Can salmon farming be sustainable

Emma Bocking
October 20, 2009
The Ecologist

Salmon farming is renowned for its local environmental pollution, but now some fish farmers are starting to look at fish waste as an untapped resource

Aquaculture just seems to be one of those words that really riles up environmentalists, and with good reason - the effects of pollution from fish farms are well documented.

But fish farming is not going away. In fact, it is the fastest growing food production industry in the world, and accounts for almost half of our seafood consumption. Finding a way of making aquaculture more sustainable is a future priority for those in the industry and those making the rules.

With the longest marine coastline in the world, it is perhaps not surprising that Canada is behind only Norway and Chile in the production of farmed salmon. And it is on this coastline that some pioneering aquaculturists are using ecological approaches to reduce the impact of their business.

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