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International Boston SeafoodShow (IBSS) was held in Boston

Convention & Exhibition Center,Boston, USA from 20th March to22nd March 2011. IBSS, isorganized by Diversified BusinessCommunications, which also

organizes the European SeafoodShow at Brussels, Belgium. IBSS,can be termed as the biggest seafoodshow in North America, by numberof exhibitors, visitors and the rangeof products. This year IBSS was co-located with New England Food

show, a regional trade event in foodservice. Visitor of IBSS could alsovisit this show.

MPEDA had been participating inIBSS for several years now. In thisEdition of IBSS, MPEDA had taken600 sq.ft. space (Booth No.1157) ata vantage point. India Pavilion in

MPEDA participated in the International BostonSeafood Show

IBSS was designed by an acclaimedarchitect and was got executed by theofficial stall contractor of IBSS.Design of the India Pavilion wasappreciated by visitors and had beenreference point for many visitors tomeet/locate.

In the previous year IBSS,M/s. Gadre Marine had exhibited inthe Indian Pavilion along withMPEDA. In the current year IBSS,there are three reputed seafoodexporters, M/s. West Coast, M/s.Dish Hospitality and M/s. Tandel's(Sreedutt Aquaculture) participatedin Indian Pavilion along withMPEDA.

MPEDA had nearly 150 kgs ofseafood samples on display, whichwere procured from all majorexporters from India to USA market.Focus was on the value-addedproducts, which had broad portfolio

to be showcased. Product range inMPDA stall had drawn a huge crowd.More than 300 trade enquiries wereplaced in the IBSS. Majority of thevisitor to MPEDA stall, were keen toimport seafood from India on aregular basis. There was considerable

interest to source Indian L.vannamei.Range of products were on displayproviding a glimpse of Indianseafood strength, prompted visitorsto do business with Indian seafoodexporters. A good number of visitorswere ready to source from India forthe first time.

A special mention is to be madeto M/s. West Coast and M/s. DishHospitality, who had put acombined stall. Cookingarrangement was made, to serve theirproduct to their customers andvisitors to the Indian pavilion. Their

Canned/pouch products on display

INDIA Pavillion - MPEDA Stall

West Coast/Dish Hospitality Stall

Visitors in MPEDA Stall

Discussion with a Business Delegation

"Best Food Service Product" Award to

Dish Hospitality

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product range was widely appreciatedand the recognition came in by theway of award for "best New foodservice product" at the seafoodexcellence awards. M/s. Tandel madean impressive show in IBSS. Theyare a strong player in the EU market,now entering the USA market, with

shrimp products from theirintegrated facility. M/s. Tandel hadgot several leads and businessproposals for their products. All thethree participants in India Pavilionhad very good business, which madetheir participation fruitful.

Despite continuing anti dumping

duty on warm water shrimps (fromIndia and other South East Asiancountries), USA market, had beenshowing recovery. USA had regainedits position as the 2nd largest marketfor Indian seafood exports after EUwith 16% share in value terms.Indian seafood has lot of potentialto increase market share, with itsrange of innovative products. Thefact that Department of Agriculture(USDA) and Health and HumanServices (US HHS) had givenrecommendations advisingAmericans to double the amount ofseafood they eat because of its healthbenefits, offers wide scope forincrease in exports to USA market,which is the third largest after Chinaand Japan.

Ms. Leena Nair, Chairman, ShriN. Ramesh, Director (Marketing)Shri J. Ramesh, Secretary, MPEDAand Smt. Shashikala, TPO, NewYork, MPEDA attended IBSS.

Tandel (Sreedutt Aquaculture) Stall


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Rajiv Gandhi Centre forAquaculture (RGCA), MPEDA,

Ministry of Commerce and Industry,Govt of India, which had taken upan R&D project on Scampibroodstock development atK o n a t h a n a p a d u ,Kankipadu Mandal,Krishna District,AP, successfullydeveloped theFirst ProvenNeofemale in thecountry and achievedproduction of all male progeny of theGiant fresh water prawn (Scampi -Macrobrachium rosenbergii) for the1st time in the subcontinent - anenviable achievement unmatched byany research organization in thenation so far.

The technology developed at

RGCA involves sex reversal of healthyScampi males into functional females(called as Neofemales) throughmicrosurgical interventions andcrossing these females with normalmales to produce all male progeny.

One of the major challenges facedby the Scampi farmers today is the

differentialg r o w t hw h i c hcauses low

s u r v i v a l sand poor

yields. Toovercome this, the

Scampi farmerspresently segregate

males and femalespainstakingly at the farm

and grow only males that growto larger sizes in quicker time

when compared to the females.Therefore, the technology, nowdeveloped by RGCA could easilyresolve this major challenge ofdifferential growth faced by theScampi farmers and provide themuch needed boost to the Scampifarming in the country which has

Landmark achievement in Scampi (Giant FreshwaterPrawn) Research by RGCA

Experimental scampi farm of RGCA at Manikonda, Vijayawada (A.P.)

Macrobrachium rosenbergii


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presently touched an all time low dueto several problems associated withthe above phenomenon.

The project is now just a step awayfrom large scale production ofNeofemales. Once this is achieved,

The proven neofemale spawned first time in the country

the project would be able to ensurethe supply of high quality all maleScampi seeds to the industryresulting in elevating the unit areaproduction by around 40% as wellas boosting up the overall ScampiAquaculture production and exportsfrom the country.

As a part of this project RGCAhas also completed a diallel crossingexperiment for the development ofan improved strain of Scampi thatperforms well in farming conditions.The development of all male seedswould be taken up from this strainto maximize the benefits to theindustry. It is envisaged that theproject would be able to produceand supply all male fresh water prawnseeds on commercial basis withinnext two years. The technology forall male Scampi seed productionwould also be passed on to theScampi hatcheries/entrepreneursacross the country.

NETFISH conducts Mass Boat Clean-up Programmeat Veraval

The total fishermen population ofVeraval fishing industry is around

70000 and around 2091 trawlers and600 small fiber glass fishing vesselsare operating from the harbour.NETFISH has been organizingvarious extension trainingprogrammes at this harbour for thelast four years with a view to educatethe fisher folk on hygienic handlingof fish, responsible fishing practices

and conservation of marine fisheryresources, etc. Besides variousprogrammes conducted, NETFISHalso organized a mass boat cleanupprogramme at Veraval harbour on29/03/11 to educate fisher folk thatcleaned fishing vessels is also anintegral part in the qualitymanagement. This programme wasinaugurated by the Treasurer, AkhilGujarat Machhimar Maha Mandal.

NETFISH provided liquid soap,brushes, wipers etc to the fishingvessles participated in theprogramme. Department of fisheries,Gujarat also joined with NETFISHto make the programme a grandsuccess and they provided sufficientwater and labours to clean the boats.Post Graduate students of college ofFisheries, Veraval also took part inthe programme and they educatedcrew members on importance ofcleaning of fishing vessels, crates andfish contact surfaces and also onpersonal hygiene. Around 63 fishingvessels participated in theprogramme.

Shri. B. A. Yadav, Education &Rural Development FoundationTrust , member NGO of NETFISHmade commendable service to makethe programme a success.Mass boat cleaning up programmes conducted at Veraval


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NETFISH provided ten bigtrolleys for the workers of

Baypore harbour as part of its effortsto ensure hygienic handling ofseafood at the fishing harbours.These trolleys can carry around 12to 14 crates at a time and will behighly useful to carry fish from boatsto auction hall, ice from vehicles toboats, auctioned fish to vehicles, etc.The introduction of trolleys caneliminate the practice of carrying fishand ice over head in bamboobaskets. This will also pave the wayfor the complete replacement ofbamboo baskets from the harbour.

NETFISH has been organizingwide campaigns during the last threeyears at Baypore harbour under theleadership of its State Coordinatorto upgrade the quality standards ofseafood and also to ensureconservation and sustainable fishingpractices. Various training classes,street-plays, documentary shows andmeetings of stake holders have beenarranged to create awareness onvarious topics related to qualitymanagement and sustainable fishing.

These trolleys were introduced at thisharbour mainly to ensure thehygienic handling of the productsand also to ease the work of theworkers.

Trolleys were distributed toworkers by NETFISH StateCoordinator, Smt. Aliamma

NETFISH provided trolleys for Baypore fishing harbourto ensure hygienic handling of fish

Distribution of trollies to workers

Kuriachan in a function organized byHarbour Vikasana Samiti on 19-04-2011 at Baypore harbour. Thefunction was inaugurated by Smt. P.Jalaja, Councilor of the KozhikodeCorporation and was presided overby Shri. Preman, President, HarbourVikasana Samiti.

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FOCUS AREAQUALITY FRONT

A) PROGRAMME AT COCHINMPEDA, Regional Office, Cochin

organized a 4-day trainingprogramme on Seafood HACCP forthe benefit of technical personnelworking in the seafood processingestablishments in the state of Kerala.The training commenced on 8th

MPEDA organised Training Programmes on SeafoodHACCP at various Centres

were work sessions followed bypresentations / evaluation. Shri K.Sasidharan Nair, Assistant Director(QC), Shri S. S. Shaji, AssistantDirector (Regional Office, Kochi) andShri. V Vinod, Technical Officer(QC), MPEDA were the facultymembers.

The Course Certificates weredistributed to the participants by theChief Guest, Shri.K G Lawrence,President of the Seafood Exporter'sAssociation of India (SEAI), Keralaregion during the valedictoryfunction held on 11/2/2011. Smt.K.M. Veena, Joint Direcrtor,Regional Office, Kochi and Shri.JoyIpe Kurian, Joint Director (QC),were also present on the occasion.

B) PROGRAMME AT GOAMPEDA, Sub Regional Office,

Goa organised a 4-day HACCP(Basic) Training Programme from 8 -11, March 2011 at HotelManoshanthi, Panaji, Goa for thebenefit of the Seafood ProcessingTechnologists and Executives ofseafood processing establishments.The training programme wasinaugurated at 10 a.m. on 8th Marchby Sri. M.M. Ibrahim, RegionalPresident, SEAI (Goa Region). In hisinaugural address he emphasised theneed for such training programmesin order to familiarise with thestringent quality requirements of the

Smt. K.M. Veena, Jt. Director, MPEDA, RO, Kochi addressing the gathering.

Also seen are Shri Joy Ipe Kurien, Jt.Director (QC), MPEDA and Shri K.G. Lawrence,

Regional President, SEAI, Kerala Region (right).

February 2011 at the Center Hotel,Cochin. The programme wasinaugurated by Shri VL Patrick,Deputy Director (QC), MPEDA,HO, Kochi. Thirty-four participantsrepresenting 32 seafood processingestablishments in the region attendedthe programme.

The course was conducted basedon the standardized curriculum andguidance tools approved by theUSFDA. Sessions on SanitationControl procedures, Traceability andrelated Regulations of EU, US andGovernment of India were also dealtwith. Apart from the above there

Shri V. Vinod, Technical Officer (QC), MPEDA, HO conducting a session.


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Shri M.M. Ibrahim, Regional President, SEAI (Goa Region) delivering inaugural address

felicitation stressed the need forinformation exchange among thetechnical personnel in the tradewhich would facilitate updation ofknowledge acquired. Sri. K.S. Nairwhile addressing the participantsduring the inaugural sessionrequested all the participants to takemaximum advantage of the trainingprogramme. Earlier Dr. A. Ansar Ali,Assistant Director, MPEDA SRO,Goa welcomed the dignitaries of theseafood trade, faculty members andthe participants attending thetraining programme. Altogethertwenty seven Technologists/

Shri K.S. Nair, Asst.Director (QC), MPEDA conducting a session.

importing countries and requestedthe participants to take maximumadvantage of the training and updatetheir knowledge in respect of thestandards and regulatoryrequirements to be complied withwhile processing and exporting fishand fishery products. He alsorequested MPEDA to organiseHACCP Training Programme everyyear in Goa as many new entrance arejoining in the trade and such trainingwill also serve as a refresher to thosewho had already undertaken suchtraining earlier.

Sri. Biju G Nair, CEO of M/s.Corlim Marine Exports, in his

Executives of seafood processingestablishments situated in Goa,Ratnagiri & Mangalore attended thetraining programme. Sri. GirishKakodkar of MPEDA SRO, Goadelivered the vote of thanks.

The four day training programmeconcluded on 11th March and Sri.R. Asok, CEO of M/s. AtlasFisheries Pvt. Ltd., Goa distributedcourse certificates to the participants.Sri. K.S. Nair, Assistant Director(QC), Sri. S.S. Shaji, AssistantDirector (QC) and Sri. V.Vinod,Technical Officer (QC) served asfaculty members of the trainingprogramme.

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MPEDA, Regional Centre(Aquaculture), Valsad

organized a five-day trainingprogramme on "Eco friendly andSustainable shrimp farming" atJambusar, Dist. Bharuch from 21-25,March 2011 for the benefit of shrimpfarmers from Jambusar Taluk ofBharuch District. 24 farmersreported for the training programme.The objective of the trainingprogramme was to promotedevelopment of shrimp farming inSurat district.

On the first day of theprogramme, after inauguration,

Training Programme on

Eco-friendly and Sustainable Shrimp FarmingConducted at Jambusar, Dt. Bharuch, (Gujarat)

MPEDA officials introduced thetrainees to various methods ofculture activity of shrimp farming.The life history of shrimp, Pondpreparation, seed stocking in theponds, seed selection, packing,Transportation, acclimatization andstocking were explained.

On 22.03.2011, the 2nd day ofthe programme, MPEDA officialsexplained the role of MPEDA in thefield of shrimp farming in Gujarat.Technical aspects such as criteria forsite selection, Farm construction,water quality management and Feedmanagement were briefed.

Third day of the training wasexclusively kept for farm visit forpractical exposure of the trainees. Thetrainees were taken to the shrimpfarm of Shri Ismail Mohamad Bagaslocated at Khanpurdeh Village, Dist.Bharuch. The practical aspects offarm construction, management anduse of field equipments forassessment of various water qualityparameters were explained to thetrainees. Shri Ismail Bagas, owner ofthe farm has also shared hisexperiences in shrimp farming withthe trainees.

On the 4th day of the training,classes were taken on Shrimp disease,HACCP for shrimp farms, theharvest and post harvestmanagement, economics of shrimpfarming as well as the Land allotmentpolicy and procedure to acquireGovt. land for shrimp farming wereexplained.

On the last day of the programme,i.e. on 25-3-2011, the trainees weremade aware of the guidelines of theCoastal Aquaculture Authority,abuse of antibiotics in aquacultureand its effects on aquacultureindustry and status and scope ofscampi farming in Gujarat regionwere discussed.

A group discussion was held inthe afternoon of the concluding day.Officials of MPEDA clarified thedoubts of the trainees. Trainees werealso made aware of MPEDA Schemesfor shrimp farmers and schemes forsocieties and pre-harvest testprocedures. Training was concludedwith the valedictory programme.Certificates were awarded to 20candidates who have successfullycompleted the training programme.Shri. P.B. Rao, AD (AQ) and Shri. Dhanesh R. Tandel, JTO (AQ), MPEDA, RC (Aq), Valsad

with the trainees.


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MPEDA, Regional Centre(Aquaculture), Valsad

organized a 5-day trainingprogramme on "Eco friendly andSustainable shrimp farming" atOlpad, Surat Dist. from 28 Februaryto 4th March 2011 for the benefit ofthe farmers from Surat District. 22farmers attended the trainingprogramme. The objective of thetraining programme was to promotedevelopment of shrimp farming inSurat district.

The inaugural function was heldon 28th February 2011. After theinaugural function, technical classeson various subjects were taken byMPEDA Officials on subsequentdays.

Classes were conducted ontechnical aspects such as criteria forsite selection, engineering as well asbiological aspects of shrimp culture.Trainees were also made aware ofAquaculture Authority guidelines,MPEDA's demonstrationprogrammes, Society registration andits importance; traceability certificate,pre-harvest tests, non-use of

Training Programme on

Eco-friendly And Sustainable Shrimp FarmingConducted at Olpad, Dist. Surat (Gujarat)

A view of the audience

Trainees visiting shrimp farm at Saras Village

antibiotics in aquaculture, goodmanagement practices (GMPs) andHACCP.

Trainees were later taken to shrimpfarm located at Saras Village, TalukaOlpad, Dist. Surat for practical

exposure. The practical aspects offarm construction, management anduse of field equipments forassessment of various water qualityparameters were explained to traineesby MPEDA officials. The farmer alsoshared his experiences in shrimpfarming with the trainees.

On 4th March 2011, i.e., theconcluding day, a group discussionwas held in the afternoon in whichOfficials of MPEDA clarified thedoubts of the trainees.

Training was concluded with thevaledictory programme. Certificateswere presented to 19 candidates whohave successfully completed thetraining programme.


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MPEDA, RC(Aq), Bhubaneswaris promoting scampi culture

for export production andestablishment of scampi hatcheries inthe State under Mission Mode

Inter State Study Tour Organised by MPEDA, RegionalCentre (Aqua), Bhubaneswar to Bhimavaram &Vijayawada, (AP)

an Inter-State Study Tour wasundertaken to Bhimavaram &Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh from1 - 5, March 2011 for the benefit of09 prospectivc scampi farmers of the

State. Dr A Anand Kumar, JuniorTechnical Officer (Aq) accompaniedthe farmers who visited differentscampi farms, hatcheries and feedmills in and around Bhimavaram &Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh.

RC (Aqua), Vijayawada & SRC(Aqua), Bhimavaram extended theirfull cooperation by sparing technical/ field staff to accompany the visitingteam to farming areas, hatcheries,feed mills etc. The visiting farmerscould get themselves exposed tovarious aspects of scientific practicesfollowed by the Andhra Pradeshfarmers and could interact with thefarmers/officials/feed mill owners/processing unit owners etc. ofAndhra Pradesh. First day i.e on02.03.2011 in the forenoon theMPEDA Quality Control Laboratoryat Bhimavaram was visited by thefarmers. The quality issues andregulations by the importingcountries and the role of MPEDA formitigating the problems etc wereexplained by MPEDA officials.Farmers interacting with Technical Staff of MPEDA, (QC-lab), Bhimavaram

Programme in suitable areas. Around1000 ha area have been broughtunder scampi culture in differentcluster in coastal and inland areas ofOrissa. Besides, poly-culture ofscampi is also practised in the villagetanks, large water bodies, reservoirs,fish ponds etc. Apart from TrainingProgrammes, Awareness Campaignson scampi culture etc. RegionalCentre (Aq) organizes Inter StateStudy Tour for scampi farmers everyyear to different parts of the countryto expose the farmers to the scampifarming activity of neighbouringStates and to interact with theircounterparts in in those states.

During the financial year 2010-11Farmers at the scampi farm at Bhimavaram


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The team then visited M/s UnoFeeds, Komrada, Bhimavaram andhad discussions with Shri T C VNarasimha Rao, Partner of theCompany. He explained the farmerson the advantage of floating feed andthe types of f loating feed beingproduced depending on thepercentage of protein content in thefeed etc. Farmers witnessed the

Farmers interacting with Fanindra Meher, President Sainadha Aqua Farmers Welfare

Soicety

GIFT Tilapia at RGCA facility being shown

to farmers

production of feed in the feed mill.Also the farmers witnessed theharvest of Pangasius at the demofarm of M/s Uno Feeds.

M/s Jagadish Marine,Bhimavaram, a certified organicprocessing plant at Komrada,Bhimavaram was also visited by the

farmers and the entire process wasexplained by Shri Bijaya Anand,Production Manager. The farmersalso visited the fish farm of KSubramaniyam, Virvasam andimportant tips were noted by thefarmers for improvement in theculture practices. In the late eveningthe participants visited the fishpacking unit of M/s Krishnam RajuIce & Cold Storage, Peddmiram,Bhimavaram and witnessed thepacking of fishes which aretransported to Orissa, West Bengal& North-East.

In the forenoon of 03.03.2011,the participants visited the farm ofShri G Narayan Murty member of SriSubramaneswar Aqua farmers Welfaresociety, Mogalthur. Shri Murtyexplained the culture techniquefollowed by him such as seedselection, nursery rearing, waterquality management, feedmanagement, male femaleidentification & segregation. Alsohe explained on the seabassdemonstration conducted byMPEDA in his farm and showedsome fishes through cast netting.Later the team visited Srinivasa Aqua

Farmers at RGCA facility


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Farmers Welfare Society,Kattupalem. The society is having 22farmers & 32 ponds and met Shri KBadrinarayan, President whoexplained the culture techniquesfollowed by the members and thebenefit of forming aqua society in thearea.

Also the farmers visited SainadhaAquafarmers Welfare Society,Velivalla where the Organic scampifarming practice was carried out inthe society ponds. Shri Fanindra

Meher, President of the said societyexplained the advantage of Organicfarming and the procedures adoptedfor the same.

On 04.03.2011 the farmersvisited the facility of Rajiv GandhiCentre for Aquaculture (RGCA) atKankipadu, Vijayawada establishedfor the production of all male scampiseeds. Dr D V S N Raju, APMexplained procedures adopted andthe benefits to the farmingcommunity. Different components

of the hatchery were visited and theirfunctions were explained by Dr Raju.In the afternoon, the scampi &tilapia brood stock developmentproject of RGCA at Manikonda wasvisited by the farmers and they werebriefed by Shri A Naidu, Asst.Project Manager & ShriVijayakumar, Project Manager. Alsothe farmers witnessed the differentprogeny/strains of scampi, GIFTtilapia & breeding unit of tilapia atthe RGCA facility.

The Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) presented a request to Ministry of Commercefor exemption of Customs Duty for import of finfish feed. Based on the discussion had with DGFT, theCustoms Authorities considered the request and in the Finance Bill 2011 and as per Customs NotificationNo.21/2011-Customs dated 1-3-2011, finfish feed is fully exempted from Customs Duty. The relevant portionof the Notification is given below.

Note: The principal notification No.21/2002-Customs, dated the 1st March, 2002 was published in theGazette of India, Extraordinary, vide number G.S.R. 118(E), dated the 1st March, 2002 and was last amendedvide notification No.4/2011-Customs, dated the 27th January, 2011, published vide number G.S.R. 52(E),dated the 27th January, 2011.

These Orders facilitate the finfish growers import quality Finfish feed at competitive price. It is expected thatthis would boost the production of Finfish through aquaculture for export.

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G.S.R. (E).- In exercise of the power conferred by sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962(52 of 1962), the Central Government, on being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do,hereby makes the following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India in theMinistry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No.21/2002-Customs, dated the 1st March, 2002, publishedin the Gazette of India, Extraordinary vide number G.S.R. 118(E), dated the 1st March, 2002, namely:-

In the said notification.-(x) after S.No. 53A and the entries relating thereto, the following S.No. and entries shall be inserted,namely:-

Finfish feed fully exempted from Customs Duty


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MPEDA, RC (Aqua),Bhubaneswar organized an

Awareness Campaign on "OrganicScampi Culture & its exportdemand" at Barandua, Dist: Bhadrakon 17.03.2011. 55 farmers attendedthe programme. Besides MPEDAOfficials, Shri Pitambar Mohanty,Head Master, and Shri DibakarSenda, Teacher, Laxmi Dei Nodal UP School, Barndua, Bhadrak

Awareness Campaign on

Organic Scampi Culture & Its Export DemandHeld at Barandua, Dist: Bhadrak (Orissa)

addressed the farmers during theprogramme.

Addressing the participantsMPEDA Officials explained in detailthe practical approach to scampifarming and encouraged the farmersto go for scampi farming. Theyadvised the farmers to construct theponds in scientific way to getsuccessful crop. Further, the nurseryrearing, segregation of male & female,

L-R: Shri Divakar Senda,Teacher, Shri M Pagal, Teacher, Shri

Pitamber Mohanty, Head Master, Laxmi Dei Nodal UP School,

Barndua & Shri Himansu Pandey, AAE, MPEDA

all male culture, cluster farming, andGood Management Practices forbetter result were explained.

Shri Pitamber Mohanty, HeadMaster, and Shri Dibakar Senda,Teacher, Laxmi Dei Nodal U PSchool also spoke on the occasionand thanked MPEDA for conductingsuch valuable programme in theirarea.

Farmers attending the Awareness Campiagn on Organic Scampi

Culture

To create awareness among shrimp/scampi farmers/feed dealers/

officials on diversifications inaquaculture especially on culture ofseabass & mud crabs one day seminaron 'Diversification in Aquaculturefor Export Production' was organizedby MPEDA, RC(Aq), Bhubaneswar,at 'Sadbhavana Sabhagruha' ofCollectorate Office, Jagatsinghpuron 18.03.2011. 120 participantsincluding shrimp/scampi farmers/

One Day Seminar on

Diversification in Aquaculture for Export ProductionOrganized at Jagatsinghpur in Orissa

Aqua shop dealers/officialsparticipated in the programme. Theprogramme started with registrationof participants followed by Inauguraland Technical sessions.

MPEDA Officials highlighted therole of MPEDA in the developmentof shrimp/scampi farming in Orissastate and the need for diversificationwith seabass and mud crab culturein their farms.

The MPEDA Officials requested

farmers to produce quality productswithout using banned antibiotics &explained how MPEDA is trying tocheck the abuse of antibiotics inaquaculture by establishing QualityControl Labs to address the qualityissues of marine products meant forexports. At the same time heemphasized upon the formation ofaqua societies in different shrimpfarming areas for a co-operativeapproach for farming which is the


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solution for preventing disease andavoiding use of antibiotics in aresponsible way.

Shri Ramachandra Patra, ProjectDirector, District Rural DevelopmentAgency (DRDA), Jagatsinghpurinaugurated the programme bylighting the ceremonial lamp. Hethanked MPEDA for organizing theseminar at Jagatsinghpur Districtwhich was essential for the benefitof all the stake holders. He suggestedfor an integrated approach for thedevelopment of fishery sector byMPEDA/BFDA/Bankers. He alsoexplained how diversification inAquaculture with integratedapproach will help in the upliftmentof rural folk.

Shri Muralidhar Mallick, Sub-Collector, Jagatsinghpur who was theGuest of Honour congratulatedMPEDA for organizing the seminarin such a big way for the benefit ofaqua farmers of JagatsinghpurDistrict. 'Jagatsinghpur is basicallyan agriculture oriented District andpeople of this District do not haveenough knowledge in aquacultureespecially in diversification of species',he said. He also appreciated theconcept of formation of aquasocieties and requested farmers totake up diversifications instead ofrelying only on shrimp culture. Heassured farmers all possibleassistance.

Shri Pabitra Kumar Behera, DFO,Jagatsinghpur in his speech requestedfarmers to adopt BMP's in shrimp/scampi culture. At the same time herequested all shrimp farmers toregister their farms with CAAimmediately & explained theregistration procedures. He alsodetailed the schemes of BFDA .

Dr. R. N. Mishra, AssociateProfessor, College of Fisheries,OUAT, Rangailunda spoke on theimportance of diversification ofspecies in Aquaculture for exportproduction. 'Research is underwayto develop the technology to farmnew species. Already CIBA &RGCA(MPEDA) have developedculture technologies for seabass &

mud crabs and also have successfullyestablished hatcheries', he said.

Technical sessions:The inaugural session was

followed by technical session. Powerpoint presentations were made ondifferent aspects of 'Diversificationin Aquaculture'.

I). Asian Seabass & Mud crab culture

Shri U.C. Mohapatra, Asst.Director (Aqua), MPEDA made apresentation on the Asian seabass &mud crab culture. He detailed onseabass production in cages as wellas in open ponds and their culturepossibilities in the district. He alsohighlighted the success of MPEDA'scrab demonstration conducted atSunapur village in Ganjam District& informed the farmers on theforthcoming demonstrations ofseabass & mud crab culture beingtaken up by MPEDA shortly.

II). Export Potential of fish based

products

Dr. R. N. Mishra, AssociateProfessor, OUAT, Rangailundadelivered a guest lecture on 'ExportPotential of fish based products' withpower point presentation. He saidthat the major objectives ofdiversification of species were either

Delegates on the dias

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to satisfy marketing and nutritionalneeds or to preserve some specieswhich are disappearing and also toprevent the unsolved healthproblems such as diseases. Henarrated the demand for the fishbased products in the export marketespecially for cultured fin & shellfishes.

III. Adoption of BMPs in shrimp

culture through Aqua societies

Dr. Anand Kumar, JTO (Aqua),MPEDA suggested co-operativeapproach to shrimp farming adoptingBMPs which is possible only by

group of farmers forming aquasocieties in a cluster of farms. Byforming societies, farmers can uniteand prevent disease outbreaks byusing healthy seeds from contracthatcheries through PCR screening.Water treatment, use of right qualityfeed, avoiding antibiotics, developingcommon infrastructures etc. are theother measures for sustainable andsuccessful crop. Marketing of theproduce in bulk was also addressed.Guidelines on aqua club formationand financial assistance from MPEDAwere also discussed.

IV). Role of Dept. of Fisheries in

the development of aquaculture

Shri Pabitra Kumar Behera, DFO,Jagatsinghpur made a power pointpresentation on the above topic.During his lecture he highlighted thecurrent scenario of IndianAquaculture, importance ofdiversification in Aquaculture,farming of new species & role ofBFDA in the development ofaquaculture .

The technical session was followedby group discussion whereparticipants interacted with speakersand clarified their doubts.

To create awareness amonghatchery owners/managers/

technicians on abuse of antibioticsin hatcheries, MPEDA, RC,Bhubaneswar organized a campaignprogramme on 'Awareness onproduction of high health antibioticfree shrimp seed' on 10.02.2011 atHotel Rohini, Gopalpur-on-sea,Ganjam. 15 delegates from theshrimp hatcheries participated in theprogramme.

MPEDA Officials welcomed thedelegates and explained theimportance of conducting suchprogramme for hatchery owners. Herequested hatchery owners to give fullcooperation to MPEDA officialsduring collection of shrimp seedsamples from hatcheries for testing

Awareness Campaign on

Production of High Health Antibiotic Free Shrimp SeedOrganised at Gopalpur-on-sea, Ganjam (Orissa)

the presence of antibiotics underNRCP and monitoring of hatcheriesprogrammes. The officers remindedhatchery operators about theirresponsibility in producingantibiotic free shrimp seeds.

Shri G.P. Mandal, DeputyDirector, EIA, Bhubaneswar who wasinvited for the programme as ChiefGuest explained the importance ofProduction of high health antibioticfree shrimp seeds under bio securedconditions. The importance of thequality maintenance of farmedshrimps in the present context ofrestrictions imposed by countrieslike EU was explained.

MPEDA officials also highlightedon "Adoption of code of practices in

shrimp hatcheries". CoastalAquaculture Authority Act., 2005made it mandatory for all shrimphatcheries to register with MPEDAas per certain norms, he said. Herequested provisionally registeredhatchery owners to apply forpermanent registration onestablishment of ETS/PCR unitswhich are mandatory for gettingpermanent registration certificate. Herequested hatchery operators toreport MPEDA on the productionand sale of seeds on regular basis.

At the end, hatchery owners haddiscussions with MPEDA/EIAofficials on the production ofantibiotic free shrimp seeds whichwere clarified.

Application of Biotechnology in AquacultureAbhilash EC, QC Lab, MPEDA- Cochin

Aquaculture continues to be thefastest growing animal food-

producing sector and to outpacepopulation growth, with per capita

supply from aquaculture increasingfrom 0.7 kg in 1970 to 7.8 kg in2006, an average annual growth rateof 6.9 percent. Biotechnology and

aquaculture have made significantprogress over the last decades"Biotechnology means anytechnological application that uses


biological systems, living organisms,or derivatives thereof, to make ormodify products or processes forspecific use". There are many areas ofbiotechnology that are being usedin aquaculture such as transgenics,DNA bar-coding, feed sources andimproved composition of the feed.Apart from this, biotechnologyapplied in aquaculture include:improvement of growth rates andcontrol of reproductive cyclesthrough hormone therapy,production of new vaccines,conserving genetic resources,enhancing unique biomedicalmodels and development of diseasesresistance in fish.

Aquatic health management is animportant part in order to producinghealthy aquatic animals. Detection ofpathogens by biotechnology toolshave a major role in the aquatichealth management. In recent years,the use of PCR-related tools has

gained wide acceptance in developingcountries. The advent of PCR haslead to important advances in thedevelopment of routine diagnostictests, and it has been possible todevelop probes aimed at thedetection of pathogen geneticmaterial in host tissue, as well as forassessing genetic variability withinand between fish and shellfishpopulations. Both DNA- and RNA-based methods have been devised todetect pathogen genetic material.Apart from this, ELISA, dot-blot andin situ hybridization etc are wellimplemented in disease managementin aquaculture. Development ofvaccines is another important resultof application of biotechnology inaquaculture. There are vaccines andimmuno-stimulants successfullyused against virus infections andVibriosis. Transgenic fish are themost worthfull result ofbiotechnology in aquaculture.

Chromosome set manipulationoffers many future possibilities toincreasing the quality of fish. Y-specific-DNA probes can develop amonosex species of fish and that maylead to produce desirable or morevaluable species for the market. DNAbar-coding system for the speciesidentification of fish is also a resultof application of biotechnology inaquaculture. Hormone studies inaquatic animals and its applicationwith the use of biotechnologyresulted a wide development ingrowth and reproduction of desirablefish species. Production ofantimicrobial peptides is one of theimportant implementation ofbiotechnology in aquaculture andthis can help to avoid use ofantibiotics in aquaculture.Biotechnology can be applied in thequality control and for more efficientand cost-effective use of inputs, suchas water, seed, feed and others.

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A NEW implementation guide

for applying traceability

standards in the U.S. seafood

supply chain was announced by the

National Fisheries Institute (NFI)

and GS1 US at the International

Boston Seafood Show.

The document, which is free and

available immediately on the NFI

website, was developed in

collaboration by NFI, GS1 US, and

U.S. seafood industry stakeholders

to provide consistent, practical

seafood-traceability guidance for

voluntary industry-wide use. It

defines minimum requirements and

best-practice recommendations for

tracking seafood as it moves through

the supply chain from farms to

processors, suppliers, distributors,

retailers, and foodservice operators.

Organizations that contributed

to the Traceability For Seafood:

U.S. Implementation include:

American Seafood, Bumble Bee

Foods, Darden Restaurants, Glacier

Guide Fish, Gorton's, Handy

International, Icelandic Seafoods,

Inland Seafoods, North Carolina

State University, Pacific Seafoods,

Red Chamber, and Trace Register.

"The Traceability Guide

reinforces the seafood industry's

commitment to providing our

customers and consumers with safe

and sustainable seafood," said Steve

Mavity, senior vice president of

quality assurance at Bumble Bee

Foods. "It will allow us to leverage

GS1 standards to enhance and

standardize our product tracing

efforts."

The guidelines are based on the

GS1 System, the world's most

widely used supply chain standards

Traceability standards guide forthe U.S. seafood supply chain

system, and apply to all types of

seafood products for human

consumption. The guide also

applies to all levels of product

hierarchy - which may include

shipping logistics unit information,

lots, pallets, cases, consumer items

with data elements, etc. - and is

relevant to all U.S. distribution

channel participants, including

farms, vessels, processors, suppliers,

exporters, distributors, retailers,

and foodservice operators.

"A tremendous amount of

thinking went into this document,"

said Barbara Blakistone, Ph.D.

director of scientific affairs at NFI.

"The Traceability Guide is destined

to be the benchmark for the

seafood industry."

The 53-page guide includes

illustrations and photographs that

demonstrate precise "how-to"

instructions for use of numerical

identifiers, barcodes, and other

standards needed for traceability.

"The seafood industry has been

moving with amazing speed and

clarity of purpose on this initiative,"

said Gay Whitney, senior vice

president of industry engagement at

GS1 US. "Seeing their momentum

and commitment to using

standards, I'm confident the

initiative will pay enormous

dividends to consumers and the

industry alike."

The guide is free and available

for download at

www.aboutseafood.com/

about/usseafood- traceabi l i ty -

implementation-guide or http://

w w w . g s 1 u s . o r g / s e c t o r s /

fresh_foods/seafood.

Source: Fishnews

India's seafood exports tocalamity-hit Japan will be affected

for next six months due to theprevailing situation there, accordingto industry bodies. A senior officialof Marine Products ExportsDevelopment Authority (MPEDA)said many of the important citiesother than Tokyo and Osaka in thatcountry are still under duress and thelull in the Japanese retail market indevastated areas have forced exporterssend small quantities. MPEDA saidduring 2009-10 for the first time inthe history of marine productexports, the earnings crossed $ twobillion. Japan, which accounts formore than 15 per cent of the Indianexports of high-value seafoodproducts during the first ninemonths of the financial year wasplaced third after the EuropeanUnion countries and the U.S.

But fears of radiation spreadacross Japan's northeast coast afterthe Fukushima nuclear power plantblast due to Tsunami and earthquakerecently affecting the market. "Cargois going to Japan. But not the way itused to be. Retail market in someparts of Japan has not recovered. Ourestimation is, it will take 4-6 monthsfor the full recovery," the MPEDAofficial told PTI.

Last year, seafood exports fromIndia has crossed all previous recordsin quantity, rupee value and USdollar terms. Exports aggregated to6,78,436 tonnes valued at Rs10,048.53 crore and $ 2.1 billion.This year it may end at $ 2.4-2.5billion.

Source: PTI/The Hindu

India's seafoodexports to Japanwill be hit fornext 6 months


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Seafood industry players fromaround the world grappled

Monday with ways to net the mostelusive catch of all: a solution to theproblem of feeding growing appetiteswith ever fewer fish.The annualInternational Boston Seafood Showgathered nearly 900 exhibitors from130 countries including restaurantbuyers and hotels, wholesalers,processors and brokers.

With demand surging, they havethe luxury of working in a boomingmarket. The United States imports83 per cent of itsseafood and theg o v e r n m e n t ' spublication ofnew anti-obesityd i e t a r yrecommendations,including adoubling fishconsumpt ion ,points towardA m e r i c a n sneeding a lot more. Average seafoodconsumption in the United Statesreaches only seven kilograms a yearper person, against 50 kilos for beefand 35 kilos for poultry, said GavinGibbons, spokesman for theNational Fisheries Institute.

"The Japanese consume five to sixtimes as much seafood as we do,"Gibbons said. "Doctors anddietitians suggest that Americansshould double their consumptionand the U.S. secretary of agriculturehas recently said that Americansshould begin to replace some of theirmeals with seafood."

At the start of the three-dayBoston trade fair attended by 20,000people, six industry members werehonoured for their efforts atpromoting sustainability in thesupply chain.

One of them was Frenchrestaurant entrepreneur Olivier

Finding enough fish to feed the worldIndustry looks to sustainability

Roellinger, vicechairman of the Relaiset Chateaux chain, which was singledout for work within the industry tohighlight risks facing theenvironment. "Olivier invited 400chefs of Relais et Chateaux to[fisheries in] Norway to help themunderstand sustainability," saidJonathan Cartwright, chef at theWhite Barn Inn, who was acceptingthe prize on behalf of Roellinger. Thethreats to bringing seafood to theworld's menus go beyond the ravagesof over-fishing. Asia is seeing

environmentaldestruction onT h a i l a n d ' scoasts, and a fallin shellfish andbig fishpopulations thatecho earliercatastrophes inU.S. andE u r o p e a nwaters.

Many at the trade fair feel thatfarming is the only way out. Farmedseafood already accounts for 50 percent of supplies.

Environmentalists say the practicecauses its own problems includingthe introduction of diseases and theneed to harvest huge amounts of wildfish in order to feed those held inpens.

Supporters, however, say there arepositive trends including fish thatturn vegetarian such as thebarramundi, a carnivore that can liveon a largely vegetarian diet and as aresult is seen by some as a championof the "green" menu.

The next frontier could begenetically modified fish, withcompanies like Aquabounty waitingfor regulatory approval on itsmodified salmon that grows twice asfast.

Source: Agence France - Presse

The U.S. Food and DrugAdministration has released

updated guidelines to help theseafood industry reduce or eliminatefood safety hazards. This is the fourthedition of the "Fish and FisheryProducts Hazards and ControlsGuidance." Revising the guidelinesfulfills a mandate of the FDA FoodSafety Modernization Act, whichbecame law in January.

In a news release on Wednesday,FDA said key changes in the newedition include:

o Updated post-harvest treatmentfor pathogenic bacteria in shellfish --including Vibrio vulnificus andVibrio parahaemolyticus;

o Revised time and temperaturerecommendations to better controlfor scombrotoxin (histamine)formation and pathogenic bacteria;

o Information on regulations andtolerance levels that have changedsince the previous edition waspublished;

o Hazard information on speciesof seafood new to the U.S. market;

o More detailed descriptions ofthe potential illnesses and injuriesrelated to seafood.

The document is intended tohelp seafood processors create andcarry out their Hazard Analysis andCritical Control Point (HACCP)plans. While it does not specificallydescribe safe handling practices forconsumers, grocery stores orrestaurants, many of the conceptswould be useful.

A bound copy of the guidance canbe ordered online atwww.ifasbooks.com or by calling theFlorida Sea Grant, IFAS-Extensionbookstore at the University ofFlorida at 1-800-226-1764.

-By Mary Rothschild

FDA UpdatesGuidance forSeafood Safety


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BHUBANESWAR: Taiwan is keento import seafood from Orissa

and invest in electronics goodsmanufacturing, food processing andtextiles in the state, Taiwan'sambassador to India, Wenchyi Ong,said here on the other day.

Talking to reporters, Ong saidTaiwan imports seafood worth US $500 million annually and the countrywill explore Orissa's export potential."We will be interested in investingin cold storage, refrigeration andseafood processing to increase theexport potential," Ong said

The Taiwanese delegation met

Taiwan keen to import Orissa seafood

Aquaculture For A Changing World

BRAZIL - World Aquaculture2003 in Salvador de Bahia was

one of the most highly attendedWorld Aquaculture Society (WAS)meetings ever held. On June 7 - 10,2011, the WAS, in conjunctionwith Fenacam, will once again holda World Aquaculture meeting inBrazil; this time in the northeastcity of Natal with its beautifulbeaches, and diversified aquaculturesectors.

For this meeting, attendance isexpected in excess of 3,000participants, representing over 50countries. The 4-day program willhost in excess of 60 sessionscomplementing general categoriessuch as: Aquaculture and HumanHealth, Crustacean Culture,Finfish Culture, Mollusc Culture,Aquaculture for a Changing World,Production Systems, and Feedstuffs-Feeds-and Feed Additives; finishingup with assorted Special Topicsincluding genetics, education,engineering, economics, and muchmore.

These sessions will beaugmented with a Farmers Day/Industry Program including a

Fenacam Shrimp Farmers Session,and a Finfish Farmers Session withan emphasis on Tilapia,Recirculating Systems, andMarketing. There will also be a seriesof short-courses available before theconference on June 6th including:Biof loc Technology, MarineOrnamental Species, ShrimpInfectious myonecrosis Virus(IMNV), and Job Opportunities forthe Aquaculture Professionals.

An exciting and highlyrepresented trade show andexhibition will also be held inconjunction with this meeting,with over 95 per cent of booths,representing over 200 companiesfrom more than 30 differentcountries, already sold. For moreinformation on the conference andtrade show please see www.was.orgor contact [email protected] this tremendousaquaculture event is an array ofexciting farm tours which areplanned both before and after theconference, with specific dates anddetails available atwww.fenacam.com.br.

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on this count.Leading the first ever official

delegation from Taiwan to Orissa,Ong said they have come with an openmind and would invest in areas ofmutual interest. "We will examineand understand the investmentpotential. We can invest inelectronics goods manufacturing,food processing and textiles," he said.The best part of the investment is jobcreation. "It would be far more thanthe size of investment," he said. Ong,who visited KIIT University anddelivered a talk on Development andProspect of India-Taiwan Relations,said Taiwan will also look for tie-upsin education.

"We are looking for studentexchange programmes and offerscholarships to students for studyingin Taiwan. We are also known forour vocational education," he said.

Ong said Orissa's religioustourism will be a big attraction forTaiwanese, who are mainlyBuddhists. "Over 30,000 touristsfrom my country came to India lastyear. Majority of them went to Biharto visit Bodh Gaya. Orissa has severalBuddhist monuments. These couldattract Taiwanese tourists," he said.Taiwan's total investment in India isaround US$ 1billion which isconfined mainly to five states: TamilNadu, Maharashtra, Delhi, Gujaratand Andhra Pradesh.

Source: Times of India OE

representatives of Orissa SeafoodExport Association later in theevening. Ong is also scheduled tomeet chief minister Naveen Patnaik


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A delegation of fishermen fromTamil Nadu pleaded with their

counterparts from north Sri Lankato give them more time to stopfishing in the Sri Lankan territorialwaters. The Sri Lankan fishermen,who also speak the same language, saidthey were in no position to grantsuch a concession. The meetingended with both sides holding on totheir stated positions. There was nomeeting point.

The Tamil Nadu fishermen saidthey were being trained by theGovernment of India and thefisheries development arm of thegovernment, the Marine ProductsExport Development Authority(MPEDA), in tuna fishing. Thefishermen from Pudukottai,

Indian fishermen seek more time to stop fishing in SriLankan waters

Ramanathapuram, Rameswaram andNagapattinam were willing toventure into deep-sea fishing and inthe process of the learning tunafishing and other deep-sea fishingtechniques. Once this was done, theywould not venture into the SriLankan waters.

Members of the Tamil Nadudelegation who spoke at the meeting,to which The Hindu was invited bythe Sri Lankan side, wanted the SriLankan fishermen to give them moretime: tuna fishing could not be learntin a few days and investments wereheavy. Hence, they wanted the SriLankan fishermen to be a little morepatient and understanding. Therewere many other schemes of theGovernment of India.

"No fisherman wants to be killed.All of us are in the same situation.We all take loans, we all starve andwe all go where we find fish," saidArulanandam, leader of the TamilNadu delegation. As much as 70 percent of the fishermen were trained intuna fishing. Initially, the seven-member delegation expressed theirviews to the lone Tamil Minister inthe Sri Lankan cabinet, DouglasDevananda. He told them that theyshould speak directly to theircounterparts across the Palk Straitand come to some decision.

The Sri Lankan side was clear thatthey did not want the Indianfishermen in its territorial waters."Allow us to live:" this was thegeneral refrain by all who spoke. Theyhad just begun fishing after a very longtime and they did not want theirresources to be laid to waste bybottom trawling, just as the Indianshad done on the Indian side of theterritorial waters. Representatives offishermen from all the northerndistricts participated.

At the meeting between the twosides, Mr. Devananda made it clearthat he was a mere observer. Hewanted the two sides to meet anddiscuss to find out if a solution waspossible. "I have heard the sameargument on both sides. Let us notkeep thinking about a distant future.Even the next moment is part of ourfuture," he said.

The Indian and Sri Lankan sideswanted the fishermen of two sides tomeet ahead of the Joint WorkingGroup on fisheries meeting, slated tobe held in New Delhi. The Indianside had attached great secrecy to themeeting. One member, who spoke,said this was because Assemblyelections were due in Tamil Naduand they did not want anything toemerge that would embarrass thegovernment.

Source: The Hindu OE

Large-scale fishing comes underfire at Tuna meet

The 15th Session of the IndianOcean Tuna Commission

(IOTC) concluded in Colomborecently. The session was attended byover 250 delegates and observersfrom nearly 35 countries in theIndian Ocean Region and beyond -the European Union, Japan, Korea,France, Taiwan and China, accordingto a report in the Asian Tribune.

The Lankan Minister of Fisheriesand Aquatic Resources, Dr.Senaratne, addressing the session,criticised the industrial scale fishingthat was being carried out in theIndian Ocean which was depletingtuna stocks in the Indian Ocean. Heurged the session to decide onexploiting fish stocks in a fair andequitable way while ensuring theirsustainability.

He pointed out that the muchimproved so-called 'super seiners' havebeen designed and built in manyparts of the world to hunt the alreadydepleted fish stocks in oceans with

much force. He said that as per theFood and Agriculture Organisation(FAO) more than 75 per cent of themarine stocks are over-fished, andanother 12 percent are fully utilised.

The IOTC is anintergovernmental organisationestablished under Article 14 of theFAO and mandated to manage tunaand tuna like species in the Indianand adjacent seas. Presently there are28 members in the IOTC and theyare Australia, Belize, China,Comoros, Eritrea, European Union,France, Guinea, India, Indonesia,Iran, Japan, Kenya, Republic ofKorea, Madagascar, Malaysia,Mauritius, Sultanate of Oman,Pakistan, Philippines, Seychelles,Sierra Leon, Sri Lanka, Sudan,Tanzania, Thailand, United Kingdomand Vanuatu. The Cooperating Non-Contracting Parties in the IOTC areMaldives, Senegal, South Africa andUruguay.

Source:fnbnews.com


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Fish as food can not only helpgenerate employment and

incomes for the rural population,but also help fight pervasive proteindeficiency in the country. This wasthe message during an interactivemeeting between fish feed producersand aquaculture experts representing

the American Soybean Association(ASA), in the presence of local mediarepresentatives.

According to Dr Michael Cremer,global aquaculture technical directorof ASA, feed-based technologies inpractice in some of the Asiancountries have shown beyond doubtthat soya-based fish feeds havedelivered immense commercialbenefits. The work done so far inIndia has resulted in the countryemerging as a significant producer ofsoya-based extruded f loating feedsand sinking pellets for fish. "Indianentrepreneurs have invested inimported extrusion machinery toproduce floating fish feeds," said DrVijay Anand, technical director ofASA's Asia subcontinent aquacultureprogramme.

Currently, there are as many asseven feed mills with installed

Soya-based fish feed acceleratesgrowth: Expert

capacity of 72 tonnes an hour whichis set to soon expand to 203 tonnesan hour. Soyabean meal is the mainsource of protein in the formulationsand the incorporation levels are inthe 35-45 per cent range. Otheringredients used include rice-bran,broken rice, wheat bran, wheat flour,

corn glutenmeal andcopra meal.

Concedingthat feed isonly a parto faquaculturevalue chain,t h eaquaculturei n d u s t r yn e e d ss p e c i e sdiversification- in additionto thecurrent carp

and Pangasius - improved hatcherytechnology, refinement of farmingsystem, diversification of farmingsystem and improved fish marketingfor better consumer acceptance, DrCremer said.

Earlier in the day, thiscorrespondent was witness toharvesting of a record 20,000 kg offish - each weighing one kg on anaverage - by renowned feed-makersGrowel Feeds from a leased pondnear Gudivada. The fish were fed soya-based feed. India's fish productionis approximately 8 million tonnesand the fisheries sector providesemployment to about 15 millionpersons. Given that we have 7,000-km-long coastline and thebiodiversity, the potential offered byfisheries sector is immense.

Source: Chandrasekhar, Business

Line

RAMANATHAPURAM:

The 45-day annual ban on

fishing begun in different

coastal parts of the Tamil

Nadu State. Almost all 700

mechanised boats at

Rameswaram were anchored at

the fishing harbour. Similarly,

boats at Mandapam and

Pamban also did not venture

into the sea. Fisheries officials

asked the fishermen to

cooperate with the department

in the efforts to increase fish

wealth during the fishing

holiday.

During the period,

mechanised boats and trawlers

will be prohibited from going

for fishing, according to the

fisheries officials. The ban on

fishing on the high seas will be

lifted on May 30.

The ban will be enforced

along the east coast from

Thiruvallur to Kanyakumari

districts.

The fishing holiday was

imposed during the period

because this happened to be

the breeding season for fishes.

Such a ban, therefore, was

intended to enrich the marine

wealth that in turn would be

beneficial to fishermen later.

However the ban will not be

applicable to the country boat

fishermen, who go for fishing

close to the shore.

Source: The Hindu

45-day annualfishing banbegins alongeast coast


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Madhya Pradesh: With a viewto giving social security to

fishermen engaged in fish farming,accidental insurance is being donefor them and their families. A total1,98,122 fishermen and familymembers have been coveredunder group insurance scheme.This figure is just doubled as

Over 1.5 lakh fishermen being covered underinsurance scheme in state

have also kindled price rise in SouthEast Asia. Post the earthquake andthe tsunami, there has been a 30 percent increase in prices in the marketsof Japan, Hong Kong and China, anexporter focusing on dried seafoodsaid.

Black tiger shrimpsThe demand and export of black

tiger shrimps, the major item inIndia's seafood export basket toJapan, is also expected to look up thisyear. Black tiger shrimps are mainlyharvested from aquaculture farmsalong the east coast. While reportsof rejection of black tiger shrimpconsignments on account ofantibiotic residues have been comingdown of late, the pace and tempo of

Seafood exports may ride on temblor wave

black tiger shrimp exports woulddepend mainly on the quantity andquality of the harvest. Reports ofdisease outbreaks and crop loss fromblack tiger farms have also beenrelatively lower this year, SEAIsources added.

However, the import demandfrom Japan is not restricted tohigh value items such as blacktiger shrimps alone this year butextends to low value seafoodstoo. Enquiries for frozen andchilled fish exports have been onthe rise as well, sources in thetrade said.

Japan was fifth in India'sseafood exports after theEuropean Union, the US, SouthEast Asia and China last year. This

was despite an increasing trend in allseafood exports to Japan, other thanchilled items last year. Seafoodexports to Japan registered a growthof 11 per cent in quantity and 36 percent growth in dollar earnings lastyear. This year, seafood exports toJapan are expected to improvefurther, including chilled items,mainly due to lower domesticproduction and increased demandfor value addition and re-exports.Japan accounted for 14 per cent ofthe country's $2.67 billion seafoodexports in 2010-11.

- Business Line

compared to the statistics of last year.Madhya Pradesh has ranked

second for covering fishermen undersocial security in the country. In theevent of death of fisherman or otherfamily member, an amount of Rs onelakh is provided and Rs 50 thousandon permanent disability.

In order to promote fish farming,

fishermen are being sanctionedloan at the rate of three percent.For this, fishermen credit cardsare being provided to them. 1,777fishermen credit cards have beenprovided to them in the state sofar.

Source: centralchronicle.com

The earthquake and tsunami thatstruck northern Japan could

prove to be a boon to the Indianseafood industry. After an initialhiccup immediately after the disaster,there has been a markedimprovement in enquiries anddemand for Indian seafoodfrom Japanese importers,sources in the SeafoodExporters Association ofIndia (SEAI) said. However, itis still early days and thesources were not willing toevaluate the long-termimplications for the Indianindustry. There has been amarked improvement indemand for surumi fromIndia, a delicacy in Japan. Itis one of the mainstays ofexporters such as UlkaSeafood, Hindustan Unilever,Silver Seafood and Naik Exports,SEAI sources said. Fears thatradioactive particles could havecontaminated food supplies in Japanare expected to push up seafoodimports.

There are reports of depletedstocks of seafood items on the shelvesof Japanese stores which have alsogenerated fresh demand for imports.Fall in marine production as well aslower seafood exports from Japan


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The boards of directors of the

European Aquaculture Society

(EAS) and the World Aquaculture

Society (WAS) have the pleasure to

announce that the AQUA 2012

event will take place in the Czech

Republic capital, Prague, from

September 1-5, 2012.

The AQUA events are co-

organised by EAS and WAS every six

years, and AQUA 2012 succeeds the

2006 event in Florence, Italy and the

2000 event held in Nice, France. The

event comprises an international

scientific conference, an international

trade exhibition, workshops for

aquaculture producers, forums

organised by students and by the

European Commission Directorate

General for research and many other

satellite workshops and meetings.

The previous AQUA events each

attracted more than 2,000

participants from over 50 countries,

showing the global importance of

aquaculture and specifically this

event.

The theme “Securing our Future”

has several aspects. It has obvious

implication in global and regional

food security and aquaculture trade,

placing aquaculture products in the

global fisheries market. It also refers

to economic and environmental

sustainability and the image of

aquaculture activities. A

spokesperson for AQUA 2012 said:

“Our future is what we make of it

now – how we alleviate poverty; how

we manage our future resource needs

and especially how we educate, train

and manage knowledge for the next

generation of aquaculture researchers,

producers and other stakeholders.”

AQUA 2012 Programme co-

chairs Marco Saroglia, José Polanco

and Zdenek Adamek have put

together a vast programme of more

than 50 technical sessions that will

be open for abstract submission.

Major pillars of the technical

programme include environment,

biodiversity and climate change;

aquaculture certification;

aquaculture and human health;

production systems; feedstuffs, feeds

and feed additives; molluscs and

other Invertebrates; marine shrimp;

general finfish culture; freshwater fish

culture; marine fish culture;

seaweeds; ornamentals; aquaculture

economics; animal welfare, health

and diseases; breeding and genetics

and other specialised topics.

The programme therefore covers

many aspects of the global

aquaculture value chain for

contribution by authors from all over

the world.

Following the approval of the

location by EAS and WAS Boards,

Michael New OBE, chairman of the

AQUA 2012 steering committee,

said: “After somewhat delicate

discussions over the past two years

with our partners and authorities in

St. Petersburg, Russia and

subsequently in Sharm El Sheikh,

Egypt, the approved location in

Prague is for me definitely not a ‘third

choice’ location.

“We just hadn’t considered it in

our earliest discussions. After visiting

Prague for the first time early this

year, I was taken in by its beauty and

fascinated by the centuries-old

tradition of aquaculture, pond and

water management in the Czech

Republic. Prague is at the centre of

Europe. It is an easy location to fly

or drive to and the congress centre is

close to the centre, with excellent

metro links stopping in front of the

building and with an extremely wide

choice of luxury and budget hotels

within easy reach.”

Further information on AQUA

2012 will be published on the web

sites of EAS and WAS, with abstract

submission and registration available

online within the coming weeks.

- fishupdate

Aqua 2012 : Global Aquaculture - Securing Our Future

Fisheries body and ICAR to establish fish processingcentre in Himachal

The National FisheriesDevelopment Board (NFDB)

and the Indian Council ofAgricultural Research (ICAR) aresetting up a fish processing centre inPatlikuhal, Himachal Pradesh.

The centre will exclusively workfor processing fish at industrial levelto preserve it for longer time as freshas original. It is said to be the first

centre in the periphery of 1,000 kmarea in the Kullu district ofHimalayan region.

NFDB has initially allocated Rs2.1 crore budget for the project. Theproposed centre will work toempower fish farmers in two ways,firstly by preserving the fishes formonths it will trail the way for fishexport from the state and secondly

it will maintain profitable prices forthe farmers throughout the year.

The centre will produce threeproducts - chilled whole-gutted troutfor domestic market, frozen whole-gutted trout for export market andfish silage from waste-shelf life of sixmonths.

- Agencies


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Bhubaneswar: Fisheries, which occupy a prime position amongst

all the natural resources of Chilikalake, have started showing signs ofrecovery after recording low catch foryears. Supporting the livelihood ofmore than two lakh fisherfolks liv-ing in and around the lake, the fishfauna of Chilika lake is characterizedby the composite of freshwater,brackish and marine elements.Thefisheries in the lake started decliningrapidly in late 1980s following eco-logical degradation of the lake.Thehighest landing of 8872 MT was re-corded in 1986-87 (pre restorationperiod) that declined to touch thenadir with all time low of 1274 MT

Chilika Fishery on a recovery path?in 1995-96, official sources saidtoday.In addition to the decline ofthe catch the decline of the speciesdiversity was also encountered, a se-nior official of Chilika DevelopmentAuthority (CDA) said.The hydrologi-cal intervention for restoration ofChilika lake with opening of a newmouth in 2000 resulted in significantrecovery of the lake fishery.Followingthis in 2000-01 there was a suddenleap of fish yield from a meagre 1745MT in 1999-2000 (prior to openingof the mouth) to 11,989 MT in 2001-2002 (about 7 fold increase) and therising trend continued till?it touchedthe all time high?of 14,053 MT in2003-2004, showing 8 fold increase

in comparison to pre-restoration year(1999-2000).The average fish landingduring 2001-02 to 2009-10 has been11,676 MT per annum showing a sig-nificant increase of 569 per cent overthe pre restoration year (1999-2000).During this financial year the annualproduction from the lake is likely toexceed 12000 mts mark, sourcessaid.Along with productivity, fishdiversity of the lake also improvedafter restoration. As per the assess-ment carried out recently the speciesdiversity stands at 317 fish, 28 prawnsand shrimps, 35 brachyuran crabs(12 species being edible) and 2 spinylobsters, they said.

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