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Welcome to this week's newsletter
We have 2 new features this week:
Responsible Use of Antibiotics in Food Animals
A National Institute for Animal Agriculture Publication. Activists continue to apply increased pressure on antibiotic use in food-producing animals, and activists’ messages are being more than heard.
Is the fish fresh?
By Lidun Mosaker, Fiskeriforskning. You can see and smell if a fish is good, but determining its keeping quality requires more precise methods.
 Kenya
Kenya’s lucrative fish exports under threat
KENYA - Britain has embarked on a grand fish farming project in response to rising demand for locally-produced fish products signalling a possible market shrinkage for Kenyan fish exports.
 United States
Bay may oppose crayfish plan
US - The Bay County Commission will consider a resolution today opposing the Panama City Crayfish Management Plan. The resolution urges the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission not to change the crustacean’s status from a species of special concern to a threatened species.
US Catfish Feed Deliveries
US - Total catfish feed delivered in the United States during July 2007 was 140,415 tons, up five per cent from July 2006 and up six per cent from the previous month.
Offshore fish farming — gold mine or black hole?
US - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) officials say the time is ripe for the United States to become a leader in global aquaculture production.
Women's prison dives into fish farming
US - A new tilapia-raising operation is part of an open house at the Wyoming Women's Center state prison. The center has seen $18 million in improvements, but the fish farm is catching most of the attention.
Bags Of Baby Oysters Emptied Into River
GLOUCESTER POINT - 2 million 'spat,' bred to avoid disease, get a head start in York
Public hearing on proposed rules to stop spread of fish disease
US - A hearing on proposed rules to help stop the spread of a new fish disease is set for tonight in Wausau.
 European Union
Baader Group Acquires Interest In LINCO Food Systems
EU - The German-based supplier of food processing technology, the Baader Group, has acquired a controlling interest in the Danish manufacturer of poultry processing equipment, LINCO Food Systems. .
 India
Norwegian expertise to develop cage culture in India
INDIA - The Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Innovation Norway (IN), a Norwegian Government-owned company, for developing cage culture in the country.
Self-sustenance lessons for Lankan farmers
INDIA - In a move aimed at raising the socio-economic profile of fishermen beyond India, Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture (CIFA) here kicked off a capacity building exercise for Sri Lankan farmers on Tuesday.
Krishna district exports 10 lakh metric tonnes fish and prawns
INDIA - Fisheries Department Deputy Director B Suryaprakasa Rao today said about ten lakh metric tonnes of fish and prawns were exported from Krishna District in Andhra Pradesh during the financial year 2006-07.
Government for boosting prawn cultivation
INDIA - There is scope for increasing the area under coastal aquaculture and boost shrimp production by bringing in an additional one lakh hectare to produce about one lakh tonnes of shrimp in the next five years, minister of state for agriculture, Taslimuddin said in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha.
Ornamental fish park planned
INDIA - To fully exploit the potential of ornamental fish production and exports, the State Government will set up an ornamental fish aquapark at Manimangalam, near Tambaram.
 Philippines
SEAFDEC to set up freshwater fish caging demo farm
THE PHILIPPINES - About 36 farmers will benefit from a freshwater fish caging demonstration farm that will be set up by the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Centre (SEAFDEC) at Barangay Tumalalud in Dumarao town.
Monitoring of Calajunan creek recommended
PHILIPPINES - The City Agriculture Office (CAO) has strongly recommended regular monitoring of seepages coming from the Calajunan creek. It could be one of the factors that caused a significant fish kill in Iloilo River last Saturday.
DENR reviews fish pen operations
PHILIPPINES - Secretary Lito Atienza of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources has ordered the review of fish pen operations in bays.
 Canada
Our coastal communities need more aquaculture
CANADA - Because of excess capacity at its Port Hardy farmed salmon processing plant, Marine Harvest recently closed down the Englewood Plant near Port McNeill and moved production to the Port Hardy. It made economic sense for the company, but caused serious disruption for the 120 displaced employees who call Port McNeill home.
The risks of aquaculture
CANADA - Aquaculture is largely viewed as a sustainable way to relieve pressure on wild stocks of fish and provide protein to the world's population. Today's open net-caged operations raising carnivorous fish do not meet this goal.
Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia cases confirmed in Ontario
ONTARIO — The Government of Canada today announced that the Great Lakes strain of Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia has been detected in fish from Hamilton Harbour and the Thames River in Ontario. These two findings mark the first detections of the disease in 2007 in Canada.
 Norway
Techo wizardry yields functional means of managing welfare
NORWAY - 'AquaFunc' is new technology that gives a clearer picture of life under the surface. Developed by Norway's Marine Research Institute (MRI) Animal Welfare Group in Bergen, the continuous, electronic data profiling and recording system can monitor fish welfare practically, writes Jane Jordan, FishSite Editor.
Feeding caught saithe makes for bigger loins
NORWAY - Studies by Fiskeriforskning show the difficulty of increasing the weight of small saithe caught in the wild through feeding. Bigger saithe would increase the demand for and value of fillet products.
 Thailand
Shrimp farmers dispute Wal-Mart
THAILAND - Associations in the Thai shrimp industry should join with government agencies to take action against the misleading information, says Bunjonk Nissapawanich, president of the Thai Eastern Shrimp Farmers' Association.
Factory sues fish farmers over wastewater pollution allegation
THAILAND - A monosodium glutamate factory is suing fish farmers who accused it of polluting the Chao Phraya river in March, saying the allegation was false.
Poison puffer fish sold as salmon
THAILAND - Unscrupulous vendors in Thailand have been selling the flesh of the deadly puffer fish disguised as salmon, causing the deaths of more than 15 people over the past three years.
 New Zealand
Relationships key to the success of marine farms
NEW ZEALAND - While the Auckland area has an impressive l40 marine farms, there are none in the Gisborne district.
Ngai Tahu Seafoods back in the black
NEW ZEALAND - Ngai Tahu Seafoods has posted a $9.2 million surplus for the 2006-2007 financial year.
 Fiji
Fisheries grows
FIJI - There is still potential for the fisheries industry to be developed further even though exports stand at around $400million, says Malakai Tuiloa, the principal fisheries officer with the Ministry of Fisheries and Forests.
 Australia
Growing scallops on land could increase productivity ten times
AUSTRALIA - The Department of Primary Industry and Fisheries' revolutionary approach to growing sea scallops on land could potentially increase productivity from $15 million to $150 million a year.
Aqafood calls on oyster farmers to unite
AUSTRALIA - Two Pacific oyster farmers have called for an end to in-fighting and cost-cutting in the industry.
 Cayman Islands
Tilapia: 'St Peter's Fish', Fresh from your local Farm?
CAYMAN - After the hair-raising forecast track of Hurricane Dean last Sunday (as a direct hit on Grand Cayman, possibly as a category 5!) I’m seriously considering turning half of our 65,000 gallon cistern into a tilapia farm, writes Barbara Currie Dailey.
 Viet Nam
MARD bolsters biotechnology in plan for aquaculture industry
VIET NAM - The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has approved a plan to increase the use of bio-technology to boost the aquaculture industry.
 China
Dead Fish at Yuanmingyuan Raises Environment Concern
CHINA - Thousands of fish were found dead in a river at Beijing's old Summer Palace, known to locals as Yuanmingyuan Park, over the weekend, warning the city of its environment worries ahead of next year's Olympic Games.
 Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua to get new prominence from Aquaculture
ANTIGUA & BARBUDA - Antigua and Barbuda may be used as a model for the Caribbean to showcase the construction of fish farms and aquaculture business.
 Malawi
Fish farming cuts hunger and bolsters health in rural Malawi
MALAWI - By digging small ponds on farms in Malawi, researchers have cut malnutrition in children by half and provided a nutritional boost to families struggling with HIV/AIDS.
 General
Future of tuna industry depends on aquaculture
GLOBE - The future of the tuna industry depends largely on the development of successful aquaculture, according to a new Glitnir seafood industry report.
That's all for this week!
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