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country. There are an estimated 902 500
The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the global fisheries industry is outlined
in a special INFOFISH report on pages 22-37 in this issue of the INFOFISH rural producers in Mozambique, one of
International. Consequently, the Industry News below will mainly contain the African countries most affected by
references to other happenings in the industry, as well as market information up climate changes.
to January 2020 before the disruptions became evident.
All-in-one website for
Aquaculture Improvement
tilapia, researchers from University
AQUACULTURE of Edinburgh’s Roslin Institute and Projects
WorldFish discovered that selective
breeding to produce Tilapia Lake Virus General - Sustainable Fisheries
Partnership (SFP) has just launched
(TiLV) resistant strains is likely to be
MOU with China to develop effective without affecting the growth its Aquaculture Improvement Project
aquaculture of the fish. According to CGIAR (led by (AIP) Directory which is an open platform
WorldFish), since its detection in 2014, for information sharing for anyone
active or interested in aquaculture
Mexico/China – Mexico’s National TiLV has ravaged tilapia populations in improvement projects.
Fisheries Institute (INAPESCA) reported 16 countries across three continents.
that the governments of Mexico Clinical signs of the virus observed in
and China signed a Memorandum representative tilapia include behavioral SFP says that the directory currently lists
of Understanding on aquaculture changes, skin damage such as skin five active AIPs in three countries (China,
research. The plan is for Mexico to erosion, discoloration, skin hemorrhages Indonesia and Thailand) for two species
have an aquaculture industrial park and loss of scales, eyeball protrusion and (shrimp and tilapia). Other active AIPs
that generates options for companies abdominal swelling. There are currently are invited to register on the website for
dedicated to the production of farmed no treatments or vaccines for TiLV. free. The website also includes a range
seafood. Meanwhile, INAPESCA GIFT tilapia is produced in at least 14 of resources and tools to support new
highlighted that the Gulf of Mexico and countries, helping to reduce poverty and projects. The organisation believes that
the Caribbean have an extensive and hunger. AIPs are increasingly important for the
relatively shallow continental shelf which development of better sustainability
is conducive to farming activity in cages practices in the aquaculture industry.
and pens. The AIP Directory will be a one-stop
shop for all stakeholders in the supply
Super-intensive shrimp farm chain. It also aims to utilise the power
of the private sector to promote positive
Credit: FAO changes towards sustainability through
Qatar - The first super-intensive indoor
shrimp farm in Qatar was launched by Eyeball protrusion is one of the signs of TiLV necessary policy changes and making
Blue Aqua International (Singapore) improvement at farm and zonal level.
and Doha-based ITQAN Technologies. IFAD support for agriculture

The facility, which includes a hatchery, and fisheries
grow-out modules and a microbiology FISHING
lab, has a production capacity of about Mozambique -The Bank of Mozambique
1 000 tonnes. While ITQAN will provide and the International Fund for New MOU signed with IPNLF
the operational structure, Blue Aqua Agricultural Development (IFAD) have
will contribute its technical knowledge signed two agreements worth US$115.5
on mixotrophic systems, green-to-clean million for agriculture and fisheries.
recirculation aquaculture systems (RAS), The US$43 million agreement for the
and AgroDome housing technology. development of Small-Scale Aquaculture
(PRO-DAPE), aims to contribute to Credit: www.maldivesfishermen.org
TiLV resistance breakthrough the improvement of living conditions,
announced food security and resilience to climate The Maldives - A new memorandum of
change. The Value Chain Development in understanding (MoU) has been signed
General - In a study published in the agriculture sector agreement, worth between the International Pole & Line
the journal Aquaculture using GIFT US$72.5 million, is intended to contribute Foundation (IPNLF) and NGO Dhivehi
to food security in critical regions of the Masverin (Maldives Fishermen). In

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