Représentations 0425-JUDD

Déposant : Priscilla Judd

Communauté : Lumby

Déposé le : Janvier 23, 2011

Résumé :
La pisciculture de Veta la Palma, en Espagne, est un parfait exemple de modèle d’affaire et de durabilité environnementale. On devrait s’en inspirer en C.-B., particulièrement sur les terres humides, comme dans le cas de la rivière Shuswap. La Commission devrait tenter de convaincre le MPO d’aider les propriétaires terriens à développer ce genre de pisciculture et à interdire celles qui sont axées sur la monoculture dans la province.

Représentations :
Below is a link to a natural fish farm located in an estuary in Spain.

Veta la Palma Estate at Isla Mayor, municipality of Puebla del Rio near Sevilla, Spain. PIMSA is part of Grupo Hisparroz, a leading rice production company.

It produces tons of saleable fish and increases the natural diversity of the environment. This farm is a perfect buisness model for a sustanable planet.

This fish farm wetland produces tons of good food, creates bird habitat, cleans polluted water, employs people and creates a local economy. What more can we want?

Current BC fish farm monocultures (as with any monoculture) are unsustainable. They harm nature and although the farms make profit for shareholders - the cost to others should prohibit them.

There are areas in BC where these sorts of fish farms can be developed. For instance:
On the Shuswap River several areas of wetland property could become local fish farms but DFO denies their validity and prevents the land owner from developing a commercial fish farm in a natural wetland.

I can provide more details if necessary but I hope the Commission can convince DFO tht it is in the interest of helping land owners develop a fish farms such as illustrated in the enclosed links.

http://www.wildish.eu/tag/fish-farm/

http://www.ecoagriculture.org/case_study.php?id=77