There is a looming fear of how antibiotics in aquaculture are used. Creating more adaptive strains as they are used on each level of the production chain - so they are only available for use for a selective time before becoming obsolete. As such Aidan Hollis from the University of Calgary proposes that a user fee be added to those aquaculture produces whom use anti-biotics. However this article challenges that notion; emphasizing on the simple fact that aquaculture only produces 150,000kg of anti-biotics per year, the same equivalent as the amount produced for pets - alternatively livestock produces 13,540,000kg of anti-biotics per year. With aquaculturalists using approximately 50 grams of anti-biotics per tonne of feed and 5 grams per tonne of fish produced. When looking at the numbers it can be simply stated the aquaculture has a non-impact on the proliferation of anti-biotics.
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Denmark has made great strides on improving its policies in order to facilitate future aquaculture growth and development. Focusing on its development of a new strategy to put greener technologies at the fore front of fish farm production. Implementing state-of-the-art recirculation which vastly improves efficiency and sustainability of Danish fish farms - exponentially outweighing the possible costs of implementing the technology.
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Read more here.
Denmark has made great strides on improving its policies in order to facilitate future aquaculture growth and development. Focusing on its development of a new strategy to put greener technologies at the fore front of fish farm production. Implementing state-of-the-art recirculation which vastly improves efficiency and sustainability of Danish fish farms - exponentially outweighing the possible costs of implementing the technology.
Read more here.
Fishing Farm, Jian De, Hangzhou, Shanghai (Photo credit: IvanWalsh.com) |