Aquaculture and Fisheries News VIET NAM - With more than 150 million consumers, Russia is a huge potential market for Vietnamese seafood, including catfish, according to an official from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD). http://www.thefishsite.com/fishnews/9579/russia-holds-big-potential-for-vietnams-catfish Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Tilapia Trials Continue http://www.gaalliance.org/bapnews.html The European Commission will unveil a new strategy later on Wednesday to revive the fish farming industry. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7989295.stm http://www.aquaculturemag.com/ Information on fish farming, processing, breeding and raising aquatic species including tilapia, trout, salmon, shrimp, and catfish. http://aquanic.org/ AquaNIC is the gateway to the world's aquaculture resources. Search: The Aquaculture Network Information Center (AquaNIC) was conceived in 1994 by the former USDA-Extension ... WASHINGTON - World Wildlife Fund announced today that it is working with the leading producers of farmed seafood including catfish, tilapia, basa, abalone, oysters, clams, scallops and mussels to improve the industry's environmental performance. Separate discussions are underway -- called "aquaculture dialogues"-- for tilapia, catfish and molluscs. All are focused on developing credible and measurable standards that could be used in investment and buyer screens or a certification program to reduce or eliminate the key impacts of the aquaculture industry. http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2006/WWFPresitem852.html WASHINGTON, DC: During the inaugural meeting of the Pangasius Aquaculture Dialogue, more than 70 producers, buyers, government officials and others from around the world agreed that there is an urgent need and willingness to certify pangasius aquaculture products. http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2007/WWFPresitem1005.html Criteria and indicators that will be used to create standards for responsible shrimp farming are under development for the shrimp industries in East Africa and Central America/Mexico. http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2008/WWFPresitem8302.html