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Welcome to this week's newsletter
Editorial: Getting to Know the Bivalves Before it is too Late
It was a bad week for oysters as the first ever comprehensive report of its kind claims that 85 per cent of oyster reefs have been lost worlwide. The report, released by the Nature Conservancy, outlines the fundamental importance of these water filterering bivalves and highlights a complete lack of awareness of the problem.
It was only a couple of weeks ago when a report from the New Zealand Royal Society said that all shellfish were under great threat from the growing levels of ocean acidification caused by the absorption of carbon dioxide from the air. The report argued that the only prevention strategy was to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide.
However, later this week another report was released which showed that we can begin to understand the health of our bivalve friends through the use of genomics. “A major problem with bivalve populations is determining whether they’re healthy, sick or in-between,” said Dr. Helen Gurney-Smith. According to her, genomic science can provide the neccessary to keep them happy as a clam.
Adam Anson
We have 4 new features this week:
Tilapia: All that We Ask For
Tilapia has become synonymous with good quality, cheap and sustainable seafood. It is no surprise then that its global demand rises each year, but can tilapia keep up with the pace as this demand gets evermore specific, asks Adam Anson, reporting for TheFishSite.
Fish May Actually Feel Pain and React to it Much like Humans
US - Fish don't make noises or contort their faces to show that it hurts when hooks are pulled from their mouths, but a Purdue University researcher believes they feel that pain all the same.
Pangasius Market Report - May 2009
Viet Nam exported 640 000 tonnes of pangasius in 2008, at a value of USD 1.45 billion, says this FAO Globefish report.
Production Methods for the Flathead Grey Mullet
Mugil cephalus is cosmopolitan in the coastal waters of most tropical and subtropical zones. The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations explains how the different systems of production work.
» Vietnamese Fish Firms Apply Foreign Traceability Systems
» Viet Nam to Take a Closer Inspection of Seafood
» Catfish Committee Formed to Steer Mekong Industry
» Ireland Sued Over Alleged Aquaculture Failures
» Irish Agenda Set for Common Fisheries Policy
» Saudi Arabia Lifts Long Lived Ban on Indian Seafood
» Bay of Plenty Receives German Funding
» World Bank Loans US$2 Billion to Mekong Delta
» 85 Per Cent of World’s Oyster Reefs have Vanished
» Seafood: Like a Healthy Dose of Sunshine
» Farming Up the Food Web in the Mediterranean
» GM Salmon Ready to Make a Splash
» Anchovy Parasite Risk Determined by Origin
» China's Fishmeal Prices Dragged Down by H1N1
» Researcher Studies Microbes of Eels and Molluscs
» Company Envisions Big Eye Tuna Farm in Hawaii
» Feminised Fish: a Mystery Inside an Enigma
» US Catfish Processing Down Nine Per Cent
» Catfish Feed Deliveries
» Genomics Cracks Open Shellfish Health Mystery
» Canada Closes North Beds for Mussel Harvesting
» Canadian Government Acts on Aquaculture Research
» DNA Markers Identify Threat of Salmon Farm Lice
» Moving Salmon Nets May Control Parasite Spread
» Clean Seas Tuna Ltd Raise $13 Million
» Novel New Fish Projects Evoke Passion and Calm
» Low Chemical Levels at Sunland Fish Hatchery
» Sustainable Fisheries Research Facility Opens
» Indian Prawn Project Ends in Pollution
» Campaign Cast to Promote Fish Conservation
» Framework Gives Scottish Fish Farms Room to Grow
» Fourth Case of ISA in Shetlands
» Salmon Farms Inject £500 million into Economy
» Seafish Announce This Year's Seafood Awards
» SSPO Welcome 'A Fresh Start' for Aquaculture
» Nofima Recycle Waste Heat to Aquaculture Centre
» Three Year Study on Toxaphene in Fish Feed
» Pure Salmon Calls for Marine Harvest Eco Reform
» Fish Farms Fight Poverty in Uplands
» Cagayan Valley, CAR BFAR Lead Fish Farm Festival
» Million Euro Oyster Farming Scheme in Scandinavia
» Recession Halts Roaring Shrimp Exports
» Invasive Koi Carp Overrunning Waikato Basin
That's all for this week!
Ed.
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