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Welcome to this week's newsletter
We have 2 new features this week:
The Utilization of a Fish Pump for Harvesting Shrimp from Tanks and Ponds
By Cortney L. Ohs, Assistant Professor; Scott W. Grabe, Research Technician and R. LeRoy Creswell, Marine Extension Agent. Published by the University of Florida IFAS Extension.
Aquaculture: Realities and Potentials When Getting Started
By Marley Beem, Oklahoma State University and published by Southern Regional Aquaculture Center (SRAC).
 Viet Nam
Vietnam shrimp firm to list on main market in Q4
VIET NAM - Minh Phu Seafood Company, Vietnam's top shrimp processor and exporter, has said it will move its listing to the country's main exchange late this year.
Fisheries cast nets with Spain
VIET NAM - Viet Nam and Spain have agreed to step up co-operation in the fisheries industry following the signing of a memorandum of understanding in HCM City on Thursday.
Risks 0f Massive Catfish Farming Announced
VIETNAM - Officials from the Ministry of Fisheries have not been happy about the sharp increases of catfish exports in the last few years. Experts have warned about the side effects of the uncontrollable growth rate of catfish farming.
 Canada
Neptune Industries, Inc. Announces Formation of Canadian Subsidiary
CANADA - Neptune Industries, Inc. (OTCBB: NPDI) has announced that it has formed a Canadian subsidiary, Aqua Biologics of Canada, Ltd. which will be headquartered in British Columbia. The new subsidiary intends to establish coldwater pilot operations with its eco-friendly, closed containment system, Aqua-Sphere™. British Columbia's salmon farming industry, estimated at close to $500 million/year, is being urged to transition from open net-cages to closed containment systems such as the Aqua-Sphere™.
Conservation group takes responsibility for provincial river monitoring
CANADA - The Tusket River Chapter of Trout Unlimited Canada has been appointed to organise the revamped Nova Scotia Provincial River Watch Program.
Gov’t Pushing Fish Farms
CANADA - The B.C. government has cut the price of shellfish farm licences in an effort to stimulate growth in an industry that offers employment to remote coastal communities.
New fish farm gets go-ahead despite call for restrictions
CANADA - The provincial government has approved a new fish farm on Vancouver Island, a week after a legislative committee issued a report calling for restrictions on new farms and the use of closed containment systems for farmed salmon.
Victoria Lake smolt pens questioned
CANADA - An aquaculture operation on Victoria Lake, which raises Atlantic salmon until they’re big enough to survive in ocean net pens, is causing concern among cabin owners.
Newspaper ad targets Safeway shoppers
CANADA - A Vancouver-based organisation has taken out a half-page advert in The New York Times urging US consumers to ask their Safeway stores to stop stocking British Columbia farmed salmon.
 Brunei Darussalam
Fisheries services to go online soon
BRUNEI - Foreign and local investors can now have access to online information on fisheries licences, import and export and procedures involved in establishing aquaculture industries through the new online e-Fisheries service launched yesterday at the Ministry of Industry and Primary Resources.
 United Kingdom
Animal Welfare Delivery Strategy; Defra Publishes Summary Of Consultation Responses
UK - A draft strategy for improving animal welfare in England by building new relationships between Government and its key partners, was published for consultation in November 2006.
ACAF Open Meeting 20 June
UK - The Advisory Committee on Animal Feedingstuffs (ACAF) held its 38th meeting at the Sheraton Hotel in Edinburgh on 5 June 2007. Committee members discussed the impact of biofuels and aquaculture, and were updated on various EU matters.
 Philippines
BFAR working to avert future fish kills
PHILIPPINES - The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) of the Department of Agriculture (DA) has assured that it is now assisting local government units (LGUs) in training fish cage operators on proper and sustainable feeding techniques and finding alternative areas to decongest fish pens affected by the massive fish kill in Pangasinan.
 Australia
Western Kingfish aims for aquaculture
AUSTRALIA - Fish farming hopeful Western Kingfish Ltd is looking to raise $8 million in a bid to establish an aquaculture enterprise at Jurien Bay in Western Australia.
Fish farm lures $8m float
AUSTRALIA - From December every year, brave fishers in small boats tackle the rip at Port Phillip Bay hoping to snag some fighting green rockets called yellowtail kingfish.
Fish populations linked to climate change
AUSTRALIA - A study along the Great Barrier Reef has linked climate fluctuations with changes in fish populations for the first time.
Oyster Deaths Remain A Mystery
AUSTRALIA - The cause of a large number of oyster deaths that plagued Western Australia's pearling industry remains a mystery, despite months of tests by researchers.
Salmon industry supports strategic antibiotic use
AUSTRALIA - The Tasmanian salmon industry says that in spite of the continuing development of vaccines, there is still a need to use antibiotics.
 Chile
Salmon farmers urged to change tack to preserve Patagonian lakes
CHILE - The findings of a WWF study, released today, show that the production of farmed salmon in Chile's unique Patagonian lakes has doubled in the last decade. And the industry is contaminating the water sources with nutrient pollution, invasive species, disease and harmful chemicals.
 United States
Staff shortages mean processors struggle to keep up with supplies
US - The sardines are being packed like, well, sardines off Oregon's Northern Coast. But fish processors are feeling the pressure. They say they are struggling to staff their operations to keep up with business.
Fish for the future: Oceans face depletion unless changes are made
US - While there has been much talk about the importance of supporting sustainable and organic produce, the public is just beginning to come around to the idea of sustainability, aquatically speaking, writes Jennifer Olvera.
Chinese Melamine Import And The Issue Of Food Labelling
US - The recent melamine problems in wheat gluten and rice protein imported from China brings to center stage the issue of unrestrained free trade as it relates to food safety. Although these products were intended for animal feed and not human food, the issues are similar, says R-Calf president Max Thornsberry.
Farmed catfish production falls as imports grow
US - Catfish processing is down 9 per cent, reports the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).
Livestock that swim gaining popularity as a business
OHIO - Bob and Ann Hesterman's Fin Farm LLC in northwest Henry County is a rarity. The fish farm near Ridgeville Corners, about 45 miles from Toledo, is among the few in Ohio big enough to require workers outside of the owners' families.
 Ghana
Govt invests in fish farming
GHANA - In recent years Ghana's Ministry of Fisheries has disbursed about ˘30 billion to industry in the form of outboard motors and micro credits to the nation's fishermen.
Liberian refugees receive training in aquaculture
GHANA - Fifty Liberians refugees have been trained in aquaculture to enable them to engage in fish farming as a source of income when they return home.
 Uganda
Uganda: Fish Species Declining, Says Watchdog
UGANDA - There is an alarming decline of fish species in the country's lakes, a study by the National Fisheries Resources Research Institute has revealed.
 Norway
Flexibility pays
NORWAY - Companies that take uncertain times into consideration run well, independent of ownership in fishing vessels or fish farm, says Scientist John R. Isaksen.
Research finds fortunes in skin and bones
NORWAY - Fiskeriforskning has detected a substance in fishmeal that may amount to many hundreds of millions of Kroner (NOK) in increased revenues for the Norwegian aquaculture industry. And it's derived from what's now regarded as poor-priced by-product of the fishing trade.
 India
India: Haryana govt promotes pisciculture
INDIA - To provide marketing facilities to fish farmers in Haryana, the state government will set up new fish mandies on foreign pattern at Bahadurgarh and Gurgaon.
 Thailand
Shrimp farmers request govt intervention in falling prices
THAILAND - More than 20,000 Thai shrimp operators will be forced to shut down next year if the problem of domestic price reductions remains unsolved through to the end of the year, say three shrimp-farmer associations.
 Kenya
Chinese investors to set Sh100m fish plant
KENYA - A group of Chinese investors plan to establish a fish processing plant in Nyakach, Nyanza Province, at a cost of more than Sh100 million.The move follows completion of a feasibility study to establish the project’s viability.
 New Zealand
Aquaculture definitely an industry of the future
NEW ZEALAND - Gisborne could have a big future in aquaculture which is the fastest-growing sector in New Zealand’s seafood industry.
 Malta
Malta-funded fish farm in Guatemala
MALTA - Villagers in a remote part of Guatemala will receive much-needed protein for their diet when a fish farm funded by Maltese donations starts operating in October.
Company news
Intervet at Forthcoming Asian Fisheries Forum
KOCHI - Reinforcing its continuing commitment to the development of sustainable aquaculture in Asia, Intervet is proud to be a sponsor of the 8th Asian Fisheries Forum in November 2007.
That's all for this week!
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