Volume 5, Number 1 January/February 2009 MICA (P) 074/10/2008

"AAP celebrates its 5th year in publication with a fresh new cover for 2009! And that's not all - readers can look forward to technological advances, breaking news and trends impacting the industry.We wish one and all the very best for 2009!"

Shrimp Culture

• Keeping to the circle of control
  In Thailand, Chaiwat Tientongkam looks at what the market demands. By Zuridah Merican
• Focus on Aquafeeds in Asia
  Industry squeezed and high feed costs to remain
  Producers reach to out to famers for understanding of costs.
• Insight into the aqua feed business in China
  Low margins, lack of know-how and feed safety issues. By Ming Hsun Wu

Feed Technology

• 14th DSM Aquaculture Conference Asia Pacific
  A look at the global commodity market, fish meal/oil situation to improving cost effectiveness of feeds.
• Key drivers for the fishmeal and fish oil markets in 2008 by Jean Francois Mittaine
• A feed is only as good as its ingredients by Brett Glencross

Marine Fish

• Health and nutrition development in rearing marine fish larvae
  Enhancing growth with rotifers and artemia by John S Clark and Arjen Roem

Industry Review

• Marine shrimp in Asia
  Production trends and future opportunities.

Marketing

• Fighting the muddy off-flavour in the tilapia
  In the Philippines, probiotics works to mitigate this. By Denny Chavez, Teofilo Rivera, Jaime Quinto, David Moriarty and Olivier Decamp
• The pangasius market in Spain
  Evolution of the market and common marketing practices. By José Ferní¡ndez Polanco and Ladislao Luna

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• Profile of companies and events at VIV Asia 2009, 11-13 March 2009, Bangkok, Thailand

Developments

• Seeding the abalone in the Visayas
  Rey A. Acap is starting this emerging industry in the Philippines
• From the pharaohs to the future
  Eric Roderick reports on activities at ISTA8 held in Cairo in October 2008

Show Report

• Aquafair Malaysia 2008
  More players in an attractive aquarium fish market

Company/Product News

• Novus opens new R&D centre in Vietnam
• Bentoli Asia, Alltech, Akva Group
• Forthcoming events