The government says it found no traces of melamine in fish at two fish farms. The farms kept the fish off the market while the testing was done. It was feared the fish may have been fed contaminated ingredients from China, the same kind blamed for pet food recalls and the deaths of an unknown number of dogs and cats. But the FDA says since those fish are small, and the feed has been recalled, it doesn't think there's any public health risk. FDA clears two fish farms of melamine...

The two fish farms that used the feed kept their fish off the market until the tests could be completed. Farmed fish OK to eat, FDA declares after tests. This article does not have any comments associated with it. Post Comment Sunday, May 20, 2007 WASHINGTON Farmed fish that may have eaten food with imported Chinese ingredients show no traces of contamination and should be safe to eat, the Food and Drug Administration said Thursday. David Acheson, assistant commissioner for food...

Aquaculture turns to high-end fare Pierson's Gene Evans is Florida's only commercial fish farmer raising beluga sturgeon, prized for white meat and $100-per-ounce caviar. His answer: become a fish farmer. Evans has become one of the state's most well-known aquaculture farmers, raising hybrid bass and tilapia for more than 20 years and involving himself in myriad agricultural boards. Evans, who hails from a pioneering Volusia County farming family, decided he wanted to put more fish into...

An infection called viral hemorrhagic septicemia, which causes anemia and severe bleeding, has led to the death of hundreds of thousands of fish in the state this year, according to a statement released today by Cornell University scientists in Ithaca, New York. threatens 19 species of fish, including muskellunge, walleye and small-mouthed bass, and may harm New York state's $2 billion-a-year sports-fishing economy. Great Lakes Species, Threatens Fishing By Elizabeth Lopatto. An infection...

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Posted by By Chris Kirkham, West Bank bureau May 20, 2007 9:26PM The 2005 hurricane season has refashioned commercial fishing patterns in the Gulf of Mexico, with Louisiana's share of the catch dropping by almost 20 percent since Hurricanes Katrina and Rita devastated boats and docks along the coast. Posted by By Chris Kirkham, West Bank bureau May 20, 2007 9:26PM The 2005 hurricane season has refashioned commercial fishing patterns in the Gulf of Mexico, with Louisiana's share of the...

And an abundance of small fisheries in the Pacific Northwest have created a new category of canned fish available at specialty stores and via the Internet. Eating fresh or frozen salmon and tuna are good ways to obtain omega-3s, but for an easy and economical alternative, consider canned fish. Since omega-3s are oils, they don't disperse when the fish is packed in water, and draining the water allows most of these beneficial fatty acids to remain in the fish. For example, ventresca tuna,...

Outlaws plunder Iraq's dwindling river fisheries Posted on Sunday, May 20, 2007 (EST) For thousands of years fishermen have drawn their livelihoods out of the brown waters of the mighty Tigris and Euphrates rivers, which teem with species found nowhere else in the world. Outlaws plunder Iraq's dwindling river fisheries Posted on Sunday, May 20, 2007 (EST) For thousands of years fishermen have drawn their livelihoods out of the brown waters of the mighty Tigris and Euphrates rivers, which...

China with its 1.3 billion population and growing affluence is expanding its fish consumption, especially for expensive reef fish sold live at restaurants. In the Philippines, a major source of reef fish, 90 per cent of fish stocks have been depleted, conservation group WWF said. The Asian Development Bank has predicted that demand for fish in Asia will continue to rise, reaching 69 million tonnes by 2010 and accounting for 60 per cent of the world demand for fish for human consumption,...