Friday, February 14, 2014

14/02/14: Seafood company receives ASC certification; red tide causes mass fish deaths; aquaculture cooperation in Cuba

Norwegian salmon company Marine Harvest recently announced one of its farms has received Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) certification. The first of its farms to be certified. 

The salmon farmer is committed to having all its farms ASC-certified by 2020.
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This week, officials in south China's island province of Hainan blamed red tide - a toxic algal bloom, - for a large number of deaths of fish and shrimp.

Local marine fishery authorities commented saying they have been keeping information and monitoring the red tide.
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Mario Aguilar Sanchez, head of the National Commission of Aquaculture and Fisheries (Conapesca), recently announced the signing of a cooperative agreement in fisheries and aquaculture areas with the Cuban government.

Along with the agreement, Sanchez also stressed the fishing-aquaculture production potential of Mexico in the Caribbean, which generates highly demanded resources in the local market and abroad.
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a red tide
A red tide (Photo credit: Wikipedia)












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