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Welcome to this week's newsletter
We have 2 new features this week:
The Role of Salinity in Hard Clam Aquaculture
By Shirley Baker, Elise Hoover, and Leslie Sturmer, University of Florida.
Catfish Protein Nutrition
By Edwin H. Robinson, Research Professor and Menghe H. Li, Research Professor, Delta Research and Extension Center, Mississippi State University.
 India
Export market regs and increased disease cuts shrimp output
INDIA - Increased regulation and antibiotic residues are being blamed for a fall in productivity in one of India's key shrimp producing regions.
Commerce Ministry fishes for biz
MUMBAI - India's sea food exports have risen by $500 million in the last four years - a growth scaled in the previous 10 years. At a little under $2 billion, that's a fraction of India's total exports of $125 billion.
Shrimp exports plunge in FY07
INDIA - Anti-dumping duty, customs bond requirement strangle sector.
Marine products export target $2b
INDIA - The government today announced steps to boost exports of marine products, setting a target of $2 billion for the year 2007-08. “For the first time after 10 years the marine products exports have gone up for two consecutive years,” the minister of state for commerce, Mr Jairam Ramesh, said.
Ecuador shrimp duty waiver gives India hope
INDIA - In a move that could augur well for the Indian shrimp industry, the US Department of Commerce (DoC), in a preliminary ruling, has decided to eliminate the 3.58 per cent anti-dumping duty on frozen warm water shrimp imported from Ecuador.
 United States
Congressman calls for clear labeling in restaurants
US - A Mississippi lawmaker wants restaurants to identify the country of origin for catfish on restaurant menus.
Hughes county ponders zoning issue
US - A proposed fish farm in Hughes County shouldn't be allowed to be too close to the Missouri river, says County Commissioner Mark Venner.
VHS: Wisconsin must take steps to thwart fish virus, say experts
US - Viral hemorrhagic septicemia has arrived in Wisconsin. This fish disease has wiped out large populations of fish in the East and has many of Wisconsin's fishery and agriculture experts very concerned.
 Viet Nam
Experts worry over fish farming’s adverse impacts
VIET NAM - Delegates at a roundtable meeting in Can Tho last week urged the Ministry of Fisheries and environment agencies to take prompt action for protecting the environment as fish farming is beginning to pose serious problems.
Vietnamese shrimp workers strike over wage cut Vietnam
VIET NAM - Nearly 1,000 Vietnamese workers are on strike to protest against a wage cut at a Singaporean shrimp processing factory in the south of the country.
 Myanmar
Storm damage blamed for lost export potential
MYANMAR - The Burmese military government's recent opening of a business zone in the western border town Maungdaw to export Arakanese produced shrimp to Bangladesh, is unlikely to meet the level of exports of previous years due to cyclone damage to shrimp farms in the area.
 United Kingdom
Investment returns to salmon sector
SCOTLAND - Scottish salmon farmers are enjoying a period of renewed confidence as investment returns to the sector, according to Sid Patten, Chief Executive of Scottish Salmon Producers' Organisation.
Prawns make a comeback in Cumbria
UK - Prawns have been more abundant this season than for several years, says Cumbria’s chief fishery officer, David Dobson.
 New Zealand
Helping hand for Waikato River fish
NEW ZEALAND - A fish pass, which allows small fish to access one of the streams running into the Waikato River when water levels are low, has been built at Bankwood Stream.
New agency puts NZ aquaculture high on the Govt agenda
NEW ZEALAND - Prime Minister Helen Clark has launched a new industry body for the aquaculture sector. It's a significant step toward realising the industry’s potential in becoming a billion dollar a year industry, and its contribution to New Zealand's economic transformation.
New body looks to boost species and earnings
NEW ZEALAND - The aquaculture industry has set its sights on introducing new species and adding value to existing ones as it aims to treble sales by 2025.
 Pakistan
EU ban could be lifted by July
KARACHI - The government has hinted seafood processors that were de-listed by the European Union on quality concerns, could resume exports to Europe by July 2007.
 South Africa
South Africa: Fishy Deal Puts Smile on Cape Business
SOUTH AFRICA - The South African fishing industry has undergone a major restructuring over the past few years, with traumatic results for those subsistence and commercial fishers who were unable to secure quotas allowing them to harvest SA's dwindling fish stocks.
 Norway
Cultural understanding increases seafood exports
NORWAY - “Norwegian seafood exporters are too laid back about their products in demanding export markets. Cultural sensitivity is the key to better results,” says researcher Gro Alteren in her doctoral thesis at the BI Norwegian School of Management.
Is stockfish becoming trendy?
NORWAY - Italy is the big stockfish country, but the semi-prepared fish can now also become trendy in the home market, says Fiskeriforskning in its fourth and final article about Norway's oldest export product.
Looking for the good sides of herring
NORWAY - New research is underway to look for components in fish that have positive health effects. Initially, the scientists are interested in the roe and milt from herring.
 Canada
Salmon Farmers Enjoy Success At EAT VANCOUVER!
CANADA - Members of the BC Salmon Farmers Association had another successful year at Eat Vancouver, British Columbia’s “everything food and cooking festival”.
New aquaculture program starts this summer
CANADA - Keyin College will start its first ever aquaculture program in St. Alban’s later this summer.
Salmon Farming Industry Takes Part in Cultivating Appetites for Knowledge Conference
CANADA - Attendees of Cultivating Appetites for Knowledge, an international food-scholar conference held in Victoria, British Columbia last weekend got a pleasant surprise when fifteen BC salmon farmers showed up to participate in the wild and farmed salmon taste testing.
European shrimp deal no small victory
CANADA - Canada has won a partial victory with the European Union over tariffs imposed on shrimp, one of the most popular types of seafood exported to the United Kingdom.
 European Union
EU Commission proposes increase in Pandalus import quota
EU - The European Commission has published a new set of proposed tariff reduction quotas including a 20,000 ton quota for cold water shrimp.
 Japan
Antibacterial Coating Improves Fish Yield at Commercial Fish Farms
JAPAN - The Fuji Trout Hatchery at the Shizuoka Prefectural Research Institute of Fishery and Kobe Steel, Ltd. have tested an antibacterial coating that improves the sanitation of fish hatchery equipment to control parasitic water mold under commercial conditions.
 China
China hopes to consult with the U.S. over the issue of catfish bans in Southern states
CHINA - China hopes to consult with the U.S. over the issue of catfish export in the wake of detection of residual chemicals.
 Thailand
US shrimpers call for end to GSP
THAILAND - Thailand's ongoing war of words with the United States is set to take another twist as some of the largest seafood associations in the US have begun a lobby campaign in Washington to cut generalised system of preferences (GSP) privileges to Thailand.
Energy project extended to tapioca, shrimp
THAILAND - The Alternative Energy Development and Efficiency Department, together with the German Technical Co-operation (GTZ) agency, have signed an agreement to extend collaborative implementation of the "Energy and Eco-Efficiency in Agro-Industry Project" (E3Agro).
Frozen food exporters feel the pinch
THAILAND - While the strong baht brings smiles to Thai manufacturers who rely on imported raw materials, Thai frozen-food exporters are among the hardest hit as they use locally sourced materials.
 Malaysia
Cell venture on track for success
MALAYSIA - Leading aquaculture technology and seafood production specialist Cell Aquaculture Ltd has reported strong progress its Joint Venture with the Terengganu State Government, Malaysia.
That's all for this week!
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