Brazil Markets Freshwater Fish to Arabs

BRAZIL - Saudi Arabia, Qatar, United Arab Emirates and Kuwait are in the list of future clients of Nativ Pescados, a fishery company based in the state of Mato Grosso.

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New Potential for Super-sized Abalone

June 30, 2009 by Amaete Umanah · Leave a Comment
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AUSTRALIA - Designer abalone could be an option in the foreseeable future, thanks to a project associated with UQ's Heron Island Research Station.

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Prawns Benefit from Tilapia’s ‘Green Water’

June 30, 2009 by Amaete Umanah · Leave a Comment
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PHILIPPINES - The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has intensified its dispersal of saline tilapia in Sorsogon to prevent shrimp disease in the province’s aquaculture farms.

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Campaigner Attacks Salmon Farm Plans

June 29, 2009 by Amaete Umanah · Leave a Comment
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CANADA - Anti salmon farm campaigner, Alexandra Morton has launced a new attack on the industry following the siting of a new farm on the coast of British Columbia.

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Concern over Tilapia Imports

June 29, 2009 by Amaete Umanah · Leave a Comment
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US - Imports of tilapia to the US have risen by 50 per cent since 2003 and the fish has become a challenger to the US catfish industry.

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New Sanitary Rules for Chilean Fish Farms

June 29, 2009 by Amaete Umanah · Leave a Comment
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CHILE - New regulations designed to improve the sanitary conditions for Chilean farmed salmon came into force last week.

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Network of Aquaculture in Americas Begins to Spread

June 26, 2009 by Amaete Umanah · Leave a Comment
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US - A meeting for the initiative to create an Aquaculture Network of the Americas or Red de Acuicultura de las Americas was held in Guayaquil, Ecuador, 10-12 June 2009.

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USDA Grant Funds Guam Shrimp Gene Study

June 26, 2009 by Amaete Umanah · Leave a Comment
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GUAM - The University of Guam’s Western Pacific Tropical Research Center (WPTRC) was awarded $510,165 in T-STAR grant funds from USDA.

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Cefas Expert: the Face of Animal Health Commission

June 26, 2009 by Amaete Umanah · Leave a Comment
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GENERAL - Cefas’ Dr Barry Hill has been elected as President of the Aquatic Animal Health Standards Commission of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE).

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Joe Borg Meets Killeen Over State of Fisheries

June 25, 2009 by Amaete Umanah · Leave a Comment
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EU - In a meeting with European Commissioner Joe Borg at today’s Fisheries Council in Luxembourg, Mr. Tony Killeen TD, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food with responsibility for fisheries, outlined for the Commissioner the current issues facing the industry.

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