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Welcome to this week's newsletter
We have 2 new features this week:
USDA Fishery Products Shrimp Annual Report 2007 Summary
Latest USDA FAS reports from Canada and Chile plus previously published reports from many other countries.
Fish in transit: Industry must drive for standards
By Jane Jordan, TheFishSite Editor. Compared with other animal transportation, the transport of fish receives very little attention from the science. There have been few studies into the effects transit has to fish welfare, health, biosecurity and overall productivity, yet farmed species can be handled and moved a considerable number of times during their lifetime.
 United Kingdom
Profits surge for scots salmon firm
UK - Scottish salmon company Landcatch reports a surge in operating profits.
New blow as fish firm shuts
UK - Up to 20 people have lost their jobs as yet another Grimsby fish factory closes its doors.
Farming the Future
UK - The percentage of seafood being farmed rather than caught is close to 50 per cent, and growing quickly, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO).
Salmon farming industry study to Identify skills needs
UK - The salmon-farming industry must be developed into a much more attractive career prospect for the right people, according to an industry leader.
 United States
Monthly Catfish Processing Report
US - Catfish processing was down 16 per cent from last year, says the latest report from the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).
Chinook salmon count down
US - Last month, far fewer Chinook salmon spawned in the lower stretches of the Yuba River, duplicating a three-year trend of declining fish populations across Northern California.
Ethanol Co-Products Could Lower Cost of Freshwater Fish Production
US - Ethanol production could lower the cost of fish production, says new research by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists.
DNR may relax fish transport ban
US - State wildlife officials want to relax plans for a statewide ban on moving fish if a deadly fish virus spreads.
Third Quarter results confirm SPs solid position
NEW JERSEY - The finances of world-leading pharmaceutical giant Schering-Plough are very much in order. The company has recorded its 12th consecutive quarter of double-digit adjusted sales growth putting it in prime position for the integration of the Organon BioSciences portfolio and future market expansion.
Government refuses to recognise unique salmon species
US - The kokanee of Issaquah Creek, ruby-red fish so rare that none have been seen in seven years, weren't important enough to be protected under the Endangered Species Act, the federal government announced Tuesday.
Asian carp instead of salmon?
US - Asian carp might be a threat to the Great Lakes, but will they lead to the collapse of the salmon fishery?
Offshore aquaculture in Gulf of Mexico
US - The environmental and economic consequences of a rushed plan to allow industrial fish farming in the Gulf of Mexico could threaten the half a billion dollar a year commercial fishing industries and the more than five billion dollars of annual economic activity connected to recreational fishing in the region.
$125,000 in pollution fines to help Duwamish salmon
US - The $125,000 in water-pollution penalties levied against Sound Transit will be used to fund seven projects to help the beleaguered Duwamish River, and its beleaguered salmon.
Tests rule out deadly viruses in channel catfish die-off
US - Additional pathology tests have ruled out two deadly fish viruses - Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia (VHS) and Channel Catfish Virus - as causes of a die-off that killed thousands of catfish in early September along the Red River south of Grand Forks.
WTO rules on shrimp next month
US - The World Trade Organisation (WTO) will rule next month on Thailand's claim that the United States employs unfair trade practices against shrimp imports.
 Chile
Climate change seminar highlights challenges for Chilean fisheries
CHILE - The abundance of cuttlefish along the Chilean coast and the constant threat to hake and other commercial marine species are some of the possible consequences of global climate change mentioned in a recent scientific gathering held Santiago.
 Australia
Tilapia targeted in DPI&F pest fish survey
QUEENSLAND - Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries is on a mission to help prevent the pest fish tilapia from entering river systems in the Gulf Country.
Minister sanctions feral redclaw reduction
AUSTRALIA - Redclaw is a freshwater crayfish from the Northern Territory and tropical Queensland. Stocking of the species outside its natural range is not permitted and also illegal in WA to introduce redclaw into other waters.
Captive breeding key to mudcrab crop
AUSTRALIA - A territory business has produced what is thought to be Australia's first commercial aquaculture harvest of mud crabs.
Tuna research promises export boost
AUSTRALIA - An Australian company planning the land-based breeding of southern bluefin tuna says it is close to a breakthrough, possibly within months.
Legislation needs to support WA industry, says Minister
AUSTRALIA - A taskforce is examining the merits of developing an Aquaculture Bill for Western Australia’s growing and diverse aquaculture industry.
 Canada
First Nations eye Chinese fish market
CANADA - First Nations in Manitoba are working to create a new industry selling "rough fish" such as carp and mullet to consumers in China.
Fisheries technology and new opportunities program to cost $6 million
CANADA - A $6-million fisheries technology and new opportunities program has been developed to provide support for harvesting, processing and marketing initiatives in the province’s fishing industrty.
 Norway
Study says whelk is well suited to aquaculture
NORWAY - Research on the storage of live whelks at different temperatures is un derway by Fiskeriforskning. The findings should determine if whelk is suited to capture-based aquaculture production.
 Philippines
Fish cages return to Batangas
PHILIPPINES - Illegally-built fish cages are back in the Pansipit River, a protected area, after five years, choking a key passageway of the endemic maliputo fish from Balayan Bay to their breeding ground in Taal Lake.
Organic Aquaculture: Restoring the balance
PHILIPPINES - In today’s world dominated by ‘fast food’, ‘fast money’, and ‘fast habits’, people have obviously taken for granted the quality and safety of the food they eat. What seemingly matters most is not the acceptable safety standards of the food we eat, but just to be able to go through the meal and live another day.
 Uganda
Uganda: Fish Farming, Country's Untapped Treasure
UGANDA - As the number of fish in Lake Victoria continues to dwindle, Ugandans can now start thinking of making a fortune from fish farming. According to fishermen and fisheries authorities, all the major fish species; Nile perch and the tilapia are getting slimmer.
 Bangladesh
Sweet water shrimp cultivation in 200 farms suspended
BANGLADESH - Sweet water shrimp cultivation in around 200 farms in Bogra and Joypurhat districts remains suspended for over one and a half years due to scarcity of quality mother shrimp and fry.
Making shrimp exports secure
BANGLADESH - The export-oriented frozen food sector, which comprise mainly shrimp, has been emerging as the second most important export item in Bangladesh after readymade garment.
 Tanzania, United Republic of
Mara bans fish exports to Kenya
TANZANIA - Mara regional government leaders have struck out against the illegal export of fish to Kenya, which officials say is inflating local fish prices and costing the country hundreds of thousands in uncollected taxes.
 Thailand
Depleted fish stocks challenge future of Asia seafood industry
THAILAND - Food safety and the depletion of fish stocks will remain key challenges for Asian seafood producers, according to Rabobank International.
 Taiwan, Province of China
The Department of Health probing flow of illicit Chinese shrimps
TAIWAN - A shipment of frozen white shrimp imported from China in June has been found to contain Enrofloxacin, an illicit antibiotic in animal husbandry and fish farming, with much of the shipment believed to have been sold to consumers, a Department of Health (DOH) official said yesterday.
 Malaysia
Aquaculture farming sites to be opened
PUTRAJAYA: Thirty-nine aquaculture-farming sites that require investments worth RM2bil will be opened up to local and foreign investors early next year.
 New Zealand
Merial Acquires New Zealand Animal Health Company
NEW ZEALAND - Merial Limited has acquired the New Zealand animal health products company Ancare. Merial is one of the world’s largest animal health companies.
 Viet Nam
Japan buys US$400 million in Vietnamese seafood
VIET NAM - Japan spent more than US$400 million on Vietnamese seafood so far this year, according to the Viet Nam Association of Seafood Exporters and Processors (VASEP).
That's all for this week!
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