Thursday, October 17, 2013

17/10/13: Maggot brain, sustainability reports

The Vancouver Sun reports that Canadian environmentalist and broadcaster David Suzuki has got behind a Vancouver start-up which aims to produce fish feed from insect larvae as a more sustainable alternative to fishmeal. The benefits don’t stop at relieving the pressure on the ocean’s wild fish reserves: the maggots are fed on traceable food waste destined for the landfill.
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Stating the need to maintain aquaculture’s current rate of growth as “imperative”, the FAO has rubber-stamped a new global partnership between national governments, UN agencies, NGOs and the aquaculture industry. The private-public partnership hopes to fight aquaculture’s corner under increasing competition for space both inland and at sea, while ensuring that the solutions found will be sustainable in the long-term.
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A World Bank backed report has urged businesses to help safeguard the ocean’s fish stocks. Thinking along the same lines as the FAO, it recommends public-private partnerships as part of a ‘paradigm shift’ in how national governments and seafood businesses work with local communities to protect the vital food source for future generations.

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David Suzuki, Canadian environmental activist  (Photo credit: Wikipedia)


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