Friday, 08 January 2010 14:54
thenews.com, 20 December 2009
The Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock has initiated a seven-year (2007-13) ‘Aquaculture and Shrimp Farming Project’ at a cost of Rs1.99 billion. Under this project, the government would establish 11 shrimp farms, three at Sindh coast and eight at Balochistan coast. Each of these farms would occupy 10 hectares of land.
Mohammad Moazzam Khan, Chief Executive Fisheries Development Board and Managing Director Marine Fisheries Department, told The News that...
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Friday, 08 January 2010 14:27
hinduonnet.com, 31 December 2009
The Aquaculture Authority, a regulatory body for shrimp farms in the country, will send to the Union Government shortly its assessment of the damage to the farms in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the wake of the tsunami that struck them on Sunday.
"We have sought details from the States of the extent of the damage. When the Director of Fisheries of the Andaman and Nicobar administration was here a few days ago, he was told...
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Friday, 08 January 2010 14:19
practicalenvironmentalist.com
Shrimp are delicious, and the average American eats about 4 lbs of these crustaceans each year. Even though shrimp account for a huge portion of our diet, very few people think about where the shrimp on their dinner table came from. That’s changing as disturbing news about some overseas shrimp farms comes to light.
The majority of shrimp consumed in America come from east Asia. The same countries that gave us milk tainted with chemicals and toys painted with...
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Tuesday, 05 January 2010 23:14
The NewYorkTimes.com, 18 May 2009
One concern about climate change is its potential for disrupting the delicate timing that exists within ecosystems. If warmer temperatures cause a bird to migrate earlier in the spring, for example, it might arrive before there are enough insects for food.
Using data from ocean surveys and remote-sensing satellites, Peter Koeller of the Bedford Institute of Oceanography in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, and colleagues have revealed a similar potential for...
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Friday, 08 January 2010 14:23
thejakartaglobe.com, 18 December 2009
The world’s largest shrimp producer, PT Central Proteinaprima, is working to overhaul its production processes after a year in which output was blighted by the spread of a highly infectious virus and sales were hit by a trade spat with the United States. “We have taken gradual steps toward a recovery in shrimp production amid our multi-dimensional problems, including implementing prudent management in all aspects of the operations,” Erwin Sutanto...
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Friday, 08 January 2010 14:14
fishkamchatka.ru, 27 April 2009
China plans to expand farmed shrimp production by up to 20 percent in the next two years, according to China's Ministry of Agriculture. Domestic demand for shrimp is expected to increase by up to 30 percent this year, although shrimp exports may fall by as much as 20 percent compared to last year.
Key regions across China - such as the Guangdong Pearl River Delta and Fujian, Guangxi and Zhejiang provinces - are eyed as areas for shrimp farm development.
The...
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Sunday, 03 January 2010 22:42
The Jakarta Post, 25 November 2009
The association of Indonesian cold storage businesspeople in East Java has demanded the government help them deal with a significant decline in shrimp exports caused by supply shortages.
The government should hold a national meeting for cold-storage businessmen to map out the problems the sector is facing and find solutions for them, association chairman Johan Suryadarma said Tuesday. "It is imperative for the central government hold a national meeting to...
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