Sept/Oct 2006

Volume 2, Number 5 September/October 2006 MICA (P) 094/10/2005

Industry Review

The current status of giant freshwater prawn production in India
S.Chandrasekar, Julius Edward and Victor Suresh discuss the constraints limiting the development of scampi.

Organic Aquaculture

Organic Aquafeeds: Functional nutrition through an organic protein source
Daniel F Fegan explains the challenges to developing feeds for organic aquaculture.

Conference reports

Lessons for a technically efficient and sustainable industry
At CAA2, the industry looked at the growth in marine fish farming, accelerated in the last few years.

Disease updates

Disease prevention and health management at CAA2
A summary of research on diseases affecting the grouper, snapper, pompano, yellow croaker and cobia in China and Southeast Asia.
Developing vaccines against WSSV
Can there be a possibility on vaccination against WSSV with recent trials? By Rajeev Kumar Jha, Zi Rong Xu, Maddur Lingappa Umashankara

Shrimp Health Management

Shrimp Health Management Workshop 2006
The science and interactions between the shrimp and the pond ecosystem, critical for proper shrimp health management is explained.
Q&A on shrimp physiology and pond environment
Dan Fegan answers questions from participants

Shrimp Culture

An artisanal point of view
In Bali, Wira Chayadi Wangsa has achieved consistently high yields of the white shrimp Penaeus vannamei in the last four years. By Iffa Suraiya.
Using science to drive black tiger shrimp culture
This two-part article on how a team in the Philippines develops the right protocols to restore operations and achieve consistent harvests of black tiger shrimp Part 1: A description of rehabilitation works and planning operations by Zuridah Merican

Feed Technology

The ASA Feed Technology and Nutrition Workshop
Aquafeed technologists look at fish meal replacements to feed probiotics
Fish Meal: some issues and solutions for feed companies in Asia
Soy based feeds for the freshwaterand marine fish
Current progress with soy based feeds in China by Michael Cremer

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Chinaï¿½s growing seafood market
The demand for seafood is fuelled by the fast growing Chinese middle class and with increasing disposable incomes. By Peter Redmayne

News

ASEAN Shrimp Alliance
The aim is to have common standards for shrimp exports from ASEAN countries and tackle problems of trade barriers.
Joint venture in aquafeed business in India
A JV for Gold Coin Group and Godrej Agrovet Limited (GAVL) to consolidate their aqua feed businesses in India
Malaysia opens up more land
This is part of the plan to increase shrimp production to 180,000 tonnes by 2010.

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