New Brunswick salmon farmers are environmental leaders, says trade ... From Fish Farmer Magazine Will the European Commission's adoption of the WTO report bring an end to the Norway-EU farmed salmon trade dispute? The Canadian aquaculture industry drew heavy criticism from Greenpeace, with Sarah King, oceans campaigner at Greenpeace Canada, stating: "Many of the most serious environmental impacts of aquaculture are happening here in Canadian waters, and it's time the Canadian government ensured the industry takes responsibility for the damage being caused." However, NBSGA - which has...

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Aquaculture standards consultation extended From Fish Farmer Magazine THE Global Aquaculture Alliance has extended the public comment period for its revised Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) standards development process to February 29. The proposed process includes a new 12-member Standards Oversight Committee (SOC) that would coordinate the development of the BAP certification standards for aquaculture facilities.

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Urgent change needed in aquaculture industry, says Greenpeace From Fish Farmer Magazine Will the European Commission's adoption of the WTO report bring an end to the Norway-EU farmed salmon trade dispute? Aquaculture Industry on Sustainability', which was presented to the 2008 Seafood Summit in Barcelona yesterday, documents how fish farming is damaging marine and freshwater ecosystems by destroying coasts to make way for ponds, polluting water with fecal waste and depleting wild fish caught for feed and farm stock, according to Greenpeace. As wild fish stocks continue to...

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Stakeholders Meet to Mitigate Negative Impact of Aquaculture From TheFishSite.com QUEZON CITY - A national gathering of fish farmers, fisheries researchers and policy makers from both the government and the private sector is to be held in Quezon City to form strategies to mitigate the negative impact of aquaculture and assure its sustainability. Some 200 fisheries stakeholders are expected to participate coming mostly from local government units and non government organizations involved in aquaculture and environmental concerns, research institutions, the academe,...

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What's free about free-market aquaculture? From Salt Lake Tribune Private aquaculture is commodity-oriented, producing fish and fish eggs for fee fishing, private ponds, commercial fish production facilities and the dressed-fish market. The fishing public supports the stewardship function, the research, fish production and distribution with the license fees and federal aid funds generated by excise taxes from the purchase of fishing and boating gear (these are not taxes paid by the general public). In 1994 private growers prevailed upon the Legislature to...

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