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Welcome to this week's newsletter
We have 2 new features this week:
Diseases in Pond Fishes - The Role of Stress
By LSU Ag Center. Fish disease organisms are constantly present in most aquatic environments, and farm and recreational ponds are no exception. Under optimum conditions, healthy fish are able to fight off most forms of infectious diseases. Conversely, fish subjected to stress are often unable to maintain their natural defenses against infectious diseases such as bacteria, viruses, fungi or protozoan parasites.
Caligiasis In The Chilean Salmon Farming Industry
By Maria-Jose Birrer Intervet Chile Ltda. Caligiasis is a parasitic disease which affects marine fish in Chile.
 European Union
MEPs say lift fishmeal ban in view of science and aquaculture
EU - The European Parliament adopted a report by Struan Stevenson (EPP-ED, UK) calling on the Commission and the Council to lift the ban on feeding fishmeal and fish oil to ruminants. The report stresses that "there is no scientific evidence to support a total ban on fishmeal on the grounds that it may transmit BSE or other TSEs".
 Canada
Halting the spread of invasive species is a priority, says Aquaculture Alliance
CANADA - Battling the spread of invasive aquatic species that attack lucrative shellfish stocks is on the top of the agenda in Prince Edward Island (PEI) this summer.
Discussions could replace aquaculture acrimony
CANADA - The heat of the aquaculture debate could be reduced by discussions at a local Aquaculture Advisory Committee proposed by the province and the regional district.
BC special committee panned in Port Hardy
CANADA - The salmon farming industry would be destroyed if the recommendations from the Special Committee on Sustainable Aquaculture are accepted, said council.
 Thailand
Shrimp farmers petitions at Commerce Ministry
THAILAND - Shrimp farmers from the Southern provinces marched to the Commerce Ministry on Monday, calling for price intervention measures to solve domestic price drop below production costs for more than four months.
 New Zealand
Marine farming draws council attention
NEW ZEALAND - Marine farming plans are once again making a splash in Northland.
Aquaculture New Zealand welcomes 'food and drink' Investment
NEW ZEALAND - A $19 million Government investment in 'high-end' food and beverage exports should boost opportunities for NZ's aquaculture sector.
NRC marine farming plan draws strong opposition
NEW ZEALAND - Environmentalists want further commercial marine farms barred from Whangarei Harbour and the Bay of Islands, writes Imran Ali.
 Australia
Barra farming on the rise
AUSTRALIA - Barramundi farming is leading the charge in the growth of Queensland's aquaculture industry.
Oyster farms launch market search
AUSTRALIA - AQAFOOD chief executive Laurie Ziatas expects his company to become one of Australia's largest aquaculture food exporters, offering a "basket of seafood" products to overseas markets.
Oysters off menu as toxin fears bloom
AUSTRALIA - Fears of food poisoning after last month's heavy rain have forced most of the state's oyster farms to be closed.Up to 90 per cent of oyster farms were shut during June, and 63 per cent are still closed.
Tuross Lake’s prospects looking up
AUSTRALIA - The Tuross River's prospects have gone from bleak to burgeoning thanks to recent rain. In November last year, troubled oyster farmers and residents stood upon masses of sand that blocked the river from the ocean. Last week, that very same spot was under metres of water.
Western Kingfish IPO oversubscribed
AUSTRALIA - Fish farmer Western Kingfish Ltd has closed its $8 million initial public offer (IPO) more than a week early, with the listing oversubscribed.
 Viet Nam
Tra and basa output alarmingly high
VIET NAM - According to the Ministry of Fisheries, the output of farmed tra and basa increased sharply in the first six months of the year, estimated at 400,000 tonnes, an increase of 100% over the same period of 2006.
Barramundi deal sealed with top university
VIET NAM - Australis Aquaculture Limited has signed a deal with the University of Fisheries, at Nha Trang, Vietnam to supply of barramundi fingerlings as well as operational support.
Seafood exports surpass US$1.6 billion in first half
VIET NAM - Viet Nam’s seafood sector recorded export revenues of US$1.648 billion in the first six month of the year, a year-on-year increase of 17 percent.
 China
Bio-Pharm Company Develops New Microorganism Products
CHINA - Skystar Bio-Pharmaceuticals, a leading bio-pharmaceutical company in the People's Republic of China (PRC), has announced that it has successfully developed over 20 new products for livestock and aquatic animals with the drug-resistant micro-organism lactobacillus acidophilus.
 India
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 of Brackishwater Aquaculture (CIBA).
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.
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 Port Blair in Andamans, the first such project in the country.
 Puerto Rico
Waves of opposition to aquaculture bill
PUERTO RICO - Two miles off the coast of the Puerto Rican island of Culebra, Brian O'Hanlon is farming fish 90 feet below the surface. He uses special cages capable of holding almost 800,000 gallons of water to raise cobia, a mild-tasting white fish that often ends up in sushi or sashimi.
 United Kingdom
Scottish Salmon scaling up its charm offensive
UK - All newly-elected Scottish MSPs and local authority councillors have been placed on a guest list for salmon farm visits this summer, as part of the latest charm offensive launched by the industry's umbrella body, Scottish Salmon.
Scots Crown Estate tops a royal £231m
UK - The Crown Estate, the sovereign's hereditary possessions, grew in value by seven per cent last year in Scotland to more than £231 million - but its net surplus fell by £1.2m, or 10.4 per cent, to £10.3m.
Salmon farms welcome new Councillors
UK - The new faces of Scottish political life are being invited to visit a salmon farm by the industry’s trade organisation as it seeks to improve the competitiveness and value of the sector to local communities.
 United States
Seafood consumption up in America
US - Not all at one sitting perhaps, but each of us ate an average of 16.5 pounds of seafood in 2006, according to a study released late Thursday by the U.S. National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration.
Imports Fuel Push for U.S. Ocean Fish Farms
US - Fishermen who offload at Shrimp Landing in Crystal River, Fla., could share the Gulf of Mexico someday with huge cages growing what they now go out and catch.
Fish disease upsets stocking plans
US - The spectre of viral hemorrhagic septicemia is likely to claim thousands of trout and salmon from Wisconsin's state-owned hatcheries in coming weeks without the disease actually infecting a single fish.
Rain not yet enough to help catfish farms
US - The 2 to 5 inches of rain that has fallen in the Black Belt during the last two weeks has been welcome relief.
Nothing fishy about benefits of seafood
US - The 2005 Dietary Guidelines, American Heart Association and American Institute for Cancer Research all recommend that people eat two servings or more of a variety of seafood per week.
 Malaysia
Trawler fishermen asked to switch to aquaculture
MALAYSIA - Trawler fishermen are being encouraged to give up their operations and move into aquaculture or deepsea fishing.
National Aquaculture Industrial Development Plan Before Year End
MALAYSIA - The Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Ministry will launch the National Aquaculture Industrial Development Plan, a programme which will have a huge impact on the country's fishing industry, before the end of the year.
 Uganda
Uganda: Fish Farming Up By 140 Percent
UGANDA - Fish farming considered a pastime venture, has now grown by 140 per cent from 285 tonnes in 1999 to an estimated 40,000 tonnes in 2006, an official in the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries has said.
 Philippines
National Abalone Breeding Program to address shortage in world market
PHILIPPINES - Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap on Friday launched here a five-year program spearheaded by the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) and Bureau of Fisheries and Agriculture Research (BFAR) to address shortage of abalone in the world market.
That's all for this week!
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