First crop of salmon a success with new technology

The first group of salmon has been successfully grown in a new state-of-the-art, land-based aquaculture facility near Sayward. The facility was built with state-of-the-art recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) technology, which can re- use about 99 percent of the freshwater in the system through complex cleaning and re-oxygenation technology.

Currently, this system allows salmon farmers to grow smolts (young salmon ready for saltwater) for about one year in a carefully controlled and disease-free environment. The salmon, which were grown to 80 grams in size, were the first to be raised in the new facility, which represents a significant investment in the Sayward area.

The 60 tonne facility is owned by Marine Harvest Canada (MHC) and is the first of a two phase investment that will cost the company CAN$6.3 million (€4.475 million). Read more ...

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