SEA Membership for 2009/10
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document.writeln ("Australia - July 3, 2009 - With clearly defined objectives and strategies tailored to achieve them, SEA is building an awareness of Australian seafood in key markets, developing a springboard for individual market development, helping to overcome market barriers and increasing profit margins with collaboratively targeted promotions.
Cleaning up the Baltic Sea with mussel power
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document.writeln ("Sweden/The Baltic Sea - July 3, 2009 - Excess nutrients in seawater can cause eutrophication, a major environmental concern. Shellfish species such as mussels can 'soak up' some of these nutrients.
Guyana gets international help in aquaculture development
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document.writeln ("Guyana - July 3, 2009 -Guyana's emerging aquaculture sector is receiving expert international technical assistance that will help increase international exports of farm-raised tilapia, like the 2,200 pounds that were recently shipped from Berbice.
Geoduck farm proposed near Port Ludlow
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document.writeln ("United States - July 3, 2009 - Bruce Olsen and his part-time neighbors on Hood Head near Port Ludlow are moving ahead with plans to establish a geoduck farm on a state-owned beach near their property.
Free trade turns out not to be
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document.writeln ("United States - July 3, 2009 - Louisiana has agricultural resources that are in demand for a hungry world, energy resources in demand by everyone everywhere, and a port system perfect for delivering those resources to the world markets.
Pacific oyster production up 45%
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document.writeln ("Scotland - July 3, 2009 - A new report has been released based on the returns of an annual survey questionnaire sent to all active registered shellfish farming companies in Scotland.
EU regulation on organic fish certification now ready
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document.writeln ("Europe - July 3, 2009 - The new EU regulation is now ready about the implementation modalities of animal and seaweeds production in organic aquaculture.
Aqua Nor farm tours by ACG
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document.writeln ("Norway/United States - July 3, 2009 - Aqua Nor 2009, in Trondheim Norway, is fast approaching (18-21 August) and preparations for ACG aquaculture tours in conjunction with this event are coming along very well.
Australian Bight Abalone in administration
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document.writeln ("Australia - July 2, 2009 - The troubles of the managed investment scheme industry have forced Australian Bight Abalone - the nation's largest offshore abalone farmer - into voluntary administration.
Mussel grower lands major contract
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document.writeln ("Scotland - July 2, 2009 - A Shetland based mussel farming company has signed a six figure contract with Belgium supermarket chain Delhaize to supply thousands of kilos of Scottish mussels every week.
Japanese scientists to breed 'super tuna'
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document.writeln ("Japan - July 2, 2009 - The tuna - stocks of which are in global decline - would be raised in farms to meet surging demand around the world for the traditional Japanese delicacy.
Fish farms pollute sea even after moving out
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document.writeln ("Turkey - July 2, 2009 - Fish farms are moving away from Güllük Bay, but they are leaving behind pollution.
Farmers make big money from fish
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document.writeln ("Nepal - July 2, 2009 - Farmers engaging in commercial fishery are earning up to Rs. 5 million per annum.
Geoduck farming minimally disruptive
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document.writeln ("North America - July 2, 2009 - Letter - As executive director of the Pacific Coast Shellfish Growers Association and co-owner of Discovery Bay Shellfish with my husband, Peter Downey, I am compelled to respond to Tom Jay's June 24 Perspective.
Woman allegedly steals $6,028 from shrimp farm
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document.writeln ("Micronesia - July 2, 2009 - A former saleswoman of a company owned by businessman Anthony Pellegrino was arrested Tuesday afternoon for allegedly stealing $6,028 in sales and worth of shrimps from the firm.
