Tuesday, November 19, 2013

19/11/13: Korean broadcast backtrack, ocean acidification, Cermaq name changes

Regular readers of the Aquaculturists will know we’ve been following the diplomatic storm over a Korean TV news report into unsanitary conditions in Taiwanese tilapia farms. Taipei’s extreme displeasure at the broadcast has forced South Korea’s Channel A to “clarify” its broadcast.  Apparently its footage of algae-infested aquaculture facilities were in fact taken from unused or abandoned ponds. Channel A emphasized there was no malicious intent on the part of the programme makers.
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Ocean acidification is on the rise, according to a new report released following the Third Symposium on the Ocean in a High-CO2 World. Alongside threats to tourism, food security and shoreline protection as a result of coral reef loss, scientists estimate up to $130 billion of losses among shellfish farmers.
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Having sold its feed division EWOS, Norwegian fish farm operator Cermaq is undergoing a rebranding process. The world’s third-largest salmon and trout farmer has brought under its own name all operations formerly known as Mainstream, in preparation for another potential change of name in the near future.
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Coral Reef at Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife ...
Coral Reef at Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge (Photo credit: USFWS Pacific)
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