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Welcome to this week's newsletter
We have 2 new features this week:
Cod Market Report - January 2008
By Gerry O'Sullivan, FAO Globefish. As globalization continues in the seafood industry, China marks its place as a significant player.
Beneficial Environmental Effects of Marine Finfish Mariculture
By J.E. Rensel of Rensel Associates Aquatic Sciences and J.R.M.Forster of Forster Consulting. Prepared for NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service, National Sea Grant College Programme, Occice of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, Washington DC. A study to quantify the types and volumes of biocolonization at a commercial net-pen fish farm site
in North Puget Sound Washington was conducted in 2004-2006.
 United Kingdom
Wild Salmon Health Scare
UK - The FSA has issued a health warning after thousands of wild salmon were found to be infected with parasites that have the potential kill humans. It appears the worm does not affect farmed species.
Food Scare Recall on Scottish Salmon
UK - World leading aquaculture firm Marine Harvest was at the centre of a nationwide food scare last night. Retail giant Morrisons issued a recall on all the supplier's fresh Scottish salmon products.
Investment Offers Safety and Green benefits
SCOTLAND - Investing in an injection moulding system is bringing safety benefits to fish farms and an environmental plus to the industry
Red Tape Forces 100-Year Fishmonger Business Out
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE - The refusal to seek planning permission for a mobile sales outlet is forcing the closure of a 104-year-old fish business in
arlow, Buckinghamshire
Famous Oysters Threatened
UK - World famous Whitstable Oysters are under threat. The shellfish have tested positive for a devastating parasite.
 Denmark
BioMar Completes Acquisition of Provimi Aqua
DENMARK - BioMar, the third-biggest supplier of fish feed to the aquaculture industry has completed the acquisition of Provimi Aqua with factories in Chile, Denmark and Spain.
 Australia
Mussel Production on the Rise
AUSTRALIA - South Australia Seafoods could see its production of mussels rise to 1,000 tonnes this year.
Kingfish Farming Nets Profit
AUSTRALIA - When Port Lincoln seafood magnate Hagen Stehr floated Clean Seas Tuna in late 2005, the market was sceptical. Fish farming, breeding tuna and a Port Lincoln tuna fisherman were all fairly new to the stock market.
Abalone Company - Australia's First Zero C
AUSTRALIA - Australian Bight Abalone – one of Australia’s premier producers of ocean grown abalone - has been certified by Balance Carbon to ZeroC standard.
Conditions Mussel-Up Production
SOUTH AUSTRALIA - Port Lincoln's 'perfect' conditions for seafood production is paying off for one South Australian producer. Mark Andrews 700-tonne a year mussel business is now the largest mussel growing business in the region.
More Muscle for 'Abs'
AUSTRALIA - The green-lipped abalone West Coast residents call ``abs'' pack plenty of muscle - financial muscle that is, writes Christopher Russell, in Adelaide's Advertiser and Sunday Mail.
 Philippines
BFAR Fish Pond Lease Hits P1.6 million in 2007
PHILIPPINES - The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has collected a total of P1.6 million from fish pond leases for the year 2007.
 Canada
First Global Study Finds Fish Farms Detrimental to Wild Salmon Populations
HALIFAX - Wild salmon populations generally decline in rivers where fish farms exist, according to the first global assessment of how aquaculture impacts wild salmon.
 Bangladesh
Bleak outlook for Bangladesh Shrimp Farmers
BANGLADESH - Nearly 400,000 shrimp farmers face an uncertain future two months after Cyclone Sidr struck Bangladesh's southwestern coastal belt.
 Malaysia
RM100 Mln Investment For Fishing & Aquaculture Sector In SCORE
MALAYSIA - Konsortium Galdasar Sdn Bhd, a Malaysian company, and Yuh Yow Fishery Co Ltd of Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Monday agreed to invest RM100 million to set up an integrated aquaculture project on a 800 ha area in Tanjung Manis, Mukah.
 Brazil
Consumption of Farmed Shrimps Grows in Brazil
BRAZIL - The consumption of shrimp produced on farms has grown fivefold in Brazil in recent years. According to the Trade director at the State Secretariat of Aquaculture and Fishery at the Presidency of the Republic, Guilherme Crispim, just 10 per cent of farmed shrimp was consumed in Brazil in 2003.
 Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
Falklands' Aquaculture Projects Confirm Industry Feasibility
FALKLAND ISLANDS - An ambitious multi-field aquaculture project in the Falkland Islands has successfully concluded its first stage and is ready to continue advancing. However Dr. Brendan Gara, Aquaculture Development Manager at the Development Corporation is leaving after having spent two years in the Islands.
 Norway
New Parasite Species Described
NORWAY - While studying towards his doctorate of philosophy, Anders Jørgensen from the Norwegian School of Veterinary Science discovered a previously undescribed species of parasite that infects farmed fish and produces serious disease.
EW Group Acquires Majority Share of Aqua Gen
GERMANY - World leading salmon and trout breeder Aqua Gen AS has been bought by the EW Group, a German-based company with interests in international poultry genetics. The acquisition will strengthen Aqua Gen's position in the aquaculture sector and enable further genetic progress of its fish breeding programmes and technical development.
Cod Will Eat in the Dark
NORWAY - Unlike other fry, cod stock grows quicker when it is fed in the dark, says new research findings published at the Nofima show.
Salmon Enzymes: Possibilities in Food Preservation
NORWAY - The bacteria-killing enzyme from salmon can have a new career as a food preservative, Nofima scientists have discovered.
Survey: Why Young People Don't Choose Fish
NORWAY - Seafood is healthy so why don't young adults living alone buy and eat fish? What needs to be done to encourage families with young children to eat more fish ? These are just some of the questions Nofima is aiming to address.
Genetic Discovey Will Produce Healthier Farmed Fish
NORWAY - Norwegian researchers have identified a gene that controls a the fish's susceptibility to infectious pancreatic necrosis (IPN), a viral disease which has cost Norwegian aquaculture great losses.
 United States
Applications Open for Fisheries and Aqua Scholarships
NEW JERSEY - Applications are being sought by the New Jersey Marine Sciences Consortium (NJMSC) for its newly establish Sea Grant College Program.
Growth Potential by Adding Value, Says Professor
FLORIDA - The aquaculture industry has the potential for significant growth because of demand and its ability to innovate, predicted Gunnar Knapp, in his keynote speaker at the World Aquaculture Society's Aquaculture America 2008 conference and trade show in Orlando, Florida this week.
Cage Culture Concept Worth Considering
US - One of the most convenient forms of intensive home-scale fish production is probably best called cage culture - put simply, it is the practice of growing food fish in floating cages!
US firm takes salmon bait in Loch Duart
US - The US private equity firm that has invested in Scottish salmon farming is said to has provided an exit for a number of shareholders and a route to new markets for the 60-employee firm.
New aquaculture committee to meet
US - An advisory committee will meet in Eastville on 18 March 2008 to discuss the proposed aquaculture enhancement areas on the Eastern Shore.
 India
Haryana Plans More Pisciculture
INDIA - Success in pisciculture has encouraged the Haryana government to allocate 20,000 hectares of water area to the sector. It plkans toproduce 90,000 tonnes of fish by stocking 4,000 lakh seed in the panned area.
University Workshop Targets New Directions for Aquaculture
INDIA - A workshop focusing on new directions and dimensions in aquaculture and fisheries research is planned by the Adikavi Nannaya University (ANU), in Mumbai on 18 and 19 February 2008.
 Micronesia, Federated States of
Public Hearing on Majuro Lagoon Fisheries
MARSHAL ISLANDS - The Republic of the Marshall Islands Environmental Protection Authority (RMIEPA) invites interested stakeholders and public to a public hearing on the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of a proposed aquaculture development in central Majuro Lagoon.
 New Zealand
$Multi-Million Chinook Site Opened, but Reforms Stifle Progress
NEW ZEALAND - Marlborough Sounds is the home of New Zealand's newest marine farm. Opened by Prime Minister Helen Clark today, it is a significant boost to NZ's salmon sector, which many feel is currently being held back by aquaculture reform.
Mixed Outcomes for Aquaculture in Preliminary Decisions
NEW ZEALAND - The Ministry of Fisheries has made a preliminary decision on the 2,108 ha Tasman Interim Aquaculture Management Areas (AMAs) in Golden and Tasman Bays. It is in agreement for some expansion, but says proposals to further increase the hectarage could damage fishery and shellfish stocks.
 Spain
Dual Benefits for Spain and Argentina
US - During a visit to Argentina, Spanish Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food (MAPA) Elena Espinosa held a meeting with Spanish fishing companies operating in the South American region and signed a fisheries scientific research cooperation agreement which includes surveying the South Atlantic.
 Chile
MH Downsizes To Curb ISA Losses
CHILE - International salmon production company, Marine Harvest has confirmed the significant downsizing of its operations in Chile's region 10. The decision is a result of continuing disease problems - Primarily Infectious Salmon Anaemia.
That's all for this week!
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