In the early 1950s the Norwegian wild lobster catch amounted to about 1000 tonnes per year. Today this figure has been reduced by 95 per cent. This drastic decline has resulted in the release of juvenile lobsters as part of sea-ranching programmes.

The animals come from Norsk Hummer AS' facility at Tjeldbergodden. The company has been working for something over 20 years, together with SINTEF among others, to find the best system of farming this unique species.

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PHILIPPINES - A project to identify Nile tilapia ‘super strains’ in the Philippines will help to increase the living standards of poor fish farmers and consumers, create new employment opportunities and provide food security across the nation.

Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) is the most cultured freshwater fish in the Philippines, and the tilapia industry provides valuable income and an affordable source of animal protein for the growing population, including many of the 30 million people that FAO estimates depend on agriculture and fishing for a living.

About to enter its second year, the project entitled Evaluation of Nile Tilapia Strains for Aquaculture in the Philippines is lead by WorldFish in partnership with, the Freshwater Aquaculture Center from Central Luzon State University (FAC-CLSU) and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources - ... Read more »

MYANMAR - A $2 million project to improve rural food security and livelihoods in Myanmar through the development of fisheries and small-scale aquaculture was officially launched last week by WorldFish and the Myanmar government Department of Fisheries.

The Myanmar government estimates that the fisheries and aquaculture sector employs over 2.6 million people full and part-time, and increasing productivity, efficiency, sustainability and equity in the fisheries production system has the potential to benefit millions.

Project leader Dr Gareth Johnstone from WorldFish says that the first step of the project is to gather information and data on the state of fisheries and aquaculture, and confirm the importance of fish for income and food in Myanmar.

"The numbers that we have from the government show that fisheries a ... Read more »