Volume 6, Number 4 July/August 2010 MICA (P) 028/10/2009 ISBN 1793-0561

• From the editor
• News
  Catfish versus Catfish/Tilapia 2010
• News in brief

Health and Biosecurity

• The proactive way to live with WSSV
  There is still no zero exposure to WSSV even with a rigid biosecurity system at a farm in the Philippines say Roselyn Usero and Leobert D. de la Peí±a
• Responsible use of drugs in Vietnamese pangasius farming
  Industry needs a holistic approach for disease management to be sustainable. By Cedric Komar and Dang Thi Hoang Oanh

Feed Technology

• Energy partitioning for white shrimp fed rendered animal proteins
  A poultry by-product meal replacing fish meal did not affect the digestive process of shrimp. By Jorge A Suí¡rez, Gabriela Gaxiola, Sergio Nates and Gerald Cuzon
• Yeast in aquaculture from nutrition to well-being
  Philippe Tacon and Eric Auclair discuss the role of yeast in aquaculture.

Industry Review - Freshwater fish/prawn

• Indian freshwater fish farming: moving to soy-based extruded fish feeds
  P. E. Vijay Anand, Michael Cremer and G. Ramesh describe the evolution of this new business sector using soy-based extruded floating fish feeds in India.
• Making a difference in Thailand
  Small margins in freshwater prawn farming require caution in production and the ability to innovate. By Soraphat Panakorn and Zuridah Merican

Developments

• Thailand’s vannamei aquaculture: From 2009 to Q1 2010
  Dhanapong Sangsue says that production of Thai shrimp has reached its maturity.
• Pond mesocosm hatchery for blue swimmer crabs
  This is the new system developed in Malaysia to maintain optimal culture conditions.

Marketing

• Unleashing the potential of six tropical species for the French market
  Unique species debut in French market with help of top chefs. By Zuridah Merican
• Certification and sustainable aquaculture at the ESE 2010 in Brussels
• ASC - The fruition of Aquaculture Dialogue standards
  An interview with CEO Philip Smith as the standard holding body gears up for the certification process
• First certification in tilapia and pangasius
  GlobalGap announces first experiences in certification of these two species.

Company/Products News

• MDU technology for shrimp feeds
• New website/MSC Certification
• Aquaculture discussion at 26th Alltech Symposium on Animal Health and Nutrition
• Fast separation of freshly hatched nauplii/ BAP Certification Standards for feed mills
• Book review

Show Reviews

• Aquaculture at Ildex Vietnam 2010

Events

• International Conferences on Indonesian Aquaculture and Shrimp Aquaculture 2010