Friday Fishy News - March 23

[Flattieman]

Hi Raiders,

Firstly, I'd like to start off by saying that this is my 2000th post! It's been a little while coming in recent times - I haven't had too much time to come on here. It's been a pleasure to meet many of the members and staff of this site - you make it a great place to be! I guess I'd like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for their hospitality and friendship. Fishraider is growing by the day!

And now for the news (not a huge one this week)...

Scientists develop bacteria-resistant fish

The Peninsula - Qatar

March 19

Scientists in Orissa have developed a variety of fish that they claim grows faster than others and is bacteria resistant.

A team of scientists from India and Norway had taken up the project three years ago to develop a variety of fish that resists aeromoniasis — a common bacterial disease affecting hatcheries in India, Pramod Kumar Sahoo, one of the researchers, said.

Aeromoniasis is the most common bacterial disease of freshwater fish. A fish infected with the bacteria develops fatal ulcers and haemorrhages on its body, causing severe economic loss to the fish farmers. At present no permanent solution is available to prevent or control this disease anywhere in the world.

The new variety named, ‘Jayanti’, developed in Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture (Cifa) in Bhubaneswar, has the higher growth potential, said Sahoo, who works as a senior scientist at Cifa. One generation of selection for disease resistance has been completed with encouraging results, he added.

A team of scientists had earlier proved variation in Rohu families to this bacterial disease in a preliminary study in a challenge test and this prompted the further study. Under the three-year project, six researchers including Ragnar Salte, Morten Rye, Pramoda Kumar Sahoo and Kanta Das Mahapatra developed 15 different families of the fish through selective breeding technique and injected them the same bacteria to study the resistance. “It showed encouraging results,” Sahoo said.

“The Jayanti Rohu is recording 17 per cent more growth per generation.” In the absence of any commercial vaccine, the improved Rohu, if found better after multi-location trials, will add another important trait to existing improved Jayanti Rohu with higher growth and economic returns to the farmers.

However, Sahoo said more research was needed to confirm the findings before farmers use the varieties. “We want at least another two years to carry the study further,” he said. The bacteria resistant fish are still under study at Cifa and not available for the farmers as of now.

8:00 p.m. Police: Fish hatchery break-in on shooting suspect's record

No history of violent crimes cited

By Mike Dwyer

The Joplin Globe - USA

March 16

NEOSHO, Mo. — The suspect in the shooting of two police officers Friday morning had no violent criminal history and the most serious offense he had been convicted of involved the theft of a rare trout from the Neosho National Fish Hatchery, police Chief David McCracken said.

Probation granted to the suspect, Adam D. Bridgewater, 20, of Neosho, stemming from the 2005 robbery at the hatchery was revoked Wednesday.

Bridgewater pleaded guilty to a count of first-degree property damage in March 2006 for a May 24, 2005, robbery at the hatchery and was sentenced to a suspended four-year prison term and five years of probation. A robbery charge connected with the break-in was dismissed.

Bridgewater broke the glass to a fish tank at the hatchery and stole a rare trout. McCracken said Bridgewater was arrested shortly after the break-in but waited hours to tell police where he hid the fish, which had died by the time he revealed its location.

Bridgewater, who was fined $500 in January after being charged with unlawful use of drug paraphernalia in October, did not make a required court appearance Wednesday for a probation revocation hearing, and a warrant was issued for his arrest.

A motion to revoke his probation had also been filed Nov. 13 for reasons including marijuana possession and failure to complete community service, but that motion was withdrawn four days later.

McCracken said police were familiar with Bridgewater in connection with relatively minor crimes, but that he did not know what led the 20-year-old to alleged violence Friday.

“We have no idea why,” he said. “He’s somebody that we know who he is, but he’s not been anybody we’d expect of something like this.”

McCracken said Bridgewater had supplied police with many addresses in the past, and that he did not know where he lived Friday. He said he did not know what Bridgewater’s relationship was like with his parents, but police did know that he had a girlfriend in Miami, Okla.

Court records revealed that Bridgewater had gone to school through the 10th grade.

Big fish lands Japanese restaurant in hot water

Barnet & Potters Bar Times

March 21

The owner of a Golders Green restaurant admitted his staff had made a very big mistake' after a chef was photographed preparing sushi in an alleyway on Thursday last week.

Tatsuo Tanabe, who owns Eat Tokyo in North End Road, said it was the first time food had been prepared outside and claimed the fish had only been taken outside the building because of its size and weight - around 100 kilos.

He said: "The tuna was too big to prepare inside in the kitchen. In Japan it is not a problem to prepare food outside. We have made a very big mistake because we did not know in England it is different. We have no excuses.

"We have had some cancellations, but very few. We have to learn, and we will never make the same mistake again."

The incident came to light after a passing photographer spotted the chef by the bins. In the picture, the large carcass can clearly be seen balanced on cardboard and polystyrene packaging.

Environmental health officers from Barnet Council visited the restaurant to investigate and remind staff of the necessary requirements for food preparation and initially said they would take no further action.

But yesterday, the council carried out a full inspection of the Japanese restaurant, which has been open for a year.

A council spokesman said: "Following that inspection, it is likely that some enforcement action will be taken to resolve some outstanding issues."

But he added: "Given that the matter publicised was not known to have occurred before, that it has received considerable public coverage and that we have received credible assurances that it will not happen again, we feel prosecution is not appropriate."

Flattieman.

Edited March 23, 2007 by Flattieman

[johnno]

Well done Ryan

it's a pretty big milestone

[Flightmanager]

Great work Ryan , always a pleasure to read your posts , look forward to the next 2000 !!!

Ross

[Mik]

Congrats to the Aquarium Guru.

[Flattieman]

Thanks for the kind words, fellas!

Flattieman.

[Guest rzep]

Congrats on your 2000 Ryan,

[Flattieman]

Congrats on your 2000 Ryan,

Thanks, Paul!

Flattieman.

[Flattieman]

Here's more info on the bacteria-resistant fish, Raiders:

Scientists develop bacteria-resistant fish

MonstersandCritics.com

March 18

Scientists in Orissa have developed a variety of fish that they claim grows faster than others and is bacteria resistant.

A team of scientists from India and Norway had taken up the project three years ago to develop a variety of fish that resists aeromoniasis - a common bacterial disease affecting hatcheries in India, Pramod Kumar Sahoo, one of the researchers, told IANS.

Aeromoniasis is the most common bacterial disease of freshwater fish. A fish infected with the bacteria develops fatal ulcers and haemorrhages on its body, causing severe economic loss to the fish farmers. At present no permanent solution is available to prevent or control this disease anywhere in the world.

The new variety named, 'Jayanti', developed in Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture (CIFA) in Bhubaneswar, has the higher growth potential, said Sahoo, who works as a senior scientist at CIFA.

One generation of selection for disease resistance has been completed with encouraging results, he added.

A team of scientists had earlier proved variation in Rohu families to this bacterial disease in a preliminary study in a challenge test and this prompted the further study.

Under the three-year project, six researchers including Ragnar Salte, Morten Rye, Pramoda Kumar Sahoo and Kanta Das Mahapatra developed 15 different families of the fish through selective breeding technique and injected them the same bacteria to study the resistance. 'It showed encouraging results,' Sahoo said.

'The Jayanti Rohu is recording 17 percent more growth per generation.'

In the absence of any commercial vaccine, the improved Rohu, if found better after multi-location trials, will add another important trait to existing improved Jayanti Rohu with higher growth and economic returns to the farmers.

However, Sahoo said more research was needed to confirm the findings before farmers use the varieties. 'We want at least another two years to carry the study further,' he said.

The bacteria resistant fish are still under study at CIFA and not available for the farmers as of now.

'Further study is under progress. Besides, we also need to check the offspring if they inherit the same quality before going for its field applications,' he said.

Flattieman.