Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Salmon industry could deliver a major jobs boost

The burgeoning salmon industry could deliver a major jobs boost to the islands of the Minch thanks to a UK£40million (US$63.854 million) expansion program by Marine Harvest. Demand for Scottish salmon is growing by eight percent per annum, and is set to increase even more thanks to a historic trade agreement with China permitting imports of the fish.

And with an estimated 190,000 tonne under supply recorded for 2010, the need for expansion is growing. Some 15 open seawater sites in the Minch are currently being assessed by Marine Harvest as part of a the program, designed to up production by 20,000 tonnes per annum. Read more ...

This blog is written by Martin Little The Aquaculturists, published and supported by the International Aquafeed Magazine from Perendale Publishers.
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