Tuesday, July 2, 2013

02/07/13: State of Norwegian aquaculture; Barramundi in Sri Lanka; Nigeria targets catfish production

Norway has a thriving aquaculture industry which makes a considerable contribution to the country's economy. In this speech, Lisbeth Berg-Hansen, minister of fisheries and coastal affairs, outlines the reasons behind the success and looks forward to the future of the industry.
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Barramundi may be the next big fish trend in Sri Lanka after the government approved a US$2.5 million for a farming project off the coast of Trincomalee in North Eastern Sri Lanka.

Oceanpick, a Sri Lankan firm, will partner with a Scottish company to farm the fish in cages, in the first aquaculture facility in open water in the country.

Although around 50 percent of seafood in the world comes from farming, in Sri Lanka 90 percent is still from the wild catch.
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Catfish farmers are aiming to increase catfish fish production to 1 million metric tons a year by 2018, reports the Guardian newspaper in Nigeria.

The drive will take place in the south east of the country which and will create more than 500,000 jobs.
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English: Location map of Sri Lanka. Equirectan...
English: Location map of Sri Lanka. Equirectangular projection. Strechted by 101.0%. Geographic limits of the map: N: 10.2° N S: 5.5° N W: 79.2° E E: 82.3° E Made with Natural Earth. Free vector and raster map data @ naturalearthdata.com. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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