The Infectious Salmon Anaemia (ISA) virus was detected by the Faroese veterinary authorities on Monday at a farm site belonging to the islands' largest salmon producer Bakkafrost.
The salmon virus can have devastating consequences for the industry, but is of no danger for humans.
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According to an international team of researchers from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies at James Cook University, Queensland, Australia the rapid pace of climate change is threatening the future presence of fish near the equator.
"Our studies found that one species of fish could not even survive in water just three degrees Celsius warmer than what it lives in now," commented Dr Jodie Rummer, lead author of the study.
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Senura Aquaculture Lanka has announced it is to establish a fish farm in Chilaw, Sri Lanka.
The company said it will invest US$100 million in developing 1,000 acres of lagoon land (private owned land) in the Chilaw district.
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| Earth has been in radiative imbalance since at least the 1970s, where less energy leaves the atmosphere than enters it. Most of this extra energy has been absorbed by the oceans. It is very likely that human activities substantially contributed to this increase in ocean heat content. (Pho credit: Wikipedia) |