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Delay in INFOFISH Trade News Publication Date
Dear Subscribers,
Due to the relocation of our office , INFOFISH Trade News (ITN) No. 08/2008 will be published on 7 th May, 2008. We apologise for the this delay .
NEWS
Bangladesh and Malaysia at Fish International 2008 Bremen, Germany, 10 - 12 February - facilitated by INFOFISH INFOFISH Asia/Pacific booth at Fish International 2008 promoted value added fishery products from Malaysia, represented by the Fisheries Development Authority of Malaysia and Bangladesh, represented by Choudhury & Co., Bangladesh.
India International Seafood Show – 2008
The India International Seafood Show - 2008, the biennial event organised by the Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) of India jointly with the Seafood Exporters’ Association of India (SEAI), was held at Hotel Le Meridian, Kochi, Kerala, 8 -10 February 2008. The event was inaugurated by Mr S Sharma, Hon Minister for Fisheries, Government of Kerala, at a colourful public function. More than 80 exhibitors displayed their products depicting seafood handling, processing, refrigeration, packing, seafood products and other supporting services such as inspection, certification, shipping etc. A business session on the focus areas of MPEDA, including topics such as tuna fishing, handling and export, ornamental fish aquaculture and export, technology upgradation, and diversification of aquaculture species, was also organised which added stimulus to the participants for exploring new business opportunities.
Malaysian delegation visits Thai CFC Organic Project farms
INFOFISH, jointly with the Department of Fisheries (DOF) of Thailand, facilitated a visit by senior officials from Malaysia to selected Thai farmsinvolved in the CFC Organic Aquaculture Project. The visit, held 9-12 January 2008, took the Malaysian delegation to Sureerath Farm (Chanthaburi province), Bunjonk Farm (Chacheongsao) and Surakij Farm (Samutprakarn). The Malaysian delegation included Dato’ Junaidi bin Che Ayub, Director General (DG), DoF Malaysia; Dato’ Mustafa Hj Ahmad, DG Fisheries Development Authority of Malaysia (FDAM); Ismail Abu Hassan, Director, Aquaculture Development Division, DoF; Badariah Mohd Ali, Head, Aquaculture Section, DoF; Razaili Gapor, Head of Aquaculture, FDAM; Adnan Ghazali, General Manager, Terengganu Agrotech Development Corporation; and Mohamed Razali Mohamed, Director, International Marketing, Malaysian Seafood Trading Corporation.
Demonstration workshop on value-added tuna products held in Iran
A three-day National Workshop on “Handling, Processing and Presentation of Value-added Tuna Products” was held in Chabahar, Islamic Republic of Iran from 22-24 January 2008. The workshop jointly conducted by Iran Fisheries Organization (IFO) and INFOFISH Asia-Pacific was attended by over 35 participants from industry, Iran Fisheries Organization (IFO) and academia. The workshop focused on various aspects of handling and processing tuna, including the processing and presentation of nearly 15 tuna products; sashimi tuna, tuna steaks, tuna loins, both skin-on and skin-off , tuna kebab, “poke”cubes, “saku” etc. The workshop was conducted by a panel of experts drawn from IFO and INFOFISH, along with a Philippine expert and a Sri Lankan tuna cutter.
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