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8 March 2017 - STAG ‘News Bites’ contain informal translations of Asian media. If you would like more information about the articles below, please contact the original source.
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AQSIQ List of approved species from Australia
STAG News Bites 2017
The Seafood Trade Advisory Group are currently in discussions with the Department of Agriculture in relation to the AQSIQ (The General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine - China) list of approved species and some market access issues around the use of scientific names v family species in relation to Health Certificates.
"Read more" below, for a list of approved species from Australia, to which the department have sought additional information from AQSIQ, and a list of species they have requested be included.
If there are any additional species exporters would like to have included in an application to AQSIQ, please contact the Seafood Trade Advisory Group.
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Statistics ─ Mainland China’s Import of Abalone
China Customs, February 2017
Mainland China imported different types of Abalone from more than 10 countries for the past 3 years. For more info, please find attached volume and value of imports by country (source of import) and Chinese city/port...
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Statistics ─ Mainland China’s Import of Lobster
China Customs, February 2017
Mainland China imported different types of Lobster from more than 20 countries for the past 3 years. For more info, please find attached volume and value of imports by country (source of import) and Chinese city/port...
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Production of Sea Cucumber in 2016
Sea Cucumber Expert Group in China, December 2016
In December 2016, the Sea Cucumber Expert Group in China made an Investigation and Analysis Report in 2016 on Production of Sea Cucumber in China. The main points of the report are: Production Situation in 2016; Forecast of Production Situation in 2017; and Suggestions on Countermeasures for Development in Sea Cucumber Industry.
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What does the Year of Rooster Mean?
Simon Liu, February 2017
In the Chinese traditional lunisolar calendar, the Year of Rooster begins on 28 January 2017, and ends on 15 February 2018. It is a long leap year of 384 days with double Springs. The Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches of the calendar correspond with the traditional Chinese five elements (Metal, Wood, Water, Fire and Earth). 2017 belongs to Fire of the Heavenly Stems, and Metal/Gold of the Earthly Branches.
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Canadian Province of Nova Scotia Launches Pilot Project to Sell Lobster to China, via Tmall
Undercurrentnews, 17 February 2017
During this pilot project, which is to run from May through to September, three Nova Scotia companies will export 300,000 live lobsters to be sold through Tmall.
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Fisheries Agency to punish violators of bluefin catch limits from 2018
Japan Times - 18 February 2017
The Fisheries Agency will introduce penalties for violating the restrictions set to be imposed on catches of Pacific bluefin tuna in 2018, sources said Friday.
In response to international calls for stronger management of tuna stocks, the agency aims to improve the effectiveness of its tuna fishing controls by setting out penalties including fines and imprisonment, according to the sources.
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RCEP trade meeting begins in Kobe
The Japan Times - 27 February 2017
KOBE — A meeting of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), which comprises Japan, China and 14 other countries, kicked off Monday in Kobe as the first gathering of the free trade framework since the United States declared its withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) pact.
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Chemicals exceeding standards again are detected at new site of fish market in Toyosu
Japan Times - 14 January 2017
An amount of benzene 79 times the maximum allowed was detected among other toxic chemicals in groundwater samples gathered late last year from the new site at Toyosu, where the famous Tsukiji fish market is to be relocated, Tokyo Metropolitan Government officials said Saturday.
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STAG ‘News Bites’ is a resource for Australian seafood exporters, funded by the Abalone Council Australia Ltd, Southern Rocklobster Ltd, the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation and the Australian Government Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, through the Package Assisting Small Exporters.
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