Kozhikode, Aug 29 (UNI The fisheries scientists who participated in the recently-held national webinar on aquatic animal health management for sustainable aquaculture has urged state governments to adopt stringent checks against antibiotic residues in aquaculture and fish products.

The webinar, jointly organized by the Cochin-based Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies (KUFOS) and Department of Fisheries, Government of Kerala, pointed out that the presence of the antibiotic resistant bacteria in fishes, shell fishes including shrimps and fish products are increasing in a unhealthy manner. The main reasons for the presence of antibiotic resistant bacteria being found in the aquatic environment are the effluent release to water bodies and increasing organic load, it was observed.