Mie fish farm admits using hormone disrupter

A fishery cooperative in Owase, Mie Prefecture, halted virtually all shipments of its farmed fish after learning that a farm in the region used a banned hormone disrupter as a parasite repellent, the cooperative said Saturday. Full Story »

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Dwight Rousu
3.2
by Dwight Rousu - Oct. 5, 2009

The use of dangerous chemicals in fish farms should be considered a bigger problem than most people think. This story tries not to alarm, but is alarming. It fails to address questions of control, monitoring and testing that might be put in place.

Fish farms concentrate fecal matter, antibiotics, and diseases that risk both health and the ecosystems. This repellent is another example of risks.

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