Coincidentally, I
am reading Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring.
What is being
reported here is exactly like what happened with chlorinated hydrocarbons and
phosphorous based insecticides/herbicides/fungicides in the USA/UK (and several salmon rivers in BC) in the 1940s
to ‘60s, and what lead to the banning of DDT and so on, after millions of birds
were killed with the aftermath of chemical use.
Then there were
millions of mammals, and lower forms like earthworms. The land and underground
water still contain these chemicals today, as do we, particularly in our
livers, PCBs for instance. Not to mention the bioaccumulation in other higher
predators, like southern resident killer whales in BC – down to 75 animals, and
with more chemicals in them than any other cetacean in the world.
Her book came out
in 1962. It makes difficult reading, but you might want to read it.
In the present
case, of the same thing, we are still in the phase where industry and chemical
companies, along with governments are saying there is no problem.
Glad to see there
is some research being done in Norway, to learn the same thing for the second
time. Sounds like a disaster in Norway.
D
Norwegian text translated into English by Google Translate. Text assembled by Bill Bryden, NL.
A growing list of leading researchers are now publicly going after
the Norwegian government to ban the sealice neurotoxins. The largest national
papers has got involved as well. See below
Fisheries Minister: "We can not relate to what one researcher says
But, several researchers now require politicians to ban the use
of environmentally hazardous chemicals in the aquaculture industry. But
the Minister of Fisheries will not decide yet, and the climate and environmental
minister will not answer too.
NRK has previously stated that the aquaculture industry's most widely used lucrative chemical - hydrogen peroxide - is far more dangerous for shrimp and the environment than we have thought so far .
NRK has previously stated that the aquaculture industry's most widely used lucrative chemical - hydrogen peroxide - is far more dangerous for shrimp and the environment than we have thought so far .
- Nobody died the first
day, no one died the other day, but on the third the rake began to die. So
when we followed them in clean water afterwards, we could see that most of them
died when they were exposed to a 100-fold dilution compared to the salmon
getting into the fish farm, senior researcher at IRIS, Renée Bechmann, told
NRK.
Bechmann is leading an
international research project that started in 2017, which expires in 2019,
looking into the environmental impact of chemicals used for salmon
lice. In addition to hydrogen peroxide, deltamethrin and azamethifos are
also tested.
120,000 tons dumped in the ocean: Research now shows that the lice poison breaks the rains
The
researchers have carried out a series of tests on deepwater regimens, and they
think the findings are so disturbing that the authorities should respond now -
even if the research report has not yet been published.
"This long-term effect on
the rains came very surprisingly on us. There is reason why the
authorities should now put an end to the use of these chemicals against lice,
"said Bechmann.
Minister of Fisheries: - Can not comment on this now
- What does the Minister
for Fisheries think that hydrogen peroxide can be far more dangerous than
expected?
"This is relatively new
research, and something we need to look into. That's why it goes without
saying that I can not make a decision about this now, says Minister of
Fisheries Harald Tom Nesvik (Frp) to NRK.
- Would you consider
stopping the use of hydrogen peroxide, as the researcher Bechmann asks for?
"We can not just relate to
what one researcher says. We must go into the research report itself and
see what is there. There are several ways to address the problem
associated with hydrogen peroxide on. But we must first have time to put
our mind in the report before we reach a final conclusion, "says Nesvik.
The climate and environmental minister will not comment
NRK has also asked the climate
and environmental minister Ola Elvestuen (V) to comment on the new findings on
hydrogen peroxide - since it is his department responsible for nature diversity
and pollution in Norway.
Elvestuen does not want to
comment - but refers to the response of the Minister of Fisheries.
At the same time, the deputy head
of the Nutrition Committee in Trøndelag County Council, Tove Eivindsen (V),
stated that she has taken direct contact with the government apparatus to make
Elvestuen look at the use of hydrogen peroxide.
"Trøndelag
Venstre has raised the issue with state secretary Atle Hamar (V) at the
Ministry of Climate and Environment, in order to encourage political leadership
to go into this case and see if there is a need to change the regulations
regarding the use of hydrogen peroxide," says Eivindsen.
She points out that for many
years, Venstre has been busy with clean seas and getting down the sea. At
the same time, the party believes that the aquaculture industry is important
for Norway and that the industry is to grow - assuming growth is sustainable.
- The prawns are a key species in the ocean's ecosystem
Conservationists believe the
hesitation of the government is untenable. They demand that the
politicians listen to the researchers who are now shouting warning.
- This is a classic letter of
responsibility in the meeting with the aquaculture industry. But this we
do not have time for anymore. We can not have a political leadership that
closes both ears and eyes for what is happening now, says the leader of the
Swedish Conservation Association, Silje Ask Lundberg, to NRK.
Lundberg believes the
environmental impacts from the aquaculture industry are huge and that Norway is
in many ways conducting an unknown experiment - with potentially catastrophic
consequences for life in the fjords.
- The
prawns are a key species in the ocean's ecosystem. And the influence now
documented can lead to a host of other consequences, because crustaceans -
which are not necessarily commercial shrimps - are important food for other
species, explains Lundberg.
"The time has come for hydrogen peroxide to be banned
The Swedish Conservation Agency
demands that the government be in favor of a conversion to closed farms, and
does not allow new concessions in open cages.
"We believe that the time
has come for hydrogen peroxide and other toxic solvents to be banned,"
Lundberg says.
Industry Association Seafood Norway states that the use of
hydrogen peroxide in the aquaculture industry is significantly
lower now than a few years ago. But the industry is open
to review the use of this chemical - if research suggests it.
"We are keen to acquire new knowledge," said Head of
Food in Seafood Norway, Ketil Rykhus, to NRK .
Fishermen expect full review of the rules
The professional organization for
Norwegian coastal fishermen, Norway's Coastal Fisheries, believes the
authorities do not have to wait for a final report from the researchers.
"We expect the fisheries authorities to get on the track
and a full review of the regulatory framework. When we look at the issue
of illegal dumping of lice in forbidden zones , together with
the case
of preliminary results from IRIS research , we think it is more
than enough knowledge for the authorities, says the head of the Norwegian
Coastal Fisheries, Annsofie Kristiansen, to NRK.
They have now sent a
letter to the Ministry of Fisheries and Fisheries, the
Directorate of Fisheries and the Norwegian Food Safety Authority, which
requires, among other things, an immediate stop in the use and discharge of
chemical liqueurs at fish farms.
"Confidence in the fisheries authorities has weakened
"We are really shocked at
how little control the fishing authorities have. It is quite clear that
there is a gap in the rules that neither of us can accept. Moreover, the
fisheries authorities have shown little interest in all the concerns they have
received from fisheries teams in recent years, says Kristiansen and continues:
"The
cover that NRK has done is really the job of the Directorate of Fisheries and
the Norwegian Food Safety Authority. Our confidence in the fisheries
authorities is weakened, there is no doubt.
The MDG will take a ban on the Storting
The Green Party has sent a written
question to the Minister of Fisheries Harald Tom Nesvik (Frp)
where they demand an answer if the government agrees that "dumping of the
pollutant hydrogen peroxide in the sea must be stopped?"
"When the research now shows
that the fishermen have for a long time, namely that the lice pointers are much
worse than previously assumed, we demand that the Minister of Fisheries
immediately stop poison dumping. The aquaculture industry must - like
everyone else - take responsibility for its waste, if we are to conserve the
diversity of wildlife and wildlife in the ocean, "said national spokesman
in MDG, Une Aina Bastholm, to NRK.
MDG will get the aquaculture
industry into closed plants by 2025. The party also wants hydrogen peroxide to
be phased out and eventually banned.
"Generally, the aquaculture industry has become an
environmental phenomenon with serious problems like salmon
lice , salmon
drainages , sewage
discharges , and diseases . A
proper rescue action for the sea and the shrimp is needed, and I can notify
that the MDG will take a ban on poison dumping at the Storting, "says
Bastholm.
Published updated
https://www.nrk.no/trondelag/fiskeriministeren-er-avventende-til-ny-forskning-om-lakselusemiddelet-hydrogenperoksid-1.14204143
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Flere krever nå at
politikerne forbyr bruken av miljøfarlige lusekjemikalier i
oppdrettsnæringen. Men fiskeriministeren vil ikke ta stilling ennå, og klima-
og miljøministeren vil ikke svare.
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Now add Scotland to the same list as a country where the chemicals used in lice control, etc., have been shown to dramatically affect the environment. The Sunday Post put this up on Nov 7, 2018:
Now add Scotland to the same list as a country where the chemicals used in lice control, etc., have been shown to dramatically affect the environment. The Sunday Post put this up on Nov 7, 2018:
Thank you so much for this. The situation in Canada, with the DFO simply not doing any research at all, is disgraceful. Not that the DFO would respond to discoveries like this....
ReplyDeleteYes. Go and read Alex Morton's five blog posts on DFO, along with the fish farms, trying to escape testing for PRV in the court case this past week. Their weasel words on issues like aboriginal 'consultation' are worth reading, and we should have great disappointment of their trying to escape doing anything on PRV, and HSMI, along with the jaundice of chinook salmon from PRV. Her posts are at: http://alexandramorton.typepad.com/alexandra_morton/2018/09/day-one-in-court-the-inconvient-virus.html.
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