Canada: Conservation groups call for closed containment

With the recent escapes of farmed salmon into two area rivers Magaguadavic River near St George and the Dennys River near Cobscook Bay a salmon conservation group is calling for closed containment. Jonathan Carr, Atlantic Salmon Federation (ASF's) director of research and environment, stated "the continuation of escapes into the wild underscores the need for closed containment systems such as the one ASF and the Conservation Fund Freshwater Institute of Shepherdstown, West Virginia, are working on together. Read more ...

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