The Environment Ministry reported yesterday that the fish-farming firm Ardag removed 10 percent of its cages over the past few days. The firm is supposed to remove the remainder over the next 18 months. Ardag has about 60 cages in the gulf, of which 35 contain fish, according to the Environment Ministry.
The cabinet decided a year and a half ago to remove the fish farms from the gulf, due to concerns that the fish droppings would harm the coral reefs there.
The cabinet decision requires the two firms raising fish in the gulf, Ardag and Dag Suf, to decrease the number of cages and the amount of food given to the fish by one-third each year.
Source: Haaretz.com