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Welcome to this week's newsletter
To all our American readers, we hope you enjoyed a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday
We have 2 new features this week:
Food Outlook Global Market Analysis - Fish and Fishery Products
By FAO. Prospects for prices of shrimp, the principal commodity in international fish trade, are rather subdued in 2007, reflecting a weakening of import demand globally.
Strategies for Assessing Feed Grains for Fish
By Brett Glencross, Department of Fisheries, Western Australia, from Proceedings of a workshop, Harvesting the Benefits of Grain in Aquaculture Feeds.
 Chile
Industry hiding the hazards of intensive salmon production, say purists
PUERTO VARAS - A two day workshop on Infectious Salmon Anaemia has been criticised by campaigners because of its 'closed-shop' policy, writes Jane Jordan, The FishSite Editor.
Sites close and surveillance increases in Chile's ISA-ravaged waters
CHILE - Five new outbreaks of infectious salmon anaemia virus have been reported in Chile. More than 5.5 million have been affected and a major culling operation has been underway on affected sites in a bid to contain the disease.
 European Union
The way ahead for European aquaculture debated in Brussels
EU - The priorities identified in a recent consultation process will guide the future review of the existing strategy on sustainable aquaculture in Europe.
 United Kingdom
New bid to save Scottish salmon
UK - A major campaign aimed at conserving wild salmon stocks in Scotland's rivers by trying to close coastal netting stations was launched yesterday.
Natural antioxidants give feed the full organic stamp
UK - The Soil Association says it has reached its target of eliminating the use of synthetic antioxidants in its certified organic fish feeds. Only natural antioxidants are now permitted in its certified feeds and their ingredients.
Push to raise cod quota as one million tonnes of dead fish dumped each year
UK - Britain is to take on Brussels over fish quotas after it emerged that fishermen are being forced to dump nearly one million tonnes of dead fish into the North Sea each year.
New Chief Exec for FSA
UK - Former Chief Executive of the UK's leading dairy firm Arla Foods Tim Smith has been appointed Chief Executive at the Food Standards Agency.
Jellyfish attack wipes out fish farm
NORTHERN IRELAND - The only salmon farm in Northern Ireland has lost its entire population of more than 100,000 fish, worth about $2 million, to a spectacular jellyfish attack.
 United States
Oyster farms struggle to stay afloat
US - Not a drop of oil from the Nov. 7 spill reached the waters of Tomales Bay. Yet oyster growers in this corner of West Marin are getting the cold shoulder from customers convinced their favorite shellfish might be contaminated.
Crews collect 775,000 salmon eggs
US - The state's fisheries department exceeded its goal by collecting 775,000 salmon eggs from Lake Oahe this fall.
Bush Administration Drops Effort to Ease Salmon Protections
US - The Bush administration has abandoned efforts pushed by the timber industry to allow more logging around salmon streams on Northwest national forests.
$371,400 grant for Catfish disease studies
US - The US Department of Agriculture has awarded more than $371,400 to Missippi State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine to study enteric septicemia, or ESC. Researchers believe a modified live vaccine against the disease could dramatically reduce economic losses to catfish farmers.
Monthly Catfish Processing Report
US - Farm-raised catfish processed during October 2007 totaled 45.9 million pounds round weight, down 10 percent
from October 2006.
Growing pressure on commercial as industry renews interest in Gulf
US - Gulf fishery regulators are reopening the fish farming debate, raising the possibility that huge cages full of farm-raised fish could one day hang from offshore oil platforms all over the Gulf of Mexico.
 Australia
Bluefin breed project boosts share values
AUSTRALIA - Following recent financial success with its Kingfish operation, news that Clean Seas Tuna expects to start producing Southern Bluefin Tuna (SBT) fingerlings early next year has sent share prices skywards.
 South Africa
Fish farming plan to earn income for labourers‘ wives
SOUTH AFRICA - An innovative aquaculture project has been launched to farm fish in the Karoo, using existing reservoirs and dams – and thousands of unemployed women.
 General
Aquaculture only way to meet global demands
GLOBAL - By 2030 an additional 37 million tonnes of fish per year will be needed to maintain current levels of fish consumption for an expanded world population. Because traditional capture fisheries have reached their maximum production levels, fish farming represents the only way to fill the gap. But it will only do so if it is promoted and managed in a responsible fashion.
 Philippines
Tuna industry to benefit from economic partnership
PHILIPPINES - Ratification by the Senate of the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (Jpepa) gained the support of local tuna industry leaders in General Santos City.
 India
Exporters threaten not to source shrimp from farms
INDIA - An effort of the government’s trade promotion body Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) to clamp down on a practice of shipping out shrimp with antibiotic residues which threatens India’s global shrimp trade has resulted in exporters threatening to stop sourcing shrimp from aquaculture farms.
Science Shows Inland fisheries have huge potential
INDIA - India's inland fisheries sector offers a wide scope for increasing fish production through aquaculture and by increasing the coverage of water area.
 Sri Lanka
Global Aquaculture Fund Vital
SRI LANKA - Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has urged the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) to consider setting up a global fund for responsible aquaculture.
 Iceland
More funds and more marine aquaculture research, say Iceland's fishermen
ICELAND - Icelandic fisherman are losing faith in the country's respected Marine Research Institute,(MRI). They say it is losing touch with the reality of today's fish industry and the pressure it faces.
 Pakistan
National fisheries policy announced
PAKISTAN - This year, Pakistan has so far incurred a loss of $100 million on seafood exports due to the European Union ban.
 Norway
Top speed for cod
NORWAY - The National Cod Breeding Centre has produced more cod than ever this year - and with 190 families it's virtually a full house at the facility.
Company news
€11 billion deal seals SP buyout
NEW JERSEY - Schering-Plough Corporation has completed the acquisition of Organon BioSciences from Akzo Nobel. The deal has cost the company approximately Euro 11 billion in cash and creates the world's largest animal health organisation.
That's all for this week!
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