Neptune Industries Talks With NOSB About Organic Seafood

"BOCA RATON, FL, Nov 29 (MARKET WIRE) -- Neptune Industries, Inc. (OTCBB: NPDI) addressed the National Organic Standard Board [NOSB] during a public comment session on Wednesday, November 28th in Washington, D.C. The NOSB held the Organic Aquaculture Symposium to hear and review public comment on its current recommendations to the USDA for organic seafood certification standards. The two issues of focus were the NOSB's current recommendations excluding carnivorous fish raised in open net pen systems, and aproposed Sunset provision, which would allow "organic" aquaculture diets to contain 12% fishmeal and 12% fish oil over a seven year phase out period. Open net pens allow solid waste and uneaten feed into the environment, are susceptible to predation and escapement, and according to certain research, can be a vector for the transfer of sea lice and other pathogens to wild fish. Fishmeal is a protein source derived from wild caught baitfish species, and therefore wouldnot qualify as an organic feed ingredient."

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