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 The duty is also expected to be withdrawn by August 20.

Unique diet developed for shrimps
INDIA - The Fisheries College and Research Institute (FCRI) at Tuticorin has developed a unique single cell diet that can be used as a cost-effective substitute for micro algae cultures for shrimp larvae reared in marine hatcheries.

Demolish Balasore prawn gheries, says Dhali
INDIA - Bharatiya Janashakti state unit president Arabinda Dhali has demanded immediate demolition of prawn gheries in Balasore district.

MPEDA to introduce pathogen-free shrimp
INDIA - The growing need to meet shrimp broodstock (adult shrimp used for breeding) for aquaculture farms across the country has prompted government promotion body Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) to develop pathogen-free shrimp at...

Crisis in shrimp culture discussed
INDIA - The acute crisis that has gripped the shrimp culture stared at the National Fisheries Board (NFB) in the face at its meeting held on Tuesday.

Expert favours responsible aquaculture
INDIA - There is need for a code of conduct for responsible aquaculture and the establishment of Aquaculture Certification Authority, said E.G. Silas, former Vice-Chancellor of Kerala Agricultural University, and founder-director of the Central Institute...

Vietnam ready to cast the net in seafood sector
INDIA - In a run-up to the talks for a free trade agreement (FTA) between India and Vietnam, the Vietnamese seafood industry has suggested that they be allowed to fish in the Bay of Bengal. They have also said that they would like to invest in Indian...

India, Vietnam to expand cooperation
NEW DELHI - India and Vietnam will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Cooperation in Fisheries and Aquaculture, a Cultural Exchange Programme and a Work Plan in Agriculture for the year 2007-2009 during the three-day State visit of Vietnamese...

Shrimp exporters bet on duty cut
INDIA - The marine export sector, especially shrimp exporters to the US, are in an upbeat mood as the US Department of Commerce (DoC) is expected to reduce the anti-dumping duty on shrimps soon.

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.