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February 2012

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Exports of tilapia to be extended from Honduras

During 2011, Honduras exported 19.1 million pounds (8,600 tons) of tilapia to the US, Canada and Mexico. Orlando Delgado, manager of Aquafinca Saint Peter Fish said in an interview "that 2011 had been a good year for exporting, and more growth has been predicted for 2012. "This year we are exporting a higher value cuts of tilapia that have an additional value to the steak, and its is directed to a segment of the upper middle class market in the US".

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The prediction for the end of 2012 is that Honduras would have exported about 20 million pounds of tilapia, representing a growth of eight percent compared to 2011. The income achieved from this would be over the US$60 million (€45.922 million), obtained in 2011. Read more ...

Prawn farming project in Kilinochchi launched by NAQDA

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A company in the new area of kelp farming has received approval for an experimental aquaculture lease in Casco Bay. Ocean Approved LLC, which owners say created the first kelp farm in America in 2009, also in Casco Bay, received approval January 24 from the Department of Marine Resources for a three-year lease for 3.03 acres off of Jewell Island. They are still awaiting the approval for a second site of the same size off Chebeague Island.

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The Northern Province Governor Major General GA Chandrasiri has allocated Rs15 million (US$131,688.688), to start the project. 14 cooperatives have been established with a membership of about 1,500 to manage the project. NAQDA officials informed that a fully grown prawn will weigh about 100 grams and harvest could be obtained in a period of 3½ months. They said that unlike fresh water prawns, these brackish water prawns do not need special food or supplying of oxygen as they solely feed on micro organisms found in the water. Read more ...

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The National Aquaculture Development Authority of the Ministry of Fisheries has launched a large scale brackish water prawn farming project in the Kilinochchi District. This natural prawn farming project has been launched in the Chundikulam reservoir by the Minister of Traditional Industries and Small Enterprise Development Douglas Devananda by releasing 25 million post larvae obtained from different breeding centres in the island into the reservoir. The reservoir extends over 32,500 acres and holds a massive volume of brackish water.

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Dobbins and his partner, Tollef Olson, plan to use the sites as underwater laboratories, experimenting with different growing conditions to find the ideal setting for a longer-term kelp farm. They grow three varieties of kelp, each native to Casco Bay. The approved site off of Jewell Island is a high-energy zone, Dobbins said, with significant tidal movement. The Chebeague Island site is a low-energy site, he said. “These two zones are where we'll go to make our mistakes and our success,” Dobbins said. “We still have some research to do.” Read more ...

Thursday, February 2, 2012

Aquaculture and Hydroponics equals Aquaponics

When you grow plants for food, you need to feed the plants nutrients so they will grow well. When you grow fish for food, you need to remove their nutrient rich wastes so they will grow well. Aquaponics takes these two problems and combines them to form a common solution: use the wastes from growing fish to feed plants, which in turn clean the water so fish can thrive. Innovative solutions that turn wastes into valuable resources are a hallmark of sustainability. Global population recently surpassed seven billion people, and increasing numbers of people fall ill from consumption of unhealthy food products. Besides the epidemic rates of heart disease, obesity, and diabetes, experts are also concerned about increasing global food production to feed the growing human population. As the affluence of a population grows, along with their consumption of mainstream media and advertising, the demand for animal protein typically grows too. Unfortunately, the moral and environmental costs of factory farming livestock for meat are nauseating. And of course it’s not just about having food to eat, it’s also about having access to tasty, healthy food that is affordable. Read more ...

Lake Sebu in the Philippines suffered large fish kill

48.5 tons of tilapia were lost as a fish kill hit Lake Sebu in the South Cotabato during the weekend. The aquaculture industry in the area lost about P3.8 million (US$ 294,978.8) worth of tilapia in the fish kill. Rudy Muyco, deputised fish warden of the Department of Agriculture (DA) in Lake Sebu, said the fish kill was due to depletion of oxygen in the fish cages. Muyco explained "the oxygen depletion was triggered by sudden weather changes and overcrowding of fishes in the cages. Some of the fishes were buried, while the others were preserved through sun-drying to be turned into daing". Provincial health officer Dr. Rogelio Aturdido, however, said the dead fishes may pose some health risks to those who will consume them, even if they are turned into daing. Read more ...

Catfish production in Arkansas decreased in 2011

The catfish industry in the state of Arkansas, continued its downward spiral in 2011, with declines in acreage, production and sales. However, national production and sales were up slightly as prices rose and farmers in other states grew more fish on fewer acres. Still, acreage continued to decline in the major catfish-producing states. Arkansas is the third-largest catfish-producing state, behind Mississippi and Alabama. "We certainly have lost a lot of acres in the last few years," said Charles Collins, executive director of Catfish Farmers of Arkansas. "Prices just haven't been there for farmers to maintain acreage. But prices are a lot better, and hopefully that will stabilise the market." Read more ...

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Friday, February 3, 2012

The Aquaculture industry in Newfoundland in 2011 did well

Based on the results of the Newfoundland provincial economic review for 2011, aquaculture did well. The value of the aquaculture industry salmon, trout and blue mussels was expected to be approximately Can$170 million (€129.3 million) by the end of the year. The optimistic year-end projection was based on what happened in the aquaculture industry in the first two quarters of 2011. In that time period, aquaculture production increased 43.5 percent over the same period in 2010 with a total of 10,059 tons produced. Darin King, the provincial Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture said, “There are a number of jobs that have been created in the Coast of Bays directly in the aquaculture industry, and the number of spin-off jobs is just tremendous. There is a high value being placed on the contribution that the industry is making, not only on the Connaigre Peninsula, but also in the spin-off jobs being created in the service sectors in the surrounding areas that are supporting what’s happening in the area. This is an important industry to the entire province.” Read more ...

Aquaponics an alternative eco-friendly solution

Aquaponics is a method of cultivating both produce and fish together, where the waste of the fish is utilised as a food source for the plants grown in the system. The aquaponics system is self contained and able to be set up anywhere, which means that food can be grown on land that is unsuitable for normal soil based agriculture. Another key element of aquaponics is that its utilities the green energy options. The Sweetwater Foundation working with Society for Appropriate Rural Technology for Sustainability (ARTS) are hoping to commercialise aquaponics in India and to build aquaponics eco parks in Mumbai and Kolkata with a plan to do the same in other major cities in India. Read more ...

North Queensland barramundi battered by Asian imports

The local aquaculture industry is facing some stiff competition as a flood of imported barramundi from South East Asia. Up to 8000 tons of barramundi is imported from Indonesia, Vietnam and Burma each year where seafood farming regulations are far less stringent. Marty Phillips of the Australian Barramundi Farmers Association believes that, for the public, being able to tell the difference between local and imported fish is key to supporting home-grown product. "We import twice the amount we grow," Mr Phillips said. "It is tough because of course the imported fish is much cheaper. "There are a lot more environmental regulations here but that’s reflected in the quality." His comments are backed by Kevin Walsh of Pantacchini’s Wholesale Seafood in Cairns, who said the locally produced fish was far superior but without imported product, he would not be able to keep up with demand. Read more ...

Monday, February 6, 2012

Aquaculture in northern China disrupted by sea ice

The northern Hebei province has been affected by sea ice since January, provincial fisheries authorities said, many seashell and sea cucumbers have died from suffocation because of the icy conditions in Bohai sea, off Qinghuangdao city. Almost all the shallow sea's buoys and an estimated 80 percent of its kelp had been caught up in the ice and carried off, leading to significant economic losses for local fishermen, Zhang explained.

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Zhang said "it was the second time over the past six years that the region was hit by serious sea ice", a result of low temperature since January. It is expected that floating sea ice off the cities of Qinghuangdao and Tangshan will not ease in the next few days, said Zhang Wanlei, an engineer for Hebei Marine Forecasts. Read more ...

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Canada: Battle over expansion and relocation of fish farm not over

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After losing an appeal against the expansion and relocation of a local fish farm owned by Kelly Cove Salmon Ltd, Herschel and Marian Specter said they were disappointed but not dismayed that their challenge had been rejected by Nova Scotia Supreme Court. Herschel Specter said in a recent interview "that even though they lost the case it had given them access to all kinds of data that was not available to them before the case".

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New fish feed using flies is cheaper and boosts immunity

A new fish feed made using housefly pupae is cheaper than other feeds and boosts fish's immunity to disease claimed one of the researchers who created it. The feed was created by a team at the South Ehime Fisheries Research Center of Ehime University, and researchers hope to have it on the market in two to three years. A drop in stocks of fish used to make fish meal and expanding fish farming in countries like China and Vietnam has pushed the price of fish meal to 200 yen (€24.319) per kilogram or around twice what it was five years ago. The researchers cut back the fish content of the feed by 25 percent, replacing a fourth of that with ground fly pupae. The rest was replaced with other ingredients. When the feed was given to sea bream, they showed improved coloring and resistance to disease. Read more ...

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Scottish Salmon Company plan to open 10 new fish farms

The Scottish salmon company (SSC), continued expansion will involve the creation of 10 new farms and it aims to complete its expansion within the next five years. SSC produces 20 percent of Scotland's total salmon output, the company said that half the job they are creating will be for the Western Isles with other in the Highlands and Argyll. Stewart McLelland, SCC’s chief executive, pledged to develop all the new sites to the RSPCA’s “Freedom Food” standard, which sets rules for stocking density, fish welfare and harvest. Adding, “We are keen to bring talent into our business, developing skills and experience to support our growth plans and that of the overall industry.” Read more ...

Solving the sterile salmon problem

The National Institute of nutrition and seafood research (NIFES), is to study how the health of sterile salmon can be improved by changes in nutrition. Regarded as one of the potential solutions to escaped salmon from farms, sterilised salmon can not breed with wild salmon. But there are several problems left to resolve, before such fish can be produced on a large scale. “We are going to study whether we can modify the salmon’s nutritional program in order to reduce the incidence of bone deformities and cataracts, which have a tendency to occur in triploid salmon production,” says head of research Rune Waagbø at NIFES. Read more ...

Marine Harvest fined for 2009 infraction

Marine Harvest Canada (MHC) was ordered in January to pay Can$5000 (€3,820.105), penalty for failing to reture Pacific Herring to the wild during an incident that occurred in October 2009. Marine Harvest said in a press release that they take full responsibility for the infraction, “The charge failure to return incidentally captured Pacific herring to the place where they were taken stems from an occurrence in late 2009 when the company was transporting its fish,” stated the release. MHC has since modified their equipment to minimise further interceptions. Read more ...

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Wednesday, February 8, 2012

If you’re going to Victam Asia

If your first choice of conference at Victam Asia 2012 is sold out, why not consider attending the GRAPAS Conference on February 15, 2012 from 09:30 where space is unlimited? It's located at the same venue as Aquafeed Horizons and FIAAP (on the second floor of the BITEC) and there is no registration fee. GRAPAS is in both Thai and English and focuses on rice milling and milling technology in general. Register here to attend this informative event. Make you visit to Victam Asia even more worthwhile by attending GRAPAS!

Petition seeks answers for Canada failed protection of wild salmon

Conservation, fishing and native groups in Canada and the United States filed a formal petition today requesting an international investigation into Canada’s failure to protect wild salmon in British Columbia from disease and parasites in industrial fish feedlots. The petition was submitted to the Commission for Environmental Cooperation under the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation an environmental side agreement to the North American Free Trade Agreement and seeks enforcement of Canada’s Fisheries Act. "The Canadian inquiry into the collapse of Fraser River sockeye, the largest salmon-producing river in the world, suggests the primarily Norwegian-owned British Columbia salmon-farming industry exerts trade pressures that exceed Canada's political will to protect wild salmon,” said biologist Alexandra Morton with the Pacific Coast Wild Salmon Society. “Releasing viruses into native ecosystems is an irrevocable threat to biodiversity, yet Canada seems to have no mechanism to prevent salmon-farm diseases from afflicting wild salmon throughout the entire North Pacific." Read more ...

Pacific salmon eggs being exported to China by AgriMarine

AgriMarine recently announced that it was transporting 1.5 million Pacific salmon ova to its hatchery in Benxi, China. The ova came from genetic stocks that have been selected for their high growth performance and are federally-certified and pathogen-free. It is estimated that the potential value of these fish in China will be over Can$20 million (€15.158 million) when they reach market size in 2013 and 2014. "Despite world-wide salmon price volatility in the markets in 2011, we are still seeing strong demand for our locally produced, fresh and frozen fish products, which are free of import tariffs, duties and transatlantic transportation costs," remarked Richard Buchanan, President and CEO of AgriMarine Holdings. "We have a progressive, planned approach to increase fish production in our Chinese farms as we focus our efforts into growing distribution channels." Read more ...

Arkansas catfish farmers continue to produce lower yields

The catfish industry in Arkansas has continued to show a decline in production during 2011, along with lower acreage and sales. In contrast, national production and sales climbed slightly as prices jumped and farmers elsewhere raised more fish on fewer ac, although acreage in the major catfish-producing states has kept shrinking. "Prices just haven't been there for farmers to maintain acreage. But prices are a lot better, and hopefully that will stabilise the market", said Charles Collins, executive director of Catfish Farmers of Arkansas. He said farmers quit the industry as feed prices rose while the price paid by catfish processors remained the same in 2010 and early 2011. Foreign competition has also been a burden. Read more ...

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How do you get to the GRAPAS Conference

How do you get to the GRAPAS Conference for a 09:30 start on February 15, 2012 in a city you are not that familiar with? Especially when it’s located alongside an exhibition that is at a new location for the first time. BITEC, the Bangkok International Trade and Exhibition Centre, is on the Bangkok Rapid Transit Systems’s network. You can reach BITEC by Skytrain – Bang Na Station - on the E line to E13. If you arrive at BITEC from the Skytrain, you will enter BITEC on the 2nd floor and will pass the entrance to the conference areas. If you enter via the trade show on the 1st floor, you can reach them by escalators, lifts and stairs. The conferences are well signed.

Monday, February 13, 2012

Norwegian fisheries ministry proposes new rules on cleaning fish The Fisheries and Coastal Affairs Ministry has circulated a proposal to change the rules on cleaning fish so that it is better adapted to farming, storage and use of wrasse. The use of cleaning fish is a well functioning, environmentally friendly and useful supplement to chemical delousing. In 2010 between 10 and 20 million wild wrasse for use on Norwegian fish farms were caught.

With fish cleaning set to increase, the extensive future use of wild-caught wrasse will have destructive consequences on the species. Given the level of lice in the aquaculture industry today, there is reason to believe that the demand for clean fish will not diminish soon. Read more ...

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New Zealand seeks out alien species Skeleton shrimp

The National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research has issued a nation-wide warning for boaties to keep their hulls clean to stop the exotic species spreading north from southern New Zealand. Caprella mutica was first found in 2002 at Timaru and has now been found in Lyttelton Harbour, Port Levy, Pelorus Sound, Dunedin and Bluff. Niwa biosecurity scientist Dr Chris Woods said it hasn't been found in Waikato yet but is "likely" to arrive in the future, probably on slow-moving vessels such as recreational yachts. It is not known what impact the skeleton shrimp will have on New Zealand's marine biodiversity, but overseas studies have shown that it can overrun native caprellids and could affect food supply to filter-feeders. "When you look at the environment up your way it's totally suited to these guys," Dr Woods said. Read more ...

The wild salmon are under threat according to conservation groups

Wild salmon in the Pacific Northwest are under threat from disease and parasites from industrial fish-farming according to fishing native groups and conservation groups in Canada and the United States. The coalition of groups has this week filed a formal petition requesting an international investigation with the Commission for Environmental Cooperation under the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation an environmental side agreement to the North American Free Trade Agreement. The petition seeks enforcement of Canada’s Fisheries Act.

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“The Canadian inquiry into the collapse of Fraser River sockeye, the largest salmon-producing river in the world, suggests the primarily Norwegian-owned British Columbia salmon-farming industry exerts trade pressures that exceed Canada’s political will to protect wild salmon,” said biologist Alexandra Morton with the Pacific Coast Wild Salmon Society. “Releasing viruses into native ecosystems is an irrevocable threat to biodiversity, yet Canada seems to have no mechanism to prevent salmon-farm diseases from afflicting wild salmon throughout the entire North Pacific.” Read more ...

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Almost $1 million for aquaculture research awarded to University of Guelph

The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council for research projects, has awarded the University of Guelph almost Can$1 million (€750, 000), that will benefit Canada's aquaculture industry. One Guelph project will study ways to combat bacterial cold-water disease. The second strives to improve feeding efficiency of rainbow trout. “These innovative projects will benefit Canada’s aquaculture sector and the country’s economy and environment,” said Rich Moccia, Guelph’s associate vice-president (research) and head of U of G’s aquaculture research centre. “Aquaculture is the fastest-growing sector in the agri-food industry, creating food, new jobs and economic wealth in many regions around the world.” Read more ...

Hatchery fish may give false population figures in Wild Salmon

Scientists have found that only about ten percent of the fall-run Chinook salmon spawning in California's Mokelumne River are naturally produced wild salmon. A massive influx of hatchery-raised fish that return to spawn in the wild is masking the fact that too few wild fish are returning to sustain a natural population in the river. "We expected to find hatchery fish, but the sheer number of hatchery fish returning to spawn in the wild is surprising," said first author Rachel Johnson, a fishery biologist affiliated with the Institute of Marine Sciences at UC Santa Cruz and with the Bay-Delta Office of the US Bureau of Reclamation. "It looked like a healthy population of fish returning to spawn, but the reality is that without the hatchery fish the wild stocks are not sustaining themselves." Read more ...

Locals opposed to new proposed €5.5m salmon farm

Marine Harvest applied to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine for aquaculture and foreshore licences for the site at Shot Head. The firm says the development is part of a €14 million (US$18.42 million) plan by Marine Harvest Ireland to upgrade 16 aquaculture sites over the next five years. However, objections to the plan are growing and a public meeting is due to be held at Adrigole Community Centre tomorrow night. "The biggest problem is sewage. An average-sized salmon farm generates sewage equivalent to 10-20,000 people. This sewage will contaminate the lobster, crab and scallop, which are plentiful at Shot Head. Local fishing boats have on average three crew aboard each fishing boat. Who will compensate these fishermen when their catch is contaminated, or wiped out?". Read more ...

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Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Marine Harvest signs deal with AgriMarine Holdings

In an attempt to mitigate the negative effects on the environment of farmed salmon, particularly in relation to escapes, Marine Harvest has signed a deal with AgriMarine Holdings, to test new equipment to grow 1kg salmon smolts. "Our purpose is to test and benchmark equipment that can support semi-contained postsmolt production of fish up to 1kg," says Cato Lyngøy, Group Technical Manager, Technology & Environment. "For years, Marine Harvest Norway has worked with traditional solutions for the production of smolts on land up to 300 grams. The time has come to look at opportunities for completely or partially closed systems for salmon up to 1 kg," he says. Read more ...

Guardsman Group looking to move into aquaculture

Guardsman Group has added a 500-acre property to its lease-holdings, which is being considered primarily for further diversification of the company into aquaculture, director of finance Vinay Walia said Monday. The company is looking at ornamental fish, instead of the farming of tilapia which has met with mixed fortunes in recent years. "We are investigating the possibility of going into aquaculture, with further plans to engage young people in Kingston and St Andrew in ornamental fish sales. It's all part of encouraging them to become entrepreneurs and move to the next level," Walia said. He indicated that some of the land which is primarily under sugar cane might be kept as is. Read more ...

Councillor calls for more aquaculture programs in the Philippines

A local Councillor in the Philippines, has called for more action by saying that city agriculture office should upgrade its aquaculture program to include raising siganid (malaga), grouper (lapu-lapu) and other species to augment the income of the fisher folks. The issue surfaced after several fisher folks from Barangay Calmay manifested their experiences after their fish pens and other fishing structures were demolished more than a year ago to clear the city’s rivers for dredging. To compensate, the city government launched oyster farming and other kinds of livelihood in the communities as an alternative. Arnold Vinoya, a resident of the place, said" his family has been struggling financially since their fish pen was dismantled. Instead of going to school, my children have to work themselves to augment our family’s income,” he added. Read more ...

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Thursday, February 16, 2012

Aquaculture research projects get Federal grant help fund

The US Department of Agriculture has made available funding of US$293,000 (€225,454) that will help fund nine LSU AgCenter aquaculture research projects. The grants will be used to support research with catfish, crawfish, hybrid striped bass, alligator and freshwater drum, said Dr. David Morrison, associate vice chancellor in the LSU AgCenter. 13

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Newfoundland and Labrador’s aquaculture industry is growing rapidly

At a conference of the Newfoundland Aquaculture Industry Association (NAIA), in Gander, the Provincial Fisheries Minister Darin King addressed the delegates on the success and continued growth and prosperity of the aquaculture industry in the provinc “Newfoundland and Labrador’s aquaculture industry is growing rapidly,” King said. “This conference provided me with the opportunity to connect with suppliers and producers after a very positive year of cooperation between all stakeholders. Over the next few days, my officials will also take the opportunity to discuss the growth and future of this vital industry for rural parts of our province with those directly involved.” Read more ...

Aquaculture in Brunei could contribute $200 million by 2023

The aquaculture industry in Brunei has been identified as one of the sectors in the fisheries industry which has the potential to contribute to the economy of Brunei. Several area's and strategic locations have been developed for fish and prawn breeding. this was highlighted by the Acting Director of Fisheries, Awg Hj Sabri bin Hj Mohd Taha at the launch of a two-day Good Aquaculture Practices (GAP) seminar. "The aquaculture sector is expected to contribute US$200 million (€153.894 million) by the year 2023, which is about 50 percent of the overall fisheries industry". He added, "with the completion of these sites, areas for aquaculture activities will multiply and would increase production in the fisheries sector. It is hoped that production from this sector would become one of the core fisheries industry product especially for the export market". Read more ...

Friday, February 17, 2012

500,000 jobs in aquaculture targeted by Lagos

The Lagos State Government is targeting 500,000 jobs in the fisheries sector in the next five years. This will be actualised through aquaculture, an area the government intends to increase fish production to one million metric tonnes within the same period. Mr Fashola, who spoke through the Commissioner for Agriculture and Cooperatives, Prince Gbolahan Lawal, said the state has done a lot to make the agric transformation agenda a success. He said "the state has built a three-ton per hour rice milling plant to boost local rice production and increase the lands available for cultivation from 30 to 250 hectares". He said the government is planning to increase it to 1000 hectares. Read more ...

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Monday, February 20, 2012

Salmon virus, suspected outbreak at Nova Scotia fish-farm operation

An outbreak of salmon virus at a New Brunswick based company was suspected after the company had issued a statement about having to kill the salmon in two cages, at one of its farms. The company said in the statement that it had killed the fish after a routine test on its stocks on February 10. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said that it was investigating the claims of the suspected outbreak of Infectious salmon anemia virus (ISA). Director of the agency aquatic animal health program, Con Kiley, said that information can’t be made public because of privacy concerns. “We do not confirm the exact location or the owners of facilities,” said Kiley, though he added the company killed thousands of fish as a pre-emptive measure and is under quarantine. Read more ...

Scottish salmon brands look to Dubai for export growth

Scotland's salmon premium brands are looking to increase export growth in the Middle East later in the week. Rouge Scottish Salmon takes centre stage in a major gastronomic competition hosted at Gulfood, the world’s largest food and hospitality show, in Dubai February 19–22. Organised by the Emirates Culinary Guild and endorsed by the World Association of Chefs’ Societies, the premium fish is to feature in the Seafood Class of the Emirates Salon Culinaire competition. Scott Landsburgh, Chief Executive of promotional body Scottish Quality Salmon, said: "We are delighted to be returning to one of the world’s most exciting cities. Dubai is internationally recognised as a five-star destination that understands the value and importance of a quality experience. Food is an important part of this equation and Scottish salmon is increasingly attracting levels of interest and take up from the extensive array of top quality hotels in the United Arab Emirates and around the region". Read more ...

Newly formed association asks for moratorium on open pen aquaculture

A newly formed association on Nova Scotia Eastern Shore called The Association for the Preservation of the Eastern Shore, is asking for a moratorium on open pen aquaculture licenses in the province. The newly formed association made up of tourism, business and conservation groups, as well as many residents of the area, believe that the current method of fish farming poses too much of a threat. A spokeswomen for the association Marike Finlay said "We are for closed pen salmon aquaculture which can flourish and which could be set up here and would create employment here and would create a product actually that is environmentally sustainable as well as healthier,". Read more ...

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Perendale Publishers Limited generates more than 90 percent of its advertising revenues (from its three industry trade titles) from international and overseas companies and clients. We are looking to fill a full-time position of International Sales & Marketing Manager to manage existing clients, but more importantly to seek out new advertisers. We will appoint an individual with at least 5 years experience in international sales, has a firm understanding of both digital and print media, writes well, can communicate easily by phone, email and face-to-face and has an engaging personality that crosses cultural boundaries.

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The successful candidate will work with a small sales team from our Cheltenham, UK office and target a wide variety of businesses on all continents. The role will report to the managing director. Remuneration will be approximately UK£35,000 per annum, based on the successful candidate’s experience. Some international travel is required but will not be extensive. An additional language such as Spanish, Mandarin or French would be beneficial. If you want to join this progressive publishing company where your input will make an important contribution to the company’s overall success, please email your CV plus a short explanation of your current circumstances in either an eight to 10-page Powerpoint or Slideshare resume in the first instance to: Roger Gilbert, Perendale Publishers Limited, Cheltenham, UK (rogerg@ perendale.co.uk)

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Cooke aquaculture not to pursue the project at Jordan Bay

After the recent suspected outbreak of Infectious salmon anemia or anaemia (ISA), Cooke aquaculture has decided to cancel a project at Jordan Bay from a list of proposed aquaculture sites, because the company does not wish to pursue the plan at this time. This comes after the outbreak of ISA at one of its Nova Scotia fish farms operated by subsidiary Kelly Cove Salmon Ltd. Cooke released a statement Friday saying it euthanised two cages of fish from one of its Nova Scotia fish farms because of a suspected outbreak of infectious salmon anemia. The company is awaiting the results of tests and has not said where the farm is located, but residents of Shelburne County have said the suspected outbreak occurred in their community. Infectious salmon anemia is a naturally occurring virus that spreads slowly and is present in wild fish in many parts of the world, including Eastern Canada and the United States, said Cooke’s statement. Read more ...

Petition submitted to classify GE salmon as unsafe food additive

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been petitioned by consumer groups Food & Water Watch, Consumers Union and the Center for Food Safety asking the FDA to classify and evaluate Aquabounty's “AquAdvantage” genetically engineered (GE) salmon and all of its components as a food additive. “The data FDA has on GE salmon, which were supplied by Aquabounty, are incomplete, biased, and cannot be relied upon to show that the GE salmon is safe to consume,” said Food & Water Watch Executive Director Wenonah Hauter. “Aquabounty’s own study showed that GE salmon may contain increased levels of IGF-1, a hormone that helps accelerate the growth of the transgenic fish and is linked to breast, colon, prostate, and lung cancer.” Read more ...

Taiwan helps Belize in tilapia project

Taiwan and Belize are working together in a five year project in rural areas to produce tilapia, so that the people will have an ample supply of fish protein in their diet. The project was undertaken by the government of Belize with technical support from Taiwan, the Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, René Montero, signed an agreement to implement the project with the Republic of China’s Ambassador in Belize, H.E. David Wu, at the Taiwanese Embassy in Belize City on Monday, February 13

Training of fisherman in fish farming in Belize

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One of the key aims of this project is to make small scale tilapia farming a recognised and permanent feature of the agriculture sector in Belize. This initial phase of the project will increase production of tilapia fingerlings from 110,000 to one million units by the end of the five-year project period. Read more ...

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Port Mouton Bay in Nova Scotia oppose any aquaculture fish farms

A group calling themselves Friends of Port Mouton Bay have forward a motion in the long battle they have had to keep aquaculture companies from creating any fish farms in the Bay area. They want the province to permanently stop fish farms from setting up in Port Mouton Bay. To achieve their goals of stopping any aquaculture setting up, they have ask the Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture Sterling Belliveau to declare the bay as unsuitable for aquaculture. The group was in council on February 20, asking the Region to support the idea by writing a formal letter to the minister and other political leaders. The group are not against aquaculture as an industry, they just feel that Port Mouton Bay is not suitable for aquaculture, Peter Muttart one of the presenters said “We recognise the value of fish farming. Fish farming could take the pressure off wild stock,” Read more ...

Venture Southland one step ahead in New Zealand

As the New Zealand strategy for aquaculture is prepared by the Government, Venture Southland is one step ahead, its aquaculture project which is supported by the New Zealand Trade and Enterprise regional strategic fund, is almost complete and looks at how aquaculture could be developed in Southland. Venture Southland enterprise and strategic projects group manager Steve Canny said a report on the project had been peer reviewed and was almost ready for publication. "We looked at developing new and existing opportunities within the aquaculture industry and aim to make export earnings for the region." he said. This would be done on and off shore and would not compromise the environment. Read more ...

Saltwater fish grown in Arkansas

At the University of Arkansas partnered with the University of Tennessee and Texas A&M University they have been growing saltwater fish. For the last three years on a project funded by the USDA’s Southern Regional Aquaculture Center to develop croakers as an inland, low-salinity marine bait fish species.The Atlantic croaker Micropogonias undulatus is a candidate for multiple-purpose aquaculture production as a bait-fish and food fish. Atlantic croakers are a popular live bait fish for several saltwater recreational angling species such as spotted sea trout. The Atlantic croaker is a US native that occurs throughout the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico from New York to Mexico. Atlantic croaker have the ability to utilise a multitude of food resources including plankton, detritus, plant material, small fish, and invertebrates, and they adapt well to manufactured diets. Atlantic croakers are capable of rapid growth with a short life-span of 2-4 years. Read more ...

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Thursday, February 23, 2012

Grieg Seafood BC Ltd, charged over seals death

Grieg Seafood BC Ltd, a West Coast salmon farm company that owns and operates 21 farms on the British Columbia coast, has been charged with violating the fisheries act at three different locations.“The charges appear to refer to the accidental drowning of 52 California sea lions and one harbour seal over a six-month period in early 2010, all of which were immediately reported to the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) by Grieg Seafood BC,” the company said in a statement on Wednesday. A court document filed by Gregory Barton Rusel, a fishery officer based in Gold River on the northwest coast of Vancouver Island, states the company “did unlawfully destroy marine animals by drowning." Seven counts deal with the deaths of an unspecified number of sea lions, and two counts are related to the deaths of an unspecified number of seals. The Department of Fisheries and Oceans did not immediately have a spokesperson available to discuss the case, but an official in the communications branch said it appears to be the first time such charges have been laid in BC. Read more ...

Aquaculture is profitable but has many challenging issues

Tilapia refers to a group of almost hundred fish species that mostly live in freshwater bodies. They are a highly nutritious food source. Tilapia is low in saturated fat and is a good protein source. It also contains the micronutrients; phosphorus, niacin, selenium, vitamin B12 and potassium. The fish therefore generally vary in appearance and size. Ms Theresa Namisango, who rears fish at St Jude Fish Farm in Senya, Kingo sub-county in Lwengo district, says that the colour of the fish differs depending on the type of breed. Though fish farming is profitable as a source of income, there are a number of challenges that hinder realising its full commercial potential. Read more ...

Quality salmon is produced in closed containment trails

The Conservation Fund Freshwater Institute (TCFFI) in Canada and the Atlantic Salmon Federation (ASF) have been working together on trails of closed containment aquaculture. Both organisations are very pleased with the health and growth and the quality of the farmed Atlantic salmon that TCFFI is now harvesting from land-based, closed-containment facilities in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. ASF President Bill Taylor said: “These fish are doing very well and the trial is proving that we don’t need the ocean to produce farmed Atlantic salmon for market. Our fish are getting good reviews on their taste and attracting attention from government, industry, and conservation-oriented consumers.” Read more ...

Offshore Mariculture 2012 is an international two-day conference

Offshore Mariculture 2012 is an international two-day conference on the offshore fish farming business. Aimed at growing offshore fish farming businesses the conference will explore the progress and prospects for offshore aquaculture in European and international waters. Following the successful previous events, Malta 2006, Alicante 2008 and Dubrovnik, Croatia 2010, the fourth Offshore Mariculture Conference will be held at the Hilton Hotel Izmir, Turkey on the October 17-19, 2012. The two day technical conference will be followed by a third day dedicated to a visit to an offshore fish farm.

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The fourth Offshore Mariculture conference is a must attend event for business involved in the rapidly expanding sector of the aquaculture market, and will bring industry professionals together to network, discuss topical issues and exchange information and ideas. The conference program will include presentations on key policy and research updates together with practical offshore farming operations, update on manufacturers’ latest products, spatial planning and monitoring, spotlight on Turkey and case studies from Turkish and international fish farmers. The Specific Focus on Turkey will attract Government officials from farming nations looking to learn how they can adapt Turkey’s successful spatial planning policy into their own Ministries of Fisheries/Environment and Tourism. In addition International farming companies and suppliers looking to enter/invest in the Turkish market will be in attendance. For more information and details on how to register your interest and for the free e Newsletter, please visit the Conference website: http://www. offshoremariculture.com/home

Friday, February 24, 2012

Objections raised over €3.5 million fish farm

Commissioners of Bantry Bay Harbour have lodged objections to the Marine Harvest company's proposals on the grounds of location. Michael Hennebry, chairman of the harbour commissioners, said a report prepared by a deputy harbour master said the proposed fish farm was "too close" to tanker anchorage for Whiddy Island oil storage terminal and to a "boarding point for pilots". One of the points highlighted in the letter related to the company's argument that waste from the farm will pass directly "out into the Atlantic Ocean". "It has not been proven the currents and water movements in the bay will ensure waste from the salmon farm will pass directly from the salmon farms 'out into the Atlantic Ocean'. Previous studies have in fact shown that water exchange in Bantry Bay is low, and sediments and waste material will move east into the head of Bantry Bay," Read more ...

Cambodia looking at new laws for aquaculture

In Cambodia, new laws are being drafted to help promote and regulate the aquaculture industry in Cambodia. The law would aim to manage and regulate the way aquaculture and fish farmers handle operations and will try to ensure that the farmers’ methods do not affect the country’s biodiversity, Fisheries Administration general director Nao Thuok said. He added that the draft law was still in its discussion phase and would be finalised after further debate. Van Po, who has been farming fries, or small or young fish, in Takeo province for the past 10 years, said he welcomed the news. He said that authorities had sometimes tried to illegally demand money when they transported the fries to customers. “I would be so happy if there was a law defending aquaculture farmers.” Read more

Uganda Government policy to boost aquaculture

Uganda's Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries are soon to ratify a new policy expected to favour aquaculture and boost fish farming. The National Investment Policy on Aquaculture Parks in Uganda, still in its draft form, seeks to increase the value of aquaculture production from the current 90,000 tons valued at US$180 million (about Shs400 billion) annually to at least 300,000 tons by 2016. Auburn University Uganda "Fish Project" from Fisheries & Aquacultures on Vimeo.

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At the draft validation meeting, the acting Commissioner for Fisheries, Mr Love Wadanya, said fish farms will be mandated to develop environmentally-friendly technology for both land and water fish farming, while at the same time comply with Environmental Impact Assessments. "Our water is still virgin and clean, while putting parks we want to ensure the water remains clean for years to come by developing environmentally-friendly aquaculture technologies, " Mr Wadanya said. Read more ...

Monday, February 27, 2012

DTI Quezon held a pangasius value chain analysis planning/ workshop

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Quezon held a pangasius value chain analysis planning/ workshop on February 21 at the DTI Quezon provincial office this city in preparation for the development of the pangasius industry in the province. Pablito Budoy of DTI Quezon said "the planning workshop was attended by representatives/enablers from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), Quezon National Agricultural School (QNAS), TESDA, Office of the Provincial Agriculturist, Office of the City Agriculturist as well as entrepreneurs comprising of pond operators, pangasius breeders, and traders". Read more ...

New compendium expected to be highly valuable all involved in aquaculture

A first of its kind compendium which was funded by Department of Bio Technology (DBT), under the Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India has been compiled by Dr A S Sahul Hameed, Associate Professor of Zoology at the A Abdul Hakeem College in Melvisharam.

â€œGiven the fact that the world today faces unforeseen challenges like environmental degradation, health hazards and climate change, which have an adverse impact on the food and energy sector, an intelligent approach to research on microbes will have an incredible number of applications in food, fisheries, medicine, industry and agriculture,â€? said Hameed. Read more ...

Atlantic salmon federation

The Conservation Fund Freshwater Institute (TCFFI) and the Atlantic Salmon Federation (ASF) are very pleased with the health, growth , and quality of farmed Atlantic salmon that TCFFI is now harvesting from landbased, closed-containment facilities in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. Since May, 2011, ASF and TCFFI have grown salmon of Saint John, NB river strain and have achieved exceptional quality and survival of the fish. ASF President Bill Taylor said, "These fish are doing very well and the trial is proving that we don't need the ocean to produce farmed Atlantic salmon for market. Our fish are getting good reviews on their taste and attracting attention from government, industry, and conservation-oriented consumers." "We plan", continued Mr. Taylor, "to hold a workshop at our headquarters in St. Andrews, NB in October 2012 to provide mentoring resources and emerging information on farming salmon in closed containment facilities. The workshop is intended to assist the salmon aquaculture industry, government regulators, funders and conservation advocates in making future decisions on the use of closed-containment systems for farming salmon in New England, the mid-Atlantic, and Atlantic Canada." Read more ...

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Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Canada: A study has found traces of Listeria in ready to eat fish products

A study carried out by the University of British Columbia has found traces of listeria in ready to eat fish products, the products sole in Metro Vancouver. UBC food microbiologist Kevin Allen tested a total of 40 ready-to-eat fish samples prior to their best before date. Purchased from seven large chain stores and 10 small retailers in Metro Vancouver, these products included lox, smoked tuna, candied salmon and fish jerky. Mr Allen says although the listeria monocytogenes levels in the ready-toeat fish products met federal guidelines, the bacteria can multiply during handling and storage – particularly toward the end of shelf life. “Additional handling of ready-to-eat foods in stores, such as slicing, weighing, and packaging, may increase the potential for cross-contamination,” says Mr Allen. “While listeria bacteria can be killed by high heat, most people eat these fish products without further cooking.” Read more ...

Tamaulipas to get new shrimp aquaculture parks

The governor of Tamaulipas, Mexico, Egidio Torre Cantú, plans to complete the construction of several industrial areas that will house four shrimp aquaculture parks in late 2012. To that end, four major areas were identified along the state coast appropriate for the development of these parks, said Mauricio Etienne Llano, Undersecretary for Fisheries and Aquaculture of Tamaulipas Government. Under the strategic project of the state, the shrimp parks will be built in an area of 13,000 hectares suitable for aquaculture developments in the areas of San Fernando, Soto la Marina, Aldama and southern Tamaulipas. Etienne Llano said they are working with the Autonomous University of Tamaulipas (UAT) and the Centre for Biological Research of the Northwest (CIBNOR) to conduct technical and production studies for the construction of the four parks. Read more ...

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Cooke aquaculture is moving ahead with their expansion plans

Cooke aquaculture officials have said that the plans of the company to expand in Nova Scotia remain unchanged, despite the recent outbreak of an untreatable disease, which saw thousands of salmon culled in Shelburne Harbour. Company spokesperson Nell Halse admits it was bad news for the company when positive indications for infectious salmon anemia were found during routine testing of fish While unfortunate, Halse says the company expects to deal with diseases and parasites at fish farms from time to time. “Sometimes this happens,” she said, noting that her and other aquaculture companies have dealt successfully with ISA in New Brunswick. “There’s always a risk …but we have all kinds of good measures to prevent them.” Read more ...

Recycling fish waste and growing plants - Aquaponics

Utilising the effluent from fish farms and feeding it to plants while retreating the water is the basics of aquaponics. Aquaponics is also behind an ambitious project called Apiva it involves the Lycée de la Canourgue college in Lozère, France, ITAVI, CIRAD in Montpellier and Bangkok, and many fish farming professionals.

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CIRAD and its INTREPID Joint Research Unit (Integrated & Ecological Intensification for Sustainable fish Farming), are working on this innovative aquaculture technique that associates aquaculture farms with hydroponics (soil-less cultivation on nutrient solutions), for their mutual benefit. The initiative is also aimed at developing an innovative research and education platform centering on this new type of integrated aquaculture . A major partnership has also been established between research and development centres, agricultural colleges, French and international universities, firms, professional organisations and representatives of public authorities. Read more ...

Alltech AQUATE part of the Alltech aqua advantage

“Aquaculture is the fastest growing portion of the animal industry,” said Jorge Arias, global director of Alltech’s Aqua Division. “The value in this practice is its sustainable nature. We use algae as a replacement for protein and fatty acids in the fish diet, which leads to lower feed costs and less impact on the environment. We wish to spread the word about aquaculture during our Symposium in the hope that this industry can continue its rapid development.

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