Fishgen's Biodiversity Policy

Introduction

Fishgen’s business is to supply good quality fish seed and/or broodstock for aquaculture, with a current emphasis on tilapia.  As a result Fishgen is involved in shipping fish to various parts of the world to a wide client base.  Fishgen is conscious that widespread introductions of fish species and strain for aquaculture carry a risk of compromising fish biodiversity through the impact of introduced species on indigenous habitat and species diversity.  Furthermore, unique genetic diversity of species can be impacted upon by con-specific introductions with the possibility that important reservoirs of this genetic diversity will be contaminated or lost.

Fishgen is aware of the potential biodiversity implications of the introductions and fish transfers in which it is involved and wishes to act in a responsible way and has thus developed this biodiversity policy to provide guidelines for its actions.

Policy

Fishgen will attempt to act responsibly in all introductions and transfers in which it is involved and specifically:

·  Fishgen will not knowingly support the transfer of fish species to countries or regions where its introduction is prohibited

·  Fishgen will not knowingly support the transfer of fish species or strains to countries or regions where there is a significant possibility that such introductions will result in the contamination of important indigenous populations of the species concerned.