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Welcome to this week's newsletter
We have 3 new features this week:
Fishmeal Market Report - September 2007
By Helga Josupeit, FAO Globefish 2007. In 2007, world fishmeal production continued to decline further.
Fish fingerprints: DNA screening tracks and monitors offenders
By Jane Jordan, TheFishSite Editor. With reports of a significant escape of farmed salmon in Scotland's West Loch, Roag, hitting the headlines recently, the debate about the potential damage that escaped farmed fish can do to wild stocks has returned with vengeance.
Russian Federation Fishery Products Annual 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 Russia. A link to the full report is also provided.
 United States
Bristol Bay stripped of longstanding protections for marine mammals
US - On January 7, 2007, President Bush lifted the prohibition on selling oil leases in Bristol Bay, Alaska. The Minerals Management Service (MMS) has proposed beginning lease sales in 2011, but opposition to the drilling plan is mounting.
Senate approves Wiggins' salmon restoration bill
US - During the Legislature’s special session meeting on water issues this week, the state Senate voted 26-10 to approve Senate Bill X2 5, a measure authored by Sen. Pat Wiggins (D–Santa Rosa) to secure nearly $5.3 million in state bond funds for salmon restoration.
Asian Carp Boon to Pike County Fish Farm
US - A Pike County fish processor is making waves by selling Illinois River fish to Asia and soon to Europe.
 India
Fish price crashes
INDIA - The price of fish crashed by about 30 to 40 per cent in all coastal towns of Nagapattinam district during the last week following poor demand.
Prawns and crabs take the place of chicken
INDIA - Prawn and crab have become a recent up-market delicacy and in turn chicken meat has become poor man’s non-vegetarian choice.
Thailand company likely to invest $10m in State
INDIA - In what is likely to be the first case of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the State, a major business concern of Thailand has shown keen interest in investing $ 10 million in Assam in the aquaculture and fishery sector.
Centre to help produce better quality tiger prawn
SRIKAKULAM - The Agriculture and Fisheries departments are jointly setting up a Tiger Prawn Research Centre (TRPC) at Moolapalem in Sompeta mandal at a cost of Rs 50 crore.
Killer disease hits shrimp exports hard
INDIA - For foodies across the world, it’s a bad news. The much-savoured cultured shrimps reared in the coastal belt of Olpaad taluka in Surat have been hit by a killer disease.
 South Africa
Aquaculture gets a big break
SOUTH AFRICA - Tax breaks, grants, credit and other available fiscal measures will be made available by government to stimulate the local marine aquaculture industry.
 Thailand
New test kit for puffer fish toxin
THAILAND - Researchers from the Medical Sciences Department have developed a test kit that can detect the presence of the deadly poison tetrodotoxin in puffer-fish meat within five minutes.
 Iran, Islamic Republic of
Europe Upholds Shrimp Ban
IRAN - The head of Iran’s Fisheries Organisation has said that following political problems created for Iran at the United Nations Security Council over its nuclear program, it seems that the European Union has also stopped importing shrimp from Iran.
15 Billion Rials of facilities to the cold-water fish growers
IRAN - During the first half of current year 15 Billion Rials of monetary facilities has been paid to the cold-water fish growers of the province Chahar Mahal and Bakhtiari.
 Australia
Cell Aquaculture closes site after $2.4m loss
AUSTRALIA - Hamilton Hill-based barramundi producer Cell Aquaculture Ltd will relocate its Mississippi aquaculture operations to Las Vegas, Nevada, after losing and writing off $2.4 million on the site.
Ningaloo Fishing Impacts Being Investigated
AUSTRALIA - The effect of recreational fishing on key fish populations in the Ningaloo Marine Park is being investigated as part of a Wealth from Oceans National Research Flagship study of the effects of human activity on Ningaloo.
Abalone collection ban to continue
AUSTRALIA - Fisheries Victoria has extended a ban on taking abalone, all other shellfish and sea urchins along a stretch of coastline near Port Fairy.
 Pakistan
Funds and technical support for Pakistani fish farmers
PAKISTAN - The Executive District Officer (EDO) of Agriculture, Sukkur has said that fish farming can play an important role in poverty alleviation and the economic development of the farming community.
Trout is pride of Kashmir
SRINAGAR - Known for its natural beauty and glacier fed gushing streams, Kashmir which also has the distinction of having Asia’s largest fish farming project, is emerging as one of the best producers of trout fish in the world.
EU ban on Pakistan fish, shrimps import causes $150m loss
PAKISTAN - A loss to the tune of $ 150 million foreign exchange has been caused to Pakistan till the month of October due to ban imposed on the import of fish and shrimps from Pakistan by EU countries since January 2007, it is reliably learnt.
 Canada
Shellfish demands increasing through local support
CANADA - The recent cartoon whereby shellfish expansions are opposed by a few very vocal waterfront owners is in some ways right on. There are a few upland owners who have been very effective in making it seem like Comox Valley residents oppose shellfish aquaculture.
 United Kingdom
Agreement calms stormy salmon waters
SCOTLAND - A deal has been agreed that hopes to end the long-running conflict between fish farmers and anglers in the Scottish islands.
Call to breed fish in farm barns
UK - Researchers are encouraging farmers to grow fish in unused barns as a way of boosting their income.
Toxic pesticide again in use on salmon farms
UK - Salmon farmers are again using a toxic pesticide years after it was thought to have been phased out. The chemical, teflubenzuron, known commercially as Calicide, and is given to salmon to kill sea lice parasites.
 Turkey
Promotions to increase fish consumption
TURKEY - The Fish Promotion Group has enhanced its promotional campaign after undergoing a restructuring process in which exporter unions, the fishery products federation and fishery unions took part.
 Germany
Tilapia, a model fish for research and genome frequencing
GERMANY - Tilapia, a fish that originates from southern countries, has been introduced in over 100 countries. It is the second most commonly produced fish in aquaculture in the world after carp (99 per cent is produced and consumed in China).
 Netherlands
Cell Aquaculture buys Dutch barramundi facility
HOLLAND - Worldwide barramundi farming specialist Cell Aquaculture Limited (CAQ) has negotiated to buy out its joint venture partner to own 100 per cent of Cell Aquaculture Netherlands BV. The group advised the main asset is the Tolbert barramundi facility in Holland.
 Malta
Sustainable aquaculture – The importance of research
MALTA - The Food and Agriculture Organisation,states that aquaculture produces over 30 per cent of the fish consumed throughout the world; a percentage that is set to increase to more than 50 per cent by the year 2030. For this increase to take place, a lot of research and development is taking place in all branches of aquaculture and most topics that deal with aquaculture and requires more development, says Dr Francis Agius, Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture and Fisheries.
 New Zealand
Teamwork 'crucial to economy'
NEW ZEALAND - A draft Nelson-Tasman Regional Economic Development Strategy, released on Thursday as an economic blueprint for the region for the next 10 to 20 years, highlights a list of recommendations for public feedback.
 Uganda
'Five Million Citizens Malnourished', but aquaculture could help
UGANDA - About five million people in Uganda are malnourished, according to the agriculture ministry. Okaasi Opolot, the commissioner for production and marketing, said most of them live in the rural areas and should be encouraged to take on aquaculture.
 European Union
Red tape blocks potential for Euro fish farming, says MEP
BRUSSELS - European fish farmers are losing out to international competition because red tape, bureaucracy and endless directives are pushing investors, production and buyers towards more lucrative markets in China, Japan and Vietnam.
 Norway
Volume up – value down for Norwegian salmon exports
NORWAY - Exports of Norwegian salmon in September totalled 51,428 tonnes. This is 19% or 8,356 tonnes higher than in the same month the previous year. The value of exports of Norwegian salmon fell by NOK 32 million to NOK 1.4 billion, according to figures from the Norwegian Seafood Export Council.
Better fish powder
NORWAY - Fish powder is healthy, but it can become even healthier. A new research project will contribute to taking care of more of the fish's natural antioxidants.
 Taiwan, Province of China
NTU researchers gain understanding of shrimp virus
TAIWAN - Aquaculture researchers from National Taiwan University (NTU) say that genetic analysis is yielding new insight into the workings of a virus that has devastated shrimp stocks in the nation since it was discovered in 1992.
 Philippines
White shrimp revival as farms established in Visayas
PHILIPPINES - The Department of Agriculture has established three accredited hatcheries in the Visayas to breed and produce the Peneaus vannamei or Pacific white shrimp as part of the agency's to revive the country's once-robust shrimp industry.
Make way for money-making catfish
PHILIPPINES - The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources will start to vigorously promote the Pangasius, a freshwater species of catfish, dubbed as the "next big thing" in the local aquaculture industry.
 Russian Federation
Russian Fisheries Companies Get Opportunity to Take Credits for Production Development
RUSSIA - From January 1st of 2008 Russian fisheries companies will get an opportunity to take credits for development of their production. The Head of Rosrybolovstvo Andrei KRAINIY reported it at the meeting with the representatives of fish industry in Khabarovsk
 Indonesia
New species not a panacea for trading problems
INDONESIA - The Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific (NACA) is warning about the dire effects that introducing 'new shrimp species' can have on biodiversity, fish health and the future profitability of fish farming in the region.
That's all for this week!
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