Australia has launched a new shark plan to better conserve and manage the world’s shark stocks.
Launching the National Plan of Action for the Conservation and Management of Sharks, on Wednesday, Senator Ian Macdonald, the Australian Fisheries and Conservation Minister said the plan was co-developed by the states, the Northern Territory, industry, [...]
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Australia’s new plan tones up shark management and conservation
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Domestic and global recession demotes Thai conglomerate: TRIS Ratings
The Thailand based TRIS Rating Co., Ltd., is the country’s first credit rating agency established in 2002. Floated by the Thai Rating and Information Services Co., Ltd. (TRIS), the agency solely conducts credit rating business across Thailand.
Recently, the agency has released its latest ratings.
According to the release, the rating of the Thai [...] -
Australia and NZ strictest enforcers of GM food norms: Review
A review by the Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has labelled the labelling regime of genetically modified (GM) food in Australia and New Zealand as the most comprehensive of all.
With the legislation requiring labelling of GM food put into force in these countries in 2001, the regulation required any food, food [...] -
Tassal banks on growing market to achieve its 2003 target
Tassal Group, Australia’s biggest producer and exporter of Atlantic Salmon has reaffirmed its commitment to achieving the net profit after tax as laid down in the prospectus issued by the company last October.
The prospectus included the forecasts on both a SGARA basis (as required by a provision of the Australian Accounting Standard) [...] -
Following Japan and Iceland, Norway increases whaling quotas
Making use of a provision of the International Whaling Commission (IWC), which allows killing whales for scientific research, Norway has planned to triple the annual whaling quota from the current 670 minke whales.
Already two other IWC members, Japan and Iceland, kill whales for scientific research.
Earlier, the IWC had imposed a moratorium on [...] -
FFA meet proposes new policy and commission for tuna management
The 56th session of the South Pacific Forum Fisheries Committee concluded at Kiribati has deliberated on a range of issues relating to the operations of the Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) Secretariat and the policy matters for the management of the Pacific region’s tuna fishery.
The meeting has sought a new Fisheries Commission, which [...] -
Australian food and environment safest in the world: Report
A recent report conducted by the National Dioxins Programe has concluded that Australia has the lowest levels of dioxins in the world.
A by-product of combustion, dioxins remains in the environment for a long time and results in cancer, nervous and reproductive disorders and other adverse health impacts.
“This series of scientific reports produced [...] -
NFIS urges Aussie food industry to tap growing Dubai market
In an effort to aid export growth in Dubai, the National Food Industry Strategy (NFIS) Ltd., would conduct a workshop this year on 18th June in Melbourne, Australia.
Aimed to tap the prospective food manufacturers and producers interested in exporting to Dubai, the workshop would provide information on the business opportunities and [...] -
NZ firm upset over net protest by Greenpeace
The New Zealand based Orange Roughy Management Company (ORMC) has accused Greenpeace, an environmental organisation, with drafting extreme and anti-fishing proposals rather than pro-environment plans.
The accusation comes in the wake of Greenpeace’s attempt to cover the OMRC office in a huge fishing net as a mark of protest to urge the New [...] -
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
JANUARY 2009
Scotian Pride 2009, Jan, 29-31, Halifax, NS www.aansonline.ca
FEBRUARY 2009
Aquaculture America 2009, Feb. 15-18, Seattle, Washington
Announcement:
Aquaculture America 2009 – Tours Organized by ACG
The Aquaculture Communications Group (ACG) is offering several tours in conjunction with the Aquaculture America 2009 conference and trade show, which is taking place in Seattle, Washington, on February 15-18, 2009.