, has called on Member States to harmonize their policies and efforts in the fisheries sector to boost intra-regional trade

Published: Aug 30, 2012

Cargill announced on Aug. 29 plans to operate one of China’s largest broiler production facilities by 2013, according to Reuters.

Published: Aug 30, 2012

The North American Meat Association (NAMA) and Dr. Temple Grandin, animal handling expert, are collaborating with Arrowsight to create an enhanced remote video auditing system (RVA) designed specifically for animal welfare applications.

Published: Aug 30, 2012

North Dakota Natural Beef LLC announced it will shut down its beef and bison processing operations and layoff its workforce immediately.

Published: Aug 30, 2012 By: Lorraine Mullaney

A local council’s plan to boost Grimsby’s seafood manufacturing industry by £75M and create up to 970 jobs has been given government’s first seal of approval.

Published: Aug 30, 2012

Sanderson Farms, a US-based frozen chicken producer, has reported that its net earnings for the third quarter ended 31 July 2012 totaled $28.72m, compared to a loss of $55.68m in the same period in 2011.

Published: Aug 29, 2012 By: Wang Fangqing

The Beijing University of Agriculture (BUA) has welcomed the success of a groundbreaking project to develop a more robust domestic meat and livestock industry by using cloned animals.

Published: Aug 29, 2012 By: Lorraine Mullaney

A local council’s plan to boost Grimsby’s seafood manufacturing industry by £75M and create up to 970 jobs has been given government’s first seal of approval.

Published: Aug 29, 2012

The Deputy Minister of Aquaculture and Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Aquaculture and Fisheries (MAGAP), Guillermo Moran, held several meetings with representatives of the artisanal fisheries sector in the province of Esmeraldas.

Published: Aug 29, 2012

The Department of Primary Industries (DPI) is reminding fishers that the Murray cod and Murray crayfish fishing season will close from next Saturday, 1 September.

Published: Aug 29, 2012

Spain notified its intention to provide aid to the company Ultracongelados Antartidá, which processes aquaculture products and is part of the Group Pescanova, to modernise its facilities.

Published: Aug 29, 2012

The Irish Farmers Association’s Aquaculture section has expressed concern at the impact of this summer’s unusual plankton blooms around the coast on seafood farming companies.

Published: Aug 29, 2012

The Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) programme has welcomed BioMar Chile S.A.'s Alitec Pargua and Planta BioMar facilities in Pargua as its first certified feed mills in Chile.

Published: Aug 29, 2012

NOAA Fisheries has announced the opening of the 2012 commercial and recreational red snapper fishing season in South Atlantic federal waters.

Published: Aug 29, 2012

Poultry companies are making preparations ahead of Hurricane Isaac. The hurricane’s path is forecast to travel through major chicken-producing states, according to Reuters. Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi account for roughly one-third of US chicken pr

Published: Aug 29, 2012

Fitch Ratings assigned an 'A' rating to Cargill's €500 million senior unsecured notes that are due in September, but the rating outlook is negative.

Published: Aug 29, 2012

The Hillshire Brands Co. has filed a Notification of Late Filing with the US Securities and Exchange commission to delay the filing of its 10-K annual report up to 15 days.