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Welcome to this week's newsletter
We have 2 new features this week:
Duration Of Immunity Of Norvax® Strep Si Under Normal Farming Conditions
By Dr. Cedric Komar & Dr.Lauke Labrie, Intervet Norbio Singapore. Norvax® Strep Si is a water-based inactivated vaccine against Streptococcus iniae infections in fish.
Health Management For The Responsible Movement Of Live Aquatic Animals
By Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). These are Technical Guidelines on Health management for responsible movement of live aquatic animals.
 United States
Catfish processing falls to lowest June weight for ten years
US - Catfish processing is down 10 per cent against the same period last year, says the monthly report from National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).
The Wal-Mart Effect: Cleaner Thai Shrimp Farms
US - Amid the fishing villages of Chanthaburi Province, bracketed by the Gulf of Thailand and the Khao Soi Dao mountains, the inherently messy trade of shrimp farming is undergoing an environmental overhaul spearheaded by Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
FAO Publishes Study on Marker-Assisted Selection
US - The biotechnology tool of marker-assisted selection (MAS) has raised high expectations for increasing genetic progress through breeding. Some experts have even argued that the application of MAS could “revolutionize” the way varieties and breeding stock are developed
Catfish import ban bolsters farmers’ claims
US - For years U.S. catfish farmers have complained about unfair Asian aquaculture management and the dangers it poses US consumers. US farmers have charged Chinese and Vietnamese operations with improper use of antibiotics and chemicals and using unclean water supplies.
Shrimping In Ohio
OHIO - Armed with a long net, Bob Calala walks along a skinny board positioned over an 18,000-gallon tank filled with water. He stops in the center and, with a gentle sweep, pulls up several creatures that call the tank home - freshwater shrimp.
At Home With The Oysters
US - A few students from Delaware State University are spending their summer with the oysters.
Global Aquaculture and Fisheries Market to Exceed 123 Million Tons by 2009
US - About 1.0 billion human beings worldwide depend on fish as their primary means of animal protein, particularly in coastal areas where reliance on fish is normally higher.
The Need to Raise Fish – and Awareness
CALIFORNIA - It's a sobering thought that today, approximately 80 percent of the seafood Americans consume is imported - and nearly half of this comes from foreign aquaculture, or fish farming.
The True Cost Of Food Safety
WASHINGTON, D.C. - New Report Reveals How Pending Trade Agreements Will Worsen Imported Food Safety Problem by Increasing Food Imports While Replicating Limits on U.S. Food Safety Policy From Past Trade Deals
FDA honors Brice Prairie scientist
US - William Gingerich, chief of chemistry-physiology at the the Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Centre’s, has been awarded the Food and Drug Administration’s Commissioner’s Special Citation. The prestigious award recognises his exceptional efforts in the development of data for the approval of new animal drugs for aquaculture.
Aquaculture efforts now paying off
US - Aquaculture, the cultivation of aquatic plants and animals, is also part of the farming picture in Essex County.
 Philippines
DA set to open P57 million worth of aquaculture projects
THE PHILIPPINES - The Department of Agriculture (DA) will open two bangus central hatcheries, three mariculture parks and an array of aquaculture projects worth a total of P57 million.
Bacolod Fil-Chinese businessmen gear towards aquaculture
PHILIPPINES - Re-elected President of the Bacolod Filipino-Chinese Chamber of Commerce, Inc. (BFCCCI) James Chua bared future investment plans that will transform the age-old Chinese retail business into full diversification.
DA wants Guimaras to be fisheries hub
THE PHILIPPINES - The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources will develop Guimaras as a fisheries hub following the launching of a P5 million coral garden project in Nueva Valencia town and P5 million worth of aquaculture livelihood projects next month.
 Viet Nam
Successful salmon breeding project, spawns more farms
VIET NAM - A pilot project to breed salmon in Lam Dong province in Vietnam’s central highlands has yielded good results, delegates told a conference held to assess the program in Dalat Monday.
Success in reproduction of Leo catfish
VIET NAM - After a year of research, the Fishery and Aquaculture Department of Can Tho University have successfully cooperated with An Giang Fisheries Development Center to use a hormone that once injected into Leo catfish stimulates the production of eggs, a project that has been supported by An Giang Department of Science and Technology.
 Australia
Govt eyes tougher seafood import rules
AUSTRALIA - The federal government has welcomed reports that China will step up fish farm inspections after some trading partners blocked its seafood exports over contamination fears.
 United Kingdom
Study to enhance salmon sustainability in Scotland
SCOTLAND - The Scottish salmon farming industry is to embark on the first-ever industry-wide assessment of the sector’s sustainability.
Fish Farmers Monitor wildlife
UK - A Shetland company is the first fish farming business to join a national scheme to monitor marine wildlife.
 China
Swimming in Prosperity
CHINA - Asia's fishery industry is awash with growth, opportunity and risk. The FDA's just-announced import ban on some farm-raised seafood from China, based on its concerns about chemical residues, attracted bad press for Asia's export powerhouse and was more bad news for the worldwide fisheries industry.
China To Tighten Control Of Antibiotics In Seafood
BEIJING - China will step up inspections on the use of antibiotics in fish farms, including chemicals that can cause cancer, after contaminants caused trading partners to block its seafood exports.
 Pakistan
Strategy devised to boost seafood exports
ISLAMABAD - The federal government is working on a three-pronged strategy to increase seafood exports from $200 million to $1 billion, said Dr Muhammad Hayat, Fisheries Development Commissioner.
 Canada
BC special committee panned in Port Hardy
PORT HARDY - The salmon farming industry would be destroyed if the recommendations from the Special Committee on Sustainable Aquaculture are accepted, says the council.
 India
Demolish Balasore prawn gheries, says Dhali
INDIA - Bharatiya Janashakti state unit president Arabinda Dhali has demanded immediate demolition of prawn gheries in Balasore district.
 Ghana
Micro credit support for fish farmers
GHANA - The Minister for Fisheries, Mrs Gladys Asmah, has reiterated government's commitment to helping fish farmers to boost aquaculture production.
 Malaysia
NCER To Tranform The Northern Region Into Modern Food Zone
KUALA LUMPUR - The Northern Corridor Economic Region (NCER) is set to transform the region into a modern food zone for Malaysia, thus improving the contribution of the agriculture sector to economic growth.
 Sudan
Sudan co-operates with Indonesia to develop fishery sector
SUDAN - Sudan will work with Indonesia to develop its fishery sector, said Sudanese minister of agriculture and forestry Mohammad Al Amin Kabashi Isaa.
That's all for this week!
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