Salmon farming, and our ongoing research and development, is a complex topic and this story regarding closed containment aquaculture highlights a few of the most common misunderstandings. Yes, on-land recirculation containment systems are being used today in fact, they’re used by British Columbia salmon farmers to raise their fish for one-third of their lives. We understand the potential and the limitations of this technology well.
The reality is that it has not been developed to a point where the industry at its current scale could implement it. The few projects that are using this technology to raise fish to full market size are small, niche programs providing a boutique product that would be unable to sustain our industry, which is a key economic driver in coastal British Columbia. Read more ...
This blog is written by Martin Little, The Aquaculturists, published and supported by the International Aquafeed Magazine from Perendale Publishers
The reality is that it has not been developed to a point where the industry at its current scale could implement it. The few projects that are using this technology to raise fish to full market size are small, niche programs providing a boutique product that would be unable to sustain our industry, which is a key economic driver in coastal British Columbia. 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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