30/10/12: Fish and duck farming; fish protein intake in Nigeria; Australian aquaculture proposals

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• Plans are in the pipeline for the NSW Government, Australia to establish commercial aquaculture industry in Jervis Bay, on the NSW South Coast, boosting an already growing industry, Executive Director Fisheries NSW, Dr Geoff Allan has said. Dr Allan said a meeting with South Coast stakeholders, including government agencies, Shoalhaven City Councillors and staff and the University of Wollongong was held with Fisheries NSW last week to outline the proposal to gain approval for three aquaculture leases in Jervis Bay to culture Blue Mussels and other shellfish. The project would generate local seafood sales and employment opportunities. Read more...

• At the Aquaculturists, we are always interested in unusual aquaponics stories, so it was no surprise that this story from India caught our attention. Paddy farmers in the Allepey district, Kerala, have been advised to ditch rice in favour of fish and ducks. Scientists from CPCRI (Central Plantation crop research institute) believe and integrated model will double profits. Seven farmers took up the challenge.  Read the results here.

• Fish provides 35 percent of protein intake in Nigeria, says senior lecturer at the Department of Fisheries of Lagos State University. Speaking at Fishparty, a public enlightenment  programme  organised by Fisheries and Environment Services in Lagos recently, Dr. Prince Ndimele, said that fish is the cheapest source of animal protein consumed in Nigeria. In West African coastal countries, where fish plays a central role in the economy, the proportion of dietary protein that comes from fish is extremely high; 35 per cent in Nigeria, 47 per cent in Senegal, 62 per cent in Gambia and 63 per cent in Sierra Leone and Ghana. Read more...
  

English: Blenheim Beach in Vincentia at Jervis Bay, Australia (Photo credit: Wikipedia)