| |
 |
Events / Promotions |
|
|
Welcome to this week's newsletter
We have 2 new features this week:
Appraisal of the opportunity for offshore aquaculture in UK water
By Mark James, FRM Ltd and Richard Slaski and published by CEFAS Finfish News - Issue 3, Winter/Spring 2007.
What Are Nutrient-Dense Fish Feeds and Their Importance in Aquaculture?
By Richard D. Miles and Frank A. Chapman, University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS)
 Viet Nam
Norway-funded project benefits coastal communes
VIET NAM - A 5 million USD poverty reduction project that was largely funded by Norway, has benefited seven disadvantaged villages in the coastal district of Trieu Phong, central Quang Tri province.
Shrimp and freshwater fish associations to be set up
VIET NAM - Shrimp processors and exporters will have their own associations under the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).
Catfish farms create waves in Mekong Delta
VIETNAM - Breeder at a tra catfish pond in hamlet 4 of Dong Thap Province’s My Tho Commune, Tu Trinh, cast handfuls of fish feed into the teeming water as each mighty specimen, about 1.5kg, muscle each other for a bite.
 India
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.
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 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.
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.
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 period.
 Australia
ASEAN nations plan WTO action on Australian prawn ban
AUSTRALIA - ASEAN countries will complain to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) about an Australian ban on prawn imports that they say constitutes an artificial trade barrier.
Queensland fisheries confirmed as $multi-million industry
AUSTRALIA - The multi-million dollar value of Queensland's 25 export fisheries has been confirmed in the 2006 Annual Status Report.
Alliance commits $25.9m for aquaculture development
AUSTRALIA - PORT Lincoln aquaculture firm Clean Seas Tuna has teamed up with the Australian Seafood Co-operative Research Centre to help provide $25.9 million over the next seven years for aquaculture development.
Seafood centre to create 1000 jobs
AUSTRALIA - UP to 1000 new jobs will be created locally with the opening of a new national seafood research centre in Adelaide.
 China
First 'school' of fish experts on way
CHINA - The South China province of Guangdong will have its first batch of aquacultural veterinarians in two weeks.
Central China bans pearl farming to restore water quality
CHINA - Central China's Hubei Province has banned pearl farming in all lakes, rivers and reservoirs in an attempt to prevent water quality from worsening, local aquatic products administration said yesterday.
 United States
Kent's company bolsters fish population
CALIFORNIA - So what does an underwater cage full of white sea bass miles out in the ocean have to do with a sugar beet farm in northern Utah? Everything, as far as Donald Kent is concerned.
Declining shrimp market gets a boost
US - South Carolina's shrimping industry may be recovering after decades of hard times, thanks to concerns about imported foreign shrimp and plans to open a new shrimp processing plant in the state.
Dermo weakens shellfish market
US — This summer, the effects of last fall’s Dermo outbreak are being seen.
Marine Program expands protected areas around Californian Channel Islands
US - The National Marine Sanctuary Program has announced the expansion of the network of marine protected areas in the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. In 2003, the network was established in the first three miles which are managed by the state of California.
Corea project awarded USDA grant
US — Long-simmering plans to convert the former US Navy communications centre in Corea into an aquaculture business park are off the back burner after the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced Thursday that it is awarding a $73,516 grant to the project.
 Philippines
Sea ranching of abalone launched in Nogas Island
PHILIPPINES - More than 5,000 abalone (Haliotis asinia) juveniles were seeded into the Nogas Island Marine Sanctuary on July 24. This is part of an experimental sea-ranching activity jointly undertaken by the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Centre Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC/AQD) and the Municipal Government of Anini-y, Antique where the sanctuary is located.
Taal Lake towns lose P2.1M in fish kill
TANAUAN CITY — At least 31 metric tons of tilapia were lost to a fish kill in Taal Lake, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources–Inland Fisheries Research Station (BFAR-IFRS).
Investments in sea cages paying off in Mindanao
MANILA - Small farmers and fishermen in Northern Mindanao can potentially earn an additional P100,000 from breeding fish in the region’s first 195-hectare mariculture park, an official said.
 European Union
Competition under spotlight at Aquaculture Europe
'Competing claims' is the theme of premier aquaculture event, Aquaculture Europe 2007. The event takes place in Istanbul, Turkey, from 24 to 27 October and will focus on the various levels of competition currently facing the aquaculture sector.
 Canada
New fisheries act debated
CANADA - North Island fisherman and others met with a Nova Scotia MP last week to discuss the proposed new fisheries act, Bill C-45.
 United Kingdom
Up to £90K on offer for aqua research projects
UK - The Scottish Aquaculture Research Forum (SARF) is requesting proposals for six research and development projects.
Call to move fish farms from salmon rivers
UK - One of the fish farming industry's most powerful figures has declared that no salmon farms should be sited within sea lochs into which salmon rivers discharge.
Anglers' anger as trout escape from fish farm
UK - One of Scotland's shyest mammals - the otter - was caught in the crossfire yesterday as the conflict between wild Atlantic salmon anglers and fish-farm companies escalated.
 Sri Lanka
Investment board pledges to promote ornamental exports
SRI LANKA - The Chairman and Director General of the Sri Lanka Board of Investment (BOI) Dhammika Perera said that the facilities to promote the production of ornamental fish would be provided in the proposed special economic zone in Puttalam.
 Indonesia
RI`s kerapu fish officially free from hazardous substances
JAKARTA - The Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (DKP) said it guaranteed that Indonesia`s `kerapu` fish exported to China was not contaminated by hazardous substances.
Transforming ocean's wealth into Indonesian prosperity
INDONESIA - The most fundamental challenges facing Indonesia today are a high level of unemployment and poverty, and its declining competitiveness.
 Oman
Oman to conduct fish species census
MUSCAT - In a bid to boost the fishing sector and, the government of Oman has launched a comprehensive survey to take stock of available fishing species in its territorial waters.
 Chile
Chilean salmon farmers told to cull ISA infected fish
CHILE - Chile’s National Fishing Service (SERNAPESCA) has instructed salmon farmers to kill fish found to be infected with the lethal Infectious Salmon Anemia (ISA), a highly contagious virus that was recently detected on several fish farms around Chiloé, Region X.
 Norway
Employment decline slows in Norwegian fishing industry
NORWAY - According to Fiskeriforskning's preliminary analyses, the decline in employment in the Norwegian fishing industry is on the verge of slowing down, but there is no reason to hope for more jobs.
That's all for this week!
Ed. |
