BULLETIN; China: Global effort needed to improve food safety ...Hong Kong SAR: Food alert on tainted mussel meat ... Malaysia: Bid to scrape diesel subsidy for fishermen ... Pakistan: Government launches fisheries policy strategy ... Vietnam: Catfishexports dip on Russian hold-up ... Belgium: EU-Norway agreed on joint fishing rights for 2008 ... FAO/Bangladesh: FAO receives US 3 million dollar for emergency assistance for cyclone-hit Bangladesh ... USA: Seafood reduces risk of diabetes in children;Shrimp and salmon are the most popular seafood ... Angola: Cooperation in fisheries with Mozambique approved ... Uganda: East African bloc signs interim trade agreement with EU ... Zambia: Fresh Water proposes 100-ha fish farming project. FROZEN FISH: Argentina: Hake fishing quotas will be announced by SAGPYA soon. Uruguay: Activities in processing plants are mainly on processing frozen shark into peeled steaks for re-export to Brazil while croaker is scarce. There is also a general ban on freshwater species in the provinces of Corrientes, Misiones, Chaco and Formosa. CHILLED AND FROZEN TUNA: Japan: The auction quantity and prices of fresh/chilled sashimi tuna remained stable during the last few weeks. The exceptions were the large sizes and high quality bigeye and Atlantic bluefin which are short-supplied. Demand is better for the grade 2 red meat tuna. Tuna consumption is expected to increase soon, associated with the Bonen-kai or the year-end celebration and the annual bonus to the working class. E
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