Marine Harvest Scotland Says Rising Sea Levels Have Caused Nearly $12 Million Fish Losses
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [The Press and Journal] by Keith Findlay - October 9, 2015
Rising sea temperatures have been blamed for a huge increase in annual costs, including the loss of fish worth £7.75milion, at salmon farms operated by Marine Harvest (Scotland).
The firm, part of Norwegian fish farming giant Marine Harvest, said “fish health challenges” and treatment losses during 2014 were impacted by a slight increase in water temperature.
The health issues related mainly to sea-lice, algae and amoebic gill disease – all of which can be exacerbated by the smallest changes in temperature and be ruinous for salmon production...
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