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Welcome to this week's newsletter
We have 2 new features this week:
Aquaculture Development: Western-European region – 2005.
By K.J. Rana Institute of Aquaculture. First published by FAO Fisheries Circular No. 1017/6
Ukraine Fishery Products Report 2007
By USDA Foreign Agricultural Service. This article provides highlights of the fishery products industry data from the USDA FAS Fishery Products Report 2007 for Ukraine. A link to the full report is also provided.
 Russian Federation
Fish Farmers Unite in Primorye
RUSSIA - On August 8, 6 companies engaged in aqua farming were accepted to the Primorsky Territory Fishermen Kolkhoz Union.
Russia to double per capita fish consumption
MURMANSK - Russia is planning to double the average per capita consumption of fish products within the coming five to six years Andrei Krainy, head of the Federal Agency for Fisheries (Rosrybolovstvo) has stated.
First-Half Loans To Fish Farms.
RUSSIA - Russia's Agriculture Ministry reports that RUR1.1 billion (USD39.2 million) in loans was given to fish farms in Russia in the first half of this year under the national agricultural development project, according to the Interfax news agency.
 United Kingdom
£1 billion boost to Scottish salmon industry
UK - Scotland’s public and private sectors have joined forces this week when they travel to Norway as part of a new initiative to encourage further investment in the salmon farming industry.
Salmon breeding takes a 'quantum leap'
UK - A very important advance in the DNA fingerprinting of salmon has been achieved by Landcatch Natural Selection Ltd. (LNS), working in conjunction with scientists at the world-renowned Roslin Institute, Edinburgh, and at the Institute of Aquaculture, Stirling.
Study to investigate wild/farmed salmon breeding implications
UK - The implications of breeding between farmed and wild salmon will be investigated in a new project led by scientists at the University of East Anglia.
Landcatch announce genetic supply agreement with Pesquera Los Fiordos
UK - Landcatch, the Scotland and Chile-based salmon breeding company, and Pesquera Los Fiordos, the Chilean salmon producer, have signed a genetic supply agreement covering the production of Los Fiordos’ annual requirement for 50m Atlantic salmon eggs.
Fish farm hatches plan for second halibut fund
UK - A fish farm business on the island of Gigha is to raise new funds after a unique investment deal produced big returns for its backers.
 Brunei Darussalam
Enhancing Shrimp Aquaculture
BRUNEI - "Shrimp aquaculture is our target area," Dato Paduka Hj Hamdillah bin Hj Abd Wahab, Deputy Minister at the Ministry of Industry and Primary Resources, said at the opening ceremony of the International Shrimp Health Workshop yesterday.
Quality, safety, regulated by Fisheries Dept.
BRUNEI - With Brunei's long term vision to boost the country's aquaculture industry, the safety and quality of aquaculture products are ensured through the set regulations of the Fisheries Department.
 Philippines
Philippine farming and aquaculture sector growth slows
THE PHILIPPINES - Philippine farm output slowed significantly in the first semester from a year ago even before the onset of the dry spell, making the target set by the Department of Agriculture for the year difficult to attain.
BFAR to invest P20M in mariculture parks
THE PHILIPPINES - The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) plans to invest P20 million in developing four mariculture parks this year to boost the fisheries sector, BFAR Director Malcolm Sarmiento Jr. said.
 Norway
Women and welfare in the frame for Noway's fish farming sector
NORWAY - In her opening address at Aqua Nor 2007 Norwegian fisheries minister Helga Pedersen said it was time the industry recruited more women.
Business booms as farmed fish satisfies consumer quality and food safety issue
NORWAY - Norway’s fish farming industry saw a 29 per cent increase in profits last year – and 2007 looks set to match it, writes Jane Jordan, TheFishSite Editor.
Fish egg grader wins innovation award
NORWAY - Aqua Gen AS has been awarded the Nor Fishing Foundations Innovation Prize 2007 for its egg grading system.
Gentle pump reduce mortality factors with Cod
NORWAY - A new pump to handle cod could help producers reduce stock stress and mortality rates of farmed cod.
 United States
Stocked, bait fish must have VHS tests
US - State agriculture officials have issued more rules to combat the spread of a deadly fish virus.
Do You Know Where Your Food Comes From?
US - In the wake of banned seafood from China and years of concern over mad cow-tainted beef from Europe, many consumers are worried about where their food is coming from.
Tippecanoe Fish Farms Approved to Move Forward
US - Plans for a fish farm in southern Tippecanoe County are moving forward. Phil Shambauch wants to raise up to 600,000 pounds of Tilapia per year. The Tippecanoe County Drainage Board gave the project the final go ahead at a meeting Friday.
US aquaculture center could receive funding
US - The National Center for Cool and Cold Water could receive $7.5 million, pending the passage of the fiscal year 2008 Senate Agriculture Appropriations bill.
Fish Out of Ocean Water
US - Jim Pillow, owner of Pillow's Fish Farm in Paragould, Ark., has been raising catfish for roughly 20 years. His 200-acre farm encompasses 40 open-air ponds and yields 1 to 1.2 million pounds of catfish annually, all of which are fed vegetarian pellets of corn and soybean meal.
 India
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.
Govt okays new scheme to push agri growth
INDIA - The scheme will enable the States to draw up plans for their agriculture sector more comprehensively, taking agro climatic conditions, natural resources, and technology into account, and by integrating livestock, poultry and fishery sectors.
 Chile
Chilean ISA Outbreak "under control"
CHILE - Ninty Percent Of Infected Fish have now been exterminated wrtites Benjamin Witte, Santiago Times.
Chilean industry seeking investors from further a field
CHILE - Industrial and commercial development and economic growth have been at the forefront of Chile’s salmon industry for more than 20 years. However, the industry now needs to up its game globally if it is to sustain growth and maximise potential.
 Kenya
Nile Tilapia could fight malaria-carrying mosquitoes
KENYA - A native Kenyan fish called Nile tilapia could be used to help fight the spread of malaria, according to a new study published in the BioMed Central Public Health journal.
 Spain
Four fatalities in Guadalajara fish farm accident
SPAIN - Four people have died after falling into a septic tank on a fish farm in Illana, Guadalajara province, in Castilla-La Mancha.
 New Zealand
Organic a serious commercial option for NZ food industry
NEW ZEALAND - New Zealand's Minister of Agriculture, Biosecurity Fisheries and Forestry Jim Anderton, gave his full support to the organic food sector at Organics Aotearoa New Zealand's national conference.
Chinese seafood import assurances met with caution
NEW ZEALAND - Assurances from the New Zealand Food Safety Authority about the safety of imported Chinese seafood following a one-off test on a sample of just 31 items should be met with caution, the Green Party says.
 Thailand
Shrimp exports
THAILAND - The Fisheries Department suggests shrimp farmers switch to
premium sizes to avoid the problem of falling prices for smaller prawns.
 Canada
Shrimp to be raised in land-based greenhouse
CANADA - The B.C. government has issued its first licence for a land-based tropical shrimp farm, along an ocean-based shellfish farming licence and two more open-pen salmon farms that have sparked protests from opposition politicians.
 Viet Nam
Russia approves Vietnamese seafood exporters
VIET NAM - Russian authorities have approved ten Vietnamese seafood exporters to ship their products to the country, said the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Processors on Sunday.
 Australia
Tuna research adds value to industry
ADELAIDE - Bluefin tuna use three times as much oxygen as other fish their size, making them more difficult to culture, according to new research at the University of Adelaide.
Molluscs no longer sluggish in sex stakes
AUSTRALIA - Scott Cummins and his colleagues at The University of Queensland have uncovered a potent mix of chemicals which acts like a cross between Chanel No 5 and Viagra—but only if you are a sea slug.
 China
Giant jellyfish threaten Gulf Coast fisheries
BEIJING - Residents of the Gulf Coast worry about hurricanes, but an invasion of Australian jellyfish could wreak more havoc by devasting the fishing and shrimp industries.
 South Africa
Fish farms help families in Africa hit by AIDS
SOUTH AFRICA - Tiny fish farms have helped 1,200 poor families hit by AIDS in Malawi to raise their incomes and improve their diets in a scheme being expanded to other African nations, a report showed on Monday.
That's all for this week!
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