Earlier today, the Joint Research Centre, the European commission in-house science service, released a reference material facilitating the
implementation of a new Commission regulation.
The regulation (EU No 56/2013) re-authorised the use of processed animal proteins (PAPs) derived from
non-ruminant farmed animals such as poultry and pigs in fish
feed earlier this year.
New reference material will allow control laboratories of a test for the absence or presence
of ruminant PAPs in feed material obtained from non-ruminants.
It is hoped that the re-authorisation will improve the overall
sustainability of the aquaculture sector, since these PAPs could be a
valuable substitute for fishmeal, which is a scarce resource.
Full report here.
China's appetite for fresh and smoked salmon is growing, putting pressure on the Scottish salmon farming industry struggling to meet rapidly increasing production targets.
British daily newspaper The
Guardian has suggested that Scottish salmon producers have fallen way
behind their goal of increasing production by 60,000 tonnes, or 50%, by
2020. Scottish ministers now admit that hitting the target is a
"challenge".
Read more here.
In a bid to help stop the infertility of land caused by excessive chemical use, scientists from the College of Fisheries, Mangalore, India believe there is a natural solution.
After nearly a decade of research and
development, scientists say breeding fish can,
over the time, undo the effects of modernisation.
Mr. Magada, head researcher at the college, and his team undertook a
five-year research project that started in 2007 in 258 villages throughout the state of Karnataka, Southern India.
Aquaculture was
tested in its capacity to reduce salinity as well as an alternative
source of income for farmers whose yields have been affected.
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