HQ Sustainable Maritime Announces Share Pricing
WENCHANGE - HQ Sustainable Maritime Industries, Inc., a leader in toxin-free integrated aquaculture and aquatic product processing, has announced that its registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a follow-on public offering...

Shandong Zhouyuan Seed and Nursery Co. Expected to Benefit From Recovering Feed Industry
CHINA - Shandong Zhouyuan Seed and Nursery Company which is incorporated in the State of Delaware, announced that its operating subsidiary company in China, Shandong Zhouyuan Seed and Nursery Co., Ltd., will expect to benefit from the feed industry's...

Mainland's shrimps to Taiwan safe, CFNA says
CHINA - Chinese mainland's exported frozen shrimps are safe for consumption, China's chamber for food export said in a newly issued statement, responding to Taiwan authorities' late ban on the product.

China vows to clean up toxins amid food scares
BEIJING - China will clamp down on foods tainted with illegal and excessive chemicals as it seeks to quell domestic and foreign alarm about toxins in meat, seafood and vegetables, the country's top agriculture official said.

Dead Fish at Yuanmingyuan Raises Environment Concern
CHINA - Thousands of fish were found dead in a river at Beijing's old Summer Palace, known to locals as Yuanmingyuan Park, over the weekend, warning the city of its environment worries ahead of next year's Olympic Games.

2007 Symposium – Chinese Society of Fish Diseases
The symposium of the Chinese Society of Fish Diseases was held on 18 and 19 August in Urumqi, XingJiang.

Giant jellyfish threaten Gulf Coast fisheries
BEIJING - Residents of the Gulf Coast worry about hurricanes, but an invasion of Australian jellyfish could wreak more havoc by devasting the fishing and shrimp industries.

Central China bans pearl farming to restore water quality
CHINA - Central China's Hubei Province has banned pearl farming in all lakes, rivers and reservoirs in an attempt to prevent water quality from worsening, local aquatic products administration said yesterday.

First 'school' of fish experts on way
CHINA - The South China province of Guangdong will have its first batch of aquacultural veterinarians in two weeks.

Chinese -US talks on seafood exports, food safety and co-operation
BEIJING - China has said it would work with the US to improve product safety. Chinese product safety official, Wei Chuanzhong, said that it attaches great importance to product quality and food safety and is highly responsible.

Aquatic product safety will be strengthened
CHINA - China will take further measures to ensure that all aquatic products in the country are free of hazardous drug residues, a senior official at the Ministry of Agriculture has said.

China Pledges To Improve Seafood Quality
CHINA - China will step up inspections on the use of antibiotics in fish farms - including chemicals that can cause cancer - after contaminants caused trading partners to block its seafood exports.

China To Tighten Control Of Antibiotics In Seafood
BEIJING - China will step up inspections on the use of antibiotics in fish farms, including chemicals that can cause cancer, after contaminants caused trading partners to block its seafood exports.

Swimming in Prosperity
CHINA - Asia's fishery industry is awash with growth, opportunity and risk. The FDA's just-announced import ban on some farm-raised seafood from China, based on its concerns about chemical residues, attracted bad press for Asia's export powerhouse and...

Chinese firm pumps US$10 million into Mekong Delta
CHINA - Chinese food processor TongWei on July 19 signed a 49-year lease on 7 ha of land in the Tan Huong industrial zone in Tien Giang province for the production of fish fodder.