- The Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) programme has reached a major milestone. At the end of October 2012, the combined annual output from BAP-certified processing plants exceeded 1 million metric tons, up from 763,000 metric tons at the end of October 2011. There were 204 BAP-certified plants handling the 1.004 million metric tons of "one-star" product at the end of October 2012, up from 158 plants at the end of October 2011. Read more...
- Jamaican fisheries are set to benefit from grant funding and technical support totaling $36 million Jamaican dollars. The money is part of a four year $302 million project, which will support the operations of fish sanctuaries in Jamaica, Grenada, St Lucia, Dominica, and St Vincent and the Grenadines. The Caribbean Climate Change Centre (CCCC) will spearhead the project’s implementation across the region. Read more...
- An aquaculture zone in Vietnam is to be turned into a port. The People's Committee of central southern Phu Yen Province plans to turn a 1,460-ha zone in the Vung Ro area of Dong Hoa District into a sea port. About 460 households and businessmen currently raise lobsters and other fish in the area. Read more...
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| Song Cau District, Phu Yen Province, Vietnam, 1998. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
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