Promotion of environmentally sound practices

Once a company has established its own strategy for the control of disease prevention many of the principles used provide the sound base points that the business can use to conform to a structure of, at least, minimum standards.

There are many benefits which can be gained from applying environmentally sound practices.

These include:

• Accurate forecasting of raw material requirements to eliminate over-stocking and potential spoilage.
• Improved feed storage conditions.
• Reduction in waste pollution by means of:
  • the use of demand or automatic feeders where appropriate;
  • the recycling of waste products (e.g. ensiling, fertiliser, fish-meal);
  • feed waste detection systems etc;
  • the correct disposal of feedbags & other rubbish.
• Minimum environmental impacts of inputs (e.g. correct use of chemicals.)

Danger Point

Aquaculture businesses need to find ways of projecting an image of being publicly responsible, based on the current nature of their activities and products and not on their future prospects. Failure within a business to maintain awareness of changes in legislation at national and international level can provoke needless errors and penalties. Failure to promote the public awareness of environmentally sound practices in respect of compliance with legislation and regulations is a wasted public relations opportunity.

Training checklist

Training checklist for training provision to assist with the promotion of environmentally sound practices.

Promotion of Environmentally Sound Practices

• Recycling/recovery of fish waste e.g. ensiling, fish meal fertiliser
• Methods for reducing feed wastage on farms
• Sound environmental practices on fish farms (e.g. disposal of bags, chemicals, blood etc.)
• Promoting your farm in the community