Open salmon pens more profitable
By Scott Simpson, Vancouver Sun November 25, 2010
A report from Fisheries and Oceans Canada says closed containment technology for salmon aquaculture offers less potential for profit than conventional open ocean net pens.
The report says land-based pen technology appears to be "marginally viable from a financial perspective" and presents a higher level of financial risk for operators compared with conventional net pens.
BCSalmon Farmers Association has the following information posted on their website:
Some answers, more questions for closed containment
November 19, 2010
A new report by the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans offers good information in the ongoing assessment of closed containment technologies for salmon aquaculture - while also noting the amount of analysis still needed when considering new technologies for growing salmon on land.
The Feasibility Study of Closed-Containment Options for the British Columbia Aquaculture Industry, is one of the follow-up steps to a 2008 report titled Potential Technologies for Closed-Containment Saltwater Salmon Aquaculture by the Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat. As part of the CSAS's recommended investigation into closed containment, this latest report assess the economics of these different technologies. Click here to read more.
