13/11/12: tilapia in Haiti report available for download; Australian disease testing

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• The details of a workshop on tilapia aquaculture in Haiti run by is available to download online. After the devastating earthquake in Haiti in 2010, a one-day meeting was organised in New Orleans, USA on the day before the start of Aquaculture America 2011. The meeting, organised and supported by Novus International, the Marine Biological Laboratory at Woods Hole, Aquaculture without Frontiers, and the World Aquaculture Society, attracted over 50 representatives from various organisations with interests in helping the Haitian recovery. The meeting report, Developing Tilapia Aquaculture in Haiti: Opportunities, constraints, and action items, is available to download. Click on the report title to download a PDF copy or visit the Aquaculture without Frontiers website. 

• Cuts by the Australian government to a Queensland disease testing centre could jeopardise the region's aquaculture industry. A leading figure in the industry told ABC Rural that the cuts to a laboratory in Townsville will force farmers to have their fish tested in Brisbane. Alastair Dick, president of the Prawn and Barramundi Farmers Association, says the possible diseases in this area are largely tropical and farmers need to know as soon as possible what they may be confronted with. Mr Dick argues that the time involved in sending fish to Brisbane for testing could pose a threat to  the rest of a farmers stock. Read more...

Haiti (Photo credit: elycefeliz)