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Welcome to this week's newsletter
We have 2 new features this week:
Species Profile: Hybrid Sunfish
By Charles C. Mischke, Mississippi State University; Joseph E. Morris Iowa State University and Ryan L. Lane, Southern Illinois University.
Molds in Fish Feeds and Aflatoxicosis
By Juli-Anne Royes Russo, Post Doctoral Research Associate, Fish Nutrition, Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute and Roy P.E. Yanong Associate Professor, Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory Florida Cooperative Extension Service.
 European Union
EU project offers herbal therapy to farmyard animals
Natural alternatives to growth-promoting antibiotics in livestock feed may soon be on the menu for pigs, poultry and fish in Europe, thanks to research conducted by REPLACE, an EU-funded project.
 United States
Catfish Feed Deliveries
Total catfish feed delivered in the United States during April 2007 was 42,965 tons, down 21 percent from April 2006, but up 5 percent from the previous month.
Monthly Catfish Processing Report
Catfish Processing Down 21 Percent, report the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).
State to begin testing imported seafood
The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services will start testing imported seafood for the presence of antibiotics and chemical contaminants next month. The agency also will strengthen the scope of economic fraud investigations in the seafood industry.
Expert: Aquatic Virus Hits 2 Great Lakes
A deadly, fast-spreading aquatic virus is reaching epidemic proportions in New York's two Great Lakes and has already spread into the Finger Lakes region in upstate New York, a Cornell University fisheries expert said Tuesday.
Talks set on sick crawfish
State officials will meet with crawfish farmers tonight to discuss precautions to limit the spread of white spot disease, a crustacean virus confirmed this month in four crawfish ponds in Acadiana.
Wal-Mart wants sustainable shrimp
More evidence that Big Food is listening to the growing clamor for sustainable products surfaced last week at Monterey Aquarium's Cooking for Solutions confab.
Hybrid catfish has potential
Researchers at Auburn University have studied hybrid catfish for decades and, for nearly as long, have known it’s an outstanding food fish. While it may not be a silver bullet for what ails the catfish industry, the hybrid is capable of greatly enhancing production, sustainability and profitability for US producers.
China presses US on food regulations
China has appeared to go on the defensive in response to rising concern about the safety of its food and drug exports, asking the United States to clarify its regulations on the use of antibiotics that turned up in Chinese catfish in three southern states.
Illegal dye Found In Catfish Concerns State Growers
The discovery of an antifungal agent in some imported catfish in Arkansas is of major concern for the catfish industry in the state.
 Malaysia
69,000 hectares proposed for aquaculture, says Rahim
Agriculture and Food Industry Minister, Datuk Abdul Rahim Ismail, said the country is expected to produce 1.93 million metric tonnes of fish worth RM9.4 billion by the year 2010.
 Canada
Nutreco Aquires Canada's Leading Animal Nutrition Business
Nutreco Holding N.V. announced today that it has signed an agreement to acquire Canada's leading animal nutrition business from Maple Leaf Foods Inc. The purchase price for this acquisition is CAD 500 million (EUR 330 million). The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2007.
BC report recommendations deem closure for regions fish farms
An NDP-dominated committee’s recommendation to require closed-containment salmon farms in five years would push the industry out of business on the British Columbia's coast, says the regions fish farmers.
Company says it has pen solution
A Florida company wants to sell clsoed-containment bass farming technology to BC salmon farmers.
Recommendations Would be a Fatal Blow to the Growth of Aboriginal Aquaculture
The acceptance by the Government of British Columbia of the recommendations outlined in the report of the Special Committee on Sustainable Aquaculture would be a fatal blow to the growth of Aboriginal aquaculture development in the Province.
New Muchalat Inlet fish farm gets go-ahead
Just one week after a legislative committee recommended the elimination of open-net pen salmon farms from British Columbia's waters, the provincial government has approved a new farm in Nootka Sound.
Closed pen tests set for September
The much-opposed closed containment salmon pens that have been recommended by BC's aquaculture committee, will be under full review commercial observations by September.
 Turkey
Fish farms go nowhere
A law that would have closed more than half of Turkey's controversial fish farms has been overturned by the Council of State in a decision to be made public later this week.
 Indonesia
Battle for Dipasena nearing end
The race to acquire Southeast Asia's largest aquaculture firm, PT Dipasena Citra Darmaja, has entered the final round, with two contenders -- PT Central Proteinprima (CP Prima) and PT Kemilau Bintang Timur -- having been cleared to make their final bids Tuesday.
Indonesian unit land shrimp giant
Local aquaculture firm PT Central Proteinprima (CP Prima) and its parent company, Thai agribusiness giant Charoen Pokphand - both operating under the Neptune consortium banner - have won the tender for the sale of Southeast Asia's largest shrimp-farming firm, PT Dipasena Citra Darmaja.
 Australia
Fish brains help design feed of the future
UQ researchers are analysing fish brains and fish feeding behaviour so they can help create new environmentally friendly feed for aquaculture.
 Germany
World Wide Distribution From Modern Aquaculture Plants
The internationally renowned caviar trading house, Petrossian Inc. together with United Food Technologies AG (UFT) and AquaOrbis AG has announced a close strategic partnership.
 Viet Nam
HCMC ornamental fish breeders make big bucks
Ornamental fish breeding has become a lucrative industry in Ho Chi Minh City with exports fetching over $1.5 million this year, up 30 percent year-on-year.
Seafood exporters awarded food safety standards
Vietnam 's bourgeoning seafood industry has received a boost as two seafood exporters have been granted international food safety certificates by the Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA).
Taiwan firm to breed shrimp in central Vietnam
Taiwanese retail distribution giant Uni-President Vietnam has broke ground with its new shrimp breeding facility in the central province of Ninh Thuan.
Tra basa vaccine under development
RMIT University is using a partnership of talented individuals to develop a vaccine against the Edwardsiella ictaluri bacteria. The development will help to increase the profitability of tra basa catfish farming in Vietnam.
Mekong Delta to boost tra, basa catfish farming
The Mekong Delta plans to enlarge its tra and basa catfish breeding area to 10,200 ha with 1,900 fish cages by 2010.
 New Zealand
Fish in the sea could soon just be a memory
The fisheries Quota Management System has been a failure and the 20th anniversary of its introduction should not be a time of celebration, says the Green Party.
Farmed eel: The next big thing for NZ aquaculture
Eel farming could be NZ's next big aquaculture business, says Government Minister Jim Anderton. Opening a new purpose-built aquaculture centre at the Mahurangi Technical Institute, Warkworth, he said aquaculture had almost limitless potential for New Zealand.
 United Kingdom
Salmon QA scheme wins Euro accreditation
Freedom Food, the RSPCA’s farm animal welfare food labelling scheme has received EN45011 accreditation for its farmed atlantic salmon scheme.
 Nigeria
Fish farming now favoured over poultry
In Nigeria an increasing number of people are turning towards fish farming while poultry production seems to be in decline.
 India
WTO panel meet in June crucial to shrimp exports
The future of India’s shrimp exports to the US, the second largest importer of marine products from the country, will be determined at a crucial meeting of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) panel from June 6 to 8.
 Philippines
RP agriculture moving up
Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap has reported to President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo that the country's agriculture sector is moving up with 3.55% growth in production for the 1st quarter of this year. With this growth, the production is now valued at P234.2 billion or a 4.78% increase in gross receipts compared to the same period last year.
 Fiji
Black pearl quality offers opportunities in Fiji
Diamonds are a woman's best friend, but pearls, especially black pearls, are the craze now and Fiji's pearl farming industry is prospering.
 Chile
AquaChile acquires Robinson Crusoe
AquaChile, the largest Chilean-owned farmed fish company in the world, has acquired the remainling 40 percent stake in the salmon company Robinson Crusoe.
 Italy
Fish feed scare highlights challenges of aquaculture boom
The recent discovery that feed used on some US fish farms contained the toxin melamine highlights the challenges faced by the booming aquaculture sector.
That's all for this week!
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