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Welcome to this week's newsletter
We have 2 new features this week:
Vaccine Development for Asian Aquaculture
By Luc Grisez AND Zilong Tan, Intervet Norbio Singapore Pte Ltd.
Assessment of the risk of invasion of national forest streams in the Pacific Northwest by farmed Atlantic salmon
By Peter A. Bisson, Research Fish Biologist, Forestry Sciences Laboratory, USA and published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station.
 Viet Nam
Russian inspectors in Vietnam to inspect seafood establishments
VIET NAM - Russian inspectors from the Federal Service of Veterinary and Phytoveterinary Surveillance (VPSS) have arrived to Vietnam in a plan to examine fishing ports, fish markets, aquaculture and seafood processing establishments.
Rise in Tra Prices Causes Land Fever
VIET NAM - Tra prices have increased within the last few days, reaching the record level of VND17,200/kg. As a result of this, land plots which could be turned into ponds for aquaculture have reached a heightening of prices.
Mystery oil spill decimates shrimps in Vietnam resort town
VIET NAM - The oil slick that was first noticed last Sunday is killing off shrimps being bred along the sea in Vung Tau town in southern Vietnam with authorities continuing to remain in the dark about its source.
 Malaysia
Malaysia: Easy to breed freshwater fish in Pahang
KUANTAN - Pahang has all the natural elements in its rivers and lakes to make it the country’s leading freshwater fish producer.
Sabah eyes transformation in aquaculture
MALAYSIA - Rahim Ismail wants the aquaculture development in the State to undergo a complete transformation under the Ninth Malaysia Plan (9MP) to become a sustainable and commercial sector.
 United States
Fish oil into Jet Fuel
RALEIGH - Airlines could soon be looking to acquire chicken grease, hog lard and fish oils to convert into jet fuel, if recent research is anything to go by.
Administration Sends Aquaculture Legislation to Congress
US - The federal government is renewing its biennial effort to get into the ocean aquaculture business.
Related articles:
Pure Salmon Campaign demands impact studies on open ocean aquaculture plans
Alaska's fishermen oppose federal backing for fish farms
Statement in Response to the Bush Administration's National Aquaculture Policy
Aquaculture holds great promise for US seafood supply
Offshore fish farms raise growing list of concerns
Soy and aquaculture
US - The American soybean industry has been quick to jump on the bandwagon of aquaculture, one of the fastest-growing food segments in the world. Administrators for the U.S. soybean checkoff saw the long-term potential in aquaculture and invested funds to develop methods to increase inclusion of soy in many fish diets.
First New Waterborne Aquaculture Drug in 20 Years Approved
US - Twelve years of rigorous research by USGS scientists helped lead to the approval by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the first waterborne drug for fish diseases in more than 20 years.
Delay in anti-dumping case haunts shrimp exporters
US - The anti-dumping duty case took a new twist, creating panic among shrimp exporters, with Louisiana Shrimp Association (LSA), another US shrimp producers’ body, filing a petition with the US Department of Commerce (DoC) against the Indian exporters.
Preventing the Catfish Blues
NORTH CAROLINA - The $480 million U.S. Catfish farming industry loses up to 30 percent of its total annual yield worth $135 million to infectious diseases not diagnosed in time to save the fish. Aqualutions, a Wake Forest University spinout, wants to raise $250,000 to help it fix that problem.
Hidalgo County aquaculture project gets stalled
SANTA FE - Questions about a proposed aquaculture economic development project for Hidalgo County stalled the House for much of Friday afternoon, as lawmakers entered the final 24-hour stretch before the session's end.
US farmed barramundi added to Seafood Watch “best choices”
US - Australis has announced that the popular Seafood Watch programme run by the Monterey Bay Aquarium in California has added US farm-raised barramundi to its “best choices” list for seafood consumers. Only about 20 species qualify for the “best choices” ranking.
 Thailand
Chao Phraya fish killed by contamination
THAILAND - Hundreds of thousands of freshwater fish in commercial fish farms along the Chao Phraya River in central Thailand died overnight Sunday.
Thais investigate mass fish deaths in river farms
BANGKOK - Thailand has embarked on a two-week investigation to find out whether a ship sinking with 650 tonnes of raw sugar aboard or factory waste devastated fish farms in the Chao Phraya River, a minister said on Wednesday.
 Russian Federation
Aquaculture is Part of National Priority Project
RUSSIA - As reported in GAIN Report RS-7004, as part of the Russian government's effort to spur overall growth in the fishery sector, aquaculture was included in the National Priority Project.
 New Zealand
NZ leads way in shellfish farming quality
NEW ZEALAND - As the Marlborough Sounds become busier, and people become more conscious of what they eat, it is vitally important to ensure the region's farmed shellfish are safe, says the woman ensuring they are.
Koura farming to be given a cautious green light
NEW ZEALAND - Koura, better known as freshwater crayfish, are to be given a cautious green light for sustainable farming.
Kingfish promising for aquaculture
NEW ZEALAND - A huge nautical pocket of warm nutrient-rich water, the Firth of Thames holds the key to the newest and most promising player on the New Zealand aquaculture stage - the kingfish.
 Australia
32 hectares under prawns, aquaculture cooking up North
AUSTRALIA - The neighbours grow sugar cane – but this 32 hectare farm at Hinchinbrook grows prawns.
Growing ambitions for abalone
AUSTRALIA - Wild harvesting can no longer satisfy the growing global demand for abalone so CSIRO scientist Dr Nick Elliott is working to accelerate the domestication process in partnership with Australia's growing aquaculture industry.
 India
Bacteria-resistant fish developed
INDIA - Scientists of the Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture have developed jayanti rohu, a fish which grows faster and is also innately resistant to aeromoniasis, a common bacterial disease.
India wins shrimp anti-dumping battle against US court ruling
INDIA - India has won a significant battle in its fight against the anti-dumping duty on shrimp with the US Court of International Trade (CIT), reports The Financial Express.
Fish farmers for parity in electricity charges with agriculture sector
INDIA - After Green and white revolution, Punjab is now on the threshold of blue revolution. At present, nearly 9890 ha area is under fish culture with an average fish productivity of 6.09 t/ha/yr against the national productivity of 2.60 t/ha/yr.
 Canada
Saskatchewan Trout Farm Looks to Expand
CANADA - Chances are if you happen to be sitting down to a meal of fresh steelhead trout in Brooklyn, New York, the fish was hatched, raised and harvested here in Saskatchewan.
Kitasoo First Nation is hoping to expand
B.C. - The Kitasoo First Nation is waiting to hear whether it can expand its joint aquaculture venture by two more sites.
Port Mouton Bay locals protest plans for fish farm expansion
CANADA - They're ready to fight on land and sea.
 Philippines
Tilapia production grows in Mountain Province
PHILIPPINES - A number of farmers in Mountain Province have switched to tilapia production after discovering that, with proper application of new technology, they can increase their income with lower labor costs and fewer farm inputs, reports the Sun Star.
See also:
Prospects of tilapia farming
 Norway
Making Salmon 'Stand Out'
NORWAY - Salmon producers are competing for customers, but what are they doing to stand out? And is it profitable to focus on salmon with distinctive characteristics?
 Pakistan
EU bans fish imports from Pakistan
KARACHI - The government has finally received a verdict from the European Union, which informed Pakistani fishery authorities about de-listing of all the processing factories on quality grounds, effectively putting a ban on more than $80 million worth of exports, reports Imran Ayub, The International News.
 Mexico
Research team studying tuna aquaculture in Mexico
MEXICO - As tuna ranching expands rapidly along Mexico’s Baja California peninsula on the Pacific coast, just below the U.S./Mexico border, a team of researchers from the United States and Mexico is undertaking a study of the industry.
 Turkey
Fish farms deadlock - Altinkum Bay, Turkey
TURKEY - In the latest twist to the fish farms off Altinkum Bay, it has been announced that Aydin Provincial Council has passed the plans.
 General
Ocean Acidification Predicted To Harm Shellfish, Aquaculture
In 2100, mussels are expected to calcify their shells 25 percent slower than currently; oysters, 10 percent slower.
Company news
Schering-Plough buy Intervet Animal Health Business
NETHERLANDS - American based company Schering-Plough has announced it is to acquire the Dutch veterinary company Intervet as part of its buy out of Organon BioSciences, the pharmaceutical division of chemical company Akzo Nobel.
That's all for this week!
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