It is the effort of the government that the loans granted by them help fishermen to farm Mediterranean Sea bass in Windsor area. Now the European Sea bass have their homes in Nova Scotia. It is said that Sustainable Fish Farming Canada will soon bring in hundreds of thousands of baby fish. Kirk Havercroft told that restaurants and seafood lovers can have locally-grown Mediterranean Sea bass on the menu in about a year.
There is no doubt that these new immigrants grow quickly but it require extra care sine they are used to warm waters. According to Havercroft the water temperature in the farm should be between 20 and 22 degrees (Celsius) throughout the year. He also added that the conditions for European sea bass are warm, and very clear water of excellent quality. Therefore, they need to keep in tanks in-land with re-circulated water instead of pens in the Atlantic Ocean.
For such farming final approval from the Ecology Action Centre is needed. Anna Magera said closed-containment aquaculture set-ups deal with some of the environmental issues with aquaculture farming. She informed that open-net pens can spread disease and release waste and nutrients into open waters. According to her this new farm is taking steps to explore renewable energy options and we feel this is a very positive and progressive step. Havercroft comment that they wanted to breed this particular fish in the new farm because it’s a rising star in the aquaculture market in North America.
