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Philippines -White spot virus killing off fish farmers' shrimp crops .

Mon, 05 Sep 2011 23:00:00 GMT

PHILIPPINES Tuesday, September 06, 2011, 03:20 (GMT + 9)

The deadly “white spot” virus has been killing prawns, shrimp and crabs in Barangay Vitali, east of Zamboanga city. The phenomenon is leaving aquaculture operators incurring losses worth hundreds of thousands of investments.

3rd Sept. 2011 Dead fish crisis in SE China.

Sun, 04 Sep 2011 23:00:00 GMT

3rd Sept. 2011 A large amount of cultivated fish were found dead from unkown causes in recent days in the Minjiang River's Shuikou Township area of China. This is the largest aquaculture base in Fujian.

The floating dead fish, decaying in hot weather, have been polluting the river which is the main drinking water resource of the province. The cause is still under investigation.

Source:china.org.cn

Norwegian Eggs Likely Cause Of Chile's ISA Outbreak

Sat, 03 Sep 2011 23:00:00 GMT

Norway – A study by Cermaq concludes that the best explanation for the ISA virus in Chile is transmission from Norwegian salmon eggs. Previous studies have linked the ISA virus strain found in Chile to the ISA virus strain previously found in Norway. The study, originally commission by Cermaq, has been mired in controversy since its publication in 2008, due to the potentially serious implications that it could have for the salmon industry.

Atlantic cod’s unusual immune system survive without 'vital' immune genes

Sat, 13 Aug 2011 23:00:00 GMT

Atlantic cod’s unusual immune system survive without 'vital' immune genes

Norway – The cod genome lacks a set of genes that were thought to be indispensable for immunity against bacteria and other parasites. Atlantic cod have evolved to survive without a set of genes that scientists thought were essential to the immune system, according to an analysis of the fish's genome.

Abalone viral ganglioneuritis in Tasmania

Sat, 30 Jul 2011 23:00:00 GMT

ABALONE VIRAL GANGLIONEURITIS IN TASMANIA

In 2008 and 2009, AVG was detected in Tasmania in processing plants where wild abalone are brought and held in large tanks before processing or live export. These two outbreaks were controlled and contained, and the facilities successfully decontaminated. In late December 2010, abalone at a processing facility in Tasmania displayed signs of AVG, and control measures were immediately implemented by the Tasmanian Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment (DPIPWE). In mid-January 2011, AVG was confirmed in a second processing plant and an abalone farm. Abalone held in three other processors were found to have AVG virus present in the absence of clinical disease.

Herpes Virus Kills Half of French Oyster Population This Year

Wed, 27 Jul 2011 23:00:00 GMT

Jul 26, 2011

Mortality on oyster farms on France’s Mediterranean and Atlantic coasts ranged from 27 percent to 90 percent, according to a Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries alert dated July 25 and published by the Paris-based World Organization for Animal Health.

The virus starts killing oysters when water temperatures top about 16 degrees Celsius (61 degrees Fahrenheit).

India - Bihar State Government launches fisheries insurance policy.

Sun, 03 Jul 2011 23:00:00 GMT

Bihar State Government launches fisheries insurance policy. Cover for diseases, pollution, rioting, terrorists' activities, any nefarious act by a third party, flood and natural calamities. Carrier - Oriental Insurance Company Limited.

Chilean scallop farms devastated by tsunami.

Tue, 26 Apr 2011 23:00:00 GMT

Thousands of miles from the shores of Japan across the Pacific Ocean, Chilean shellfish farmers are facing an uncertain future after a giant wave traveled the seas and washed away their scallop beds.

Devastating White Spot hits shrimp farm

Fri, 22 Apr 2011 23:00:00 GMT

JEDDAH: A source at the Ministry of Agriculture has said that one of the Kingdom’s shrimp farms has been hit by White Spot Syndrome (WSS), a viral infection of no harm to humans but which has in the past devastated shrimp populations across the world.

Tsunami devastated hoya, salmon fisheries.

Tue, 19 Apr 2011 23:00:00 GMT

Hoya sea squirt and coho salmon farms in the Sanriku region of Iwate and Miyagi prefectures, which account for more than 95 percent of their respective markets in Japan, were destroyed by the colossal tsunami that followed the Great East Japan Earthquake.

Quarterly Aquatic Animal Disease Report (Asia-Pacific Region)

Sun, 06 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Quarterly Aquatic Animal Disease Report (Asia-Pacific Region)

Need for improved biosecurity in oyster aquaculture.

Fri, 19 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Improved biosecurity in the oyster aquaculture industry in Europe urgently needed, EFSA report concludes.

Aquaculture firms eligible for aid.

Fri, 19 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Businesses that grow algae, alligators, frogs, turtles, seaweed, clams, crawfish, pearls, fish, mussels and oysters can now apply for aid when disaster strikes.

Fish antibiotics probed.

Sat, 13 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The health of animals and fish is one of the primary concerns in the farming industry and antibiotics are at the forefront of the defence team. They are administered to fight microbial infections, which they do very effectively, but they are also used illegally as growth promoters, and that is something aquaculture has to deal with.

ISA virus detected in Magallanes

Sat, 13 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Chilean National Fisheries Service (Sernapesca) has declared that there has been an outbreak of the infectious salmon anemia (ISA) virus in a farming center in the region of Magallanes.

Reversing aquaculture’s bad reputation

Tue, 02 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

What is it about farmed seafood that raises so many irrational judgements? Around half of the world’s seafood supply now comes from aquaculture, yet we are still remarkably ambivalent about it as a source of critically important food and an increasingly important part of the global food trade. - Niki Holmroyd goes over the arguments and strongly supports the Industry.

A complete makeover for aquacultureinsurance.com.

Mon, 01 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

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