World Shrimp News Daily

US Govt urged to curb shrimp imports on food safety - 5-17-2008 Shrimp trade charges USFDA with failing to ensure quality controls

Shrimpers can't catch a break - 5-16-2008 The Gulf Coast shrimp industry as we know it is over, commercial shrimp operators say.

High prices at pump, low prices at dock have shrimpers struggling - 5-16-2008 The boats have been out on the water and the catch leaves much to be desired this week as the 2008 Louisiana spring shrimp season opened in zone two at noon Monday.

Industry still faces difficult circumstances - 5-16-2008 Earlier this week, as shrimpers took to the waters for the opening of the brown-shrimp season, there were fewer in their number than in past years.

SemBioSys provides update on shrimp feed additive, Immunosphere(TM) - 5-16-2008 Canadian Biotechnology Company's partner Aqua Bounty to scale back commitment to immunostimulatory feed additive program

Shrimp farms suffer from poor plans - 5-16-2008 Poor management and low funds are hampering aquaculture projects.

Invader: Pacific shrimp appears in state waters - 5-14-2008 MOREHEAD CITY - Folks on the state coast who have seen the black tiger shrimp don't usually forget it. One reason is because it has a distinctive look with dark and white stripes that encircle its shell.

Dare County remains No. 1 in seafood landings - 5-14-2008 Dare County maintained its status as the top seafood producing county in North Carolina in 2007.

Quick move needed for shrimp industry - 5-14-2008 In the early '50s, Jo Stafford captured in the lyrics of that song the happy attitude that prevailed in the shrimp industry.

Shrimpers gloomy as season begins - 5-13-2008 COCODRIE -- The day couldn’t have been finer, but the mood on the water was sour.

Clearwater reports first quarter 2008 results and announces strategic investments - 5-13-2008 Negotiated renewed and expanded joint venture agreement for the shrimp business, securing continued partnership for the future.

Fuel woes mar shrimp season’s opening day - 5-13-2008 With fuel prices soaring and shrimp prices dropping, beleaguered shrimp fishermen in Terrebonne and Lafourche say they are facing today’s opening of the spring season with resignation as well as determination.

Ca Mau farmers battle epidemics with disease-free breeder shrimp - 5-13-2008 With the largest shrimp breeding area in the south, Ca Mau Province is increasing its production of disease-free breeder shrimp to supply local farmers.

U.S. appeals WTO shrimp import rulings - 5-13-2008 GENEVA, May 13 (Reuters) - The United States has appealed World Trade Organisation (WTO) rulings condemning its measures against cheap shrimp imports from India and Thailand, according to U.S. documents filed at the WTO.

Sea change possible with people power - 5-13-2008 There's a war being waged in the oceans of Indonesia with death and destruction to be found along the vast coastline of this country.

Office Assistant / Procurement Support Seattle - 5-13-2008 Aqua Star, multimillion dollar global seafood importer, is seeking an Office Assistant/ Procurement Support to join the Shrimp Procurement team at our corporate office in Seattle, WA.

TUF announces strong sales - 5-13-2008 Driven by strong sales in the first quarter, Thai Union Frozen Products Plc (TUF), the country's largest processor and exporter of canned and frozen seafood, yesterday raised its dollar sales target this year to 20% growth from a previous target of 12%.

Seafood exports drop 13% - 5-12-2008 Kochi, May 12 Seafood exports from India fell by 13 per cent to Rs 6,266 crore (Rs 7,224 crore) during April-January 2007-08.

La. shrimpers fall on hard times - 5-12-2008 LAFITTE, La. (AP) - Allen Coulon won't be out on the water for this year's inshore shrimp season. With diesel prices rising and shrimp prices falling, he sold his boat of 26 years.

SHELLING OUT - 5-12-2008 Low prices for their product and high expenses drive shrimpers from the industry

US to contest WTO panel ruling on EBR - 5-12-2008 NEW DELHI: The US-India fight over anti-dumping duties and bonds on shrimp exports from India has taken a fresh turn.

Shrimp culture project waits for bidders - 5-11-2008 KENDRAPARA, May 11: The workers of the the defunct nature-friendly World Bank-funded Jagatjore shrimp culture project staged a roadblock, with the demand for the privatisation of the unit, while bidders are shying away from the takeover of the sick unit.

Seafood exports grow steadily - 5-11-2008 HA NOI — Viet Nam reaped more than US$1 billion from seafood exports in the first four months of this year, a year-on-year rise of 8.4 per cent, Deputy Minister of the Agricultural and Rural Development Ministry Luong Le Phuong said.

Sulu Marine Resources Development Bill approved - 5-11-2008 QUEZON CITY (MindaNews/07 May) -- The House Committee on Appropriation tackled today the bills submitted by the solons intensifying socio-economic development in their respective regions.

Shrimpers hanging up their nets - 5-11-2008 Johnny Marullo's shrimp trawler is called the Rock Bottom, but he hasn’t hit there yet.

Soaring fuel costs threaten to shut down Suriname fisheries - 5-10-2008 PARAMARIBO, Suriname; Increasing fuel costs are threatening to shut down fisheries in Suriname completely, with fish and shrimp trawlers kept in docks for over one month now, Prahlad Sewdien, president of the Suriname Seafood Association (SSA) has warned.

Govt visits shrimp farms, processing plants on May 15 - 5-10-2008 A government delegation will visit shrimp farms and processing plants on May 15, based on a recent report by a US labour organisation, commerce adviser Hossain Zillur Rahman said Friday, reports bdnews24.com.

Sea Turtle Conservation - 5-8-2008 On May 1st, the U.S. State Department certified forty nations and the administrative region of Hong Kong as meeting the requirements set by U.S. law for continued importation of shrimp into the United States.

Shrimpers defend record - 5-8-2008 Thai shrimpers yesterday submitted an open letter to US Ambassador Eric John, demanding justice from the United States following allegations of abuses of foreign workers by the Thai shrimp industry.