Monday, March 11, 2013

11/03/13: Cold confirmed as salmon death cause; drive to improve aquaculture in Guyana; tuna and climate change

The chief fish vet in Nova Scotia, Canada has confirmed that cold weather responsible for a large fish kill at Loch Duart's, Snow Island Salmon Inc. operation at Owl's Head in February. Nova Scotia's Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture tested 30 dead salmon taken from six pens at the facility but did not find signs of disease.

The Ministry of Agriculture in Guyana is looking to tap into the potential of aquaculture by creating a a set of regulation to meet export standards. Minister of Agriculture Dr Leslie Ramsammy met with fish farmers to hear recommendations for improving the industry.

Tuna could benefit form climate change according to a report on resilience and responses to climate change of Pacific fisheries and aquaculture published in Nature Climate Change
The study found that changes to ocean currents and increased ocean temperatures will lead to increased tuna stocks in some regions such as Kiribati as prime feeding grounds move east of longitude 170 °E.
Loch Duart Salmon, Market Hall, Rockridge
Loch Duart Salmon, Market Hall, Rockridge (Photo credit: www.bluewaikiki.com)
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