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[pillion] 27/10/2008 17:26

Anyone tried these small section fishing rods ?
I want one that will fit in my suitcase



Planning some beach-casting in Majorca

[waldron] 09/7/2008 19:25

source: FT

UAE to farm its own caviar
By Simeon Kerr

Published: July 9 2008 17:49 | Last updated: July 9 2008 17:49

In the comic novel Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, a western fish expert teams up with a sheikh to bring salmon fishing to the mountains of the south-western Arabian peninsula.

On the other side of Arabia, life is not quite imitating art – but a United Arab Emirates-German joint venture is building a vast sturgeon fish farm in Abu Dhabi.

While the novel's madcap idea ended in disaster, the Abu Dhabi initiative aims to provide a lucrative export opportunity for the UAE as it seeks to diversify away from oil production, while also helping safeguard the future of the endangered species.

Bin Salem Group and United Food Technologies, its German partner, are investing $80m in the project, centred around a climate-controlled facility in an industrial park on the outskirts of the capital. Here 64 swimming-pool-sized basins will house thousands of sturgeon, ultimately providing up to 40 tons a year of caviar and 710 tons of smoked and sliced sturgeon meat.

Work has started on the farm, the world's largest single-site plant, which should take 14 months to build. The joint venture, which has not yet been named, will take two years from the start of operations to bring fish to the maturity needed to produce the high-grade Ossetra caviar. The Ossetra sturgeon is smaller than the famous Beluga and it is said to produce a more intense, nuttier-tasting roe. A 100-gram tin of wild Ossetra sells for £250 in London.

"We are not compromising on taste. It's the same as wild caviar," says Ahmed al- Dhaheri, Bin Salem's chief executive.

Initial stock of 146,000 Siberian fingerlings (young fish in their first or second year) currently being reared by UFT in Germany will be complemented by 86,000 more at a later stage as the project builds up enough stock to produce farmed ­caviar for its European customers. Thereafter breeding is planned to replenish the stock, allowing the plant to become self-sustaining.

Five years in the making, Bin Salem Group forged ahead with the project when the United Nations Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, known as Cites, limited the export of Caspian Sea sturgeon, squeezing the market for the prized delicacy.

"We saw the gap between supply and demand and then the UN resolution created a great opportunity for a new industry – caviar farming," says Michel Nassour, Bin Salem's financial adviser.

Bin Salem Group says the project will abide by international regulatory standards, avoiding the "inhumane" practice of harvesting caviar and then stitching up the fish in the hope that it will produce another batch.

"The quality of this technique is less and we believe it is against animal rights – we don't want to go near that," says Mr Nassour.

Instead, as the fish reach maturity the pools' temperature is lowered until the fish become "sleepy", at which point the caviar is cut out. The rest of the fish is harvested as smoked and sliced sturgeon fillet, which, unlike caviar, is rarely found on Gulf menus.

Confident of rising global demand for aqua-farmed caviar, the joint venture is already considering a second facility in the UAE. It has also received interest from a Malaysian company in the German-pioneered technology being used at the Abu Dhabi farm.

The initiative differs from the average development at the Industrial City of Abu Dhabi, located on the outskirts of the capital, and will certainly have more interesting by-products than the heavy industry surrounding the facility.

Mr Dhaheri is already considering what to do with the water from the sturgeon basins, which will be full of nutrients and ideal for hydrating vegetation. The fish remains make an ideal agricultural fertiliser.

Other Bin Salem projects are also following an environmental bent amid other government-led projects that aim to tackle the UAE's position as one of the world's worst environmental offenders, especially in carbon emissions.

The company, which has interests spanning education, car maintenance and military supplies, is considering an innovative vegetable-growing plant as the food-importing UAE is hit by global food inflation. The group is also developing technology to make wood panels out of recycled fibres from palm trees.

"We have been trying for years to move into environmentally friendly aspects to help society, and it's good that the country is working towards this too now. It gave us the strength to move forward on our projects," says Mr Dhaheri.

[waldron] 03/5/2008 10:54

Retailers recall frozen mussels
Thousands of packets of frozen mussels have been recalled over fears they could cause food poisoning.

Retailers Aldi, Costco and Iceland have withdrawn the mussels, produced by Irish firm Bantry Bay Seafoods.

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) warned consumers not to eat the affected products as they could contain toxins known to cause nausea and vomiting.

Customers can return affected mussels to the store to get a full refund, the FSA said.

The affected products, which could contain AZP (Azaspiracid Shellfish Poisoning toxins), are:


Aldi Mussels in White Wine Sauce (900g) - use by date 31.01.09

Aldi Mussels in Garlic Butter Sauce (900g) - use by date 01.02.09

Costco Bantry Bay Mussels - with use by dates of 05.01.09, 10.04.09 and 02.02.09

Iceland Mussels in a garlic butter sauce (450g) - use by dates 02.02.09 and 14.07.09.
For more information, check the Food Standards Agency website.


Story from BBC NEWS:


Published: 2008/05/02 17:05:04 GMT

[waldron] 03/8/2007 14:29

Last Updated: Friday, 3 August 2007, 12:13 GMT 13:13 UK



Birds Eye puts trust in less cod

Last year, Birds Eye caught about 17,000 tonnes of cod
Birds Eye is hoping to hook people on a new type of fish finger, in an effort to persuade them to eat less cod.
It hopes the launch of a new fish finger - made of Alaskan pollock from a sustainable fishery - will help cut its cod catch by 4,000 tonnes a year.

Cod quotas have been reduced amid fears the species could be wiped out in some areas, such as the North Sea.

The WWF and Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), which certifies sustainable fisheries, both welcomed the news.

"The North Sea cod population is estimated to have been well below 70,000 tonnes for the last 10 years," said Tom Pickerell, Fisheries Policy Officer for WWF.

"If the stock does not rebuild there is a danger it could become commercially extinct," he warned.

[waldron] 03/8/2007 09:40

River made less steep for salmon

A river in Alaska is having its gradient reduced to ease the woes of weary salmon who jump upstream every year.

The project will make a more gradual grade for the salmon to climb as they make their way from the ocean into the Chester Creek River in Westchester to breed.

Russ Oswald, Project Manager of the river gradiant scheme told The Anchorage Daily News: "Next year we're going to reorientate the creek's outflow to help with fish passage. It's going to seem odd all summer to people, but it's the right thing to do, and it will also help with flooding.

"The original system isn't the best for salmon," Oswald continued. "The number of salmon has dwindled in the creek."





But it's not just the up hill jump that's currently putting the tasty pink fish off.

"There's quite a bit of garbage and debris in there,|" conceded Oswald. "We're looking at having someone come in and clean that up."

[pomp circumstance] 19/7/2007 07:38

DIRTY STINKY SPURS!!!!

[waldron] 05/4/2007 09:07

Aqua Bounty Tech Trading Statement


RNS Number:6426S
Aqua Bounty Technologies, Inc.
09 March 2007



Aqua Bounty Technologies
("Aqua Bounty" or "the Company")

Aqua Bounty Technologies, Inc. (AIM: ABTX), a biotechnology company focused on
enhancing productivity in the aquaculture market, announces today a trading
update on the Company's operations and expectations for 2007, ahead of the
Company's preliminary results announcement for the year-ended 31 December 2006,
which is expected in May.

The final out-turn for 2007 will be dependent on a number of important factors,
in particular, the pace at which registration and regulatory approval for the
Company's products are granted. Taking this into account, the Board believes
that it should take a cautious view of the Group's revenue.

The key points are as follows:

*Loss for 2006 is expected to be in line with expectations
*Based on internal management estimates of current sales prospects, the
Directors do not expect to meet their revenue expectations for 2007
*The financial health of the Company is excellent, with several years of
cash reserves in the bank

The most significant commercial issue for the Company has been the slow pace of
regulatory approval in target markets for the Company's lead product, Shrimp
IMS, an immunostimulant that is deployed as a feed additive. Product
registration has been found to take as much as a year or more in many of the
largest shrimp-producing countries such as China, Vietnam, Brazil, and
Venezuela. Additionally, adoption in target areas such as Asia, where 80% of
the world's shrimp is produced, has been slowed by lack of equipment at the
shrimp feed mills to properly apply IMS to the feed. Shrimp IMS is a
heat-sensitive protein added to the feed late in the manufacturing process
through specialized spray equipment. While the process is common in Latin
American feed mills, most Asian mills have not yet adoptedit.

In countries where IMS is registered, the product continues to meet the
Company's expectations, consistently proving in both laboratory and commercial
settings that it is capable of providing a significant economic advantage to
shrimp farmers. Shrimp that are fed with Shrimp IMS are repeatedly shown to
have notably higher survival rates than shrimp which are not fed Shrimp IMS.

Two recent large commercial trials in Ecuador reinforce this finding:

*In one farm, shrimp in the treated ponds had a 43% higher relative
survival rate with a 12% increase in growth rate, resulting in a 55%
greater yield for the farmer. Feed conversion improved by 52%, adding
significantly
to the positive economic impact to the farmer
*In a second farm infected with three diseases (White Spot, IHHNV and
NHP), treated shrimp had a 40% greater relative survival rate resulting in
a 31% increase in gross profit

Significantly, recent analyses carried out by independent laboratories confirm
that IMS causes shrimp to significantly enhance physiological immune functions
as indicated by increases in critical immune system components including
lysozyme, hemocyarin, and phenoloxidase, as well as all forms of white blood
cell equivalents.

IMS in Latin America

ABT has expanded its distribution network to include the largest shrimp feed
manufacturers in Mexico and Ecuador, Vimifos and Expalsa. 2007 will be the
first full year during which IMS feeds will be offered by these two companies.
The Company's distribution agreement with Expalsa covers Peru as well as
Ecuador. ABT also has agreements in principle with two of Brazil's largest
feed manufacturers to test and incorporate IMS into their product lines, but
commercialisation will await registration which may take another year. In
Panama, ABT will begin distribution through Grupo Calesa, that country's
largest integrated larvae, feed and shrimp producer.

IMS in Asia

The Company is focusing on registration efforts and field trials in Thailand,
China, Vietnam and Indonesia. Combined, these four countries produce 68% of the
world's farm-raised shrimp. Local staff have been recruited to monitor
extensive field trials beginning in Indonesia and China in March, and in
Vietnam in April. Given the pace of registration efforts, however, and the
need to introduce new equipment to major feed mills, it is unlikely that
significant revenue from these countries can be expected before 2008.

VPX Commercial Introduction

The commercial introduction date for the Company's second leading product, VPX,
a vaccine to prevent mortality in shrimp from the White Spot virus, has been
pushed back from late 2007 into 2008. The delay is a result of further work to
determine the optimum product form. Late stage trials of a powdered form of VPX
have been successful in reducing mortalities from the White Spot Virus by up to
80%. Dose optimization of the dried form is the immediate objective of field
trials due to take place in Latin America starting in April 2007 and projected
to last into the autumn. With that schedule, initial commercial efforts would
be anticipated for early 2008. Customer demand for an effective product cannot
be overstated, as White Spot Virus continues to be the most significant and
difficult to treat disease for shrimp farmers. We continue to anticipate an
immediate and large demand for the product once the company is satisfied that
it passes all commercial trials.

AquAdvantage Salmon

AquAdvantage advanced-hybrid salmon and trout continue to perform exceptionally
in comparison with all other farm-raised fish. Continued improvements through
cross-breeding with other domesticated salmon and trout lines have enhanced the
growth-rate advantage previously documented. Growth rates of AquAdvantage
salmon project to a time-to-market of 16 to 18 months compared with the
existing commercial standard of 31 to 36 months.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is continuing its review of ABT's
regulatory filings. As announced on 4 December 2006, several key requirements
have already been satisfied. The Company remains highly optimistic that
approval will be granted. To date, there have been no adverse findings by the
FDA as a result of studies submitted by the Company and none are anticipated.
However, the Agency can and does make requests of ABT to submit additional
supporting data or clarifications, which even though not requiring new studies,
can be time-consuming to fulfil.

At this time, the Company does not anticipate having to produce any additional
studies to satisfy FDA data requests. All studies relevant to proving the
food-safety of the salmon have been submitted. Its technical superiority is
unquestioned.

Simultaneous with fulfilling the regulatory approval requirements of the United
States, the Company is proceeding with plans to begin growth and breeding
trials in one or more major salmon producing countries in partnership with
local firms and institutions.

Outlook for 2008

Despite experiencing slower than anticipated commercial introductions of its
two leading near-term products, the Company remains confident in the efficacy
and revenue-producing potential of both IMS and VPX. As regulatory approvals
are secured and producers carry out their own trials we expect sales to grow
strongly. We are less in control of time scales for the commercialisation ofthe
AquAdvantage brood-stock line but if this product continues to make regulatory
progress it should begin to contribute in the medium term.

Financial Status of The Company

The financial health of the Company is excellent with cash and investments
presently totalling more than $22 million. This amount is sufficient to fund
operations and meet all current and foreseeable obligations into 2010. The
Company is without significant debt obligation other than repayment of certain
government-sponsored loans that are not due for six or more years.

Elliot Entis, Chief Executive Officer of Aqua Bounty commented:

"It is disappointing to report that the Company will miss its targets for 2007.
Although the Board is conscious of the Company's projected underperformance, we
strongly believe that the current strategy, if not the timing for its
fulfilment, is correct and will deliver a solid sales and marketing
performance."


For further information please contact:

Aqua Bounty
Elliot Entis [phone]
Joseph McGonigle

Bell Pottinger Corporate & Financial
Daniel de Belder / Amy Rajendran [phone]



This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

END
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[waldron] 03/12/2006 10:29

Organic fish? It depends on its origin.

WASHINGTON (AFX) - If you buy salmon with an organic label, do not assume it
is truly organic. The round, green "USDA Organic" seal is not allowed on
seafood. At least not yet.
If the label says organic, the fish are not from the United States. Rather,
they come from countries where chemicals and antibiotics might be used to keep
fish healthy.
"You're paying more for something that is not any different and not any
better for you, and certainly not better for the environment," says Andrea
Kavanagh, who heads the Pure Salmon Campaign for the National Environmental
Trust.
Those who sell organic fish say the fish have been raised as naturally as
possible and certified in other countries that recognize the organic
designation.
In the United States, an organic label has very specific meanings, depending
on the product:
--Food animals cannot be given antibiotics or growth hormones.
--No pesticides, synthetic fertilizers or genetic engineering are allowed.
--Farms must be certified by a government-approved agent.
In other countries, the rules are not always so strict. For example, Europe
allows antibiotics if an animal is sick. Also, organic salmon farmers can use a
pesticide to control a vermin called sea lice.
Seafood raised under these rules are sold in American supermarkets and
restaurants, often with an organic label. The U.S. government says that is OK,
even if chemicals or antibiotics are present.

[grupo guitarlumber] 03/11/2006 09:31

Seafood could disappear from human diet by 2048 as species killed off - study

WASHINGTON (AFX) - Accelerating overfishing and pollution of the oceans
could force seafood completely off of mankind's plates by the middle of the 21st
century, scientists warned in a new study published Friday.
The scientists said they were "shocked" and "disturbed" by the conclusions
of their own research, saying the trend toward mass disappearance of fish and
seafood species is speeding up.
If not reversed, humans would have to stop eating seafood by 2048, US and
Canadian researchers reported in the Nov 3 issue of the journal Science.
"Our analyses suggest that 'business as usual' would foreshadow serious
threats to global food security, coastal water quality and ecosystem stability,
affecting current and future generations," the team of ecologists and economists
wrote in the most exhaustive study to date of the subject.
The four-year analysis was the first to study all existing data on ocean
species and ecosystems and synthesize them in an attempt to understand the
importance of biodiversity at the global scale.
"Whether we looked at tide pools or studies over the entire world's ocean,
we saw the same picture emerging," lead author Boris Worm of Dalhousie
University, in Canada, said in a statement.
Worm said the disappearance of species from ocean ecosystems has been
accelerating.
"Now we begin to see some of the consequences. For example, if the long-term
trend continues, all fish and seafood species are projected to collapse within
my lifetime -- by 2048," Worm said.
"In losing species we lose the productivity and stability of entire
ecosystems. I was shocked and disturbed by how consistent these trends are --
beyond anything we expected."
Already in 2003, he said, 29 percent of currently fished species were
considered "collapsed" -- that their catches had declined by 90 percent or more.
"It is a very clear trend, and it is accelerating," he said.
The study, "Impact of Biodiversity Loss on Ocean Ecosystem Services", showed
that the loss of one species accelerates the unraveling of the overall
ecosystem, while conversely every species recovered adds significantly to its
productivity, stability and ability to withstand stresses.
Thus, the researchers determined, the problem is far greater than losing a
key source of food.
The effects of damage to the oceans included a decline in water quality by
biological filtering and the protection of shorelines by marine species.
The loss of marine diversity also appeared to increase the risks of coastal
flooding, harmful algal blooms, oxygen depletion and fish kills.
"Through this research, it became clear to me that we hardly appreciate
living on a blue planet," Worm said.
"The oceans define our planet, and their fate may to a large extent
determine our fate, now and in the future."
The researchers synthesized data covering a thousand years of marine history
across 12 coastal regions in North America, Europe and Australia as well as the
results of 32 marine experiments that manipulated species diversity on small,
local scales.
"The data show us it's not too late," said Worm. "We can turn this around.
But less than one percent of the global ocean is effectively protected right
now."
Environmental group Greenpeace called Friday for 40 pct of the world's
oceans to be declared marine reserves.
"Overfishing and pirate fishing are destroying our oceans at an alarming
rate," said Greenpeace spokesman Nilesh Goundar in Australia.
"Urgent action worldwide is needed to change fishing practices and reclaim
our oceans for marine life and coastal communities," she said.
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[ariane] 19/6/2006 16:01

Fish 'n' chips - the secret of long life?

A woman of 98 who's been frying fish and chips for 80 years says her longevity is down to never eating anything else.

Constance Brown, who has just been award the MBE, told the Daily Mirror. "That's all I eat. I don't eat any vegetables at all.

"So I'm living proof you can eat nothing but fish and chips and still be healthy."

Constance - always Connie to customers - still opens up Brown's Cafe in Pembroke, West Wales at 11.30am every day.

She says she was surprised and honoured to hear she's to receive Royal recognition for services to business and the community.

"I don't think I deserve the MBE - it's the public who seem to think I do," says Connie, who kept the shop open during the war years by cooking up corned beef rissoles to defy rationing.

"I'm really surprised, but proud, that everyone seems to have that affection for me. It's an award for my customers and I would like to thank them all. I was shocked really because I didn't know anything about it."

[ariane] 18/6/2006 10:32

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Gastronomy
Marinated anchovies
05/19/2006

Recipe at the Aizian in Bilbao.
Ingredients

Marinated anchovies: 2 anchovies per person, virgin olive oil, cider vinegar, garlic, parsley and salt, 1 loaf of frozen half-baked bread.

Consommé of salted anchovies: 200 gr. of salted anchovies, 1l of water, 1 spring onion, 1 carrot.

Anchovy tapenade: 4 salted anchovies, 14 black olives without pits, 4 capers.

Orange and Campari sorbet: 1/2 bottle of Campari, 2 small bottles of Cinzano, 1l of orange juice.

Preparation

Clean the anchovies. Remove the bones from the anchovies and marinate in oil, vinegar, garlic, parsley and salt for at least 3 hours.

Cut a few slices of bread with a meat cutter. Roll up the slices and put them in the cylindrical moulds. Place them on the grill to dry. When assembling the dish, arrange 3 anchovy fillets inside the bread rolls to form the shape of a palm tree.

Cook all the ingredients on a low heat for 1 hour. Strain through a straining cloth and let cool. Cut all the ingredients into tiny dice (brunoise) and mix them. Place a small quenelle on the plate.

Bring the Campari and Cinzano to the boil to evaporate the alcohol. Reduce the juice to ¾ parts. Mix and freeze. Before serving, process the mixture in the Paco-Jet.

[djalan] 03/11/2005 12:25

This is a good knot - try it at home


Speakers on!

[hampster] 03/11/2005 12:08

No discussions created by 'troutisout'

[hampster] 03/11/2005 11:58

joe moon - 3 Nov'05 - 11:52 - 10170 of 10171


why bother with teh little fish H?