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Welcome to this week's newsletter
We have 3 new features this week:
A Fish Farmer's Guide to Understanding Water Quality Part 1
By LaDon Swann, Department of Animal Sciences, IIlinois-Indiana Sea Grant Program , Purdue University. Published by Aquanic. This is the first half of a two part feature. Part two will be published next week.
To help the fish farmer better understand the properties of water as they affect fish culture, the following subjects will be covered in this fact sheet:
Norway Fishery Products Annual Report 2007
By USDA Foreign Agricultural Service. This article provides highlights of the fishery products industry data from the USDA FAS Fishery Products Report 2007 for Norway. A link to the full report is also provided.
Aquaculture hot spots: China and Latin America
By Jane Jordan, The FishSite Editor. Glitnir, the leading global supplier of financial services to the seafood industry, has released new reports on the Chinese and Latin American seafood industries. It shows these regions have huge potential on a global scale for investors and domestic business interests.
 Australia
Barra helps Tas fish farms deal with climate change
AUSTRALIA - Scientists in northern Tasmania are using tropical fish to help prepare local fish farms for global warming.
New report: Policy changes vital for Southeast Asian fish stocks
AUSTRALIA - Fish stocks in Southeast Asia's oceans are in steep deline, jeopardising the livelihoods of almost 100 million people. Governments in the region need to support the marine environment and make key policy decisions now, if the damage is to be curtailed and aquatic populations, says Dr Meryl J Williams, chair of the Commission of the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research.
Clean Seas Tuna issue at $1.35
AUSTRALIA - ASX listed aquaculture company, Clean Seas Tuna has announced a $33 million-plus equity rising.
Skretting Australasian Aquaculture 2008
AUSTRALIA - Organisers of the Skretting Australasian Aquaculture 2008 International Conference and Trade Show are currently working toward an extensive event for August 2008.
 United States
Salmon lawsuit filed in Seattle over pesticides
US - A lawsuit filed in federal court today in Seattle seeks to force the Bush administration to restrict pesticides that affect salmon.
Aquaculture not the way to save salmon
US - Fish have had a hold on me from the first time I wet a line, standing next to my father on the banks of a well-stocked lake on the corporate campus of Bristol Meyers Squibb in Lawrenceville, NJ,writes Michael Cimarusti. He is a lifelong fisherman whose seafood-focused restaurant in Los Angeles, Providence, was nominated for the best new restaurant award by the James Beard Foundation in 2006.
More than 150,000 fish killed at Freshwater Farms
US - Dave Smith of Freshwater Farms of Ohio had just moved his fish to one barn for the winter and stoked up the stove to stave off the cold. What happened next is no fish story.
Salmon waste project wins $50,000 award
CALIFORNIA - The Tech Museum of Innovation's annual tech awards were presented earlier this week. The honours aim to recognise innovators who use technology to benefit humanity and among this year's winning projects was a method to reduce the pollution caused by salmon farming.
New Snake River permits aim to lower pollution
US - The Environmental Protection Agency is issuing a new series of permits designed to lower pollution levels from fish farms discharging waste into the Snake River.
Technical emphasis for Fish Culture Conference
OREGAN — The 58th Annual Northwest Fish Culture Conference will be held 4-6 December at the Doubletree Lloyd Center in Portland.
 Pakistan
Staff and transport resources needed to tap fisheries potential
PAKISTAN - Fisheries department is unable to tap the potential in fisheries sector due to lack of facilities including shortage of staff and proper transportation, Fisheries District officer Asif Ali Shah told The Post on Monday.
 Belgium
Belgium's Meat, Fish & Poultry market on the rise, says new market report
BELGIUM - The world's largest market research organisation - Research and Markets - has added a detailed analytical report on the Meat, Fish and Poultry market in Belgium to 2010 to it's on line library. It says the sector is growing steadily every year and this new publication makes very interesting reading for anyone involved in the food industry.
 Norway
Falling prices and poor health pull down financial performance
OSLO - Cermaq has announced a second quarter EBIT pre fair value of NOK 196.0 million compared to EBIT of NOK 329.2 million for the second quarter 2006.
 Viet Nam
Seafood processors struggle with over-capacity
VIET NAM - Seafood imports must increase so Viet Nam’s aquaculture processing industry is fully utilised, according to a new circular approved by Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai.
 European Union
EU rejects select marine exports on antibiotic use
The European Union (EU) has rejected some consignments of Indian black tiger shrimp, cuttle and squid fish blaming widespread use of antibiotics by aquaculture farms.
 General
Buyers and suppliers to benefit from FOS web service
WORLDWIDE - The international sustainable seafood certification scheme, Friends of the Sea (FOS), has launched www.friendofthesea.com - the first online market where companies can offer, demand or search for sustainable fish, seafood and feed products
 United Kingdom
Defra to ban some invasive species
UK - A new attempt is to be made to protect native British wildlife from predatory foreign invaders.
Orkney salmon sector bounces back
UK - Salmon farming in Orkney is making a dramatic recovery with production set to increase after a period of serious decline.
 Canada
Weak $US causing problems for fish farms
CANADA - More than 80 per cent of Canada's farmed salmon is exported to the United States so the weakening $US dollar "is of course challenging for the Canadian aquaculture industry," says Ruth Salmon, executive director of the Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance.
B.C. businesses publish ad, launch website to pressure for fish farm changes
CANADA - A group of British Columbia business owners took a full-page ad in the first section of a national newspaper Friday hoping to pressure the provincial government to forces changes in the salmon farming industry.
Alaskan salmon harvest fourth largest since statehood
JUNEAU - The Alaska Department of Fish and Game’s Division of has announced preliminary end-of-season estimates for 2007 season's commercial salmon harvest and value.
Malepeque disease found in Cape Breton waters
NOVA SCOTIA - A common disease affecting the healthy growth of oysters has been detected in the waters of St. Ann’s Harbour and Orangedale in Cape Breton, the Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture announced today.
 New Zealand
Tonga says room for development in fisheries
NEW ZEALAND - The Tongan Export Fisheries Association says there is room for development in fisheries in the kingdom, particularly in aquaculture.
 South Africa
Fish farming plan to earn income for labourers‘ wives
SOUTH AFRICA - An innovative project has been launched to farm fish in the Karoo, using existing reservoirs and dams – and thousands of unemployed women.
 Ireland
Mussel farm puts €350m Wexford scheme in doubt
IRELAND - The future of a €350 million waterfront development in Co Wexford is in doubt, after a decision by the government to allow a firm to cultivate mussels on a nearby seabed.
 Thailand
'Aquaculture is the answer'
BANGKOK - A coastline stretching more than 3,000 kilometres with an abundance of marine life has made Thailand one of the largest seafood producers and exporters in the world. Yet with demand continually increasing but supply diminishing, the country is being urged to manage its marine resources by promoting more aquaculture.
That's all for this week!
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