- Sea lice have made headlines in Canada in recent weeks following Alexandra Morton's Facebook photos of salmon infected with the pest. In response, supermarket chain Sobeys, which stocked Morton's salmon, withdrew the fish from sale. Now, the New Brunswick government is proposing changes to the province's Aquaculture Act that would require companies to report on their sea lice treatment and monitoring programs, reports CBC. Under the draft regulation, companies would have to submit a report each week showing whether a sea lice treatment is planned, where the site is located and what pesticide will be used. Read more...
- 'Ocean-grabbing' is as bad as land grabbing warns the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Olivier De Schutter. Speaking at the unveiling of a new report on fisheries and the right to food, Schutter said that ocean-grabbing - shady access agreements that harm small-scale fishers, unreported catch, incursions into protected waters, and the diversion of resources away from local populations - is a threat to food security. Read more...
- Aquaculture is expanding rapidly in Africa and governments in many countries have invested in aquaculture projects. Lagos is no exception: Special Adviser to the Governor of Lagos State on Rural Development, Mr. Babatunde Hunpe, has underscored the importance of fish farming, saying it could help create employment to significant number of the teeming unemployed youths in the country. Read more...
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| English: Male and female Lepeophtheirus salmonis (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
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