Seafood Exporters Hope Business Will Pick Up
INDIA - As the US economy begins to recover, Mr Anwar Hashim President of the Seafood Exporters Association of India (SEAI) said that early signs of economic revival...

EU May Test A Fifth of Indian Aquaculture Imports
INDIA - Finding fault with the residue monitoring and testing methodology employed by India, the European Union might decide to check 20 per cent of Indian aquaculture...

Bright Skies Over VIV India 2010
INDIA - The organisers of VIV India 2010 report a highly successful event in Bangalore earlier this month.

Exporters Term Shrimp Review Positive
KERALA, INDIA - The US Department of Commerce has published the final results of the third administrative review on anti-dumping duties on shrimp.

New Director General Of ICAR
INDIA - Dr S Ayyappan has been appointed to the post of Director General of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), with effect from 1 January 2010....

Government Plans To Treble Export Earnings
INDIA - The State Government has set an ambitious plan to increase the export earnings from marine and culture fisheries products by three times.

Ambitious Plan to Raise Output in Orissa by 2020
ORISSA, INDIA - The state government has a plan to boost production of dairy, fish and poultry products.

VIV India: Providing Knowledge, Sharing Visions
INDIA - The theme of the opening conference of VIV India 2010 will be 'Food security'. VIV India takes place in Bangalore on 1 to 3 February 2010.

US to Review Duty on Shrimp Imports
US - The anti-dumping duty paid by seafood traders in an number of Asian and South American countries on shrimp exports to the US is expected to be reviewed by the...

Increasing Fish Production
INDIA - Haryana has chalked out a strategy to raise both fish production and productivity in the state.

Sea Is Becoming Increasingly Polluted
INDIA - The waters off the Mangalore coast are now more polluted than before, according to a scientific study conducted by the Goa-based National Institute of Oceanography...

Shrimp Exports To EU Under Threat
INDIA - Aquaculture shrimp exports to European Union (EU) are under threat after a recent audit visit of Food and Veterinary Office of EU expressed dissatisfaction...

Connecting South Asian Aquaculture Markets
INDIA - From 1 to 3 February 2010, VNU Exhibitions and Inter Ads will finalise an exciting period of hard work with the opening of VIV India 2010.

Trout Production Booms In Srinagar
INDIA - The production of trout has increased in the Kashmir Valley this year due to favourable weather conditions and an efficient breeding programme.

Climate Change Effects on Shrimp Farming Discussed
INDIA - The Aquaclimate project from Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific (NACA) is taking up the case of small-scale shrimp farming in Andhra Pradesh...

Aquaculture Ponds Must Be Registered
INDIA - All fresh and brackish water aquaculture ponds in the district of Kakinada, must be registered with the Coastal Aquaculture Authority (CAA) before 31 December....

Focus on Organic Aquaculture
INDIA - With the global trends in marine catch indicating a decline, sustained efforts are necessary to make use of fishery resources, says Syda Rao, Director of...

College To Boost Fish Farming
INDIA - The declining profitability in the agricultural sector has forced farmers to take recourse to other alternatives like fish farming. The inauguration of...

Fish farming in Paddy Fields Takes Off
INDIA - Fish cultivation along with paddy in paddy fields is gaining popularity as it brings financial benefit to the farmers of the Kurigram district of Bangla...

Low Premium Insurance For Aquaculture
INDIA - The National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB) is working out modalities with insurance companies to introduce an insurance cover for fish and shrimp stocks...

Seafood Exporters Aim For Quality
INDIA - Seafood exporters have decided not to purchase black tiger shrimp (aquaculture shrimp) from aqua farmers, who are not registered with the Coastal Aquaculture...

ICAR Advice to Farmers of Flooded Farms
INDIA - The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has issued following advisories to fish farmers in flood-affected regions in the states of Andhra and...

Fish Population in HDR Down
INDIA - Fish populations in Hirakud Dam Reservoir (HDR) are falling and many species are becoming extinct.

CMFRI Course in Fish Entrepreneurship
INDIA - India's Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute recently organised a 10 day national training programme for middle level fisheries officers and fisheries...

India to Start White Prawn Production
INDIA - The National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB) has announced that white prawn cultivation is to begin in February.