Tuesday, September 3, 2013

03/09/13: Algeria and China discuss aquaculture collaboration; extruded feeds in Bangladesh; mangroves in Malaysia

Algeria and China discuss aquaculture collaboration plans.

Officials from both countries met to discuss the development of aquaculture in Algeria with technical assistance from Beijing. 

Algeria is also willing to open its doors to Chinese aquaculture investors in order to help develop the aquaculture industry.
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Despite being a relatively new idea in Bangladesh, extruded feeds are growing.
   
This article looks at the Rupshi Fish plant which started a decade ago. The feature charts the rise of extruded feeds in the country and overcoming the hurdle of public acceptance. 
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This article looks at how Malaysia's mangroves have been depleted in recent years. 

Mangrove cover in Malaysia has declined by 30 percent over the past five decades from 800,000 hectares in the 1950s to 575,000 hectares today.

The authors point to a growing coastal population as the trigger for increased demands on land.
The coastal regions are a high premium with  agriculture, aquaculture, mining, industrial, port expansion, urbanisation and tourism all vying for the same space.

However, the government is keen to protect the remaining mangrove coverage. Of the 575,000 hectares, 85 percent has been gazetted as forest reserves, wildlife sanctuaries and as state and national parks.

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Mangrove Conservation by SP Godrej Marine Ecol...
Mangrove Conservation by SP Godrej Marine Ecology Centre (Photo credit: Wikipedia)


 


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