Thursday, December 15, 2011

Central Luzon aquaculture affected by climate change

At the First Congress of the Integrated Services for the Development of Aquaculture (ISDA) participating aquaculturists are reporting unusual sea levels which according to them is an effect of climate change which is now adversely affecting the aquaculture industry in Central Luzon the Philippines. Maurino Bonifacio, ISDA vice president for the prawn industry, said "fishpond owners in the region are now being confronted with the problem of how to keep their prawns alive up the harvest season".

“Climate change has visibly caused our sea level to rise, so that the waters now go up to levels never before experienced, especially during high tide. The problem is aggravated by our silted waterways so that the high water level does not recede fast enough,” he said. 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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