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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 2
By LaDon Swann, Department of Animal Sciences, IIlinois-Indiana Sea Grant Program , Purdue University. Published by Aquanic. This is the second half of a two part feature. If you would like to view part 1 please go to the link provided at the bottom of the article.
Korea 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 Korea. A link to the full report is also provided.
Candidate Species for Aquaculture: Evaluating an Aquatic Organism's Aquaculture Potential
By Cortney L. Ohs, Assistant Professor, Indian River Research and Education Center, Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences and R. LeRoy Creswell, Creswell, Marine Extension Agent, St. Lucie County Cooperative Extension. Published by the University of Florida, IFAS Extension. This publication is the introduction to a series which will detail the potential of different aquatic organisms for aquaculture in Florida.
 Malaysia
Middle East investors keen on fish processing in ECER
MALAYSIA - Several Middle Eastern investors have been exploring investment possibilities in fish processing within the East Coast Economic Region (ECER) since the corridor’s launch in October, said Fisheries Development Board of Malaysia (FDBM).
 Australia
Coalition uses fishing funding to attack Garrett
AUSTRALIA - Federal Fisheries Minister Eric Abetz has launched the Coalition's fisheries policy with a multi-million dollar commitment to aquaculture and commercial and recreational fishers.
Tassie toughens law to contain abalone threat
AUSTRALIA - Tasmania is to toughen protocols in Parliament today on abalone handling in an attempt to strengthen the state’s capacity to deal with a deadly ganglioneuritis abalone virus outbreak in Victorian waters.
$Millions promised if re-elected, says fisheries minister
AUSTRALIA - During a visit to Port Lincoln yesterday, Minister for Fisheries Eric Abetz promised $millions for the fishing industry if the Coalition government was re-elected. He also condemned the State Government’s approach to the proposed marine parks.
 Canada
Disease wipes out oyster beds
NOVA SCOTIA - An oyster grower says the discovery of Malepeque disease on one of his aquaculture farms in the Bras d’Or Lakes near Orangedale could put him out of business.
Salmon escape from island fish farm
CANADA - They’ve received public support from some of BC’s biggest environmental group, but this week a Campbell River-based salmon farm lost at least two chinook when a closed-containment system failed.
 United States
Impact Of Salmon Products Top Of Agenda
WASHINGTON, DC - Salmon producers, retailers, scientists, environmental groups and others from throughout the world will meet in Chile in December to review new reports about two of the main impacts of salmon aquaculture production: chemical inputs and nutrient loading/carrying capacity.
Certified farmed Halibut out on EU and US shelves
US - More Friend of the Sea certified farmed products are now out on the UK, EU and US shelves. The scheme has gathered the interest of several main European aquaculture producers.
Fish farm seminar offers organic education
US - The principal owner of AquaRanch Industries says there’s more a fish farm coming to Clovis than just fish.
LCO Tribal Fish Hatchery raises, stocks thousands of walleye in 2007
US - The Lac Courte Oreilles Tribal Fish Hatchery produced and stocked numerous walleye in local lakes this year, while water supply problems prevented the hatchery from raising young muskies this season.
Research questions salmon's vitamin D
US - If you're depending on farmed salmon for your daily vitamin D quota, you might rethink your strategy. It's a healthy food, but it doesn't contain the bounty of vitamin D many nutritionists count on.
Foreign imports threat to catfish industry
US - The Texas catfish industry has quadrupled in recent years, but foreign imports could cripple the emerging industry if the state does not move to protect the homegrown product.
 European Union
Integrated policy vital for sustainable marine-based sector
EU - Global aquaculture is booming - a result of a strong seafood market, advanced public research and suitable climatic conditions, says EU Commissioner Joe Borg. However, the industry is only a part of a diverse maritime sector that warrants environmental protection and global to promote sustainability at all levels.
 Iran, Islamic Republic of
100,000 tons of prawn will be harvested
IRAN - “Harvesting Prawn from 800 hectares of farms will be started from December 1 with a month of delay,” said Mohammad Bani Ameri, Executive of the Union of the province’s Prawn.
 Uganda
China to Help Continent Breed Fish
UGANDA - China has promised to work with the New Partnership for Africa's Development (Nepad) to develop the fishing industry in Africa.
 Pakistan
Fish exports plunge 24pc in July-Sept
PAKISTAN - The country fetched an average price of $1.45 per kg on fish exports in the first quarter (July-September) of this fiscal year as against $1.73 per kg in the same period last year as exporters had to sell their shipments at low prices to other countries after the European Union banned seafood imports from Pakistan from April 12 this year.
 Norway
Eating the whole crab
NORWAY - The King crab can now be eaten without removing the shell if it is handled and prepared right after moulting when the shell is completely soft.
Shares plummet and for sale signs go up at Marine Harvest
OSLO - Shares in the world's biggest fish farmer Marine Harvest ASA slid as much 20 percent on Thursday after it posted third-quarter results below market estimates. It said prices would be steady for the rest of 2007, but the company has plans to sell of two merged divisions.
DnB NOR is looking to finance energy, aquaculture projects in Chile
NORWAY - Norway's largest financial services group DnB NOR is looking to grant second-floor financing to projects in the energy and aquaculture industries from its soon-to-be-launched branch office in Chile.
 Viet Nam
Aquaculture sector prepares to clean up its act in Mekong Delta
VIET NAM - Can Tho University has offered several proposals to clean up polluted land and waterways created by unplanned aquaculture in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta region.
 Japan
DDT, other banned agrochemicals found in Japanese salmon
JAPAN - Residues of DDT and other highly toxic organic chlorine agrochemicals, which have been banned in Japan since the 1970s, were found in salmon returning to a Japanese river to spawn, researchers at a University of Tokyo institute said Thursday.
 India
Marine industry plans to introduce vannamei shrimp
INDIA - India produces mainly black tiger shrimps; processing facilities are operating at less than one-third capacity. Its marine industry is planning to introduce vannamei shrimp, a native species from South America, to increase production that has remained stagnant at around 150,000 tonnes annually.
Now, IT course for extension officers in aquaculture
INDIA - Scientists at the Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture here have embarked on a unique mission to empower block-level extension officers about the role of IT in aquaculture sector.
 General
Why Food Production Is Big News
GLOBE - I was especially interested to hear Carr’s chief executive Chris Holmes describe the impact of the milk price rise that our poor struggling dairy farmers have finally managed to extract from the retailers. Actually, it is not the retailers at all, because they have passed the price rise - and a bit more besides - straight through to you and I, writes Tom Bulford in his e-letter Penny Sleuth.
 Fiji
Aquaculture farming planned for Vanua Levu
FIJI - The fisheries ministry is formulating plans to boost aquaculture farming in Vanua Levu.
 Bangladesh
Shrimp production in disarray
BANGLADESH - Thousands of the shrimp farmers in the coastal belt are facing catastrophe as cyclone Sidr has ripped the heart out of one of the key production areas for the country's second largest export industry.
That's all for this week!
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