Canadian fish farmers say sea lice numbers are low

Fish farmers from the Bay of Fundy think they are winning against the sea lice, remembering that last year the average number of sea lice to attach its self to the fish in a sea cage was 20. But this year they have seen a dramatic decrease on those numbers, so far this year the average is only about two sea lice per salmon.

Atlantic Canada Fish Farmers Association executive director Pamela Parker, said "What we're finding this year is that out numbers are very, very low," she said aboard the Island Quest, a boat that normally does whale watch tours. On Wednesday the salmon aquaculture industry chartered the vessel to take reporters on a tour. Read more ...

This blog is written by Martin Little, The Aquaculturists, published and supported by the International Aquafeed Magazine from Perendale Publisher

Changes to the Aquaculture Amendment Bill will result in loss of quota

The proposed additions to this bill could have damaging effects particularly the introduction of arbitration and is viewed as a breech of quota owners rights, this could lead to possible conflict and expense say the New Zealand Seafood Industry Council.

One of the main worries about these amendments is the weakening of the quota owners rights, and it will remove protection that has been in place for 25 years. “We are not saying that quota owners own the coastal space but they do own commercial harvest rights. Read more ...

This blog is written by Martin Little, The Aquaculturists, published and supported by the International Aquafeed Magazine from Perendale Publishers

USAID helps Sri Lanka eastern farmers to grow sea bass

As part of a larger project farmers in Trincomalee in the Eastern part of Sri Lanka are growing seabass in cages. This project involves at least 1300 people, also as part of the project mussels and oysters will be grown, with help from the US Agency for International Development (USAID).

The project according to the US embassy in Colombo said that 50 percent of the fishers are women who will sell their seabass, mussels and oysters to Aqua N' Green a private company. Some farmers can expect to earn about SL Re50,000 (€320.302) in six months. Read more ...

This blog is written by Martin Little, The Aquaculturists, published and supported by the International Aquafeed Magazine from Perendale Publishers