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President Jose Mujica (Uruguay) has authorised the country's entrance
into the network of aquaculture of the Americas (RAA). Created in March
2009 to promote the sustainability of aquaculture in numerous countries
across the region. Uruguay will benefit from training, human resources,
and exchange of information among other things. Read more...
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Estimated 6,000 new marine species discovered AMANDUS KAHL GmbH & Co. KG
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survey of life in the oceans and how they are connected, shows that the
oceans were richer than first thought. During the project, 30 million indi-
vidual organisms was observed and an estimated 6,000 previously un-
known species were recorded. Professor Paul Holm indicated that there
is still 20 percent of the oceans volume to be explored. Read more...
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Joshua Goldman the chief executive officer of Australis Aquaculture
after three years of searching for a better fish, after fifty candidates, he
chooses the Barramundi. A native of Southeast Asia, Northern Australia.
In terms of biological needs, barramundi are anti salmon they have the
ability to turn vegetarian feed into much sought after omega-3 fatty acids.
They require less feed per pound than farmed salmon do. Read more...
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New appointment for AgriMarine
AgriMarine has appointed a new acting senior advisor, Mr Philip M.
Fitzpatrick will be acting senior advisor he has extensive seafood and
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Oil spill in the Gulf increases interest in Indiana Shrimp
Indiana’s aquaculture industry could help fill a void in shrimp produc-
tion after the devastation of the BP’s Gulf oil spill. Kwamena Quagrainie,
aquaculture-marketing director for Purdue University, has said that people
are concerned after the oil spill, about the quality of the seafood coming
from the Gulf. He pointed out that there is a void to be filled, and that the
aquaculture industry is in a good position to fill that gap. Read more...
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GM salmon update
Anastasia Bodnar writes an interesting article on the BioFortified site, the
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article on the proposed aqua-bounty salmonoid, showing that the Center AND FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRY
for Food Safety (CFS) has a ‘new’ document written by the National Ma-
rine Fisheries Service (NMFS). In the document its points out that the US
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) knowingly withheld a federal biologi-
cal opinion by the US Fish and Wildlife Services (FWS). Read more...
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The Catfish farmers association of Nigeria (CAFAN), has urged the Fed- & Engineering
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aquaculture in Nigeria. The association has complained that Nigeria has
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