Monday, March 4, 2013

04/03/13: Cold water kills Canadian salmon; fish migrate to avoid predators; EU resumes fish imports from Pakistan

Cold weather has been blamed for the deaths of salmon at a farm in Nova Scotia, Canada. Snow Island Salmon Inc cannot say how many fish died at its Owl's Head aquaculture facility.
The deaths have sparked concerns from residents in the area but company manager, Robert Taylor has attributed the deaths to a recent cold snap and stormy weather. The dead fish were found with net marks from touching nets in cold water. This bumping removes a protective layer of the skin which, if done repeatedly, causes death.
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Fish can migrate away from predators to safer areas. That's the main finding from a study conducted at Lund University, Sweden. Roach fish have been found to leave lakes in favour of surrounding streams or wetlands to escape predators. Migration is usually associated with environmental factors or food shortage and there have been very few studies to date on migration as a strategy to avoid predators.
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The EU will resume fish imports from Pakistan on March 12, 2013 after a six-year ban. Products from Pakistan's fisheries were de-listed by the European Commission (EC) in 2007 after the EU inspectors found systemic enforcement failure and poor sanitation.

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English: Roasted roach Русский: Жареная плотва
English: Roasted roach Русский: Жареная плотва (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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