Thai Union Frozen Products (TUF) has completely taken over two European seafood brands — MerAlliance and King Oscar
Aquaculture
India to see its first fish hospital in 2015
The hospital will have 50 glass aquariums, 25 circular water tanks, each with a capacity of 500 litres, to admit and treat diseased fish. (Image source: Gölin Doorneweerd/sxc.hu)
India’s first hospital to treat abnormalities and diseases in fish is set to come up in Kolkata by mid-2015
WWF promotes sustainable means of tuna fishing
The European Commission (EC) has recently given the Philippines’ government a ‘yellow card’ rating for being unable to sufficiently manage illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. (Image source: Wibowo Djatmiko/Wikimedia Commons)
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has started its own public private partnership programme toward sustainable tuna (PPTST) in the Philippines to prevent the depletion of the tuna stocks in the Coral Triangle
Researchers develop new tool to diagnose EMS in shrimp
The exports of shrimp were reduced dramatically this year in Thailand because of an outbreak of EMS. (Image source: Mike Lusmore/Flickr)
Two research groups in Japan have discovered a new tool for diagnosing early mortality syndrome (EMS) in shrimp
Singapore aids sea-based fish farming system
Fish farms were urged to embrace technology, automation and the upgrading of farming systems. (Image source: Yeraze/Flickr)
Singapore’s Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) has received US$1.25mn from the government to develop a sea-based farming system, which is expected to be more sustainable
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