Monday, May 13, 2013

13/05/13: Cost price tilapia feed for Trinidadian farmers; Scottish loch update; aerator to help shrimp production

The government in Trinidad and Tobago is offering tilapia producers feed at cost price in a bid to increase freshwater fish production. the country currently consumes 135 tonnes of tilapia a year but only produces 22 tonnes. The bulk of the imports are form China.

Lat week we reported that fish farms have been linked to pollution in Scottish lochs. A Marine Harvest farm near Loch Shell was the site tested with teflubenzuron levels were up to 455 times higher than the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) environmental quality standards in 2012.
This article gives greater detail on Sepa tests and the possible sanctions against Marine Harvest which include

The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), the Philippines, hope sto incresae shrimp production fivefold by introducing a specially-designed aerator.

English: Beach in Tobago
English: Beach in Tobago (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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1 comment:

  1. I hope you write more about Fish Culture in the future... I want to know more about them.

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