Pesticide charges raise worries over aquaculture

Cooke aquaculture one of Canada largest aquaculture companies has raised concerns over the use of a banned pesticide cypermethrin. Three executive of Cooke's have been charged with 11 counts each of violating the Canada Fisheries Act. The pesticide which resulted in a wave of lobster deaths, is used to treat sea lice infestation in the US but is banned in Canada. “I can tell you that the substance they are talking about is something that is used regularly for agricultural purposes and on golf courses. Salmon farmers in many other countries are authorised to use it. We continue to encourage our governments to approve the treatment and management tools that our fish health and farming teams need to protect the health of our fish,” said Cooke CEO Glenn Cooke. Read more ...

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