Equipment failure is the reason behind more than two thirds of salmon escapees according to research conducted by the SECURE project. The study, which analysed all escape incidents from salmon farms in Norway from 2006 to 2009, found that faulty nets and cages were the main cause of 68 percent of fish escapes.
Earlier this year, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) allowed
salmon infected with ISA from a Cooke Aquaculture farm in New Brunswick
to be processed. This decision was controversial in the aquaculture
community as it was first time the agency had given permission for fish
with the disease to be processed for market.
However, that's not where the story ends. Now, various restaurants and in have refused to serve or stock fish infected with the disease.
Marine Harvest has expanded its portfolio of farms with the acquisition of Lewis Salmon in Scotland. Read more...
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| A salmon farm which holds yearlings for up to two years. Many hold broodstock for even longer in these conditions to help ensure large, sexually mature adults. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
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