JANUARY-MARCH 2024

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INFOFISH, based in Malaysia, and set
up with the assistance of FAO, provides harvesting.
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Technology for the Asia-Pacific. It
industry also appears in INFOFISH
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information on fishing technology section on ‘Industry Notes’
Equipment and Supplies............4 and equipment for the industry provides information on the latest
besides research and training. It developments in the global fisheries
Workshop and Training.............5 also promotes links among research scene. New equipment and innovations
institutions, administration and are also featured. Comments and
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ind us t ry . Since 1992, INFOFISH,
requests and recommendations for
National News......................6,7,8 issued a quarterly newsletter collating inclusion in the mailing list.
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Event Calendar........................10

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 COFI-FM’s first meeting focuses on sustainable
RESPONSIBLE FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE

practices and promoting biodiversity FAO Director-General QU Dongyu in his address while
opening the virtual plenary session. “This improvement
A new global fisheries management body began its also includes eliminating illegal, unreported, and
inaugural meeting with key items on the agenda unregulated fishing and on addressing the impacts of
including best practices and approaches for the the climate crisis, and biodiversity degradation that are
effective management of fisheries resources, also heavily impacting aquatic and coastal ecosystems
and improvements in the Food and Agriculture and dependent communities”. Qu underscored that the
Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) Sub-Committee on Fisheries Management will play an
methodology to estimate the state and health of the important role in addressing these global and complex
world's marine fish stocks. The fight against Illegal, issues. It will identify and discuss major trends and
Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing, the issues in fisheries management that require measures
promotion of adaptive responses to the climate crisis, and make recommendations to the Committee on
and mainstreaming biodiversity was the agenda of Fisheries to help advance implementation of the FAO
the COFI Sub-Committee on Fisheries Management's Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries and achieve
(COFI-FM) 15-18 January 2024 meeting, with a the vision set out in FAO’s Strategic Framework 2022-
specific focus on small-scale fisheries. Over 500 31 for better production, better nutrition, a better
million people globally depend, at least partially, on environment and a better life, leaving no one behind.
fisheries for their livelihoods - nearly half of them The Director-General noted that the Sub-Committee
women when considering the whole value chain. on Fisheries Management will guide FAO’s Blue
While 65 percent of fish stocks were within biological Transformation roadmap and its core objective of
sustainable levels, 35 percent were estimated to ensuring that global fisheries resources including in
be at unsustainable levels, a proportion that has lakes, rivers and seas - are efficiently and effectively
been increasing since the 1970s. “Improving global managed.
fisheries management remains crucial to restore
ecosystems to a healthy and productive state and to Read more: here.
protect the long-term supply of aquatic foods,” said

The EU fisheries control system gets a major data management. The rules also strengthen the fight
revamp against illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing
(IUU), and mandate full digital traceability along
The European Union (EU) fisheries control regulation the supply chain. The IT tool CATCH will become
has been revised to modernise fishing activities, compulsory for imported fishery products, simplifying
prevent overfishing and create a more effective and the catch certification process.
harmonised system. The changes include improved
monitoring, traceability of catches, and the transition Find the original article: here.
to full digitalisation, new technologies, and modern

Seaweed and mussel farms improve found that aquaculture habitats had higher abundances
biodiversity and abundance of marine life: of fish settlers than natural habitats. The study also
New study confirms found that key settling fish species, such as the common
triplefin, had better survival and growth after arriving
A study by ‘The Nature Conservancy’ in New Zealand in aquaculture habitats.
and the Gulf of Maine has found that seaweed and
shellfish farms provide habitat benefits to wild fish. Read more information: here.
The research, which used parallel sampling methods,

New law to bolster fisheries sustainability

and resilience in Sri Lanka

New fisheries legislation was on the agenda when a

FAO delegation led by Manuel Barange, Assistant
Director-General and Director of the Fisheries and
Aquaculture Division, met Sri Lanka's Fisheries
Minister, Douglas Devananda, for talks during a
recent mission to this South Asian country. The

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 meeting coincided with the FAO Regional Conference draft legislation, highlighting critical concerns such as
for Asia and the Pacific, which emphasised the marine resource depletion and Illegal, Unreported and
urgent need to transform aquatic food systems Unregulated fishing activities in his country. He urged
in response to the challenges posed by a growing FAO to continue its technical support in updating Sri
population and a changing climate. The primary Lanka's national plan of action to effectively combat
focus of the bilateral meeting was the forthcoming these challenges. “We are grateful to FAO for the
fisheries legislation, a collaborative effort between contribution granted in preparing the new Act. Once
Sri Lanka and FAO. FAO is supporting Sri Lanka in the cabinet grants the approval to the draft Act, it
drafting a new Fisheries Act to replace the Fisheries will be presented to the Parliament for discussion
and Aquatic Resources Act No. 2 of 1996. The and approval,” the minister said. “FAO will continue
proposed legislation fully aligns with international support Sri Lanka’s fisheries sector,” Barange said.
law and provides a comprehensive framework for the “Our commitment with Blue Transformation aims at
sustainable management of fisheries resources, with fostering long-term sustainability and resilience within
a particular emphasis on safeguarding livelihoods in Sri Lanka’s aquatic food systems.”
coastal fishing communities. Minister Devananda
underscored the transformative potential of the new Find the original article: here.
FISHING TECHNOLOGIES

SeaFisher: A lightweight fish pen to move

brackets and connectors to create a frame, so we have
farms to deeper seas
strength in a lightweight structure. “To keep the pen
and the fish safe, water pumps fill the pipes so it can be
submerged in stormy weather and when the danger has
passed, that ballast can be emptied so the pen rises to
the surface again. “A front shield diverts debris around
the pen while smooth, reinforced PET plastic netting
keeps predators out.” The pen is estimated to initially
cost around USD 6 million, a fraction of the cost of
other, more rigid offshore fish farming structures being
used in the northern hemisphere. Professor Wang says
modelling shows SeaFisher could grow ten times the
fish of the other offshore pens on the market, some of
which cost up to USD 180 million dollars. “This is a
modular system of 20 metre cubic cages, linked two
abreast to enable easy access for monitoring, feeding,
Photo: Professor Wang exhibiting the cost-effective SeaFisher
and harvesting the fish stock,” he said. “We estimate
model for offshore fish farming that each cubic cage could comfortably house 24 000
fully grown, 5-kilogram finfish. “It could be used to
The University of Queensland has co-led a project farm different finfish species next to each other and
to design a cost effective yet robust pen to expand be adapted to grow seaweed, utilising waste from the
fish farming into deeper ocean areas to help feed fish pens to fertilise the plant crop. “By mooring the
the growing global population. Professor Chien pen with a chain attached to a single suction anchor
Ming Wang of the School of Civil Engineering said that allows it to move with water currents, the impact
competition for space in sheltered nearshore waters on the ocean floor is minimal.” The design is patent-
meant the industry needed to move further offshore, pending and scale-models will now be tested before
prompting the Blue Economy Cooperative Research prototypes are built. The project also involves Professor
Centre to commission the project. “Our design will Joerg Baumeister at Griffith University, researchers at
help fish farms meet a growing demand for seafood the University of Tasmania and industry partners. The
in an affordable and sustainable way,” Professor research paper is published in the Journal of Marine
Wang said. “Moving to deeper and cooler waters is Science and Engineering.
great for the ocean environment and for fish health
and welfare but if a pen is too flimsy, large ocean Read more about the technology: here.
waves during storms would quickly tear it apart.
“This solution named SeaFisher bundles high-density
polyethylene (HDPE) pipes together with custom

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 Two new shrimp breeds to battle disease in
Thailand

Two new strains of Pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus

vannamei) have been successfully developed to
strengthen Thailand’s aquaculture industry, according
to the Department of Fisheries. The new strains
Petchada 1 (a fast-growing genotype) and Sida 1 (a
disease-resistant genotype) will help keep the domestic
shrimp-farming industry secure, said Praphan
Leepayakul, Deputy Chief of Department of Fisheries.
The department has worked with the Agricultural
Research Development Agency to revive white shrimp The study showed that Thailand’s domestic strains
farm numbers that have been in decline since 2012 were the best as a base population. The Petchada 1
due to an outbreak of Early Mortality Syndrome, also breeder was developed at the Genetic Aqua-Animal
known as Acute Hepatopancreatic Necrosis Disease Research and Development Centre in Phetchaburi
(EMS-AHPND). White shrimp is in great demand province. It has high growth potential when compared
in both domestic and overseas markets. It is a major with shrimp from other sources. The Sida 1 breeder,
source of export revenue, generating an average of 100 which comes from the Genetic Aqua-Animal Research
billion baht (USD 2.77 billion) income per year. “The and Development Centre in Nakhon Si Thammarat
development could help in building up a sustainable province, has the highest EMS-AHPND survival rate,
shrimp industry,” said Mr Praphan. The new strains compared to its counterparts. “It is still under the
were developed by a team of marine biologists using research and development process,” said Mr Praphan.
selective breeding and molecular genetic marker “The next step is to test it on a commercial scale.
methods. To evaluate genetic diversity and study We hope that it will be a significant step towards a
disease-free DNA, the team selected various strains of sustainable shrimp industry by reducing losses among
Pacific white shrimp from the United States, Guam and shrimp farmers.
Thailand. The shrimp were fed in a biosecure system
to study their growth capacity and genetic diversity. Read more information: here.
EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES

Revolutionary bottom trawl fishing

equipment
Benefits:

• Reduction in search time

• Fuel efficient and environmentally friendly fishing
• Increased catch efficiency/reduction in by-catch
• Reduced equipment maintenance costs
• Dynamically controlled net
• USV scouting
• Herding and deterrence

Contact details:

With the system, fishers improve their catches with less Mark de Jonge, CTO
work and time; the ocean floor isn’t damaged and fewer Katchi (Precision fish harvesting)
greenhouse gasses are emitted; by-catch is reduced, https://katchi.tech/
and fish stocks are given a chance to rebound; and the email: [email protected]
world enjoys a sustainable source of ocean protein.

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 The IFISH Conference 2024 focused on
WORKSHOP AND TRAINING

small-scale fisheries
The International Fishing Industry Safety and Health
Conference (IFISH) is the world’s only conference
devoted to safety and health in fisheries and aquaculture.
It’s 6th edition, from 8 to 12 January 2024, was organised
by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United
Nations (FAO), the National Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health (NIOSH) and the Northeast
Centre for Occupational Safety and Health (NEC).

The conference, which drew together over 160

in terms of vessel construction, safety standards
participants from government, research, industry, and
and safety training programmes for crew”. The
worker organisations from over 31 countries, started
discussions pointed out that there is still a divide
with a pre-Conference workshop led by the United
between large scale and small-scale fisheries when
Nations agencies working on safety and health, namely
it comes to safety thus the need to develop solutions
the International Labour Organisation (ILO), the
that are cost effective, scalable, and locally available
International Maritime Organisation (IMO), the World
were stressed. In his keynote speech Below the Radar:
Health Organisation (WHO) and FAO. All four agencies
Safety aspects of small-scale fisheries in South Asia, P
reiterated their commitment to continue working
Krishnan, BOBP-IGO Director, called for a wholesome
together on these issues and promoting international
safety measure that address all aspects of working
safety standards, including the FAO Agreement on
condition of fishers including fisheries management,
Port State Measures (PSMA), the Code of Conduct for
appropriate technology, economic incentives and
Responsible Fisheries and the Voluntary Guidelines
enabling governance. During the five conference days,
for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale fisheries in the
participants showcased their research and solutions,
Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication (SSF
and exchanged with other experts to improve safety
Guidelines). Chapter 6 of the SSF Guidelines explicitly
and health in the sector. The Conference highlighted
calls for States to “recognise that improved sea safety,
the need to tailor occupational safety and health
which includes occupational health and safety, in
(OSH) to the needs of women who constitute 50
small-scale fisheries (inland and marine), will best be
percent of the sector, and to develop standards
achieved through the development and implementation
and safety and health codes for aquaculture. The
of coherent and integrated national strategies”. In his
conference concluded with the creation of an IFISH
opening speech, Manuel Barange, ADG/NFI Director,
Innovation Exchanges to facilitate innovation and the
expressed concern about the number of fatalities at
dissemination of solutions in fisheries, aquaculture
sea, most of them in small scale fisheries: “Small-scale
and seafood processing.
fisheries employ 90% of those working in the capture
fisheries value chain, yet they receive less attention Find more information: here
THE OCEAN DECADE

2024 Ocean Decade Conference

partners: Government of Catalonia and the Barcelona
Three years after the start of the UN Decade of City Council through the Barcelona Capital Náutica
Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021- Foundation, and the Spanish National Ocean Decade
2030), a global conference will bring together the Committee, which is led by the Ministry of Science
Ocean Decade community and partners to celebrate and Innovation through the Spanish Research
achievements and set joint priorities for the future of Council (CSIC). More details about the programme,
the Decade. The conference is hosted by Spain and registration process and calls for proposals for satellite
co-organised with UNESCO’s Intergovernmental events are available on the conference website. If you
Oceanographic Commission (IOC/UNESCO), the would like to receive updates, please sign up here.
2024 UN Ocean Decade Conference will take place
on 10-12 April 2024 in the coastal city of Barcelona. It
will be a 3-day, in-person event co-led with a range of

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 Bangladesh: Govt restructured cash 3 per cent cash incentive for products covered with
NATIONAL NEWS

incentives for shrimp export ice weighing 20 per cent to 30 per cent of the weight,
2.5 per cent cash incentive for products covered with
Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh ice weighing 30 per cent to 40 per cent of the weight
restructured the cash incentives against exports of and 2 per cent cash incentive for products covered
products under 43 categories, reducing the rates with ice weighing 40 per cent and above of the weight.
of export subsidy for all categories for the current Exporters of shrimp will get a 9 per cent cash incentive
financial year 2023-24.The Bangladesh Bank in a if their products are covered with ice weighing up to
circular said that the government has decided to 20 per cent of the total weight. The exporters will get
reduce the cash incentives against exports gradually 8 per cent cash incentive for their products which are
as after the graduation of the country from the least covered with ice weighing 20 per cent to 30 per cent
developed status in 2026, the export subsidy would of the weight, 7 per cent cash incentive for products
be prohibited under the provision of World Trade covered with ice weighing 30 per cent to 40 per cent of
Organisation. According to the central bank circular, the weight and 6 per cent cash incentive for products
instead of the earlier circular on cash incentives for covered with ice weighing 40 per cent and above of
the FY24 issued on August 23 the new instructions on the weight.
the export subsidy would be effective from January 1
to June 30. Exporters of frozen fish would get 4 per Read more nformation: here.
cent cash incentive for their products covered with ice
weighing a maximum of 20 per cent of the total weight,

Fiji: Draft Bill focuses on aquaculture aquaculture in Fiji, marking a pivotal step towards
regulating and safeguarding this burgeoning segment
The Ministry of Fisheries convened a pivotal meeting within the fisheries sector. However, she also noted
with key government bodies and industry stakeholders the Bill’s limitations, highlighting its scope, which is
to deliberate on the contents of the Draft Aquaculture to address specific activities falling under aquaculture.
Bill 2024, signaling a proactive approach to regulating These activities include seaweed farming, fish
Fiji’s growing aquaculture sector. Addressing spawning, fish farming, and the commercial rearing
participants, permanent secretary for Fisheries and of aquatic organisms. The ministry’s efforts are
Forestry, Atelaite Rokosuka stressed the significance further bolstered by support from the Fisheries Forum
of the proposed legislation as a response to the Agency, ensuring the implementation of Fiji’s Country
intensifying activities in Fiji’s waters. She emphasised Partnership Agreement and fostering collaborative
that beyond establishing regulatory frameworks, the endeavors in navigating the evolving landscape of
Bill reflected a steadfast commitment to conserving aquaculture regulation.
the marine environment and its diverse ecosystems.
Ms Rokosuka said the primary aim of the Bill was to To find the original article: Click here.
establish institutional arrangements and legislative
measures conducive to the effective management of

trawlers, resulting in a significant loss of revenue.

India: NOAA trains Indian fishery
By implementing TEDs, Indian trawlers can obtain
stakeholders on TEDs
U.S. NOAA certification, allowing for the resumption
of shrimp exports to the US market. The Marine
In a bid to conserve sea turtle populations and boost
Products Exports Development Authority (MPEDA)
seafood export earnings, fisheries experts from the
has taken steps to address the issue by working with
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
the Central Institute of Fisheries Technology (CIFT)
(NOAA) and officials from the U.S. State Department
to modify TEDs and conduct field trials, aiming to
conducted a workshop in Kochi to educate stakeholders
improve the livelihoods of fishers and stakeholders
on the installation and operation of Turtle Excluder
in the industry.
Devices (TEDs) in Indian fishing trawlers. The U.S.
had previously banned Indian wild-caught shrimp
Read more information: here.
exports due to the absence of TEDs in mechanical

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Kiribati: Strengthening country’s seafood of Competent Authority at the Kiribati Ministry of
industry: Micro-Qualification training Fisheries, Marine Resources Development, stated,
success on Kiritimati Island “Fish is our main resource, and we need to encourage
the establishment of small seafood businesses while
ensuring the optimum quality of the fish and/or marine
resources to help sustain the business and increase
profits” .“This training complements our work at the
Kiribati Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources
Development, strengthening business knowledge
and seafood handling aspects for our local vendors
and fishers, which helps to enhance the quality of
fish products while maintaining their freshness.”
This programme strengthens knowledge, skills, and
competencies in ensuring the successful start-up of
a small seafood business, along with the guarantee
of safety and quality standards post-harvest by
In continuation of the ongoing capacity building demonstrating basic post-harvest seafood handling
on the island nation of Kiribati, approximately 25 skills, outlining causes of seafood spoilage and quality
participants completed two micro-qualification control factors, and applying inspection techniques
trainings on “Micro-Qualification in Establishing and guidelines to maintain seafood quality. “As the
and Operating a Small Seafood Business” and seafood industry continues to evolve, professionals
“Maintaining Seafood Safety and Quality” on within the seafood industry must upskill and adapt to
Kiritimati Island from 12 to 23 February. This was these changes,” emphasized Shirleen Bala, the course
made possible through the European Union and developer and trainer for USP PEUMP. “Our two
Government of Sweden-funded University of the Micro-Qualifications are tailored to meet these needs,
South Pacific (USP) Pacific European Union Marine equipping individuals with the knowledge and skills to
Partnership (PEUMP) project. These trainings aim to thrive in this dynamic sector.”
upskill learners to improve their seafood businesses
and safety and quality practices from ‘hook-to- Read the full article: here.
plate.’Tereere Tioti, Director of the Department

Malaysia and Philippines accepts WTO of its oceans. “I urge all remaining (WTO) members
agreement on fisheries subsidies to join us and accelerate their domestic ratification
process and contribute to the preservation of marine
Malaysia has ratified the World Trade Organisation’s biodiversity and the livelihoods of millions of people
(WTO) Fisheries Subsidies Agreement (FSA), which who depend on fishing”.
is a global effort to curb harmful fishing subsidies
and protect fish stocks. Malaysia joins 68 other Simultaneously, WTO-DG Okonjo-Iweala said: “I am
WTO members which have successfully ratified delighted that the Philippines has formally accepted
the FSA, said Investment, Trade and Industry the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies at MC13. Doing
Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz. so at the very beginning of our Fish Working Session
Tengku Zafrul is currently attending the 13th WTO at MC13 set a positive tone for the rest of the meeting.
Ministerial Conference in Abu Dhabi, United Arab This action demonstrates a strong endorsement of the
Emirates, where the FSA was ratified. He said the WTO by the Philippines, as well as its dedication to
ratification demonstrated Malaysia’s commitment preserving our oceans for the people who rely on them
to global cooperation and responsible stewardship for livelihood and food security, and for fostering global

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cooperation in our shared aspiration for sustainability.” sustainable use of our oceans. As the first WTO
Secretary Tiu Laurel said: “The Philippines is pleased Fisheries Subsidies Agreement enters into force, this
to announce, that having completed the domestic will usher in a new era of cooperation and collaboration
process, we have successfully ratified the first WTO among nations. We dedicate this milestone to the
Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies on the occasion of Filipino people, the country's fisheries and aquatic
the 13th Ministerial Conference in this vibrant city resources, and most importantly the communities that
of Abu Dhabi. This is a significant milestone in our stand to benefit from the WTO Agreement.
continuing effort to show our country's commitment
to address the global concern over illegal, unreported Find more information : here.
and unregulated fishing, and the conservation and

Maldives: Government established new company was founded with the primary objective of
company to promote seafood products expanding the nation’s fishing industry and enhancing
globally its social benefits by promoting and advertising
Maldivian products on the global market. This includes
President Dr Mohamed Muizzu has established products from aquaculture, mariculture, and all marine
Maldives Fisheries and Ocean Resources Marketing sources. To boost revenue, the company will launch
and Promotion Limited. This Government owned a distinctive brand for local fisheries, advertising it
company has fully vested with a 100% stake and carries locally and in various lucrative international markets.
fixed liabilities. The President set up the company per
the authority vested under Section 15 of the Companies Find more information: here.
Act (7/2023) and the announcement was made by
the President through a Decree No. 03/2024. The

Papua New Guinea: Fisheries hub to be built and its surrounding provinces with inland fisheries,
aquaculture and coastal fisheries, he emphasised the
Justin Ilakini, Managing Director of the National hub's role in enhancing the mobilisation of seafood
Fisheries Authority of Papua New Guinea, provided volume and supply within the region to promote
an update on the K105 million (USD 27.78 million) healthier nutrition intake. This initiative aligns with
project initiated in January 2022 aimed at developing the suggestions of Lae MP John Rosso to address the
the Voco Point coastal fisheries hub in Lae. He said that needs of the community, meet NFA requirements,
the project, which had experienced a two-year delay and establish key offshore processing infrastructures.
due to funding issues, will now be resumed back this
year. While outlining the project phases to establish Read more information: here.
a coastal fisheries hub for products from Morobe

Thailand: Restricts commercial fishing in of under 280 horsepower are allowed to fish in the
Gulf of Thailand for three months specified area. Types of equipment that can be used are
controlled, such as no fishing nets over 2 500 metres
The Fisheries Department under Thailand's Ministry long and a minimum mesh size of 2.5cm. According
for Agriculture and Cooperatives has announced a to the Fisheries Department, the commercial fishing
3-month commercial fishing restriction in the Gulf controls imposed last year resulted in an increase in
of Thailand started from 15 February to protect the mackerel population in the Gulf, as evident in
spawning mackerel and to allow their fry to mature. the size of catch last year, estimated at about 41 310
The controls cover about 26 400 sq.m, from the tip tonnes, worth about 3.3 billion THB, compared to 35
of the Khao Mong Lai peninsula of Prachuap Khiri 708 tonnes in 2022. A ceremony to mark the start
Khan to Don Sak district of Surat Thani province. of the fishing limitations will be held on February
The second phase, will start from May 16 until June 14 at the pier in Paknam sub-district, Chumphon
14, covers an area of about 8 100 sq.m from the tip province under the chair of Minister for Agriculture
of Khao Mong Lai peninsula to Hua Hin in Prachuap and Cooperatives of Thailand, Thammanat Prompao.
Khiri Khan. Under the restrictions, only small boats
with gross weight of under 10 tonnes and engine Find the full article: here.

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PUBLICATION

Pacific oyster farming: A practical manual

Mercer, M., Gennari, L. and Lovatelli, A., 2024.

Pacific oyster farming – A practical manual. FAO an important part of future food production strategies.
fisheries and Aquaculture Technical Papers. No. 696. Chapter 2 describes the anatomy and biology of
FAO. Rome. 290p. Crassostrea gigas and gives an indication as to the
environmental conditions in which the species thrives
as well as the pathologies and predators that can result
in poor health leading to potential mortalities. Chapter
3 deals with all aspects of undertaking a survey of
potential oyster farming sites and what data should be
collected and examined to assess a site’s suitability, but
also which areas are best suited to different cultivation
techniques. After this, Chapter 4 introduces the
main farming techniques that will be described in
detail in the following chapters, which includes
off-bottom cultivation, on-bottom cultivation, and
suspended cultivation, and gives details of some of
the most common cultivation equipment necessary
to undertake these operations. The techniques and
strategies necessary to procure seed oysters and
how to develop them through the nursery stage are
also introduced. This includes the basic principles
of upwelling, which then leads into Chapter 5, which
provides a detailed description of how to build and
operate one particular example of a Floating Upwelling
System (Flupsy) which is suitable for use in remote but
sheltered conditions. Chapters 6, 7 and 8 constitute
the main body of the manual and provide an in-depth
The purpose of this manual is to give the reader look into the three major cultivation techniques that
a foundation of practical knowledge regarding all this guide concentrates on: “Farming with trestles and
aspects of Pacific oyster cultivation. It is targeted at bags in the intertidal zone”, “On-bottom cultivation in
new entrants to the market wishing to establish a the intertidal or subtidal zone” and “Offshore longline
farm, and existing operators who wish to develop their cultivation”.
farms and explore new cultivation techniques. The
methodologies described can be applied both to low- Download this technical manual with no cost: here.
tech, low budget, small-scale farming operations and
to high-tech, big budget, industrial-scale aquaculture
production enterprises. This guide focuses on the
functional expertise and technical equipment required
to construct and manage an operational farm in the
diverse environmental and physical locations in which
they can be situated, from the initial stages of finding
and selecting a suitable site, to the conclusion of the
first production cycle and harvesting the crop. The
manual contains a brief introduction which describes
the relevance of the species with regards to global
aquaculture production figures and how it can form

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 APRIL AUGUST
EVENT CALENDAR

23-25, Seafood Expo Global (SEG), Barcelona, Spain 21-23, 26th Japan International Seafood &
https://www.seafoodexpo.com/global/ Technology Expo, Tokyo, Japan
https://seafoodshow-japan.com/tokyo/
MAY
8-11, International Indonesia Seafood & Meat 21-23, Vietnam Fisheries International Exhibition,
(IISM), Jakarta, Indonesia Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
https://iism-expo.com// https://vietfish.com.vn/

15-17, Seafood Expo Eurasia, Istanbul, Türkiye 28-30, 18th Shanghai International Fisheries and
https://seafoodexpoeurasia.com/en/ Seafood Exhibition, Shanghai, China
www.worldseafoodshanghai.com/en
20-22, 18th INFOFISH World Tuna Trade
Conference & Exhibition Bangkok, Thailand SEPTEMBER
www.tuna.infofish.org 4-6, Seafood Expo Asia 2024 Singapore
www.seafoodexpo.com/asia/
JUNE
19-21, Aquaculture Taiwan 2024, Tainan, Taiwan 17-19, Global Fishery Forum & Seafood Expo Russia
https://www.aquaculturetaiwan.com/ 2024, Saint Petersburg, Russia
https://seafoodexporussia.com/en/
JULY
2-5, Asian Pacific Aquaculture (APA2024) OCTOBER
Surabaya, Indonesia 30 Oct - 1 Nov, China Fisheries & Seafood Expo
https://www.was.org/meeting/code/ APA2024 (CFSE) Qingdao, China
https://chinaseafoodexpo.com/

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REGION.
Here is how INFOFISH helps:

· providing technical advisory services on all phases of harvesting, handling, processing of fish,
aquaculture and marketing of fishery products
· offering marketing links to and from the largest fish producing area in the world
· assisting the day-to-day fish trade by identifying new marketing opportunities for companies in the
Asia-Pacific Region and new sources for supply importers
· offering technical and sales support services through informative publications
i) INFOFISH Trade News
ii) INFOFISH International
iii) Special studies
· offering training and consultancy services
· organising conferences, seminar & workshops

The next issue of INFOFISH Fishing Technology Digest will be distributed in July, 2024.
Please forward any information you may wish to have disseminated through this digest to:
The Editor, INFOFISH Fishing Technology Digest, P.O. Box 10899, 50728, Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia. Tel: 603-80668112, Fax: 603-80603697, Email: [email protected]/[email protected]
Editor: Mr Sujit Krishna Das - INFOFISH, Malaysia

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