Thursday, February 04, 2010

Gaza's fishermen look to farms, not the sea

Fish farming is being explored as a partial solution to restrictions on capture fisheries. Gaza's fishermen look to farms, not the sea, an article by Jon Donnison, was published on the BBC website on february 2nd 2010. Although a solution, fish farming also depends on the reopening of borders by Israel:
"We need to support and invest in the fish farming sector but if the Israeli blockade continues it will be difficult because fish farming relies on lots of technology in order to succeed and it is hard for the farmers to get the equipment they need because of that blockade."

 
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