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Welcome to this week's newsletter
We have 2 new features this week:
Fishmeal Market Report
By Helga Josupeit for FAO Globefish.
Ireland: Annual Review & Outlook for Agriculture, Fisheries & Food 2007/2008
This report is an extract taken from the Annual Review & Outlook for Agriculture, Fisheries & Food 2007/2008, examining the fish market situation in Ireland. It was published by the Irish Department or Agriculture Fisheries and Food.
 Australia
Government Movers to Help Rock Lobster Industry
AUSTRALIA - The Brumby Government is to invest A$5 million to secure the long-term viability of Victoria's western zone rock lobster industry.
Breaking Barriers in Barrington and Gloucester Rivers
AUSTRALIA - Native fish including the important Australian bass now have improved access to over 300 kilometres of upstream habitat thanks to changes to two causeways in the Gloucester region.
A Friend of the Sea in Southern Hemisphere
AUSTRALIA - Clean Seas Tuna Limited has become the first aquaculture company in the Southern Hemisphere to earn the internationally recognised sustainability accreditation and logo mark of the Friend of the Sea organisation.
X Marks the Crab Spot
AUSTRALIA - Queensland fishers are finding plenty of seafood treasures this month, with large crab catches being reported up and down the coast.
Oz Hatcheries in Development as Demand Booms
AUSTRALIA - In response to growing demand Tasmania's salmon farmers are investing $23 million in two new hatcheries.
A Future in Aquaculture Opens in Jurien Bay
AUSTRALIA - Western Kingfish’s Jurien Bay based hatchery and offshore operations was officially opened last Friday.
 South Africa
Fish Farms Planned for Karoo
SOUTH AFRICA - An Eastern Cape company is planning to farm fish in the middle of South Africa's hot and arid Great Karoo.
 Namibia
Support For Aquaculture Information Campaign
NAMIBIA - The Namibian Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources is to step up its information campaign on fish farming in a bid to to increase food security and employment creation.
 Canada
Fish Farm Bets On Caviar Demand
CANADA - A British Columbian company is expecting to start production of caviar from White Sturgeon in 2009.
Campaigners Call for Contained Salmon Farms
CANADA - The Living Oceans Society has renewed its call for a move from open net cage salmon farms into closed containment after the 1 July escape of up to 30,000 Atlantic salmon from a Marine Harvest Canada fish farm in Frederick Arm.
BC's Environmental Fish Report Released
CANADA – The 2007 Report for Regulatory Compliance of BC's Marine Finfish Aquaculture Facilities reaffirms the government’s commitment to hold the British Columbia aquaculture industry to a high standard of environmental compliance.
 Malaysia
Government to Develop 49 Aquaculture Zones
MALAYSIA - The Malaysian government is to develop 49 aquaculture industrial zones nationwide under the Ninth Malaysia Plan (9MP) at a cost of RM342 million.
 China
Artificial Flavoring Chemicals Make Farmed Fish Taste Like Ocean Fish
CHINA - Artificial flavourings are being used to make farmed fish taste like ocean caught fish.
Kioetech Opens Office In China
CHINA - Kiotech, the UK AIM market listed company, which is developing the high performance natural attractant product, Aquatice, to boost the appetite of farmed fish, has opened its first representative office in the People’s Republic of China.
Oceanus Sells Non-core Business
CHINA - The Oceanus Group Ltd is to sell its non-core garment and lifestyle units in order to focus solely on its abalone aquaculture business.
The Toxic Fish Farms of China
CHINA - Contamination of water supplies and illegal use of veterinary drugs has led to the severe contamination of Chinese fish farms, with potentially serious health consequences for those who eat the fish.
 Viet Nam
Scientists breed rare Mekong River fish
VIET NAM - Scientists from the National Centre for Freshwater Fish Breeding of Southern Vietnam have successfully bred several rare species of fish indigenous to the Mekong River , saving them from the threat of extinction.
Upstream Battle for Catfish Firms
VIET NAM - The tra and basa catfish industry might not meet their export target and even lose markets if problems in production and consumption are not properly tackled, warned Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Cao Duc Phat.
 Iraq
US Army Helping Fish Farmers in Iraq
IRAQ - A US army captain is using his angling experience to help the people of Iraq restart and improve fish farms along the Tigris River south of Baghdad.
 Philippines
Conservation and Fishing Access Top Issues at Congress
PHILIPPINES - Managing Our Tuna Resource: Exploring Opportunities & Alternatives is the theme of the 10th National Tuna Congress.
BFAR: Teach Fishermen to Become Fish Farmers
PHILIPPINES - Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Regional Director Juan D Albaladejo urged the fishery technicians to teach fishermen to become fish farmers not just fishers.
Can Philippines Double Shrimp Output in 5 Years?
PHILIPPINES - Agriculture officials expressed optimism that the Philippine can double its shrimp production to 100,000 metric tons in five years and regain its status as one of the world’s top exporters of this product.
Deadline Set for Removal of Fish Cages in Pansipit River
PHILIPPINES – Local fish cage operators in Pansipit River have been given until 31 July to harvest their existing fish stocks and remove their illegally-built structures in the river.
 Tanzania
Processors Blamed for Falling Fish Stocks
TANZANIA - Tanzanian politicians have accused the fish processing industry of depleting fish stocks in Lake Victoria.
 Bangladesh
Survival of Shrimp Aquaculture
BANGLADESH - Shrimp is not only the most popular seafood in the West, but is also an alternative to replace the loss due to the exhaustion of global fisheries.
 United States
Oysters and Clams for Mosquito Region
US - The Jensen Beach Mosquito Impoundment on Hutchinson Island may soon be home to a new facility that could enhance the water quality in the Indian River Lagoon and help offset recent staff reductions at Martin County Mosquito Control.
Neptune Industries Acquires Aqua Sphere
US - Neptune Industries is to acquire aquaculture technology company Aqua-Sphere from the company's two founders and principal officers, the original inventors of the technology.
New International Guidelines on Food Safety
US - The Biotechnology Industry Organization has congratulated the Codex Alimentarius Commission for approving key guidelines to further promote the safety of products from agricultural plant and animal biotechnology.
Fish Food Staves Off Alzheimer’s
US - Old legends claimed that eating fish would make you smarter. New research says those old legends may be right.
Collaboration Searches to Improve Aquaculture Feed
US - One of the best ways to get high-quality protein and nutritious omega-3 fatty acids is by eating fish. And fish get them the same way humans do.
Tilapia's Dangerous Fatty Acid Combination
US - Farm-raised tilapia, one of the most highly consumed fish in America, has very low levels of beneficial omega-3 fatty acids and, perhaps worse, very high levels of omega-6 fatty acids, according to new research from Wake Forest University School of Medicine.
DHA: Natural Fish Acids and Its Human Effects
US - The polyunsaturated fatty acid DHA is found naturally in oil-rich fish, such as salmon and mackerel, but what effect does it have on our health.
Unused Oil Platforms Could Become Fish Farms
US - The Bush administration proposed a set of rules on Wednesday to regulate future projects off American shores that would use the ocean for alternative energy and aquaculture.
Two New Antimicrobials Approved in the US
US - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announce the approval of two new antimicrobials for aquaculture operations, helping to stave off coldwater disease and columnaris disease.
Aquaculture Catches on at Hutterville Colony
US - The Hutterville Colony near Stratford in South Dakota has a crop that cannot be hit by hail storms, drought or flooding.
$209,126 Grant to Study Deadly Fish Virus
US - The University of Toledo has been awarded a $209,126 federal grant to study the fish disease that has threatened the health of many species of Great Lakes fish.
 United Kingdom
Fish Vaccine Adjuvant Development
UK - Henderson Morley, the biotechnology company, announces that the Company is in discussions with a number of animal health companies regarding the further development of a fish vaccine adjuvant.
Cleansing Aquaculture of its Bad Press
UK - A negative image of aquaculture has been portrayed in the English media recently. Authors have been quick to highlight instances of bad practice, both social and environmental, but there is a danger that the public may be misled into believing that these instances of bad practice are the whole story.
A £75,000 Show of Support from Seafish
UK - Seafish has awarded £75,000 from their International Trade Support Fund (ITSF) to ten UK bodies to support the importing and exporting of seafood.
FRS Gets Grant for New Research Facility
SCOTLAND, UK - Fisheries Research Services (FRS) today was granted planning permission for a new scientific research facility.
 Bahrain
Fish Farm Re-Stocks the Sea
BAHRAIN - The Gulf Petrochemical Industries Company (GPIC) has released the 15th batch of sea-breams at a ceremony attended by HE Mr. Jimmy Bowden, UK Ambassador to the Kingdom of Bahrain, members of the executive management and students from the local government schools.
 Thailand
Clams and Fish Released Near Phuket
THAILAND - Villagers from Chalong and Erawan Group staff have released more than 1,000 rare marine creatures into Chalong Bay.
 Uganda
‘Nile Perch, Tilapia Fish Diminishing’
UGANDA - Small fish are taking over Lake Victoria as the Nile Perch and Tilapia fall in numbers according to official sources in Uganda.
 Pakistan
Aquaculture Gains 20,000 Acres in Pakistan
PAKISTAN - The Sindh Fisheries Minister, Zahid Ali Bhurgari, said that the Sindh government would allot 20,000 acres for the development of aquaculture in the province on modern lines.
 General
Seafood Consumers: Making the Right Choice
GLOBE - Seafood choices have implications that reach well beyond what ends up on the dinner plate. As the oceans’ ability to provide sufficient fish supplies diminishes, making sustainable seafood choices takes on greater importance.
Black Cloud of Climate Change Looms in Fish Future
GLOBE - Temperature and other variations resulting from climate change will have a strong impact on fisheries and aquaculture, with significant food security consequences for certain populations, Food and Agriculture Organisation said this week.
 European Union
Food Crisis: Urgent Restructuring Proposed
EU - Yesterday, the European Commission has adopted a package of emergency measures to promote the restructuring of those segments of the European fishing fleet which have been hardest hit by the current fuel crisis, while cushioning its short-term social and economic impacts for those who commit to taking long-term action.
EU Breakthrough On Artificially Breeding Bluefin Tuna
EU - World-first breeding techniques pioneered by Clean Seas Tuna Limited to artificially reproduce Southern Bluefin Tuna have been successfully replicated in Europe.
EU Expands Celtic Sea Cod Catch
EU - The European Council of agriculture ministers is to discuss an increase of the Celtic Sea cod quota (TAC) for 2008, at their meeting tomorrow (15 July).
 India
Fish Farmers’ Day Celebrated in India
INDIA - The Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture, a constituent of Indian Council of Agricultural Research celebrated National Fish Farmers’ Day today to mark the epoch making discovery of induced breeding of Indian major carps.
 Mexico
New Bass Released in Elephant Butte Lake
MEXICO - LasCrusesSunNewsThe first group of largemouth bass raised at the state's new warmwater hatchery in eastern New Mexico have been released in Elephant Butte Lake.
 United Arab Emirates
Forces Join in UAE Over Meat and Seafood Processing
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - Emke Group and Rose Poultry are setting up the the first project of its kind in Al Ain.
 Germany
Boost for Bluefin Tuna through Hormone Project
GERMANY - An international team of fish experts from the Heinrich Heine University in Düsseldorf has been experimenting by using a speargun to implant hormones into bluefin tuna.
 France
Mystery Ailment Killing French Oysters
FRANCE - The French shellfish industry has been hit by a mystery disease that is killing stocks of young oysters.
 New Zealand
Cawthron Project Gets NZ$14.8 Million Boost
NEW ZEALAND - A major research project led by Nelson’s Cawthron Institute intends to transform the aquaculture industry with new high-value shellfish species and dramatically improved growing conditions to allow a much-extended harvest season.
 Netherlands
DSM Dyneema Expands Collaborations
NETHERLANDS - Partners will explore opportunities to assist South America’s fish farming industry with improved netting solutions
DSM Dyneema and Badinotti Group, a manufacturer of netting for commercial fishing, have expanded their collaboration to develop and deliver enhanced netting technologies using Dyneema.
That's all for this week!
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