The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), in the Philippines, is investigating the growth and breeding traits
of pangasius (Pangasius hypothalamus) to determine if the species will harm the country’s fishery resources.
“We just want to make sure that pangasisus will not become the next golden kuhol
or the janitor and knife fish disasters,” said Lawyer Asis Perez, BFAR national director, at a forum at the
recent Mindanao-wide Environmental Media Conference.
BFAR is currently regulating the
expansion of pangasisus farms in any part of the country pending the
conclusion of the studies.
Plans for a farm in Shoal Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada, have been rejected by Fisheries and Oceans Canada citing risk to wild salmon populations as a reason.
Shane Borthwick, vice-president of
operations, Snow Island Salmon said it was a "terrible day" for the company, adding that
the decision has jeopardized the firm's future.
"We've brought money and talent to this province,
provided a strong, sustainable sea farming model, and are now facing the
most serious threat to the viability of our business at the hands of
the government that invited us here in the first place," he said in a
statement.
A local government member in Canada has raised concerns about invasive marine species arriving into Canadian waters on debris from the Japanese tsunami.
Jean Crowder, MP for Cowichan, fears that invasives such as wakame kelp, sea squirt tunicate and an oyster-killing parasite are hitching a ride on Styrofoam and other rubbish from the March 2011 disaster.
Crowder has demanded greater federal help and planning regarding the potential threat from foreign species.
Invasives and big debris can be reported to DisasterDebris@noaa.gov
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