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Tasting test for Ma Wan cultured fish
A tasting test was conducted for fish samples from the Ma Wan Culture Zone by the Agriculture and Fisheries Department (AFD) today (Friday).
The test was a follow-up action by AFD to further investigate the possible impact on the Ma Wan Fish Culture Zone by the oil spill occurred on July 6.
After tasting, the majority of the invited panellists found that there was no tainting on the fish meat samples.
An AFD spokesman said four most commonly cultured fish species in Ma Wan were selected for tasting. These fish species are Brown spotted grouper, green grouper, mangrove snapper and seabream.
Some live samples of the four species were collected between July 8 and 11, several days after the spill while other samples were taken on July 17, both from the Ma Wan Fish Culture Zone.
Control samples of the same four fish species had also been collected from another fish culture zone not affected by the oil spill, he said.
The spokesman thanked the tasting test panellists who have been drawn from Ma Wan mariculturists, Federation of Hong Kong Aquaculture Association, Association of Restaurant Managers, Hong Kong Hotel Association, a media organisation and AFD.
The British expert appointed by the Hong Kong United Dockyards for the oil spill investigation, Mr Alistair Goodlad, and Dr Chiu Sein-tuck of Hong Kong Baptist University also took part in the tasting exercise.
The test was organised by AFD as part of its continued efforts to assist the affected mariculturists in the oil spill incident.
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