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Welcome to this week's newsletter
We have 2 new features this week:
Understanding the Media Approach to Aquaculture Issues
Several social studies have shown that the mass media can affect public perception of risk. It can shape public understanding in the way articles emphasise and de-emphasise particular aspects of risk and the way that certain issues are framed and presented, writes TheFishSite editor, Chris Harris.
Australian Fisheries Statistics
The total volume of fisheries production in Australia has increased by 17,500 tonne (eight per cent), since 1999-2000, while the real gross value of production has fallen by $0.8 billion (26 per cent). The increase in production volume is largely the result of growth in the
production of Australian sardines, according to ABARE’s Australian Fisheries Statistics, released this week.
 ??Australia
Acquaculture Technology Only Way To Guarantee Fish Supplies
AUSTRALIA - An international fishing company is looking to a West Australian aquaculture system to guarantee its supplies and save on escalating fuel costs.
Exploited Fish Making a Comeback
AUSTRALIA - No-take marine reserves can lead to very rapid comebacks of the fish species most prized by commercial and recreational fisheries, reveals a new study.
More Funding for Striped Trumpeter Research
AUSTRALIA - The Tasmanian Department of Primary Industries is backing two research projects into the viability of striped trumpeter in aquaculture.
Pearl Company Raises A$4.3 Million
AUSTRALIA - Arafura Pearls has raised A$4.3 million through a management investment scheme (MIS).
Fish Names Guarantee a Breakthrough for Consumers
AUSTRALIA - A scheme for seafood retailers to display the "Approved Fish Names" logo guarantee has been launched in Australia.
Farmed Salmon Production Continues to Increase
AUSTRALIA - Despite a two per cent fall in the volume of Australian fisheries production in 2006-07, the gross value of production increased by two per cent to A$2.18 billion.
Sydney Fish Market First with Approved Fish Names
AUSTRALIA - Sydney Fish Market and its eight seafood retailers are the first to be licensed under a Scheme for Australia's $2.5 billion seafood Industry.
 ??General
Call for Funds to Fight Illegal Fishing
GLOBAL - The UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation has called for US$1 million to support a project to help developing countries deny port access to boats involved in illegal fishing.
 ??Kenya
State Backs Fish Farming Project
KENYA - The Kenyan government is backing a new initiative that is seeing fish farming growing in areas of the country not previously known for aquaculture.
 ??Canada
Mediterranean Sea Bass for Aquaculture Start-up
NOVA SCOTIA - The Nova Scotia government is investing in a unique land-based aquaculture start-up in Hants County that will introduce Mediterranean sea bass to the province.
Salmon Farms to be Emptied during Migration Season
CANADA - British Columbia's leading salmon farming company is to create safe corridors for migrating pink salmon in the Broughton Archipelago.
Police Hunt Salmon Poachers
CANADA - Police in Harbour Breton in Canada are investigating salmon poaching from Cooke Aquaculture's salmon pens.
ASCF Funds 21 Projects with First Round of Grants
CANADA - Work to conserve wild Atlantic salmon stocks got a C$275,000 boost today when the new Atlantic Salmon Conservation Foundation (ASCF) announced its first round of successful grant applications.
C$3 Million Loan for Cooke Aquaculture to Expand
NEW BRUNSWICK - Cooke Aquaculture is to receive a $3 million forgivable loan to help expand its St. George aquaculture and fish processing operations, creating 230 new jobs.
 ??European Union
Fuel Top of Agenda at EC Fisheries Council
EU - The high price of fuel and its impact on European fishing fleets will be on the agenda at a meeting of the EU Fisheries Council in Luxembourg this week.
Managing Fisheries with Semantic Technologies
EU - A semantic software development toolkit designed by European researchers could help the UN's Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) improve its management of the world’s fisheries.
Minister Calls for Strong Fisheries Package
EU - Irish fisheries minister Tony Killeen has called for a strong package of EU-funded measures to address the current difficulties being experienced by fishermen across Europe and, particularly, in Ireland.
 ??United Kingdom
Ministers Act to Protect Lyme Bay Sea Life
UK - Ministers have banned damaging types of fishing in 60 square nautical miles of sea off the South West coast to protect threatened sea life.
Resistance Against Sea Lice Inheritable
UK - Further research into the heritability of resistance to sea lice infestations is being planned following promising laboratory-based results from a pilot trial.
UK Support Vital for Fuel Aid Package
UK - The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation has called on the UK and Scottish Governments to take the lead in supporting the fishing industry, following the EC Council of Fisheries Ministers meeting in Luxembourg where fuel was one of the key issue’s for discussion.
SFF?RespondsTo?Environmentalists' "Cod Hysteria"
UK - The Scottish fishing industry has hit out at criticisms of the industry over the sutainability of cod.
Greater Protection for Native Fish
SCOTLAND - Scotland's precious native freshwater fish life is to receive greater protection from alien species.
 ??Chile
Fraunhofer Foundation Comes to Chile
CHILE - European scientific research centre, the Fraunhofer Foundation, is to develop biotechnology, aquaculture, biomining and human health projects in Chile.
 ??United States
Workshops on How to Start Business in Aquaculture
WEST LAFAYETTE - This summer Purdue University Extension and the Indiana Soybean Alliance is to host a series of free aquaculture workshops.
Sustainably-raised Shrimp at Fancy Food Show
US - Blue Horizon Organic Seafood Company is to promote its ecologically friendly concepts and products at the 54th Summer Fancy Food Show in New York City.
Discovering Hormones and Their Role in Meat Quality
US - A team of scientists in Iowa studied how the release of hormones in animals of agricultural importance can lead to greater efficiency of growth and meat quality. Their results could reduce the cost of animal production and enhance profitability for farmers.
Scheme to Grow Sea Scallops
US - Sarasota County is partnering with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute to plant a future population of local sea scallops.
Sustainable Shrimp Supplies
US - The US shrimp fisheries, particularly in the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic are some of the largest in the country, and yet they provide just 13 per cent of the national consumption.
Yakama fisheries restore salmon to Yakima basin
US - The Yakama Nation Fisheries Program is putting back about 300,000 coho salmon into Tucquala Lake in a bid to rectify the damage done by dams barring the migratory fish from the Yakima River Basin headwaters.
Carbon Monoxide Treatments for Tilapia Fillets
US - A new report from the University of Florida and published in the Food Science Journal shows that carbon monoxide can be used to retain the muscle colour of tilapia fillets.
Baitfish Industry Spawned in Ohio
OHIO - Ohio fishing enthusiasts, who bait their lines with imported shiners, may soon be catching that Lake Erie smallmouth bass, walleye or crappie with a native baitfish, spawned and raised for the first time in an indoor environment.
Climate Change Affects Coastal Fish Communities
US - A detailed analysis of data from nearly 50 years of weekly fish-trawl surveys in Narragansett Bay and adjacent Rhode Island Sound has revealed a long-term shift in species composition, which scientists attribute primarily to the effects of global warming.
College Creates Biodiesel from Algae
US - An aquaculture college in North Carolina is researching ways of turning green algae into biodiesel.
New Food Plays for Investors
NEW YORK - Metals have had their boom and the cost of oil is still surging, but Nate Pile, editor of investor newsletter Nate's Notes, recently reminded Wall Street Reporter subscribers of the opportunities presented by soaring global food prices.
Fish Farm Plans Anger Lanai Fishermen
US - Plans for a new aquaculture business in the open ocean off the island of Lanai, in the Hawaiian islands has come under fire from local fishermen.
COOL Catfish Law Starts 1 July
US - Moves to introduce country of origin labelling on catfish in Mississippi restaurants will become law on 1 July.
Oyster Beds Halt Development
US - Plans for a $500 million waterfront development of luxury apartments and a marina have been put on hold because of oyster beds.
Clam Farming Growing in Virginia
US - Shellfish aquaculture is a green and thriving industry in Virginia, which impacts the state’s economy and environment.
 ??Philippines
Head of SEAFDEC Reappointed
PHILIPPINES - Dr. Joebert D. Toledo has been reappointed Chief of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) ? Aquaculture Department (AQD) for a second two-year term until 2010.
Fish Scare Hits Masbate Following Typhoon
PHILIPPINES - Concerns that fish and seafood supplies could have been contaminated by bodies recovered from vessels sunk in typhoon Frank around the Philippines have been allayed by health officials.
 ??Brazil
Award for Best Presentation
BRAZIL - Ann Cecilie Hansen from the National Institute of Nutrition and Seafood Research (NIFES) received an award for the best PhD-student presentation at a large fish nutrition conference in Brazil.
 ??China
Qingdao Harvests Benefits of Aquaculture and Fishing
CHINA - Qingdao's fishing and aquaculture have developed rapidly in recent years to become crucial to the city's marine economy.
 ??Sweden
Ministers Open Doors
SWEDEN - Nordic bodies have long made a virtue out of transparency in their decision-making processes, and one group of ministers is now holding its first totally open meeting.
Consumers Want Fish Labelling
SWEDEN - Nordic fisheries ministers are calling on the industry in the region to introduce environmental certification for its catches in a bid to promote sustainable development.
 ??Thailand
Processors Set Own Pricing Programme
THAILAND - Seafood processors in Thailand have hit back at a recent shrimp-pledging programme by the Commerce Ministry by setting their own weekly shrimp benchmark prices.
 ??Papua New Guinea
Closer Ties for Papua New Guinea and Viet Nam
PAPUA NEW GUINEA - The leader of Papua New Guinea has called for bilateral ties with Vietnam, particularly in mining, energy, agriculture and aquaculture.
 ??Viet Nam
Farmers Putting Fish on Diets in South
VIET NAM - The volume of oversized tra fish in the Cuu Long River Delta is increasing day by day.
Cut Catfish Production to Boost Prices
VIET NAM - Catfish production in Viet Nam should be reduced to cut supply and raise the export value, according to an industry leader.
Mekong Fish Farmers Hit by Mystery Fish Deaths
VIET NAM - At reported 400 tonnes of farmed fish worth VND6 billion (US$356,000)were found dead over the weekend in the Mekong Delta.
 ??New Zealand
King Salmon Seeks New Investor
NEW ZEALAND - The Malaysian owners of the New Zealand King Salmon company are looking for a new investor.
 ??Ireland
Minister Opens Conference on Sustainable Fisheries
IRELAND - Irish Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Tony Killeen, opened a major conference organised by Bórd Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) this week.
Industry Unites over Irish Aquaculture Development
IRELAND - Fishing, seafood retail, processing and exporting sectors have unanimously agreed to support IFA Aquaculture in calling for the Government to urgently address the backlog in aquaculture licence applications (currently 280).
 ??Yemen
Yemen and Japan Agree on Fishery Project
YEMEN - The Yemen and Japanese governments have been discussing plans for a giant investment project for a new aquaculture and fisheries facility in Yemen.
 ??Mozambique
Fisheries Sector Falls Short
MOZAMBIQUE - The Mozambique fisheries sector saw production fell short of forecast figures by nearly a third.
 ??Turkey
Skretting Starts Work on 100,000-tonne Feed Plant
TURKEY - Fish feed company Skretting, part of the Nutreco group, last week celebrated the official start of building work for its new fish feed plant near Bodrum in Turkey.
Company news
Meriden at World Aquaculture in Korea
KOREA - The World Aquaculture show in Korea from 19 - 23 May saw the successful introduction of Meriden's Orego-Stim Aqua into the Korean market.
That's all for this week!
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