MPEDA to promote 'cage' aquaculture
INDIA - India's government trade promotion body, Marine Products Development Authority (MPEDA), will promote cage fish farming, a system prevalent in Vietnam and Scandinavian countries.

Annul trout fish prod touches 60 lakh
INDIA - In view of the increased demand for trout fish in the state, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Legislative Assembly has directed the Fisheries Department to take steps to increase its production.

Business dries up for Orissa's dry fish producers
INDIA - Thousands of fishermen in Orissa who once had a flourishing business in dry fish - considered a delicacy in some parts of India - have now fallen upon bad times.

Surinder Sud: The blue revolution strategy
INDIA - How the National Fisheries Development Board plans to make India's fisheries a success.

Coordination panel flays move to import fish
INDIA - The Kerala Fisheries Coordination Committee, representing stake-holders in the fishing industry, has opposed the duty-free import of fish from European Union countries.

US slashes shrimp import duty
INDIA - Indian marine exports to the US will get a boost as the US Department of Commerce (DoC) has reduced the anti-dumping duty on shrimps by 3.32 per cent.

Stiff Australian norms to hit prawn exporters
INDIA - India will be in a tight spot as Australia has ushered in stringent norms on importing raw prawns. Many marine products exporters will be practically evicted from the Australian market as adhering to the recently announced quality measures will...

Govt to set up 50 fish seed hatcheries
INDIA - The State Government will set up 10 poultry and 50 fish seed hatcheries in the State in two years to encourage self-employment through pisciculture and poultry farming.

Aquaculture can fight poverty
INDIA - Focusing on the potential of aquaculture to transform the socio-economic condition of under-developed regions, the city-based Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture (CIFA) has kicked-off a workshop for project directors and other associates...

Ornamental fish park planned
INDIA - To fully exploit the potential of ornamental fish production and exports, the State Government will set up an ornamental fish aquapark at Manimangalam, near Tambaram.

Government for boosting prawn cultivation
INDIA - There is scope for increasing the area under coastal aquaculture and boost shrimp production by bringing in an additional one lakh hectare to produce about one lakh tonnes of shrimp in the next five years, minister of state for agriculture, Taslimuddin...

Krishna district exports 10 lakh metric tonnes fish and prawns
INDIA - Fisheries Department Deputy Director B Suryaprakasa Rao today said about ten lakh metric tonnes of fish and prawns were exported from Krishna District in Andhra Pradesh during the financial year 2006-07.

Norwegian expertise to develop cage culture in India
INDIA - The Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Innovation Norway (IN), a Norwegian Government-owned company, for developing cage culture in the country.

Self-sustenance lessons for Lankan farmers
INDIA - In a move aimed at raising the socio-economic profile of fishermen beyond India, Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture (CIFA) here kicked off a capacity building exercise for Sri Lankan farmers on Tuesday.

Govt okays new scheme to push agri growth
INDIA - The scheme will enable the States to draw up plans for their agriculture sector more comprehensively, taking agro climatic conditions, natural resources, and technology into account, and by integrating livestock, poultry and fishery sectors.

Fish workers to launch campaign against CZM
INDIA - Traditional Fish Workers’ Union (TFWU) will organise a village-level campaign from August 14 to 20 opposing the implementation of the provisions of the Coastal Zone Management.

Seafood exports fall more than 13 per cent
INDIA - Seafood exports have registered a 13.47 per cent fall in quantity terms to touch 69,456 tonnes during the April to May period of the current fiscal. The value of exports registered a 9.85 per cent fall to touch Rs 945.08 crore during the same...

Bangalore to have country’s first aqua park
BANGALORE — Karnataka government will soon be setting up the country’s first aqua park on the outskirts of Bangalore with the aim of promoting commercial production of ornamental fish, which enjoys a huge market in the country and abroad.

Youngsters encouraged into fish production
INDIA - The Jammu and Kashmir Fisheries Department has decided to encourage young people to set up fish farms in the state.

Corporation to moves to modernise fish market
INDIA - The City Corporation is planning to move the High Court against a verdict directing the local body to relocate the wholesale fish market at Pangode.

MPEDA to introduce pathogen-free shrimp
INDIA - The Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) is developing pathogen-free shrimp at Port Blair in the Andamans. Its is the first such project in the country.

Ecuador's shrimp duty win gives hope to exporters
INDIA - The US administration has decided to abolish the anti-dumping duty on shrimp imports from Ecuador, rejecting an appeal of the Southern Shrimp Alliance (SSA). The duty is also expected to be withdrawn by August 20.