INFOPESCA Internacional 22

Biosafety problems of transgenic fish
by A. K. Choudhary, S. Saurabh, Smita Tripathy and K. N. Mohanta
Transgenic fish, which involves the transfer of DNA construct from one species to another, has the potential to enhance fish production to meet the future demand for fish. However, transgenic technology has been controversial as it is a new concept and poorly understood. The potential ecological and socia-economic impacts of transgenic fish is still a subject of much debate especially on the biosafety problems. The article describes the potential bio-risks involved in transgenic technology

Anchovies: A rising star in the Malaysian seafood menu
by Shirlene Maria Anthonysamy
While anchovies are converted almost entirely to non-food use ie fishmeal, in the leading catching countries such as Peru and Chile, in Oriental Asia the bulk of landings goes to the food fish market. It is widely consumed in a variety of ways in Malaysia. Despite being popular, it is only second in importance. The article describes the various ways it is consumed in Malaysia.

Aquaculture in Latin America: still a lot to be done
By Carlos F. Wurmann Gotfrit
“It is simple…marine fish farming in Latin America and the Caribbean is in its infancy. The current production figures continue to be disappointing…”. These are the first words of the analysis prepared by Carlos Wurmann, an internationally well- known expert who also played a main role in the development of aquaculture in his country, Chile. The article is a condensed version of a highly valuable survey, where Wurmann makes a deep analysis of the origin of the main obstacles to development, and also possible solutions for the emerging culture projects in this region.

Development project in a Colombian indian community
By Claudia S. Beltrán Turriago
The indian communities, genuine and original inhabitants of our region, struggle in many cases for maintaining their ancient cultures and customs, which are unfailingly linked to the good use of natural resources. This article describes an interesting experience of technical assistance to an indian community in Colombia, which actually resulted in a profitable exchange of knowledge between surveyors and members.

Fish skins. A new processing laboratory in Brazil
By Maria Luiza Rodrigues de Souza
There is something in which the meat industry continues to go ahead the fishery sector: a complete use of raw materials. It has been well known for many years, that fish skins can be profitably used. However, for some reason this industry has not expanded yet. Should the government support be absolutely necessary to reach a real development? A Brazilian university offers knowledge and skills in this technology.

The US market for shrimp. A method to assess the price evolution
By Martín Leites
This article is a condensed version of the original survey, in which the author presents a model to analyse how prices of different types of shrimp make up in the US market. The method looks very useful to find many relations among the different market segments. The articles focuses mainly on results and on conclusions, but also remarks the possible future applications of this statistic tool.