Friday, March 4, 2011

Spain refuses to share data on mercury in fish

Spain Oceana is outraged by the Spanish Ministry of the Environment and Rural and Marine Affairs' repeated refusals to provide the reports on concentrations of mercury and other heavy metals in the fish that is marketed and consumed in Spain.

The Spanish High Court ruled in favour of Oceana in 2009, demanding the delivery of the reports completed by the Spanish Oceanographic Institute (IEO) between 2002 and 2005. Oceana suspects that the Ministry is refusing to turn over the reports because the information they contain may be disturbing.

The ruling of the Spanish High Court, made known on  December 23, 2009, obliges the Ministry of the Environment and Rural and Marine Affairs to turn over this information to Oceana in accordance with Law 27/2006 of 18 July, governing the rights to access information, public participation and access to justice concerning environmental issues. The Spanish High Court reiterated this obligation in December 2010. Oceana had been unsuccessfully demanding the Ministry turn over the information since 2007 and continued to do so after the ruling. Read more ...

This blog is written by Martin Little The Aquaculturists, published and supported by the International Aquafeed Magazine from Perendale Publishers.
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