A monthly review
July 2011
THE AQUACULTURIST | July 2011
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THE AQUACULTURIST | July 2011 THE INTERNATIONAL AQUAFEED MARKET PLACE
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Astec: A new specialist facility
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The Astec Business & Science Centre in Lyne Sands, Northumberland, taps into seawater warmed by a neighbouring power station. The water is filtered to 1 micron and UV treated, before being pumped into the centre’s eight private aqua laboratories; equipped to support a broad range of commercial and research activities. Astec, as the UK’s first aquaculture business incubator centre, also delivers a bespoke package of support and technical advice, designed to cater to the diverse needs of both start-up and more established aquaculture businesses. They offer scalable, customisable laboratory, office and outdoor test bed and production space. It also provides onsite business mentoring, guidance on funding and access to a technical support group of industry peers, a major benefit for fledgling businesses. As a private sector SME, any company partnering with Astec could find themselves at an advantage when applying for funding, due to the centres network of specialist industry support and links with the wider scientific community. As well as providing a permanent base for aquaculture businesses, Astec also provides the ideal location for collaborative partners who want to use the facilities for a specific research project or on a short-term basis. Professor Grant Burgess of the Dove Marine Laboratory commented; “We have several early stage projects which we may be able to commercialise over the next 12 months. As the UK’s first aquaculture incubator, Astec will draw aquaculture companies to the region, to take advantage of the fantastic facilities, year round warm seawater and nearby expertise and advice”
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Plug in and go’ minimal initial outlay and start-up costs and flexible terms A supportive, ‘incubator’ environment for fledgling businesses with onsite mentoring and technical support Easy expansion with scalable space that can be customised to meet your individual business needs Benefits for aquaculture researchers Individual and customisable aqua laboratories, with 24/7 secure site access give the privacy and flexibility not possible with communal facilities Specialist equipment and facilities to support a broad range of research projects Private, outdoor test beds “We are very excited about what we have to offer here at Astec and are keen to show people round” says Mr Haddrick. For more information or to arrange a visit call +44 (0)1670 852771 or email info@astecaqauculture. com You can also check out the company’s website at www.astecaquaculture. com
Monday, July 4, 2011
Ethanol sinks most in 19 months on ‘Bloodbath’ over corn supply
Ethanol futures plunged the most in 19 months in Chicago after a government report showed an unexpected increase in corn supply that would cut production costs for the biofuel. The grain-based gasoline additive fell 6.5 percent after the Agriculture Department said corn inventories remaining from last year’s harvest totaled 3.67 billion bushels as of June 1, 2011 compared with a forecast of 3.29 billion bushels by analysts in a Bloomberg News survey. 4
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“Ethanol is overreacting to the corn,” said Jim Damask, a manager at BiofuelsConnect, a Heathrow, Florida-based alternative energy broker. “It’s a bloodbath out here. It’s their main production cost. ”Denatured ethanol for July delivery fell 17.8 cents to settle at US$2.555 a gallon on the Chicago Board of Trade, the steepest decline since December 2009.
Spanish aquaculture producers to promote meagre
The Spanish Association of Marine Aquaculture Producers, APROMAR, commissioned the Andalusian Aquaculture Technology Centre, Ctaqua, to complete a study on the production and market for meagre in Spain, focused on developing proposals to promote the consumption of the species in this country. As a species, meagre has strong aquaculture potential thanks to its organoleptic characteristics and optimum growth conditions. However, consumer's lack of knowledge about meagre is delaying its presence in the Spanish market. With this initiative, APROMAR aims to obtain a diagnostic of the current situation concerning the market for meagre and production of this species, as well as an evaluation of its potential and consumer perception. Full news story here.
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Celebrating Aquaculture Day
The Wisconsin Aquacultue Association will celebrate Aquaculture Day on July 16, 2011 with their 4th Annual Fish Farm Day Open House. On April 26, 2010, the Wisconsin Senate and Assembly passed a joint resolution declaring the third Saturday in July each year as Aquaculture Day. This resolution acknowledges aquaculture (fish farming) as an important agricultural industry in Wisconsin and having a sound environmental history using sustainable best management practices. Wisconsin's fish farmers contribute US$21 million to Wisconsin's economy through live bait, fee fishing, stocking and food fish production. Wisconsin is the largest seller/producer of aquaculture products in the Midwest with their products not only supplying gamefish and bait for recreational use, but their high quality food fish are offered in some of the top restaurants and stores in the Upper Midwest.
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Comments on FSIS's proposal to inspect catfish
Consumers Union (CU) welcomes the opportunity to comment on FSIS’s new proposal to require continuous inspection of catfish and catfish products. "We are glad that FSIS will mandate inspection of catfish and catfish products. We believe that FSIS is better suited than the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to ensure the safety of domestic and imported catfish, as FSIS does a more comprehensive review of food safety systems. "We have concerns about the potential safety of catfish and catfish products being imported into the US, especially from Vietnam, China and Thailand," says the CU. Vietnam allows 38 drugs to be used in aquaculture, while the US allows only six.
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"We believe that USDA should define catfish to include all fish in the Order Siluriformes, and not just restrict the definition of catfish to those fish in the family Ictaluridae," it adds.
Friday, July 8, 2011
US unveils new fish farming growth plan
The United States has just unveiled a new policy aquaculture to increase seafood production and create jobs. The US Department of Commerce and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which regulates the country's fishing industry, has released national sustainable marine aquaculture policies to meet the growing demand for healthy seafood, to create jobs in coastal communities, and restore vital ecosystems.
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Foreign aquaculture accounts for about half of the 84 percent of seafood imported by the US, contributing to a huge trade deficit in seafood. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke said: “Our current trade deficit in seafood is approximately US$9 billion. Encouraging and developing the US aquaculture industry will result in economic growth and create jobs at home, support exports to global markets, and spur new innovations in technology to support the industry. “Sustainable domestic aquaculture can help us meet the increasing demand for seafood and create jobs in our coastal communities,” said Jane Lubchenco, PhD, under secretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere and NOAA administrator.
Monday, July 11, 2011
Discovery could start lobster farming in Western Australia
Professor Anya Waite from the University of Western Australia's Oceans Institute. said that they have identified the favourite prey of western rock lobster larvae, which they say could lead to the creation of a aquaculture industry based on the shellfish. "Our team has shown for the first time that the rock lobster larvae are healthier when they feast on their preferred prey, and we have identified that prey," said Prof Waite, who led the research. The western rock lobster is the most valuable single-species fishery in Australia, representing up to one-fifth of the total value of all stocks, Prof Waite said. Read more
Contaminated fish showing up for sale in the US
Fish that would normally be banned due to the levels of contamination are finding their way into the United States market even as far as Tennessee. Earlier this year three American fish importers pleaded guilty to a federal felony charges of mis-labelling fish and seafood. How much tainted fish might end up on plates in restaurants or homes is unknown, but one Alabama official says it’s coming into the country despite a US Food and Drug Administration effort to block such shipments. “I can tell you right off the bat that 40 percent of the imported fish we test is positive for banned drugs that are not safe for human health,” said Brett Hall, deputy commissioner for the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries. Read more ...
A Review: Fish Processing – Sustainability and New Opportunities
In the 21st Century the international seafood industry faces many challenges, one of the most important challenges is that of sustainability.
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In 2010 George M Hall edited this book Fish, Processing, Sustainability, Opportunities with contributions from S Kose, J C Ramirez-Ramirez, K Shirai and K S Williams. This books looks to address the major challenges facing the global seafood industry by addressing the issues of efficient raw material utilization, energy usage, environmental impact, water usage, packaging and transport among others. It looks at the latest information on current technologies and introduces new ideas and technologies. Chapter one acts as an introductory chapter, which sets the tone for the book by presenting the background against which fish processing will exist in the near future. It will also serve as an introduction to later chapters on specific processes and the current state of world fisheries defined by supply and demand. Chapter two looks at the canning fish and fish products, covering the principles of canning, packaging material, and process operations and the canning of specific species. Chapter three deals with the preservation by curing (Drying, Salting and Smoking), looking at basic relationships, drying, salting, smoking and post-harvesting in fish smoking along with sustainability. In later chapters subjects covered are sustainability of fermented fish products, on board fish processing, fishmeal production and sustainability, utilisation of fish processing by-products for bioactive compounds and life cycle assessment of bulk packaging used to transport fresh fish products: Case Study. This book has brought together a lot of information about the fish processing industry and has presented it in a clear and concise layout that is easy to follow and understand. I believe this book will become a valuable asset to those who work and design new technologies for the global fish processing industry and it will be of great use to new and upcoming scientists in this field as well as students.
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Appeal to stop St Mary's salmon farm Canada
Community members from St Mary's Bay Canada along with the Atlantic Salmon Federation are filing an appeal to the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia to oppose the creation of one of the largest fish farm in the province's located in the local communities traditional fishing grounds. The decision by the Fisheries and Aquaculture Minister Sterling Belliveau's approval has been met with massive opposition from those local communities. The opposition believe that their tourism and traditional fishing will be devastated, and they also believe that these fish farms will endanger wild species in the area. Read more ...
Managing the environmental costs of aquaculture
A recent report from Worldfish Centre and conservation international, investigated the environmental impact of the worlds major aquaculture production systems and species. The rapid growth of aquaculture has raised questions concerning the environmental sustainability of the industries growth. Central to the concerns of aquaculture impact is of its effects on the biophysical resources (inputs) and the demands put on the environment from waste (output). The report cover a wide area of information on a worldwide basis, covering aquaculture production by continent, life-cycle analysis of the environmental impacts along with implications and policy recommendations. Read more ... 8
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Dahu raises funds for further investment
Dahu aquaculture a Chinese company is trying to raises funds to invest in the breeding of softshell turtles, fish processing and cold chain logistics. Dahu is trying to raises around 360 million yuan (US$ 55.62 million) by issuing 35-50 million shares to its controlling shareholder Hunan Hongxin Holding, at 7.21 yuan (US$1.1) per share. Hunan Hongxin Holding currently holds 92.74 million shares or 21.72 percent stake in Dahu but after the purchase it will hold 28 tp 30 percent stake. Yang Ming, the board secretary of Dahu Aquaculture, said "there is a huge market for freshwater fish following the oil spill in Mexico and the nuclear disaster in Japan". Read more ...
Is it all over for the oyster industry? New Zealand
In an interview with Aquaculture New Zealand, Alex Clifford of Kororareka Oysters Ltd said "that in his 43 years in the industry he had never seen anything like this before it a nightmare". However, the arrival of OsHV-1 (Ostreid herpesvirus-1) might be the largest hurdle of all. The January/ February 2011 edition of New Zealand Aquaculture broke the news that a virus was devastating PaciďŹ c oysters, a $NZ30 million (â‚Ź17.625 million) industry for New Zealand. Between 2009/10 the virus wiped out most of the juvenile oysters in Europe and parts of Australia. Its is still not clear how the virus has made it to New Zealand but since the last summer its has practically wiped out most of the oyster farms in New Zealand. Read more ...
Research finds marker for banned antibiotic naturally present in prawns Researchers at Ghent University and Agri-Food & Biosciences Institute has located the presence of illegal antibiotic residues in the giant freshwater prawns (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) from Bangladesh they also found that semicarbazide was naturally present in the animals. The substances identified as illegal antibiotics were found to occur naturally in trace quantities.
Ghent University and the Agri-Food & Biosciences Institute both conducted the research separately and independently in response to more than 50 Rapid Alerts issued by the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) in 2009, pertaining to consignments of shrimp from Bangladesh due to the detection of higher levels of SEM than the ones permitted (1 ppb). Read more ...
Frankenfish: Is GM salmon a vital part of our future?
A question posed by Bryan Walsh, when you look at how successful aquaculture has become and how much of the traditional fishing industry has all but destroyed itself with overfishing. The benefit of aquaculture becomes apparent. But there is a side to aquaculture that is a major problem fish feed. As we farm the more commercial species like Salmon, a carnivore species and high on the food chain. There for to ensure the growth of species like salmon we have to feed them smaller species and these species are taken from the oceans. Not a really sustainable method when you think about it. Read more ...
More legal action facing Cooke Aquaculture
Cooke Aquaculture is facing more legal action over the Digby area salmon farms. Cooke feels disappointed that their opponents choose this path, especially with the Atlantic Salmon Federation whom are also working with Cooke aquaculture on a number of projects including some conservation work.
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The coalition who are challenging Cooke Aquaculture is made up of the villages of Freeport, Tiverton and Westport along with Atlantic Salmon Federation. "We recently commissioned a poll by Corporate Research Associates Inc and it indicated a high level of support for the further development of the aquaculture industry in Nova Scotia," she said. Read more ...
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Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Awards given for dedication to fish welfare
The Humane Slaughter Association (HSA) announced at their recent Centenary International Symposium the winners of two awards recognising both winners significant work for the welfare of farmed fish. The awards were presented on behalf of the HSA by Professor Temple Grandin of Colorado State University, USA. The award winners were Jeff Lines of Silsoe Livestock Systems for his research into electrical methods for the humane stunning and killing of farmed fish, and to John Ace-Hopkins of Ace Aquatec Limited for his work taking up this research in the development of commercial humane stunning and killing equipment for farmed fish. Read more ...
Aquaculture firm touts jobs created by salmon farm
Nell Halse Vice-president of Cooke Aquaculture of New Brunswick said that "sixteen new aquaculture jobs will have been created in the Digby area by the end of this month". Halse went on to say that 700,000 young salmon are now at one of the two new farms in St Mary's Bay as part of a five year project costing about CAN$150 million (â‚Ź110.978 million) that could potentially bring around 400 new jobs to the area. Halse spoke Tuesday evening at the government hearing to inform the local people about other projects that Cooke Aquaculture was involved in, including their application to open three new sites, one at the entrance of Shelbourne Harbour and two in Jordan bay. Read more ...
Is it time to move fish farming into open waters?
In Carlsbad California where Hubbs Sea World in San Diego is already raising white sea bass in a lagoon, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are looking at a possible expansion they said it could create jobs. The national fish farming initiative that was announced in Carlsbad aims to increase seafood production and create jobs, however the environmentalist are concerned that it could affect the oceans health. Dr Michael Rubin Director, Office of Aquaculture, NOAA fisheries Service, said we'll explore the pros and cons. Read more ...
Rabbitfish fight invading algae
A species of Rabbitfish that is being bred in the Chengyang district of Qingdao, Shandong province, are bringing new hope in the fight against Enteromorpha prolifera, a species of green algae that threatens to overwhelm the Qingdao coastline. Rabbitfish are becoming more popular within the aquaculture community and more aquaculture companies are showing an interest commented Chen Guobiao, a local aqua-farming technician. The fish feed on the algae without harming any other aquatic life-form. Read more ...
Marine Scientist attempt to breed endangered abalone
Researchers at the Cabrillo Marine Aquarium are attempting to breed abalone, but not just any abalone, they are attempting to breed the most endangered of the eight species of the abalone family the white abalone. 11
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Aquarium's research curator Kiersten Darrow said. "We've thinned out the population so much, we've definitely overfished them. The wild population is pretty much done for. Researchers (in California) are the only ones breeding this species." Read more …
Microelectronic acoustic transmitters help scientist study behaviour
Researchers from the Department of Marine Sciences at the University of Almería and the Instituto Ramon Margalef are carrying out research using microelectronic acoustic transmitters, implanted in the stomach of farmed sea bream and sea bass. This is helping the team of Spanish scientists to study the behaviour of these fish and prevent their escape. "While aquaculture escapes are further studied in northern Europe, especially in the case of salmon and cod, in the Mediterranean there is less knowledge on this subject," said Pablo Sánchez, project co-ordinator. Read more ...
Thursday, July 14, 2011
United States accused of violating trade rules
The on-going dispute between Vietnam and the US over the trade rules violations is set to continue. The World Trade Organisation (WTO), released a statement referring to the current issues between Vietnam and the US. The statement determined that the US has acted inconsistently with article 2.4 of the anti dumping agreement. Vietnam has challenged certain aspects of the US Department of Commerce (USDOC) final determination in the US anti-dumping proceedings. Vietnam has challenged in particular the "continued use" by the USDOC, of certain practices, as well as their application in the second and third administrative reviews. Read more ...
The wild gene pool could be endangered by GM salmon
The first study into the reproduction of the genetically modified Atlantic salmon has shown the potential harm they could do to the wild salmon population gene pool. One of the key concerns is about transgene escape “ is the “Trojan gene effect”, caused when a GM fish out-competes or reproduces equally against wild rivals, however if the resulting offspring are genetically inferior this could lead a species towards eventual extinction. While the transgenic males displayed reduced breeding performance relative to their non-transgenic rivals they still demonstrated the ability to successfully participate in natural spawning events and thus have the potential to contribute modified genes to wild populations.” Read more ...
The GAA announces Goal 2011: Session On Chile Salmon Disaster
The Global Aquaculture Alliance has announced that the disease outbreak that devastated Chile salmon industry will he discussed in a special meeting at the November GOAL 2011 conference, "Double in a Decade - Responsibly", in Santiago, Chile. The experience of the Chilean industry represents a valuable case study. The survey will be part of a project promoted by the World Bank to prevent or mitigate similar disease crises in aquaculture around the world. Its results will be reported at GOAL 2011. Read more ...
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Ninnes new CEO of the Aquaculture Stewardship Council
The Aquaculture Stewardship Council has announced the the Chief Executive Officer in October 2011, will be Chris Ninnes a former Deputy Chief Executive of the Marine Stewardship Council with a deep knowledge of the changing market development. Jose Villalon, Chairmen of the ASC Supervisory Board: “I speak on behalf of the entire Supervisory Board in expressing our delight with bringing on Chris as the new CEO of the ASC. Chris will bring a wealth of maturity and a broad base of experience in managing and operating credible standard holding bodies. His efficient management of transparent multistake holder initiatives and respected experience in delivering strategic solutions in these environments will ensure ASC operates robustly in this arena.” Read more ...
License fee hike proposed for aquaculture
The license fee per acre in Mattapoisett for aquaculture is only from US$5 (€3.516) to US$25 (€17.58) a fee that has not changed since 1973. Now one selectman want the minimum fee raised to US$200 (€140.642) per acre, Chairman Paul Silva made the point that the town can no longer monitor and regulate these farms on the current cost structure. Silver purposed increases would only be with in inflation from 1973 to 2011 he went on to point out that "Wholesale oyster prices in 1973 were US$1.14(€0.802) per pound and US$8.28 (€5.823) in 2008, an increase of over 600 percent," he said. "In FY 2011, Mattapoisett collected US$79,000 (€55,553) in mooring fees and boat excise tax coming from boats on 1,353 moorings or an average of US$59.12 (€41.574) per mooring. Read more ...
Friday, July 15, 2011
Obama administration wants more fish farming
President Obama and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), are pushing for more fish farming in the nations oceans as a way of reducing the US$9 billion (€6.378 billion) seafood deficit and as a way of creating more jobs in the aquaculture industry. The new Department of Commerce and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) aquaculture policy will make it easier to create open ocean fish farming. Currently, at present there are no aquaculture operations anywhere in federal waters. The new plan could bring half a dozen large-scale fish farms into the Gulf in a year or more, according to an account in the New Orleans Times-Picayune. Read more ...
New aquaculture center opens in St Alban's Canada
On the south coast of Newfoundland and Labrador a new aquaculture facility was opened by Premier Kathy Dunderdale. The New facility costing CAN$8.8 (€6.487) million will service the growing aquaculture industry in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, the state of the arts center for health and development will be an international model for aquatic diagnostics, marine biosecurity and energy conservation. Dunderdale said in an interview that this center will ensure that Newfoundland and Labrador aquaculture resources are protected well into the future. The aquaculture industry in Newfoundland and Labrador is growing all the time in 2005 it was worth CAN$35 (€25.801) million and this has grown to a value of CAN$116 (€85.51) million in 2010. This growth is set to continue with the planned expansion in 2011 of the salmonoid sector. Read more ...
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A study carried out by the University of Aberdeen show that the environmental efficiency of Scottish fish farms could be improved by careful site selection. Researchers say that decision makers would benefit from a better understanding as to current speed relates to seabed sediment type. At present decision makers use mathematical models to help determine the best size for a fish farm for any proposed location, however recently the Scottish Government has ask for research to look at how effective the current process is. The study which appears in the science journal Environmental Research builds on earlier work by the team into the environmental effects of fish farming in Scotland. Read more ...
Eastern Fisheries dives into scallop farming operations
The worlds largest scallop company Eastern Fisheries Inc. has agreed to operate a scollop farm off the coast Zhuanghe, China. They will begin cultivating bay scollops in June and plan to expand thier operations for the production of the larger sea scollop. “We have been doing business in China for awhile now and feel this is the right time for us to enter into aquaculture. This venture is in line with Eastern’s commitment to quality, sustainability and accountability which, through our vertical integration, our customers have come to expect,” stated Executive Vice President Joe Furtado. Read more ...
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Institute of Marine Affairs: Time for aquaculture
Issues facing the Trinidad and Tobago’s Tilapia industry were identified as high production costs, lack of proper infrastructure, competition for markets from State agency Institute of Marine Affairs (IMA) and the use of filtration/production systems not suited to our tropical climate. Institute of Marine Affairs say that the views expressed by the two individuals were not an accurate reflection of the tilapia research and production in Trinidad and Tabago. The IMA’s top aquaculture researcher with over 30 years experience told Business Day, price setting fingerlings does not reflect production costs for most breeders and would in fact hamper a farmer’s ability to make a profit. Read more ...
UK wild fish campaigners launch a new website
The wild fish campaigning group, the Salmon and Trout Association (S&TA) has launched an anti-salmon farming web-site, www.standupforwildsalmon.org. They say that the interactive website has been compiled using data obtained under the freedom of information act and is aimed at highlighting the plight of the wild salmon populations. This is the latest stage in the ongoing S&TA campaign to get the fish farming organisations to adopt a more sustainable practice and to avoid harming wild populations. This campaign also focuses on the issues of sea lice and disease outbreaks at individual farms. Read more ...
Monday, July 18, 2011
Astec Aquaculture Center welcomes CFP reforms
The new Astec Aquaculture Business & Science Centre located on North East England’s Northumberland coastline, is a unique purpose-built facility which provides a supportive environment for all types of aquaculture related business and research activities. It has a specific focus on helping fledgling enterprises to become established and grow, and as such, provides a unique combination of ‘plug in and go’ facilities and specialist business support services.
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Astec has a very unique offering that appeals to marine scientists and industry alike it has a year round supply of near tropical temperature, flow-through sea-water, enabling a wide range of aquatic plants and animals to be cultivated there. Further to Wednesday’s Common Fisheries Policy Reform, presented by Maria Damanaki, Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Astec welcomes the EU’s recognition of the importance of developing ecologically viable aquaculture as part of its proposals to manage fish stocks. Kevin Haddrick, chief executive of Astec says: “We have previously highlighted the need for a co-ordinated approach to support the development of this dynamic but fragmented industry, so we are particularly supportive of the EU’s plans to establish a new Aquaculture Advisory Council to give advice and guidance on industry-related issues. The report also states “A better framework for aquaculture will increase production and supply of seafood in the EU, reduce dependence on imported fish and boost growth in coastal and rural areas. By 2014, Member States will draft national strategic plans to remove administrative barriers and uphold environmental, social and economic standards for the farmedfish-industry". “As the UK’s first aquaculture business incubator, with a focus on supporting start-up businesses in the sector, we very much welcome the EU’s intention to remove administrative and legislative barriers to trade.” Mr Haddrick added: “Astec shares the views of Commissioner Damanaki that there is great potential within the aquaculture sector. We look forward to seeing how the framework develops and strongly suggest the EU grasp this opportunity to ensure aquaculture plays an integral part in developing a more sustainable approach to fisheries management.” For further information about Astec please call: +44 1670 852771, email: info@astecaqauculture.com, or visit the website: www.astecaquaculture. com.
US all set to open up large area's of coast to fish farming
In an effort to reduce its huge seafood import bill the United States is preparing to open up large area's of the coast to fish farming. The National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have announced the new aquaculture initiative to help combat their growing sea food import costs. The proposed initiative will it is hoped foster public and private partnerships on regional projects that helps foster innovative sustainable practices. It is also hopes that from these initiative jobs will be created in the coastal communities. NOAA Administrator Dr. Jane Lubchenco said: "Aquaculture is a critical component to meeting increasing global demand for seafood, job creation is a major focus of this administration. This initiative provides an opportunity to support innovation and growth in the private aquaculture sector, resulting in a healthy, local seafood supply and job growth at our working waterfronts.” Read more ...
St Andrews students focus on sustainability
St Andrews University, is launching an on-line Postgraduate Diploma/ MSc in Sustainable Aquaculture. The first modules will be hosted by TheFishSite.com, that will give students an overview of aquaculture and fisheries. Jonathan David and Neil Hazon (lecturers at St Andrews University) say: “The domestication of numerous plants and animals and the development of modern techniques has meant that aquaculture has the potential to provide human needs in a sustainable fashion. Read more ...
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A Review: Chemical Communication in Crustaceans
Chemical Communication in Crustaceans covers a wide range of topics including the identity, production, transmission, reception and behavioural function of chemical signals in selected crustacean groups. There are several topics that the editors thought were ready for thorough review such as multimodal communication, deception and pheromones in aquaculture and pest management, but are still beyond the mainstream of crustacean research. Thomas Breithaupt, (University of Hull, Department of Biological Sciences): Martin Thiel (Universidad Catolica del Mar Depto de Biologia Marina) edited Chemical Communication in Crustaceans. They worked with the authors that contributed their research material for this book, along with descriptions from some of the authors on their respective research fields. Read more ...
Effect of aquaculture on world fish supplies
Nature 405, 1017-1024 ( June 29, 2000) doi:10.1038/35016500 Aquaculture fish production of shellfish and farmed fish has doubled in the last 15 years. Most people think that aquaculture is helping relieve the pressure on the ocean fish, but sadly the opposite is true for some types of aquaculture. Even though aquaculture is helping to reduce the pressure on the oceans, however if it is to be a sustainable option then aquaculture must reduce wild fish species input into feed and adopt a more ecological management practice. The practice of using wild spices as part of the feed for the carnivorous bred species is also having an impact on the oceans populations. So long term growth of aquaculture needs to be both ecologically sound and sustainable, such practices can be encouraged by regulating the siting of ponds in mangroves and other coastal wetlands. Read more ...
Chinese ministry claims they are not responsible for dead fish
State Oceanic Administration and the Ministry of Agriculture has told a Beijing newpaper that the dead fish found near the site of the Penglai 19-3 oilfield in Bohai Bay was not caused by the oil leak. The results released by the State Oceanic Administration showed that the oil spill was 38 km east of Changdao county. The ministry of agriculture also showed that the oil content had not exceeded the standard limit. These is speculation that the fish died from a bacterial infection, but this has not been confirmed and would not be known until further analysis was carried out on the dead fish. Read more ...
Woods Hole Institute study on ocean changes
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution carried out a recent study. "What the study found was that in the next 10 to 50 years many countries are going to see impacts, particularly countries that are heavily reliant on clams and oysters and mussels, and will not be able to adapt by shifting to other foods or aquaculture methods," said Jackie Savitz, senior scientist and chief strategist for the International Ocean Conservation and Advocacy Organization Oceana. This study showed that if nothing is done then the effects would affect the poor, but it would also affect the developed Countries like US, UK, And other European countries. The study was published in July online in the journal Fish and Fisheries. Read more ...
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Lighting helps boost production
The Northwestern States University's aquaculture research center is receiving nationwide attention due to recent studies where they have used underwater lights to produce bigger crawfish. Studies conducted over three harvest seasons have confirmed that the use of underwater lightening did produce larger crawfish. “Production results are really impressive,” Dr Delabbio said. “This year was a difficult year for many crawfish farmers because of the drought situation in the state. However, we had our best production year yet and we didn’t use any more water than we normally do.” Read more ...
GM salmon reveals danger of breeding to wild gene-pool
If a GM salmon escaped from captivity it is possible that they could breed with wild populations and pass their genes on. A recent study in Canada showed that they could breed with a wild salmon. "The use of growth-enhancing transgenic technologies has long been of interest to the aquaculture industry and now genetically modified Atlantic salmon is one of the first species to be considered for commercial farming. Yet, little is known about the potential impact on wild salmon populations if the GM species were to escape captivity," said lead author Darek Moreau from the Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada. Read more ...
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Escaped Asian carp US to blame as much as fish farm
In Arkansas, it was true that a fish farmer was the first to bring three species of Asian carp into the US, but then the government agencies got hold of them, they spawned them in research ponds, and they stocked them in sewage lagoons as an alternative to chemicals. They even canned them as a cheaper substitute for tuna. Now some of these agencies admit that they careless in the 1970s and 1980s and were not really concerned about this invasive species. Also the farmers were actively encouraged to raise this species by the government. But now the same government has banned live transport of the Asian carp, and the fish farmers feel utterly betrayed. Read more ...
SAGARPA Mexico invest in aquaculture infrastructure
The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food in Mexico (SAGARPA), announced that it is to invest in the infrastructure of aquaculture by investing MX$50 million (€3.02 million). This investment will be used to promote genetic improvement of species, to increase feed availability. This investment follows recommendations made by the FAO in order to strengthen the product system to achieve competitiveness. “When the Investment Support Program for Equipments and Infrastructure, Component: Genetics Resources for Aquatic System is set about, the Genetics Nucleus will supply a germ plasma bank,” Marco Linné Unzueta, General Manager of Aquaculture Research, explained. Read more ...
Sustainability progress revealed by Marine Harvest
Marine Harvest has just released its report on sustainability for 20102011. Using a new format the two reports show how the company's commitment to being a leader in sustainability and how it has performed this year. Sustainable Seafood- Our way Update on Progress 2010
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Marine Harvest Chief Executive, Alf-Helge Aarskog, commented: "At Marine Harvest, sustainability principles are embedded in every aspect of our business and are gradually becoming a strong part of our corporate culture." Looking to the future, Marine Harvest stated its ambition is to "enable our industry to increase the supply of nutritious seafood to the world’s population while improving our technology." Read more ...
In Ohio US they plan to raise their own bait
In Ohio the demand for bait fish has increased, so researchers at the Ohio Center for Aquaculture Development are enhancing the development of the spotfin shiner as a fish that is suitable to be raised on farms. Ohio use to import its bait-fish, however, aquaculture specialists discovered there is plenty of land and water that is suitable to a variety of cool and cold water species. Read more ...
New research show small scale fishers impact on marine life
New research recently carried out by the University of Exeter, into small scale fisheries and its impact on marine life, showed that these small scale fisheries do have more of an impact on marine life than was originally thought. The study was funded by Defra's Darwin Initiative and the US National Marine Fisheries Service.
University of Exeter Darwin Scholar and lead author, Joanna Alfaro, said: "Coastal communities in developing countries, such as those I work with in Peru, rely heavily on fishing for their food and livelihoods." Read more ...
DuPont and AquaChile sustainable partnership
DuPont and AquaChile have announced a partnership, that will bring together their joint expertise and experience in aquaculture to a more sustainable method to raise fish in the future. The partnership began in 2007 where they focused on Atlantic salmon, today salmon and trout aquaculture is worth an estimated US$10 (€7.046) billion globally. DuPont BioMaterials Vice President John P. Ranieri. “Our partnership with AquaChile has created innovations that set new standards for the sustainable farming of salmon and we are committed to finding new solutions that will revolutionize the industry itself.” Read more ...
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French feed additive specialist Adisseo: Rovabio Max
French feed additive specialist Adisseo has invested more than €1 (US$1.44) million in more than 20 trails across species to understand the synergistic value of its enzyme product Rovabio Max a carbohydrase (Rovabio Excel) and phytase. “Rovabio Max is the most effective phytase product because combined with the carbohydrases from Rovabio Excel we remove the "cage" effect and decrease viscosity and thus allow better access to feed phytate. In total, it is 20 enzyme activities in one,” Adisseo says. Read more ...
Algae product promising for dairy cattle feed
PetroAlgae a Melbourne (Florida, USA) a renewable energy company said that a third party study has showed that its micro crop meals performs as well as alfalfa in dairy cattle diets. Their micro crop technology uses indigenous aquatic micro organisms, a high-value protein co-product, and a new micro-crop meal for animal feed (which was the subject of the study), while absorbing carbon dioxide from greenhouse gas emissions.
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"We are encouraged to see this product perform so well against one of the more universally understood products in dairy nutrition,” said Dr. Noah Litherland, who performed the study at the University of Minnesota. Read more ...
Monday, July 25, 2011
AgriMarine expanation at Benxi farm China
AgriMarine the world leaders in floating solid wall containment technology, has announced that it has started to harvest the company's first crop of Chinook salmon to be reared in the Peoples Republic of China. AgriMarine's clean technology for rearing salmon has been successfully proven in the Benxi region of China. Recently AgriMarine announced its expansion at the Benxi farm to four 24 meter tanks, two additional tanks are being fabricated and will be delivered during late summer. Read more ...
Cooke Aquaculture buys Culmarex SA
Morpol ASA has agreed the sale of one of its subsidiaries Culmarex SA of Spain to the Canadian company Cooke Aquaculture. Culmarex is the largest seabass and seabream farming operation in Spain. “We are always looking for strategic development and investment opportunities in the seafood sector,” explains Glenn Cooke, CEO of Cooke Aquaculture. Both companies are please with the agreed sale and purchase, Morpol CEO Jerzy Malek said they are happy to place in the hands of an owner who will focus on continued growth and development. like Cooke Aquaculture, Culmarex is an innovator so both companies should be a perfect fit. Read more ...
Greek aquaculture continues to hold second place in the EU
Greek aquaculture is holding its second place in the European Union (EU) for aquaculture production. Greece is situated ideally to maintain and continue its role as a major supplier of seafood and shellfish to the key markets. Greece is the top producer in the EU; it is first in production of both European gilthead sea bream and Mediterranean sea bass, with a 72 percent share of each variety. Aquaculture play a major role in the economy of Greece supporting around 10,000 jobs, mainly in regional Greece, both on Islands and in remote areas. The country produces 370,000,000 fry and around 150,000 tons of seabass and seabream supplying markets in the EU, more than 85 percent of the fish exported. Read more ...
Ghana get boost of $53.3 million to fisheries sub-sector
The World Bank recently approved an investment estimated at US$53.8 (€37.434) million the International Development Association (IDA) will finance most of the award with US$3.5 (€2.435) million coming from the Global Environmental Facility (GEF). The project has five components dealing with fisheries, illegal fishing, increasing the contribution of fish resources to the national economy. The Implementation of measures to increase the benefits to Ghana from fisheries resources. The forth component focuses on aquaculture development funded by the IDA with US$8 (€5.566) million. This component aims to set the framework for increased investment in inland aquaculture. Read more ...
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Sri Lanka plans inland fisheries expansion
In 2010 Sri Lanka produced 52,000 tons of cultured fish, in 2011 this is expected to increase by 15 percent to 60,000 tons and they are targeting 90,000 tons by 2013 support by a program to push up production. Jayantha Chandrasoma, chairman of the National Aquaculture Development Authority of Sri Lanka said "Sri Lanka has 12,000 inland water bodies with enormous potential for cultivating fresh water fish. He said in "Anuradhapura in north central Sri Lanka for example a tank or reservoir in Villachchi had produced 700 tonnes of fish. There were 200 fisher families around the tank, the government are seeding reservoirs with fingerlings to increase fish stocks. Rohana Subasinghe, senior fishery resource officer at the Food and Agriculture Organization said "Asia accounted for about 90 percent of the aquaculture in the world". Read more ...
New study by top global fisheries experts
A new study carried out by top global fisheries experts showed an alarming assessment of several economically important fish populations, which included tuna and billfish. The analysis showed that of the 61 species of "scombrids," which include tunas, bonitos, mackerels and Spanish mackerels, and billfishes, which include swordfish and marlins, classified seven as threatened with extinction and four as "near threatened" for the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. The University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science professor, and assistant director of NOAA's Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS) David Die and colleagues scientifically evaluated the species population and conservation status under the IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria, which is the most widely accepted system for classifying extinction risk at the species level. Read more ...
A Review: Fish Oil Replacement and Alternative Lipid Sources in Aquaculture Feeds
In the last couple of decades aquaculture has developed into a major industry and it now contributes at least 50 percent of all the fish consumed in the world. One of the biggest problems to occur with aquacultures development has been how to feed the fish. The aquafeed industry is experiencing exponential growth in many countries especially Asia with estimates of annual growth up to 30 percent. In modern aquaculture feeds can account for between 50 and 80 percent of the total production costs and greatly reduces the profitability of the fish farms. It is estimated that aquafeeds currently use about 90 percent of the global supply of fish oil. The book presents up-to-date information about the importance of lipid nutrition in finfish aquaculture, and about the availability and use of oil sources in the production of aquafeeds.
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US foodfish inventory numbers down 25 percent
The USDA has reported that foodfish inventory numbers are down on last years numbers. Catfish operations in the three major catfish producing states, are recorded as being down 25 percent on last years figures. The breakouts of foodsize fish inventory numbers on the first of July, 2011, with their respective percent change from the previous year were: large foodsize, 2.57 million fish, down 60 percent; medium foodsize, 33.8 million fish, down 45 percent; and small foodsize, 122 million fish, down 15 percent. The three major States brood stock on hand on the first of July, 2011, was down five percent from last year's 455 thousand brood stock. The number of large stockers on hand on the first of July, 2011, totaled 176 million fish, up six percent from the 166 million fish on hand a year ago. There were 173 million small stockers, up two percent from last year. Producers had 732 million fingerlings and fry on hand on the first of July, 2011. Read more ...
A single pond started it all for Bill Walton
Bill Walton surveys his ponds, that are full of bluegill and black catfish. To Bill its a hobby one he has done for years, he said "People don't realise fish are important," he said. "Fish is good food with the economy getting like it is and food prices skyrocketing. And it's a good hobby. You can make a little money out of it." Bill Walton started in 1990 where he contracted to have his first pond dug out on his property and then stocked by the SC Department of Natural Resources with bluegills in the first year. This was part of a 50 year old stocking program which has since stopped due to cutback and economy. Read more ...
Aquaculture development of in the Bay of Biscay
AZTI-Tecnalia technological center are researching the possibilities of setting up aquaculture enterprises in the Bay of Biscay. International demand and the markets has made growing bivalves (mussels, oysters, scallops and clams) a profitable business challenge. This key aims of this project, within the remit of the New (2009-2013) Strategic Plan for Fisheries and Aquaculture of the Basque Government, are the differential and profitable production of marine species for food; the development of diversification activities for the sustainability of the local fisheries sector; and the creation of new products for the food industry. Read more ...
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
China: Oil spill killing scallops
In North China's Hebei province the local head of the aquaculture association Yang Jizhen look at the devastation the oil spill has caused on the local scallop farming in the area. More than 160 groups of scallop farmers have said that more than half of the scallops raised are dead due to greasy oil particles. The Fishermen has identified the cause of the oil spill as the Penglai 19-3 oil field jointly operated by the Houston-based ConocoPhillips' China subsidiary and its Chinese partner China National Offshore Oil Corp. The oil spill is being investigated by several government departments including the marine affairs bureau and the environmental protection bureau. Read more ... Probiotic used as growth promoters in Monosex Nile tilapia
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Two different commercial feed additives was tested on the growth performance of monosex Nile tilapia fingerlings. Biogen and Pronifer were tested along with a control. The whole experiment lasted 90 days generally, growth performance, feed conversion ratio, protein efficiency ratio and apparent protein digestibility were improved for monosex tilapia fingerlings fed on diets with commercial feed additives compared to fish fed on the control diet. The study was conducted in the Fish Research Center, Faculty of Agriculture, Suez Canal University. the results showed that feeding with Biogen or Pronifer was a positive result with both treatments outdoing the control. Read more ...
An aqua farm to get its own solar power supply
A fish farm in California is to get its own power supply in the shape of solar power. The fish farm will receive 221.16 kilowatt solar power system built by Sunvalley Solar. The system Sunvalley will build will power a farm by using 2,328 solar paneels from Tianwei Solarfilms, a 260 kilowatt solar inverter from PV Powered and the company expects it to generate 381,267 kilowatt hours annually. Sunvalley Solar's CEO James Zhang "they expect the installation to be completed by September". Rocky French, owner of Aqua Farming Tech, said "it has been a positive experience so far and it offers their company the best possible solar solution". He said "he can't wait until the farm is completely powered by solar energy". Read more ...
New Zealand falling behind the rest of world in aquaculture
Aquaculture in New Zealand is falling behind the rest of the world, the technology gap is painfully slow. In the Whole of New Zealand there are only two aqua feed manufactures both producing relatively small volumes. The aquaculture industry relies mostly on imported feed and depends totally on the development of foreign companies to improve the feed for the fish farms. There was an attempt during the mid 1990's when NRM attempted to manufacture salmon feed, however this did not last long and failed. One of the big issues concerning aqua-feed in New Zealand is that New Zealand's aquaculture industry is at the mercy of the large international company. Read more ...
Fish Vet Group announces global expansion
The Fish Vet Group (FVG) has announced the expansion of its aquaculture health service into the Americas and Scandinavia. FVG will launch its global presence at Aquanor, Managing Director David Cox said “Our expansion has been very much demand-led. We started out by providing veterinary health services for a number of fish farming operations based around the coast of Scotland but over the last fifteen years, the production of farmed fish and shellfish has more than doubled around the world". "Since 2009, the number of fish and shellfish farms has increased in North America and Europe, but in relation to marine catch operations, caged fish farming still only represents a third of the fish consumed. Globally, this relatively young industry is in a strong period of growth. Demand is rising for intelligent, practical solutions and veterinary products and so we are moving closer to our customers.� Read more ... Welcome to our 1000th blog, Thank you for following us
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The future looks bright for Vietnam's aquaculture industry
Deputy head of the Directorate of Fisheries under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) Dr Pham Anh Tuan said that domestic aquaculture had expanded outstandingly and that the output had increased by 15 percent on average per year. Science and technology research is continuing to push production and export forward.
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Recent seafood technology research has boosted the industry and the quality of the seafood breeds, such as second generation tra (pangasius), which grows 13 percent faster than the first one. Even so, Tuan said "the technology faces obstacles regarding scattered farming, inadequate infrastructure and high water consumption in Vietnam". Read more ...
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A new hope, eco-clean fish farms for aquaculture
Aquaculture has been growing steadily since the 1970's, the demand for seafood products has also been growing. One of the key issues with aquaculture is the need to have eco farming where fish are raised in an environment that is non polluting and sustainable. According to a report by the UN Fish and Agriculture Organization, aquaculture (artificially grown seafood) provides over 47% of total world supply of seafood. At the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Professor Jaap Van Rijn has developed the first patented solution to the closed containment system. His patent is the first true step to sustainable and ecologically safe aquaculture, with zero discharge closed recirculation system that does not depend on location and is 100 percent non polluting. Read more ...
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University researchers discovery in sea lice infestations
Researcher at the University of Maine recently published a paper demonstrating that blue mussels can eat the larvae of sea lice. Sea lice have recently been decimating farmed finfish stocks. “Extractive species are filter-feeding so they’re taking in all the phytoplankton and zooplankton and whatever’s in the water column, but they’re also taking in excess fish food and feces and removing all those organics from the water,” Ms Molloy said. Sally Molloy a Postdoctoral researcher and microbiologist at the University of Maine “In our preliminary experiments we exposed mussels to some number of sea lice and we could see they were capable of eating them,” Ms Molloy said. “But we need to get a better understanding of disease dynamics on a farm.” Read more ...
Aquatic biotechnology is the focus of competition
According to a symposium in Beijing the out of which points to worldwide competition in aquatic sciences and technology with the main focus being on aquatic biotechnology. The symposium was held on July 17, 2011 in Beijing and was sponsored by the Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences. Zhang Xianliang, President of the Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, said in his remarks that although China had achieved obvious progress in the areas of: functional gene screening and cloning screening and application of molecular markers of important traits genetic linkage mapping of aquatic animals sex control and monosexual seed culture molecular marker- or genetic marker-assisted selection culture of embryonic stem cells of farmed aquatic animals and establishment of their cell bank there remained a large gap between China and the world’s leading countries in terms of aquatic animals’ functional gene, development scale of key types of molecular marker, environmental genomics, comparative genomics, nutritional genomics and research on use of stem cell technology in protection of endangered aquatic species. Read more ...
Nutreco and DSM look to possible joint buy out of Provimi
Nutreco a global leader in animal nutrition and fish feed and Royal DSM a global science based company active in health, nutrition and materials. Announced a possible joint venture in the purchase of Provimi. Provimi is a world leader in animal nutrition with approximately 70 plants in 26 countries, employing nearly 7000 employees with 350 scientist. Both Nutreco and Royal DSM has issued a joint statement confirming that should the opportunity arise, they have decided to jointly explore the possibility of acquiring Provimi. They went on to say that a further statement will only be made if and when appropriate. Read more ...
Friday, July 29, 2011
Nutreco see's revenues jump by 14.3 percent
The Dutch animal nutrition and fish feed company Nutreco saw their overall profits in 2011 jump by 14.3 percent. Nutreco enjoyed revenues of €2.6 billion (US$3.707 billion). CEO Wout Dekker stressed "that growth is clearly back in salmon farming and Chile is seeing a strong recovery from the ISA virus while Norway continues to have a good performance".
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"Fish feed is delivering excellent results. Skretting Chile will reopen its Pargua fish feed plant in September 2011 to meet the growing demand,” Dekker said. He explained that Nutreco is exploring opportunities to further diversify in feed for other fish species and in new regions including South-East Asia and South America. Read more ...
Malaysia considering reducing exports of fish
Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Minister Datuk Seri Noh Omar said that Malaysia may "reduce exports to ensure that there is enough to meet the domestic needs'. He said there had been a drastic rise in the volume of fish exports of late, with statistics showing 7,222 tonnes for April, 17,553 tonnes for May and 30,536 tonnes for June. Read more ...
Sri Lanka President inaugurates aquaculture conference in Colombo
July 28, 2011 see the first ever Asia Pacific Regional Ministerial Meeting on Aquaculture for Food Security, Nutrition and Economic Development. The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific (NACA) have organised the two-day ministerial meeting in association with the Sri Lankan government. The meeting was inaugurated by the President of Colombo Mahinda Rajapaksa. His keynote speech said of the commitment of the Asian political leadership. He also spoke of the resources and the need to overcome the challenges faced by fisheries and aquaculture in the region and the need to sustain and expand the regional initiative. Read more ...
AquaBounty defends its genetic salmon project
AquaBounty Technologies, the company that developed the GM salmon, is now having to defend its creation. The US Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) had all but agreed to allow its sale, AquaBounty Technologies CEO Ronald Stotish said in a statement: “We remain confident that the more deliberative body of the Senate will refrain from interfering in the 15-year scientific review by the US FDA. The facts about the safety and the environmental benefits of the fish have been made fully public by the FDA. Read more ...
Chilean salmon virus possibly came from Norway
The salmon virus, that has hit the Chilean salmon farming is thought to have originated in Norway. A major salmon producer has acknowledged this. Cermaq a state controlled company in Norway and who is a major exporter of salmon eggs has concluded that the salmon eggs that came from Norway are most likely to be the reason for the outbreak. The outbreak was first reported by Marine Harvest another Norwegian company. The Chilean industry, suffered more than US$2 billion (€1.403 billion) in losses, and saw its production of Atlantic salmon fall by half and had to lay off 26,000 workers, their major clients include the United States and Brazil. Read more ...
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