Food Safety Reforms Proposed
CHINA - The general office of the State Council issued a plan on Monday to improve national food safety, setting the tone for this year's programme, which includes...

Haid Group To Build Three New Feed Plants
CHINA - Haid Group Co Ltd, an aquatic and poultry feed producer based in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, has announced that it plans to spend a total of RMB249 million...

Export Value Of Chinese Aquatic Products Hits High
CHINA - According to Chinese Customs, the export of China's aquatic products surged to 319,000 tons, with an export value of US$1.2 billion in December 2009.

Sturgeon Farms Moved As Threat To Safety
CHINA - Sturgeon farmers in the Three Gorges area of China's Yangtze River are dismantling their fish tanks in order to keep navigation channels safe and clear....

Shanghai Crab Symposium
CHINA - The Shanghai Crab Symposium last year brought together scientists, farmers and fisheries officers from 18 countries with one thing in common – crabs.

Quality And Safety Of Agricultural Products In 2009
CHINA - In order to implement the spirit of the 3rd Plenary Session of the 17th CCCPC and the No. 1 document of the Party Central Committee, China's Ministry of...

China Launches Feed Safety Campaign
CHINA - The Ministry of Agriculture has launched a new campaign to improve the quality and safety of feed.

Date Change For VIV China 2010
CHINA - VNU Exhibitions Europe, organiser of the VIV trade shows, announces a date change for VIV China 2010. VIV China will take place from 6 to 8 September 2010...

Seed Stock Management Improves
CHINA - There has been much progress in the management of aquatic seed stocks this year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture.

Skystar Acquires Aquaculture Vaccine Technology
CHINA - Skystar Bio-Pharmaceutical Company, a China-based producer and distributor of veterinary medicines, vaccines, micro-organisms and feed additives, has bought...

Exclusive Aquaculture Vaccine Technology Acquired
CHINA - An exclusive aquaculture vaccine technology has been acquired by Skystar Bio-Pharmaceutical Company from China's Fourth Military Medical University (FMMU)....

Seafood to Meet Growing Food Demand
CHINA - Seafood should be viewed as the source of food to meet the ever increasing food demand in the future, according to an official of the Asian Pacific Chapter...

VIV China Reflects Development of Chinese Industry
CHINA - The success of the recent VIV China exhibition has been attributed to the growing professionalism of China's livestock industries.

Bright Future for Chinese Aquafeed Industry
CHINA - China is the world's largest aquatic feed market and because of the huge market for aquaculture feed, some believe there is tremendous room for developm...

Costa Rica, Spain to Work Together
COSTA RICA - Costa Rica and Spain are to co-operate on fishing and aquaculture projects.

China a Promising Market for Food Safety Products?
CHINA - China’s demand for food safety products is forecast to grow 15 per cent per annum through 2013 to 13 billion yuan (US $2 billion), according to a new 252-page...

Giant Chinese Fish Thought Extinct
CHINA - One of the world's largest freshwater fish, the Chinese paddlefish, is on the verge of becoming extinct.

China's Fish Trade Breaks a Record
CHINA - Fishery trade reached a record last year of more than US$15 billion.

VIV China 2009 Opens up Second Hall Due to Demand
BEIJING, CHINA - VNU Exhibitions has reported that preparations for VIV China 2009 - taking place from 19-21 October at NCIEC Beijing - are progressing very well...

China to Formulate Food Safety Standards
CHINA - China is now working on a new system of food safety standards that is expected to guarantee people's health and be more compatible with international norms,...

China's Fisheries Still to Adapt to EU Regulations
CHINA - China's fish processing industry has made considerable progress in boosting its traceability procedures but must improve further if it wants to meet new...

Lawmakers Warn of Disease Epidemic in China
CHINA - Lawmakers have warned of a 'grave hidden peril' of epidemic animal disease because of inadequate monitoring facilities and a complex international envir...

Vital that China Meets New EU Processing Regulations
CHINA - China appears to have made considerable progress in improving the traceability of its fish processing industry, but will need to adapt further if it is to...

Prawns Peeled Apart to Create Biodiesel
CHINA - Environmentally-friendly fuel does not immediately spring to mind when peeling prawns but Chinese scientists claim shrimp shells may have an important role...

20 Years On: China Is Still Largest Aquatic Producer
CHINA - China has produced the most aquatic products in the world for 20 consecutive years, accounting for 70 per cent of the world's total output of aquatic products....