PERU fishing with guts to report…
The Undersecretariat of Fisheries and Aquaculture (Subpesca) promotes a bill through which would extend for five years a ban on new concessions aquaculture regions of Los Lagos and Aysen.
The Government's aim is to advance the process of relocation of salmonid aquaculture concessions.
Today is in effect a moratorium on this type, which expires on April 8, 2015, why Subpesca looking enlarge until 2020, the newspaper El Mercurio reported.
“In this way, we aim to improve land management of concessions, allowing us to optimize the conditions for a good environmental and health performance of farms”Explains the Undersecretary of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Raul Sunico.
At present there are 1,215 concessions in both regions. Of that total, 350 grants (27%) is operational, detailed the National Fisheries and Aquaculture (Sernapesca).
In the Magallanes Region, specifically, concessions are open to relocating those that are located in national parks, Súnico added.
In addition, the central government aims to promulgate regulations to grow in areas of limited geographical management-zones for which rights are assigned exclusive- exploitation.
“The proposal is permitted in aquaculture management areas by 40% for field crops [Algae] and 5% in the case of intensive [fish], expressly prohibiting the cultivation of exogenous resources such as salmon”He said Subpesca Holder.
He added: “The regulation makes several aquaculture ventures to Salmónidos prohibitive, and our hope is that through regulatory changes the conditions for its development are generated”.
Subpesca already identified the potential to develop the cultivation of Dorado and Corvina in northern Chile, and hake and cod in the south.
SOURCE: Fis.com
