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Welcome to this week's newsletter
We have 2 new features this week:
Waste not; want not - Life lessons for the seabed
By Jane Jordan, TheFishSite Editor. If fish farms are operated correctly, then the waste produced can actually benefit and stimulate life on the sea bed. Underwater research by the Institute of Marine Research (IMR) in Norway has shown that aquatic life on Fjord beds is often more abundant where fish farming is practised.
Effects of Fish Size and Feeding Frequency on Channel Catfish Production
By Edwin H. Robinson and Menghe H. Li.
 United States
Laughing aloud: Product proves aquaculture can be sustainable
SAN FRANCISCO — CleanFish, a San Francisco-based sustainable seafood company, has introduced Laughing Bird Caribbean White Shrimp, a fresh shrimp produced by a family-owned, eco-friendly operation in coastal Belize.
Studying The Effects That Livestock Antibiotics Have On Water And Soil?
US - To keep them healthy, farm animals such as cattle, pigs, and even farmed fish are usually fed agricultural antibiotics. These can be excreted in the animal’s faeces and, after time, and wash into water courses, which can cause environmental problems.
Trout farmer nets development grant to help value added prospects
US - Last week eight Nebraska rural businesses were selected to receive over $680,000 combined in Value Added Producer Grants (VAPG). There were 162 recipients in all, from 40 states and Puerto Rico who received grants.
Mussel farm meeting attracts unhappy crowd
MAINE - Most people attending a Department of Marine Resources (DMR) scoping session at the Blue Hill Town Hall last week were opposed to a proposal for another mussel farm in Blue Hill Bay.
Consumers deserve better protection say southern shrimpers
FLORIDA — Rigorous safety systems for imported seafood, similar to those found in the European Union, Japan and Canada, are being demanded of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA). The Southern Shrimp Alliance (SSA) want to see the same US import regulations applied to seafood imports as are implemented with imported meat and poultry products.
US Announces New Tax on Vietnamese Catfish
US - The US Department of Commerce has slapped temporary punitive duties on tra and basa catfish imported from Vietnam based on a 2004 anti-dumping case.
Research proves wild fish breed better than hatchery species
OREGAN - A 15-year analysis of spawning steelhead in one Oregon fishery has proved that fish released from hatcheries are not as prolific as their wild cousins.
Peconic Land Trust receives grant for shellfish preserve
NEW YORK STATE - The Peconic Land Trust received the Brine Family Trust grant for restoration of Shellfisher Preserve and Reel Point.
Congress to approve origin labels for food
US - Recent incidents with Chinese items have renewed the push for regulation.
 India
Trout farmers petition against Kullu hydle project
INDIA - Residents of Patlikuhl area in Kullu district have filed a petition in Himachal Pradesh High Court challenging the government’s decision to grant NOC to a hydel power project on Haripur nalla.
Do you know that freshwater leafage and mussels make pearls?
BHOPAL - Very few of us know about the many ways in which pearls are formed. If you want to know the answer, ask Vijayeta Rathore, a young scholar in applied aquaculture from Barkatullah University of Bhopal.
NETFISH to improve quality
INDIA - Union Minister of State for Commerce Jairam Ramesh on Monday said that the government was keen on diversifying the fishing sector.
 Canada
Taste for fresh fish boosts BC tilapia farm
CANADA - It's early Saturday morning and Mike Hare has been awake since 11:30 pm the night before. That's when he and Barry Sjostrom started loading large containers of warm water with live tilapia fish, grown at their Redfish Ranch Tilapia and Hatchery near Courtenay on Vancouver Island, writes Joanne Lee-Young.
Force cleaning of boats, says aquaculture group
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND - The PEI Aquaculture Alliance wants a law to stop recreational and commercial boats from moving from one bay to another without being cleaned. It will help stop the spread of invasive species.
Fish Farming: Welcome relief without a Net
CANADA - Lice, faeces and pushiness - who knew Atlantic salmon could be so nasty? The negative ecological effects of farming the fish are causing big problems.
Asian carp threatens Great Lakes
CANADA - An Asian carp found recently in Lake Huron has again raised fears about the invasive fish decimating Great Lakes fisheries.
Fast action needed to protect salmon from climate change, group says
CANADA - Advocates for Pacific salmon have called upon government to launch a massive new effort to protect the iconic British Columbia fish from the potentially catastrophic effects of climate change.
Fishermen question use of lime to kill tunicates
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND - Some mussel growers on PEI are using lime to control tunicates, an invasive pest, but other fishermen are concerned about the effect that will have on the environment.
 Uganda
Minister advises on fish farming
UGANDA - The Minister of State for Fisheries, Fred Mukisa, has called for the formulation of strategies aimed at commercialising fish farming in the country.
 United Kingdom
'Culture' differences will expand environmental studies on aquatic microbial ecology
UK - A new three-year project at CEFAS - 'Utilising molecular techniques to assess the relative roles of environmental and human pressures on aquatic microbial communities' - aims to investigate the response of archaeal and bacterial communities to marine environmental change.
Marine Harvest to float PFS and OHS by December
SCOTLAND - World leading salmon producer Marine Harvest, is planning to float Pan Fish Scotland (PFS) and the Stornoway-based Outer Hebrides Seafood (OHS) on the stock market before the end of the year.
Scottish Fishermen’s Federation Welcomes Fisheries Ministers' Meeting
SCOTLAND - Commenting in the meeting at Peterhead this afternoon between the Scottish, English, Welsh and Northern Irish Fisheries Ministers, chief executive Bertie Armstrong said: “This is the fist such meeting and it is both timely and welcome.
 Philippines
Organic aquaculture gets boost with joint initiatives
PHILIPPINES - Organic aquaculture is getting a boost with the joint initiatives of Negros Occidental, the German Technical Cooperation (GTZ), German Development Services (DED) and other partners in looking into the feasibility of such practice in the country.
First regulations to be issued on fish farm structures
PHILIPPINES - Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Lito Atienza will sign an implementing rules and regulations (IRR) governing fish culture structures within the next two months which will cover Batangas province's world-famous Taal Lake.
Fish sector sees between 8 and 10 per cent growth due to aquaculture
PHILIPPINES - The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) expects an 8-10 percent growth in the fisheries sector in the fourth quarter, due mainly to sustained growth in the aquaculture industry, BFAR Director Malcolm Sarmiento Jr. said Wednesday.
Yap OKs agri-fishery microfinance program
MANILA - As one of the top five priorities of the agriculture sector, Agriculture Secretary Arthur C. Yap, ex-officio Chairman of the Agricultural Credit Policy Council (ACPC), recently approved the guidelines for implementation of the new innovative financing scheme, the Agri-Fishery Microfinance Program (AFMP).
 Turkey
Waste water causes massive fish kill in Golden Horn
TURKEY - Once known for its pure water and later claimed to have returned to its golden age thanks to the efforts of the İstanbul Municipality after decades of contamination, the Golden Horn has once again come to the fore with mass fish deaths.
 Malaysia
Deadly chemical cause of fish deaths
MALAYSIA - The chemical used to poison 600 fish at Underwater World Langkawi (UWL) recently is deadly, state Fisheries Department director Sani Mohd Isa said.
 Singapore
Large scale fish farming expected to ease import reliance
SINGAPORE - This week, Singapore welcomed the first batch of seabass that was developed by the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) and then grown commercially.
 Ireland
Irish fish sector eyes increasing value of farmed products
IRELAND - The value of fish and shellfish from Irish fish farms rose last year by 13 per cent. Revenues increased from €110.2 million in 2005 to €124.6 million in 2006, a sure sign that the sector is growing with continued potential.
 Norway
Catch question: Is live a better option?
NORWAY - Capture-based aquaculture will give Norwegian seafood a competitive advantage. However, uncertainty about profitability means that few fishermen are opting for live catches, says a Fiskeriforskning study.
 New Zealand
Greens seek labels on all fresh food
NEW ZEALAND - The steaks you sizzle on the summer barbecue come from New Zealand - don't they?
 Australia
Abalone industry welcomes Govt money to fight virus
AUSTRALIA - Victoria's abalone industry wants to see the detail of the Federal Government's funding and emergency task force that was announced yesterday. The Government is promising $100-thousand( Aus) for research into the herpes-like virus that is killing thousands of abalone.
 General
FAO's fisheries latest statistics mark a milestone
This month the FAO's Global Fisheries Statistics Yearbook marks a milestone for the UN agency - it is the 100th volume of the publication.
That's all for this week!
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