Monday, July 22, 2013

22/07/13: USA helps Myanmar farm tilapia; cost of algae blooms in Tasmania; aquaculture in Zambia

The USA is to provide technical assistance to help Myanmar with farming tilapia.

The US team of experts will give advice and farming technique to Myanmar to enable it to export high quality fish and fish products, the New Light of Myanmar quoted Myanmar Fisheries Federation as saying.

Algae blooms and sewage spills have cost the Tasmanian aquaculture and fishing industries AU$25 million according to a review by the  Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment (DPIPWE).

Fishermen have called for greater spending on biosecurity measures to protect the future of Tasmanian aquaculture. At present around $300 thousand dollars is spent on testing fish for the aquaculture industry, but fishermen say that needs to be upgraded to $2 million reports ABC.

This article gives a quick overview of on the role of aquaculture in Zambia.

Fish is a critical source of dietary protein in sub-Saharan Africa, providing an estimated 22 percent of protein intake.

In Zambia, most of the aquaculture production comes from four species of tilapia (Oreochromis andersonii, Oreochromis macrochir, Oreochromis niloticus and Tilapia rendalli). Oreochroomis niloticus is not an indigenous species but still it is cultured by most farmers because of its favourable biological characteristics.
Oreochromis niloticus niloticus Syn.:Chromis n...
Oreochromis niloticus niloticus Syn.:Chromis niloticus (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
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