Norwegian Association of Hunters and Anglers held congress weekend 13.-15. November Haugesund. The National Congress is the organization’s highest democratic body, and adopted the following resolution:
“ congress in Norwegian Association of Hunters and Anglers (NJFF) asks the authorities to take necessary steps and set clear requirements for aquaculture of use of closed facilities or other technological solutions that eliminate the challenges associated with lice. There must be a requirement that every form of further growth must adopt such technology and it must establish a work schedule with deadlines to phase all existing production over in such facilities.
Sea lice are naturally occurring in salt water with wild salmon, sea trout and Arctic char as host animals. With around 350 million farmed fish in open cages in the sea get lice access to vast amounts hosts throughout the year. If unsuccessful breeders with delousing spring, must salmon smolt pass through a belt of sea lice on their way out to sea. For trout and char, residing in the fjord system throughout their time in salt water, the chances of survival are very low in areas with high frequent lice infestations.
The situation of wild salmonids are unacceptable when FSA reviewing lice situation in the aquaculture industry on Nordmøre as the most serious they have ever seen. Again FSA send out warnings fallowing, harvesting and reduced smolt to try to get control of the situation. The challenges of reduced susceptibility and resistance to the available chemical treatment agents underscores the urgency.
The congress of the Norwegian Association of Hunters and Anglers commends the FSA to adopt the measures they have available. Congress miss, however, that the political authorities are taking the necessary steps and requirements for farmers, which means that we get a lasting solution to these unacceptable conditions. Industry and Fisheries Ministry acknowledges the challenges, but does not follow up the political responsibility with the necessary requirements. It may not be up to the industry itself to define its parameters.
The consideration of wild salmonids and marine environment indicates that the time is ripe for requiring closed solutions or other technology that ensures that farms safeguards wild salmonids and ensuring an environmentally sustainable aquaculture industry. The industry’s undertaking that they are working hard to solve their environmental problems have repeatedly proven not to be sufficient to solve lice challenges . “
The resolution was passed by a unanimous national convention.
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