Academic literature on the topic 'International fisheries exhibition'

Fish and other water edible animals are the most numerous wild creatures that still are perceived as natural resource. Their individuality in perception by humans is mostly not recognised. In this paper I would like to discuss how fish were displayed and perceived at the World Fairs and specialised Fisheries Exhibitions that were quite numerous between 1880 and the beginning of the First World War. Among them the Great International Fisheries Exhibition in London in 1883 was the most significant and abundant and provided much material that remains not well studied by historians. Many fishing nations provided booklets and other materials for the exhibitions; the reception of the displays was discussed in scientific and popular publications and public media that included also visual materials. Why did fish become the object of such interest to the general public? What kind of stories were different nations and regions trying to tell through these displays and publications? How did fish link and divide people, especially the experts? Fisheries, as a sector of the economy, united archaic technologies and culture with the call for progress and modernisation. In addition, interest was concentrated around animals from whom humans felt removed at a large distance but who mystified them by their diversity in shape, colours, movement and, finally, taste.

The Asian giant has agitated foreign trade in Latin America due to easy access to this market, tariff policies, and international agreements. In the face of a globalized world, in the last decade fisheries and aquaculture entrepreneurs of Latin American countries have taken on the challenge of getting their products known at International Fisheries and Aquaculture Exhibition fairs in Asian countries, which has generated an increase in the exportation of their products. Fishing and aquaculture exports are a variable of the economy of each country reflected in the gross domestic product and foreign exchange results. The present research work analyzed the fishing and aquaculture sector through the first difference Generalized Method of Moments estimator to establish the behavior of exports from Latin American countries to Asia, the production of each Latin American country, and the subsequent effect on the economic growth of the fishing and aquaculture sector during the period 2012–2019. The findings of this article suggest the significant positive relationship between output and economic growth, and a non-significant negative relationship between exports to East Asia and the economy.

The second half of the nineteenth century was a period of rapid change in the natural sciences in Britain, reflecting changes in social conditions and improvements in education. A growing number of naturalists were becoming socially conscious and aware of the need for a proper study of the sea and its products, following the success of the ‘Challenger’ Expedition of 1872–6. In 1866 the Royal Commission on the Sea Fisheries, which included among its officers Professor T. H. Huxley, one of the new breed of professional scientists, had reported that fears of over-exploitation of the sea-fisheries were unfounded, and had recommended doing away with existing laws regulating fishing grounds and closed seasons. Nevertheless, the rising trade in fresh fish carried to towns by rail or by fast boats (fleeting), and the consequent increase in size and number of registered fishing vessels, was causing widespread concern, and there were reports from all round the coasts about the scarcity of particular fish, especially soles. This concern was expressed at the International Fisheries Exhibition in London in 1883, a conference called to discuss the commercial and scientific aspects of the fishing industry, attended by many active and first-rank scientists. However, in his opening address Professor Huxley discounted reports of scarcity of fish, and repeated the views of the Royal Commission of 1866: that, with existing methods of fishing, it was inconceivable that the great sea fisheries, such as those for cod, herring and mackerel, could ever be exhausted.

The rapid growth of genetic, cellular and molecular technologies is enabling scientists to explore and develop marine resources for widespread applications in the food, medical, pharmaceutical, environmental and energy industries. Marine biotechnology products and services were estimated at 2.8 billion euros in 2010, with a cumulative annual growth rate of 4-5% (Marine Board-European Science Foundation, 2010) The Sultanate of Oman occupies a strategic geographical position and has a coastline in excess of 3000km, with the Arabian Sea located to the south and the Sea of Oman and Arabian Gulf to the north. These oceans have rich biodiversity and potential resources which we are only beginning to explore. Based on its marine resources, coupled with a rapidly-growing educational and research infrastructure, the Sultanate of Oman is well positioned to take advantage of the commercial opportunities presented by marine biotechnology. In recognition of potential development an international symposium was organized by the Center of Excellence in Marine Biotechnology, Sultan Qaboos University. One hundred and forty eight delegates attended the meeting, representing 15 countries. In planning the symposium three major themes were identified viz. Marine Biofouling and its Prevention, Fisheries and Aquaculture Biotechnology and Marine Biodiversity and Natural Products. The topics were selected on the basis of current and planned research activity in Oman and elsewhere in the GCC region. Three keynote addresses were presented, 23 oral presentations made and a poster exhibition held. A final session reviewed national and regional issues and the delegates agreed formally on a number of future actions. Full details of the symposium and the results and analysis of a post-symposium survey on the future development of marine biotechnology are given in Goddard et al. (2015).The symposium was supported logistically and financially by Sultan Qaboos University, The Research Council, and the

This study clarifies the changes in the trade of fish-related commodities (FRC) between Turkey and Japan, and discusses the outlook of such trade. Turkeys ability to adapt to the international food-safety standards enabled it to export primary commodities to the region. Turkey can draw from its EU experience when exporting primary products to Japan. Fisheries trade between Turkey and Japan has increased significantly in the past decade, from just over US$12 million (2,404 tons) in 2000 to more than US$49 million (3,653 tons) in 2011. From our interviews, we found that (1) there are significant fish-related trade opportunities between the two countries; (2) addressing the lack of knowledge or factual information in general is the most important task for increasing such fisheries trade; and (3) communication initiatives such as advertising, exhibitions, and field trips are necessary to increase the countries basic understanding of each others fisheries sector. In conclusion, detecting and capitalizing on new potential (FRC) (e.g., Atlantic bonito, Pacific saury, and sardine) in accordance with the preference of the market could be a new strategy that would promote further development of trade between the two countries.

Floating objects play a pivotal role in pelagic ecosystems by serving as shelters, meeting points, cleaning stations, nurseries, and feeding grounds. The abundance of these objects is increasing globally in the form of flotsam, plastics, discarded or lost fishing gear, and fish aggregating devices (FADs) deployed by commercial fisheries. However, it is difficult to measure how often and in what ways fish interact with floating objects in pelagic environments. Dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus) is prevalent among the fish species that associate with floating objects, but the extent to which dolphinfish utilize them is unclear. This study applies existing knowledge of FAD-associated dolphinfish diving behavior to identify periods of potential association with floating objects in a remote telemetry dataset of 23 fish with a total of 678 days at liberty spanning two distinct regions within the Eastern Pacific Ocean. Fish inhabiting waters off the western coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico spent significantly more time exhibiting behavior indicative of association with floating objects than those off the coast of Oaxaca, Mexico. When not exhibiting this behavior, dolphinfish in both regions occupied similar vertical habitats, with western Baja fish utilizing more of the water column than Oaxaca fish. Observed regional differences in behavior were coincident with regional differences in size (Oaxaca fish fork lengths ranged from 103 to 118 cm (mean = 110 cm), while Baja fish ranged from 85 to 106 cm (mean = 93 cm)). Although larger fish in the Baja region displayed behavior consistent with smaller Baja fish, future studies should investigate whether the observed regional differences are due to (i) size, (ii) sex, (iii) oceanography, or (iv) availability of floating objects. Dolphinfish are an important mid-trophic level predator and potentially sustainable fishery resource. Understanding their behavior and use of floating objects is of both ecological and economic importance–particularly in the context of expanding international FAD-based fisheries. Our study suggests dolphinfish spend a large amount of their time exhibiting potential floating object associated behavior, and this could influence their population structure and growth.

Introduction: CD79B is a target of polatuzumab vedotin, an antibody-drug conjugate, which significantly improved the prognosis of both previously untreated and relapsed/refractory patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). However, the biological and clinical significance of CD79B protein and gene expression have not been fully explored in DLBCL, thus we aimed at examining these relationships. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed de novo DLBCL patients, who were diagnosed and received rituximab-based immunochemotherapy from 2008 through 2018 in the Okayama Hematology Study Group from Japan. Immunohistochemistry (IHC) staining was performed using a CD79B antibody (AT107-2), and protein expression was assessed based on H-score as described in a previous study (Sehn LH et al. JCO 2020), integrating with publicly available representative bulk RNA sequencing DLBCL datasets (BCC cohort from Ennishi D et al. JCO 2019 and NCI cohort from Schmitz R et al. NEJM 2018). We also performed CD8 and MHC class-I IHC to evaluate the tumor microenvironment. Gene expression profile-based cell-of-origin (COO) classification was performed including double-hit signature (DHITsig), recently renamed the dark zone signature (DZsig), using the NanoString DLBCL90 assay. In addition, simultaneous epitope and transcriptome measurement in single cells from lymphoid tissues was conducted. Results: CD79B IHC was evaluable in 576 cases. DLBCL90 assay classified the entire cohort into 293 ABC (50.9 %), 189 GCB (32.8 %), 31 DZsig-positive (5.4 %) and 63 unclassified (10.9 %). Furthermore, we dichotomized the cohort into 288 CD79B high cases and 288 CD79B low cases according to the median CD79B H-score. A dynamic range of CD79B protein expression was observed across COO, where ABC-DLBCL showed the lowest values followed by GCB-DLBCL and DZsig-positive-DLBCL, in ascending order (Kruskal-Wallis test, P < .00001; Figure A). Indeed, CD79B low cases were significantly enriched in ABC-DLBCL (58 %) compared to GCB-DLBCL (26 %) and DZsig-positive-DLBCL (2 %), respectively (Chi-squared test, P < .001). Consistently, we revealed that CD79B expression was the lowest in ABC-DLBCL compared to GCB-DLBCL and DZsig-positive-DLBCL at the transcriptomic level (Kruskal-Wallis test, P = .011 for BCC cohort and P = .022 for NCI cohort). In addition, we identified different CD79B staining patterns, composed of 433 with cytoplasmic pattern (75 %), 86 with membranous pattern (14.9 %), and 52 cases being IHC negative. These patterns significantly varied across COO (Fisher's exact test, P = .015) and CD79B H-score was the highest in the membranous pattern followed by the cytoplasmic pattern (Kruskal-Wallis test, P < .0001). Of note, the composition of CD8 positive T-cells in CD79B low tumors was significantly higher than that of CD79B high tumors (Wilcoxon rank sum test, P < .0001). However, MHC class-I expression was decreased in CD79B low cases compared to CD79B high (Wilcoxon rank sum test, P = .0002), suggesting an immune escape mechanism with downregulation of MHC class-I in the presence of cytotoxic T-cells, which is often seen in solid cancers. Significant association of CD79B expression with COO further prompted us to evaluate CD79B expression in normal germinal center B cells. Notably, the single-cell simultaneous epitope and transcriptome analysis (CITEseq, n = 2) and single-cell RNAseq analysis (n = 6) of reactive lymph nodes revealed that both CD79B gene and protein expression were the lowest in cells exhibiting plasmablastic signatures, followed by light zone and dark zone B cells (Kruskal-Wallis test, P < .0001; Figure B), supporting the relation of CD79B expression to COO subtype in DLBCL. Regarding prognostic impact, CD79B low group had significantly poorer prognosis in the entire DLBCL cohort (Log-rank test, P = .0005 for overall survival (OS) and P = .008 for progression-free survival (PFS)) and in ABC-DLBCL (Log-rank test, P = .003 for OS and P = .031 for PFS). Moreover, CD79B protein expression was significantly associated with OS after adjusting for International Prognostic Index in the entire DLBCL cohort (Cox regression model; P = .035). Conclusion: Our study identifies distinct CD79B expression patterns across COO subtypes, with CD79B low cases enriched in ABC-DLBCL and demonstrating poorer prognosis, suggesting its potential as a prognostic marker and for targeted therapies.

Abstract The 1906 Universal Exposition hosted in Milan was a defining moment for the late Qing in terms of its fisheries development. The exhibition not only allowed China to portray its strategic focus on its fisheries but also its determination to be seen as a modernized and progressive sea power in Asia. China’s involvement in this world’s fair also paralleled the process of political and economic consolidation of some of the country’s intellectuals at the turn of the nineteenth century. These intellectuals’ accumulated experience, common goals, and international consciousness made it possible to assemble a group of professional experts I refer to as the ‘new fisheries elites’, who were able to construct the image of China as a modern fisheries power, if not a sea power, at various levels. The first part of this article will situate this exposition within the final two decades of the Qing Empire in the context of the political, social, and cultural transformation that was taking place around the world at the time. China’s presence at the world’s fair during this period displayed the adjustments of a changing and dynamic national image in terms of both its national circumstances and its international situation. The second part will then move on to discuss in what ways the Milan exposition was conceived by elites such as Zhang Jian, Luo Cheng, and Guo Fengming as a paradigmatic setting in which to showcase China’s drive toward modernity and becoming a sea power. Although China had participated in several other universal expositions, the Qing court had clearer and more pragmatic objectives in its participation in Milan in 1906. This was to demonstrate its recent progress and to change the common impression of China as an insecure, inexperienced, and incompetent country in terms of its fisheries governance and maritime vision. To produce this image, Zhang Jian and his team undertook a sensible and impressive approach towards presenting to the world China’s maritime awareness and the long historical continuity between this country and the sea. This was a conscious effort to produce an ideal of what a modern, progressive maritime China should look like.

Skana looked sick. On September 18, 1980, she failed to finish her show, and the next day she remained sluggish. Murray Newman and his staff were concerned. Along with Hyak II (formerly Tung-Jen), she was the Vancouver Aquarium’s biggest draw. In the thirteen years since Ted Griffin had captured her, Skana had been the star of Stanley Park, giving millions their first close-up view of a killer whale. And through her impact on Paul Spong and Greenpeace, she had helped reframe the international whaling debate. She may well have been the most influential cetacean in history, but she grew weaker each day, and despite heavy doses of antibiotics, she succumbed on Sunday, October 5. The necropsy revealed a fungal infection in her reproductive tract. Although aquarium officials were correct in noting that she had lived longer in captivity than any other killer whale, she was still young—no more than twenty. She might have lived fifty more years in the wild. Skana’s death left Hyak alone. He had come from Pender Harbour in 1968 as a small, frightened calf, and now he was a sexually mature male in need of a mate. Yet the acquisition of killer whales was no simple matter. The Department of Fisheries had stated that it would allow wild capture to replace orcas who died in captivity, but the Vancouver Aquarium hadn’t caught a killer whale since Moby Doll in 1964, and if it tried now, activists would surely oppose it. “I knew it would be unpopular for us to try to capture a live killer whale locally and felt a little frustrated about it,” Newman admitted. “To my mind, the entire awareness of the killer whales’ right to live was brought about by aquariums exhibiting these animals.” With nearby waters out of play, he looked to Iceland, which had become the primary source of captive orcas in recent years. After receiving the Canadian government’s permission to import whales, Newman boarded a plane for Iceland, arriving at Keflavik International Airport in the early morning of December 13, 1980.