Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Bringing fish farming into the modern age

Salmon farming has long been a controversial issue, especially in British Columbia. But is the tide starting to turn? We think it is. Many problems with salmon farming have yet to be addressed, but thanks in part to the work of organisations like the David Suzuki Foundation and its allies in the Coastal Alliance for Aquaculture Reform, consumers, retailers and industry are all paying more attention to seafood sustainability.

We can now envision a future when Canadian seafood, wild and farmed, will provide healthy choices, regional food security, innovation and jobs while allowing us to live in balance with the natural world. We're not there yet, though. Some fisheries and aquaculture systems continue to put too much stress on our water and ocean environments. But with salmon farming, the tide is starting to turn. 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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