Andhra shrimp exporters lose Rs 50cr on rupee rise
INDIA - Seafood exporters and aqua farmers in Andhra Pradesh have lost more than Rs 50 crore during the last two months because of the rupee rise.

Ornamental fish offer a lifeline to Indian women
INDIA - Dozens of concrete and glass tanks greet visitors at Pournami Irular Women Self Help Group in Perungalathur near Tambaram. For the past five years, selling ornamental fish has been the source of livelihood for a number of Irula families.

India: Haryana govt promotes pisciculture
INDIA - To provide marketing facilities to fish farmers in Haryana, the state government will set up new fish mandies on foreign pattern at Bahadurgarh and Gurgaon.

Intervet at Forthcoming Asian Fisheries Forum
KOCHI - Reinforcing its continuing commitment to the development of sustainable aquaculture in Asia, Intervet is proud to be a sponsor of the 8th Asian Fisheries Forum in November 2007.

Global support for India in shrimp duty case
INDIA - The country’s shrimp exporters see a major breakthrough in the US anti-dumping duty case, with a host of countries, including Brazil, China, Vietnam, Japan and South Korea, strongly supporting India at the ongoing World Trade Organization (WTO)...

Take up fish production to fight crisis, farmers told
INDIA - Farmers should not depend wholly on agriculture. They should take up fish production, rearing of sheep and goats and allied activities. It will help pull them out of the present crisis, Karnataka Veterinary, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Sciences...

Shrimp duty final hearing on July 24
INDIA - The final hearing of the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) anti-dumping panel, crucial for domestic shrimp exporters, has been scheduled for July 24.

Ecuador shrimp duty waiver gives India hope
INDIA - In a move that could augur well for the Indian shrimp industry, the US Department of Commerce (DoC), in a preliminary ruling, has decided to eliminate the 3.58 per cent anti-dumping duty on frozen warm water shrimp imported from Ecuador.

Marine products export target $2b
INDIA - The government today announced steps to boost exports of marine products, setting a target of $2 billion for the year 2007-08. “For the first time after 10 years the marine products exports have gone up for two consecutive years,” the minister...

Commerce Ministry fishes for biz
MUMBAI - India's sea food exports have risen by $500 million in the last four years - a growth scaled in the previous 10 years. At a little under $2 billion, that's a fraction of India's total exports of $125 billion.

Shrimp exports plunge in FY07
INDIA - Anti-dumping duty, customs bond requirement strangle sector.

Export market regs and increased disease cuts shrimp output
INDIA - Increased regulation and antibiotic residues are being blamed for a fall in productivity in one of India's key shrimp producing regions.

Thane loses its green cover to illegal aquaculture venture
INDIA - Thane's largest mangrove patch is being furiously destroyed and already has two illegal aquaculture pits and three sheds have been constructed.

Marine exports up 12 pc in 2006-07
INDIA - India's exports of marine products rose 12 per cent to 1.85 billion US dollars in 2006-07 against 1.64 billion dollars in the previous year, with China emerging as a major destination.

WTO panel meet in June crucial to shrimp exports
INDIA - The future of India’s shrimp exports to the US, the second largest importer of marine products from the country, will be determined at a crucial meeting of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) panel from June 6 to 8.

US extends deadline to file marine dumping details
INDIA - Indian marine products exporters are breathing a sigh of relief after the US Department of Commerce (DoC) extended the deadline for filing the mandatory quantity and value (Q&V) questionnaire in the anti-dumping case to May 23.

Shrimps get ready for overseas trip
AHMEDABAD - Tiger prawns cultivated across south Gujarat are ready for savouring by gourmets across the globe. Seafood exporters from Mumbai already have their eyes set on around 3,500 tonnes of prawn due to be harvested from later this month.

Seafood exporters should seek added value markets
INDIA - Indian seafood exporters to the US, who are burdened by anti-dumping duties and the strengthening rupee, should opt for exports of breaded or fresh shrimps, says Seafood Exporters Association of India (SEAI).

Andaman's smart shrimp a 'bone of contention'
INDIA - The Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) is all set to produce next generation smart shrimps or Specific Pathogen Free (SPF) shrimps in Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

Amur carp variety — no small fry for aquaculturists
INDIA - Aquaculture has two main divisions. One, marine organisms and the other, fresh water organisms.

150 shrimp exporters move US department
INDIA - In a move that can be crucial in determining the anti-dumping duty for the export of shrimp, 150 Indian exporters have filed the Quantity and Value (Q&V) questionnaire as part of the second administrative review before the US Department of Commerce...

Indian Farmers demand shrimp policy
INDIA - Shrimp farmers have demanded a policy for development over 52,000 hectares of land along the coastal belt in Surat and Bharuch districts for shrimp farming.