Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Global standards for responsible salmon aquaculture process entering final stage

In Washington DC the final step in the process of creating global standards for salmon farming began today when the Salmon Aquaculture Dialogue kicked off the last public comment period for the draft standards. The final standards will address the key negative environmental and social impacts associated with salmon farming and allow for the economic viability of the industry, which produces more than 60 percent of salmon eaten globally today.

Impacts addressed through the standards include water pollution, sourcing of feed ingredients, disease transmission between farmed and wild salmon and labor issues on farms. “Continued transparency and involvement from a broad spectrum of salmon aquaculture industry stakeholders, including retailers, farmers and scientists is needed to ensure the final standards are strong,” said Petter Arnesen of Marine Harvest, who is a member of the Dialogue’s steering committee. Read more ...

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