Leading pangasius exporter: 800 tonnes per day.

Profits exacerbated, holding the fishing industry.Hung Vuong Corporation processes some 800 tonnes of pangasius per day. Leading pangasius exporter to enter HCM Stock ExchangeThe company targets a net profit of VND...

RMJM’s effort on track to raise $1million for Africa’s Maasai

Senior executives from Edinburgh-based RMJM team up with some of Hollywood’s A list to protect a unique way of life that is under increasing threat.   RMJM’s CEO, Peter Morrison and COO Declan Thomson were part of a 30-strong team drawn from the worlds of...

Potentially deadly infections in consumers of oyster

The FDA suspended its proposal on the processing of raw oysters.  FDA backs down on raw oyster proposal Last month, the  FDA  planned a proposal to mandate the processing of...

The catfish 'Toxic' suitable for fishmeal production

'Toxic' fish suitable for fishmeal production Monday, November 16, 2009, 09:50 (GMT   9)In 2008, CSIC scientists said that nearly half of the catfish showed signs of alarming levels of mercury, and 15-20...

Krill investors lose billions

This week's 9 per cent decline in Aker Biomarine stock follows a devastating 12-month trend for the krill harvesting company.Billions of Norwegian kroner have so far been lost for...

Salmon spawning in the US Northwest - a weakened phenomenon.

Salmon spawning in the US Northwest - a weakened phenomenon in the Sacramento River these days due to a recent stocks collapse there."It's a credit to the Central Coast fishing industry that it voluntarily...

Michigan Passes Factory Farm Reform (Effective 2019)

Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm recently signed a bill into law that phases out veal crates for calves within three years, and battery cages for laying hens and gestation crates for breeding sows within ten years. The law prohibits a Michigan farm operator or owner from...

Federal Dollars Subsidize NY CAFOs - Publicly Funded Cruelty

Dollars flow from federal coffers to support the largest of New York's dairy, poultry and pig CAFOs. A review of public records from 1995 through 2006 show that New York's CAFOs have been receiving generous public...

Whales and Faroese consumers in danger.

ANIMAL WELFARE GROUPS CONDEMN FAROESE PILOT WHALE HUNT “The Faroese Government is ignoring the terrifying health warnings of its own Chief Medical Officer. Allowing around 85 tonnes of toxic meat and blubber...

Survivors of Sichuan Earthquake Face Further Challenges

Survivors of the massive Sichuan Earthquake last year in which 68 000 were killed and massive property damage was done are now facing further challenges.  The aluminum plant in Wenchuan county is spewing...

Help Us Save Japan’s Dolphins!

  Help us save Japan’s dolphins!_ Around 20,000 dolphins, porpoises and other whales are cruelly slaughtered in Japanese waters every year. Now, we have a once-in-a lifetime opportunity to stop the appalling suffering inflicted upon these beautiful,...

Battle for Cow Protection Has Begun

With the continuous ten-minute shankhnad (Blowing of Conch) by world-renowned shankhwadak Shri Shavantha, the 108-day Vishwa Mangal Gou Gram Yatra began from historic Kurukshetra on September 30. About 50,000 people including leading saints from different parts of the country...

French Farmers Protest Food Prices

Farmers in France protested the falling return on their efforts across France.  Prices for food production have fallen below the cost of production since the world wide recession began.The spokesperson for...

New York "PHARMS" Serve Up Adulterated Meat

Last January, Papas Dairy in North Bangor, New York received a letter from the Public Health Service of the Food and Drug Administration's New York District Office in Buffalo, New York.  Papas Dairy is a dairy CAFO, registered with New York State's DEC that maintains...

Cedar Farmers' Market Ends Successful Season

Cedar Farmers' Market ended another successful season on a sunny, warm October day.  The Cedar Farmers' Market traditionally opens on Mothers' Day and closes Thanksgiving weekend.  The Cedar Farmers'...

closeSign in to NowPublic

is reporting from