Tilapia

Gift Brings Good Fortune To Tilapia Farmers

... Export Development Authority (MPEDA), around 800 tonnes of GIFT was produced in Kerala in the current fiscal. During the period, around 16 lakh fingerlings were supplied to farmers in the state by the Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Aquaculture, Vijayawada. “A large number of farmers have taken up the new farming model, and succeeded. There is a sharp increase in the demand for GIFT seeds. The number of seeds distributed among farmers increased to 16 lakh in 2016-17 from 22,000 in 2013-14. The demand is expected to reach 50 lakh in the next fiscal,” said MPEDA-Kochi deputy director M Shaji. Genetically Improved Farmed Tilapia. in a tank at a farm. The GIFT variety of the fish was developed using the strains of Nile tilapia, which is suitable for small and commercial culture. It has become one of the most sought-after aquaculture fish in the Ernakulam district,  especially at Cherai, Kothamangalam and Aluva. According to Shaji, farmers in the region are adopting innovative methods such as aquaponics and re-circulating aquaculture system. Their success has resulted in demand for seeds increasing further. “This variety is disease-resistant, ...

Tilapia Growing In Lake Sebu Stopped After Fish Kill

... waste some 7,000 kilograms of potential tilapia harvest. Lake Sebu Mayor Antonio Fungan said the moratorium would give the 350-hectare lake a respite from pollution brought by massive fish production in recent years. The lake is host to some 5,000 fish cages owned by 460 operators. The growing of tilapia in the lake entailed the use of fish feed that settle at the bottom of the lake and decay, causing pollution. On Thursday, at least 7,000 kg of tilapia went belly-up in the lake due to lack of oxygen. The recent fish kill was the second in barely a month. The first fish kill destroyed P 127 million worth of tilapia, said Fungan. He said fish cage operators were still assessing the losses in the second fish kill, which was triggered by a decline in oxygen level in the lake. Fungan blamed the latest incident to overpopulation of fish and excessive use of the lake by fish cultivators. Fungan said a moratorium on fish cultivation would allow the lake to heal. He said, however, that the ban meant that the town’s multimillion-peso tilapia industry would grind to a halt, ...

Animal Nutrition And Breeding Company, Ew Group, Acquires Norwegian Tilapia Genetics Player

... the advances made, the improvements in productivity, will be available only to those who can afford them, together with the associated inputs such as specialized feed. “This could endanger the livelihoods of the millions of people in countries such as the Philippines who rely on aquaculture. If public access to breeds such as the improved tilapia can be maintained, then these livelihoods may continue to flourish.”. Reacting, Magne Rødseth said the EW Group investigated the content of the report and talked with different central persons involved in the negotiations both from the GIFT program and from Gernomar AS. "We have full confidence that the information we have received from the founder of Genomar, Dr Oystein Lie, and the director of the Gift Foundation International Inc, Dr Ambekar Eknath, is ...

Can Tilapia Skin Help Heal Burn Victims

... make a tremendous difference. When there's no alternative, Brazilian doctors cover burns with traditional bandages, which have to be changed daily to help prevent infection. Changing the bandages is painful, and the bandages don't help the wound heal. The tilapia skin not only can stay on for days or weeks at time, but it also blocks contamination, accelerates the healing process, and reduces the need for pain medication. Right now the use of sterilized fish skin is limited to clinical trials, but those trials have been promising. Fifty-two patients have been treated using the method, and there have been no complications, barring the movie scenario reminders. If you're concerned about awaking and finding fish skin covering your body in the hospital, there's not much of a chance of that happening here in the U. S. Donated human skin and ...

Genetic Key To Salt-tolerance Discovered In Tilapia Fish

... regulatory networks that confer salinity responsiveness to fish. 21 hours ago. Study sheds new light on how some fish adapt to saltwater. October 8, 2013. __link__) —Tilapia fish readily adapt to fresh or salty water, making them both good candidates for aquaculture and potential invasive pests. New work at the University of California, Davis, shows how tilapia can change. Gut feeling essential for migrating fish. February 14, 2017. Why do trout spend so much time in potentially dangerous estuaries before migrating to sea? In a new thesis published at University Gothenburg, Jeroen Brijs reveals that the answer may lie in the gut. New study challenges understanding of salinity impacts on freshwater biodiversity. January 18, 2017. New research exploring the impact of salinity on insects in freshwater environments has led to a discovery that seems to contradict long-held theories about mechanisms for salt regulation in invertebrates. River salinisation an urgent ecological issue. January 31, 2013. __link__)—A just published review by Australian and European researchers has highlighted the growing global environmental problem of increasing salt levels in the ...

Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Trains 15,000 Shrimp And Tilapia Farmers Asia, South Pacific

... Through Vietnam. SEAFOODNEWS. COM  __link__]  Translated by Amy Zhong  March 15, 2017. On March 7, Shenzhen customs seized another load of illegal seafood in a smuggling case. In total, there were around 34 cartons of lobsters weighing 1.07 tons. The smugglers planned to illegally bring in these lobsters through Wenjindu port of Shenzhen respectively at 14:05 and 14:10 that day. And they used two trucks which were documented as empty. Similar seafood smuggling has been uncovered in China from time to time, despite relevant departments’ criminal take-down operations and documents released to cut tariff rates. For example, one year after the implementation of the FTA between China and Australia, the tariff rates have declined or even been eliminated for Australian seafood. However, over half of Australian seafood still illegally entered China through Vietnam or ...

Restaurant Fined $120k For Trying To Pass Off Tilapia As Fancy Fish

... huge settlement between Odeum and the DA and diners, according to CBS SF Bay Area. READ MORE: Almost Every Kind of Wild Fish Is Infected with Worms. Part of the settlement, which was mostly penalties for violating California health and safety codes, is restitution to those who were given the fraudulent fish. In cold hard cash? No. A big, healthy petrale sole? No. Restitution will be made in that lowliest of currencies: a $30 gift certificate. Restitution to clients makes up $30,000 of the total of $120,000 in civil penalties. Odeum will give the gift certificates to any individual who ordered petrale sole during the period in question. According to CBS SF Bay Area, consumers can find the claim forms in the Mercury News, Gilroy Dispatch, or Morgan Hill Times, or at the restaurant itself. Any leftover restitution money will be provided to the Santa Clara County Department of Environmental Health, Consumer Protection Division for "training, education and enforcement.". According to their fancy menu , the dish in question was "Wild-caught ...

Martinsville Students Learn To Raise Tilapia

... Judkins said. Roberson started thinking early in the school year about animals students could care for over a long period of time. Being in the city posed a challenge, but the teacher took it in stride. “The thing with fish is it’s a lot easier to have a tank of fish than a pasture of cows in a city school,” Roberson said. “Tilapia are tropical fish. They can handle quite a bit compared to trout, which can be sensitive.”. Kept in a tank of water at a constant temperature of 80-degrees, the fish are growing and developing as they should. The goal, Roberson said, is to have them full grown by the end of the school year. It’s a part of class the students enjoy. “I like to take care of them and watch them grow,” Tiffany Wright said. Quincy Pickney thoroughly enjoyed spending his time in the greenhouse. “I ...

Tilapia Processors Restart With Stable Prices; Shrimp Production Above Expectations

... newly built central wholesale market in Toyosu due to strong worries about soil pollution, it was learned on Tuesday. A group of women working at the Tsukiji market, located in Chuo Ward, submitted to the Tokyo metropolitan government the same day a petition calling for the cancellation of the planned relocation of Tsukiji’s functions to the Toyosu market in neighboring Koto. First In-Season Cod Closure Announced for Some Southeast AK Waters. SEAFOODNEWS. COM [Seafood News] - March 15, 2017. SITKA - The first in-season closure of selected areas of Southeast Alaska for the Pacific cod directed fishery was announced yesterday by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G). The closure was effective yesterday at 11:59 p.m. in all waters of Cross Sound, Icy Strait, Port Frederick, Lynn Canal, Berners ...