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Two lots for new seafood farms in waters off Pulau Bukom open for tender

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Friday, January 19, 2024, 07:00 (GMT + 9)

After a two-year delay, the project to farm seafood in the pristine waters off Pulau Bukom for Singapore consumers is under way.

When up and running, the farm in Singapore’s southern waters is expected to beef up local seafood supply by up to 3,465 tonnes a year.

That is equal to about 80 per cent of locally produced seafood, based on the latest food statistics in 2022.

Source: The Straits Times

In a statement on Jan 18, the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) said operators can now bid for two lots in open sea which span 5ha each – or the size of seven football fields – to farm fish and crustaceans.

Ms Wong Sheau Fong, SFA’s director of food infrastructure development and management, said: “Given our limited sea space for farming, farms will need to leverage technology, innovate to increase productivity, and adopt sustainable practices to protect themselves against adverse environmental conditions brought about by climate change.”

She added that SFA has been conducting studies and surveys, as well as working closely with the industry, nature groups and marine biodiversity academics to launch more new sea spaces for sustainable aquaculture.

In 2022, plans to launch spaces for fish farming off three islands in the southern waters of Singapore raised concerns among academics and nature enthusiasts, who said the farms could take a toll on nearby coral reefs and recreational diving spots.

An environmental impact assessment commissioned earlier by SFA identified the waters around Pulau Satumu, Pulau Jong and Pulau Bukom as likely sites for more fish farms, and they were to be put up for tender from the end of 2022.

The sites were shortlisted as they lie outside existing anchorages, fairways, and marine and industrial facilities, and have sufficient water depth, currents and water quality, said SFA.

In response to concerns from marine scientists and conservationists, the agency said in 2023 that it will put the tenders for fish farms around Pulau Satumu and Pulau Jong on hold until the completion of more studies, which were done in consultation with researchers and nature groups.

SFA added then that it will proceed to call a tender for aquaculture activities off Pulau Bukom because the assessment had shown that other key biodiversity areas will not be affected, and the site had a low number of live corals.

The area will be designated for the first closed-containment aquaculture system in Singapore’s southern waters.

Source: The Straits Times

Such a system results in less pollution to surrounding waters and marine biodiversity as waste matter and excess fish food are not directly discharged into the sea.

Responding to queries, SFA said it will study the waters off the Pulau Bukom sea spaces to better understand the impact of closed-containment fish farming on water quality there.

SFA said in its statement that the tender is based on the recommendation from the environmental impact assessment to limit production of seafood in the area to 90 per cent of the maximum population size the area can support sustainably.

The recommendation is based on data collected from September 2020 to October 2021, the statement added.

Source: The Straits Times

This is also the first time that SFA is launching a tender for sea space farming, which allows businesses to extend their 20-year lease by another decade. The tender will close at 12pm on April 11. More details can be found on this website.

Said Ms Wong: “SFA has carefully considered the feedback received and will continue to work with farms, including successful tenderers in the sea space tender exercises, to transform our agri-food industry and bolster Singapore’s food security.”

Singapore aims to produce 30 per cent of its nutritional needs by 2030, with seafood being a key pillar in meeting this goal, as it is the most viable protein to be farmed by the island-state.

Based on the latest food statistics in 2022, local farms harvested 7.6 per cent of Singapore’s seafood supply.

Author: Ang Qing | The Straits Times 


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