Thursday, October 24, 2013

24/10/13: Marine Harvest's Scottish boom, Walmart salmon protests, killer jellyfish

Norway-based Marine Harvest yesterday revised up its production forecast for 2013 and 2014, while announcing third quarter rofits of NOK 793m. The world’s largest fish farming company believes it is on course to produce 340,000 tonnes of fish by the end of 2013, and 405,000 tonnes in 2014. CEO Alf-Helge Aarskog had special praise for the performance of Scotland’s fish farms, which delivered a record high.
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It’s not all been good news for Marine Harvest though, as RTE News reports that the company’s salmon facility in Clare Island, Ireland has been devastated by an attack from killer jellyfish. 20,000 fish – 25 percent of its total stocks – were wiped out, and harvesting of the other 75 percent is being “accelerated” to reduce the long-term damage to the farm.
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Protesters took to a British Columbia Walmart on Tuesday, raising their concerns about the effect of disease from farmed salmon crossing over to coastal wildlife. Walmart , which stocks salmon it considers to be sustainably farmed, has no plans to alter its supply, citing various NGOs and the Global Aquaculture Alliance, as well as the Canadian government, as evidence that disease outbreaks are being properly addressed.
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Sea Nettle (Chrysaora quinquecirrha) Jellyfish...
Sea Nettle (Chrysaora quinquecirrha) Jellyfish in captivity in the Monterey Bay Aquarium (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
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