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Do you have any good pro brexit links about water quality for Shellfish farmers?
These links might interest you:
13 February 2021
Can bivalve aquaculture prevent the “widespread institutional failure” of our attempts to tackle climate change?
Bivalve mollusc farming and microalgal farming enterprises provide viable, profitable and sustainable alternatives to all the industrial carbon dioxide capture and storage technologies being promoted today.
Published on 2 February [2021] this detailed review was commissioned by the UK Treasury in 2019 – the first time a nation’s finance ministry has authorised a full assessment of the economic importance of Nature.
thefishsite.com/articles/can-bivalve-aquaculture-prevent-the-widespread-institutional-failure-of-our-attempts-to-tackle-climate-change
22 February 2021
First oyster exports since Brexit save historic Fal Fishery from doom.
With the help of Cornwall Council and Falmouth Port Health Authority, Falcatch had its depuration tanks approved for cleaning scallops and oysters. As a result, it made its first export on February 10, followed by another on February 12 and a substantial export similar to pre-Brexit levels on Thursday, February 18.
“We are a small company who process and transport our own product directly into the EU. We have a large number of suppliers and fishermen who depend on us to support them and find markets for their hard-got fish and we felt it was our duty to look after them as part of our close relationship. We have also had great support from our EU customers who desperately want our high quality product.”
there were “a lot of happy fishermen” after the first exports were made.
www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/first-oyster-exports-brexit-save-5025070
2 February 2021
Westcountry Mussels are looking to diversify and minimise the impact of Covid and brexit by planting seaweed.
Westcountry Mussels already has an aquaculture licence running until 2050 to use an area of St Austell Bay to grow and harvest mussels.
With the impact Brexit and Covid have had on trade especially in exporting to its main market for shellfish that is the EU, the Fowey business is looking at ways to diversify.
The firm has now filed an application to the Marine Management Organisation to change its mussels ropes for seaweed ones.
The firm said cultivating seaweed is a perfectly legitimate use of the sea for an aquaculture business and it will not have any greater impact than its mussels harvesting activity as it would be in the same spot in St Austell Bay.
Gary Rawle, from the company said: “Given the recent circumstances, such as the impact Covid has had and further significant changes brought on by Brexit, we plan to cultivate native seaweed species as an integral part of current licensed mussel operations. This would enable product diversification. And would make it easier to future-proof our business.”
Under the plan, which has received support from both Exeter and Plymouth universities, existing longlines will be used for seaweed cultivation and all current operations on the site will remain unchanged in terms of equipment, methods and time on site.
Mr Rawle added: “We have a successful history of collaborating with local universities and research institutes to collect important information related to mussel farming, lobster hatcheries and the wider marine environment. We will collaborate again to assess the impacts and benefits of seaweed farming.”
www.inyourarea.co.uk/news/mussels-producer-to-plant-seaweed-instead-to-find-new-markets-post-covid-and-brexit/