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The next GAIN General Meeting will be held  on the 23th April 2007 commencing at 1PM to 3:30PM. Venue is the DPI offices in Hotham St Traralgon. 

The General meeting will be preceded by a GAIN executive committee meeting.

GAIN has an open forum policy. All GAIN members are welcome to attend the Executive meetings.

General Meetings are open to anyone who wishes to attend. Please contact Tony McLennan if you would like further information.

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As part of our ongoing endeavour to promote the aquaculture industry and to keep industry members informed of events both locally and internationally we are pleased to announce that the highly popular GROWfish News is now freely available for anyone to include on their own website. We have developed a very simple system that involves the inclusion of a single line of code in a webpage that will automatically generate the latest headlines (as shown below) directly from the GROWfish website. This provides any website with fresh content updated on a daily basis and encourages users to return to the site where the news feed is located. For more information and examples of how the news feed can be implemented on your website CLICK HERE!
 
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We recently featured OnlineConversion in this section as a handy resource. This site allows you to convert almost anything you care to name to anything else. There are over 5,000 different units and 30,000 different conversions available.

One of the responses that we received was from Steve Diver at ATTRA -
(Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas) in the US. ATTRA have compiled a webpage that includes a multitude of conversion tools and calculators that are specifically for the Agribusiness sector. Well worth a look and definitely should be added to your Favorites. Many thanks to Steve on behalf of everyone.
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Huge potential in Africa's fisheries and aquaculture sectors
source: TradeInvest Africa
Africa - September 3, 2010 - Booming business out of aquaculture is happening elsewhere in the world, compared to Africa where the sector is still at its infancy. But there is a wind of change blowing on the continent as African governments implement policies that are opening lucrative investment opportunities in the sector. [Full Story]
Shetland mussel factory reopens after upgrade
source: Fish News EU
Scotland - September 3, 2010 - North Atlantic Shellfish Ltd is to reopen its newly upgraded mussel factory at Walls in Shetland in time for the start of the 2010/11 mussel harvesting season next week. [Full Story]
Capitol promotes chemical-free tilapia
source: The News Today
The Philippines - September 3, 2010 - The Iloilo provincial government is promotes its “chemical-free tilapia project” that would produce the first organic tilapia fingerlings in the province. [Full Story]
Offshore mussel farm lease granted
source: World Fishing
United Kingdom - September 3, 2010 - Offshore Shellfish Ltd (OSL) has been granted a lease by The Crown Estate to develop a pioneering offshore, rope cultured mussel farm in Lyme Bay, Devon, UK. Work will soon start on a pilot project, and at its full development of 15.4sq km, the farm will be the largest of its kind in Europe. [Full Story]
Mozambique’s Fisheries Ministry calls for development of fish farming
source: MacauHub
Mozambique - September 3, 2010 - Aquaculture could be one of the fundamental ways of reducing the lack of fish, particularly for low income populations living in the interior of Mozambique, said the Mozambican Fisheries Minister [Full Story]
Bell perch marks milestones
source: The Star Press
United States - September 3, 2010 - East Central Indiana-based Bell Aquaculture marked two notable events in its history in recent weeks. [Full Story]
Rai couple unveil oyster farming proposal
source: Marlborough Express
New Zealand - September 3, 2010 - A Rai Valley couple are hoping to sell Pacific oysters to the Marlborough public if plans for their oyster processing plant go ahead. [Full Story]
Global sustainability standard completed for pangasius and bivalve aquaculture
source: WWF
Global - September 3, 2010 - Two sets of global standards – one for pangasius farming and the other for bivalve farming – were finalized today by the Aquaculture Dialogues. [Full Story]
Scottish salmon farming giant sees profits leap
source: The Scotsman
Scotland - September 2, 2010 - Strong demand in the first half helped Oslo-listed Scottish Salmon Company (SCC), previously Lighthouse Caledonia, to post a leap in profits. [Full Story]
National Prawn Company awarded BRC A grade accreditation
source: AMEinfo
Saudi Arabia - September 2, 2010 - National Prawn Company has been awarded the prestigious British Retail Consortium (BRC) Global Standard for Food Safety. The BRC, established its Global Standard for Food Safety based on standards set forth in the Global Food Safety Initiative. [Full Story]
Aquaculture compliance
source: Shetland News
Scotland - September 2, 2010 - On Wednesday the SIC’s planning board expressed its disappointment with the amount of aquaculture businesses failing to comply with the requirements of their works licence and/or planning permission. [Full Story]
Seeking self-sufficiency, locals build ‘aquaponics’ facility
source: Flarhead Beacon
United States - September 2, 2010 - When the work dried up, Bryan Hays and R.D. Aegerter turned away from construction and sought a new line of work. Today, they have staked their future on an unlikely foray into “aquaponics” food production, an endeavor that requires both patience and lots of fish feces. [Full Story]
Anti-fouling wire ‘will cut maintenance costs’ of offshore fish farms
source: Fish News EU
Global - September 2, 2010 - A global metals and manufacturing specialist has launched three new copper alloy wires that it says will solve some of the major problems of offshore fish farming. [Full Story]
Proposed organic aquaculture standards opposed
source: FIS News
North America - September 2, 2010 - More than 40 Canadian and US organisations submitted a joint letter opposing the General Standards Board’s (CGSB) proposed organic standards that allow for antibiotic and chemical treatments of fish in aquaculture. [Full Story]
Local farm hosts congressmen
source: ACO News
United States - September 2, 2010 - Taylor Fish Farm owners Valee Taylor and Renee Stewart showed visitors around the facility Monday, Aug. 30, including U.S. Rep. David Price and U.S. Rep. Brad Miller [Full Story]
Research helps bangus industry grow
source: Manila Bulletin
The Philippines - September 2, 2010 - Thanks to research, the milkfish or bangus industry has grown significantly and is now a dollar earner for the country. [Full Story]
Land-farmed salmon making a splash
source: Agassiz Harrison Observer
Canada - September 2, 2010 - Bruce Swift dips a net into a watery vat and pulls up a crayfish, its claws pinching like a miniature lobster. [Full Story]
Strategic shrimp project to modernise industry
source: Bangkok Post
Thailand - September 2, 2010 - The Fisheries Department has finalised its second strategic plan for shrimp, focusing on managing exports in the lucrative industry through 2012. [Full Story]
How I learnt to love farmed fish
source: Globe and Mail & Straight News
Canada - September 2, 2010 - Three years ago, activists warned that B.C.’s population of pink salmon would be virtually wiped out if the infestations continued. (2 stories from each side of the table) [Full Story]
UK’s first offshore shellfish lease awarded
source: Fish News EU
United Kingdom - September 2, 2010 - The UK’s first offshore, rope-cultured mussel farm has been given the go-ahead today after the Crown Estate granted a lease to Offshore Shellfish Ltd (OSL) to develop the project in Lyme Bay, Devon. [Full Story]
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The Globalisation of GAIN .
29th August 2006
How is it that a small regional group of volunteers with a passion for the development of aquaculture in their region reached out to the world? This article covers some of the history of the organisation's internationalisation.
Innocently, we replied asking what type of an organization were they seeking contact with and were overwhelmed by the enthusiastic response. We subsequently found out that the OFB had sent some two hundred emails to every aquaculture body in Australia, and GAIN was the only one to respond..
[Full Story]
Marching To The Beat Of A Better Drum (Filter).
29th November 2004
A problem with a drum filter has led pioneering Victorian recirculation aquaculture operators Stephen and Catherine Kanara to develop a new, cost effective, performance oriented drum filter suitable for most operational requirements.
When installed in a problem environment the filter not only improved the general system performance, but increased carrying capacity AND reduced the farm’s overall labour requirement..
[Full Story]
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